Even though I was only 2-years-old in 1978, I still think my parents dropped the ball when they didn’t get me a Stretch Monster toy.  What’s a Stretch Monster toy you ask?  Well he’s Stretch Armstrong’s arch-nemesis of course!  Duh.

Yes, in 1978 if you ever wanted to have a big green toy that you could stretch apart every which way, then you were in luck with Stretch Monster.

Man oh man.  How about that awesome synthy music in the commercial? Good news if you actually have one of these in their original condition:  it’s worth a lot of money and is VERY rare.  Bad news if you actually want to buy one now though.  Don’t be fooled by the knockoffs on eBay by the way.  And apparently, there were so many different moves that you could do with Stretch Monster!  Take a look at the picture below and you might even want to try the ‘Swamp Seize‘ or ‘Monster Bash‘ on your significant other this weekend. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if Stretch Armstrong tussled with Stretch Monster on purpose to get in on some of this action.