After re-watching the DVD I'm reminded of just how badly poor Barney was abused by his 'friend' and neighbor Fred. Good grief he put up with a lot crap from that guy! But, it made for a funny cartoon show - and leave us not forget that it was just a cartoon show!
Ed
This set is a recent acquisition, bought only a couple of months ago. After perusing catalogs and box backs and trying to ascertain how many sets FOV released, I noticed this set with GI's in decidedly darker uniforms and a machine gunner with a large MG on tripod. Fortunately one of these sets appeared on fleaBay and I was able to purchase it. The set is numbered 83009 and comes in the dark, Series 1 box, but I could find no reference to a set #93009 in the olive green box. And of course, being a complete set in box, I'm able to post all the 'smalls' that came with it.
The signpost that came with this set is what I refer to as the 'later' sign. In point of fact, I have no idea if this was FOV's first or second version. It is however, the worst of the two versions offered by FOV. Honestly, it looks like something that would come in those cheap plastic tubs of Little Green Army Men with, like, a gazillion pieces for $10.
Ed
Let's look at Fred and Wilma's pets: Dino the dino (DEE-no, the DYE-no), who is a Snarkosaurus, and Baby Puss, their Saber-tooth Tiger. Now, don't go looking for Snarkosaurus in any serious dinosaur guide - that's totally made up for the cartoon. During the course of the series, Dino would become a rather major figure while Baby Puss was almost entirely relegated to the closing credits.
Ed
