The roll-and-move game was positioned as a hipper version of Clue and a reflection of the TV series’ swinging, martini-drinking, sports car-driving style.

In 1971, Topper Toys launched Ding-a-Lings, a line of robots from an imaginary universe.

Published in 1978 by Milton Bradley, the Terrytoons Mighty Mouse game pitted the anthropomorphic superhero against the evil Dr. Catenstein in a race to save his girlfriend, Mitzi.

Graham Hancock, toy collector and editor of Blocks magazine, examines LEGO’s 928 Galaxy Explorer set from 1979.

Published by Milton Bradley in 1969, The Wacky Races game involved players traversing an illustrated countryside in flamboyant automobiles attempting to race past their opponents for the win.

Harvey Comics collector Jonathan Sternfeld explores rack toys manufactured by JA-RU for Harvey Comics’ characters Richie Rich and Casper.

Published by Schaper in 1956, Tickle Bee was a manual dexterity game that challenged children to move a magnetic bee around a maze using a magnetic wand.

Released in 1976 by Concept 2000, the Bert ‘N Ernie radio let kids control their soundscape with a radio shaped like two of Sesame Street’s most beloved characters.

Released in 1964, Kar-Zoom from Whitman was a dexterity game that challenged players to score points by “racing their car” through a series of underpasses.

In the 1950s, Transogram released a series of colouring books that provided a creative outlet without paper waste.

Nicolas Ricketts recommends lesser-known board games based on popular counterparts.

Released in 1972, Remco’s Road Devils were a line of futuristic-looking stunt-driving race cars equipped with high-speed “gyro-motors.”