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IthilienBoy t1_iuiy2l6 wrote

can't be the seventies. Internet points to the person who identifies why.

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edit:Smurfs!

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waldosandieg0 t1_iuizhzp wrote

Smurfs first aired in 1981

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hbsboak t1_iuk5sr8 wrote

Smurfs existed before the US TV show, but I agree with you, this is a pic from 1981 or later.

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Ssj2luffy OP t1_iuj63eq wrote

Yeah you are probably right. My mom sent me this picture and when I asked her when it was she told me 70's. But she was in school during both 70's and 80's so she very well could have mixed it up

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Baldude863xx t1_iujmujb wrote

No earlier than 1981 because I see 2 "Greatest American Hero" costumes.

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35Richter t1_iuiyen9 wrote

Gene simmons in makeup?

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pugs_are_death t1_iuj8b11 wrote

I don't think that's really Gene Simmons just poorly executed Grampa Munster or Dracula hence the widow's peak.

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doa70 t1_iuj8j3n wrote

I honestly thought Count Chocula when I saw that mask. Gene never came to mind.

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Ssj2luffy OP t1_iuiypva wrote

Well kiss started in 1973 so that can't be it

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35Richter t1_iuiysug wrote

Edited 'cause i'm a moron

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IthilienBoy t1_iuizfbu wrote

Detroit Rock City lied to me?

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35Richter t1_iuj04s9 wrote

No. You're right. They stopped the makeup in the early 80's i thought it was the other way around for some reason

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ViaBromantica t1_iujfzoi wrote

I'd still think early 80s though because of the Evel Knievel costumes.

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esoteric_mannequin t1_iujovi8 wrote

Smurfs have been around since the late 1950s. I mean, for the sake of argument, we could say it is the 70s, and a German relative sent over a Smurf costume for the kid. It's not likely, but...you never know. ;)

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IthilienBoy t1_iujqssb wrote

that's all fair but I happen to know that costume was licensed from the TV show.

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Toxicscrew t1_iukbxfh wrote

Yep, I used to walk up to out local drugstore (outside St Louis, MO) and they had a rack of them (Smurf figurines) for sale. This was 78-early 80 as we moved from there in mid 80.

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theducks t1_iuk378f wrote

I’m guessing the teacher provided these costumes, given the uniform nature of them

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IthilienBoy t1_iuiyzxu wrote

someone said it but they deleted it before I could tell them they were right!

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Starlightandspirits t1_iuizt5l wrote

I grew up in the 80s. The smurfs became popular over here when I was just the right age. These costumes are definitely early 80s. Id guess 83 or 84

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Low_Ad_3139 t1_iuk4pa0 wrote

Maybe but we definitely had these same type costumes in the 70s.

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