Rabid Lobby Card

I may be stretching the definition of cards here, but with all the celebrity deaths today, I think it's appropriate to widen the definition.

When movies are released into theaters, they typically are accompanied by posters and billboards and all sorts of advertising. The advertising that most of us don't see is the lobby card. They are typically 11 inches by 14 inches, but have known to be 8 inches by 10 inches.

I couldn't tell you the last time I actually saw a lobby card on display, but they still make them. One of the lobby cards that I'd like to show today is for the David Cronenberg film, Rabid, from 1977. Yes, it features the now late Marilyn Chambers in one of her few mainstream roles.

Anyone who has been to my house has been amazed at my wall of movies. I am a movie buff, but some things still elude me. I haven't seen Rabid since I was a teenager. I couldn't really recall what it was about, but I remember a motorcyclist and rabies. It's not a movie to show the kiddies. The lobby card made me instantly remember to motorcyclist. A quick search on IMDB confirms the part about a strain of rabies.

Most lobby cards feature a scene from the movie or a publicity shot from on the set. Usually they are black and white, but some have had color over the years. I always found the lobby cards very interesting. It was always something extra to take from a favorite movie. Especially, the ones that featured a candid shot of the actors still technically in character.

You can pick up lobby cards fairly cheap. I like the ones of oddball movies the most. They usually feature the candid photos or the deleted scenes. I'm going to have to track down Rabid, now that my hazy teenage memories of the film have resurfaced.

1977 Burger Chef Fun Trays

In 1977, MSA teamed up with the fast food chain Burger Chef to create "Fun Trays" for kid's meals. For those way too young to know (or not in the geographic location to know), Burger Chef (at least in the recollection of my childhood) was the ugly stepchild to Mcdonald's and Burger King. The food was cheaper in every sense of the word. But, for a kid growing up outside of Pittsburgh, it was the place we would go for a 'treat' BECAUSE it was cheap.

The Burger Chef "Fun Meals" were the equivalent of "Happy Meals." They were fun, not necessarily happy.

In an effort to create some happiness for the kiddos, Burger Chef served their meals in trays that featured punchout discs with baseball players on them.


There were 24 trays in all, featuring the stars of the teams included on the tray. All tolled, there are 216 cards in the set (a list of players by team appears at the end of this post, supplied by www.teamsets4u.com).

The teams included Rangers, Astros, Cardinals, Red Sox, Orioles, Twins, Indians, Royals, White Sox, Brewers, Tigers, Giants, A's, Angels, Padres, Mets, Dodgers, Expos, Phillies, Yankees, Pirates, Cubs, Braves, and Reds.


You can find individual discs if you look, but I actually found the whole unpunched trays easier to locate.

LIST OF PLAYERS BY TEAM:

1977 Burger Chef Discs - Angels
Bobby Bonds
Dave Chalk
Bobby Grich
Paul Hartzell
Ron Jackson
Jerry Remy
Joe Rudi
Nolan Ryan
Frank Tanana
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - ASTROS
Enos Cabell
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Joe Ferguson
Ken Forsch
Roger Metzger
J.R. Richard
Leon Roberts
Bob Watson
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - A'S
Stan Bahnsen
Vida Blue
Phil Garner
Paul Lindblad
Mike Norris
Bill North
Manny Sanguillen
Mike Torrez
Claudell Washington
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - BRAVES
Jeff Burroughs
Darrel Chaney
Gary Matthews
Andy Messersmith
Willie Montanez
Phil Niekro
Tom Paciorek
Jerry Royster
Dick Ruthven
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - BREWERS
Jerry Augustine
Sal Bando
Von Joshua
Sixto Lezcano
Charlie Moore
Eduardo Rodriquez
Jim Slaton
Bill Travers
Robin Yount
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - CARDINALS
Lou Brock
John Denny
Pete Falcone
Keith Hernandez
Al Hrabosky
Bake McBride
Ken Reitz
Ted Simmons
Mike Tyson
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - CUBS
Bill Bonham
Bill Buckner
Ray Burris
Jose Cardenal
Bill Madlock
Jerry Morales
Rich Reuschel
Manny Trillo
Joe Wallis
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - DODGERS
Ron Cey
Steve Garvey
Davey Lopes
Rick Monday
Doug Rau
Rick Rhoden
Reggie Smith
Don Sutton
Steve Yeager
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - EXPOS
Gary Carter
Dave Cash
Tim Foli
Barry Foote
Larry Parrish
Tony Perez
Steve Rogers
Del Unser
Ellis Valentine
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - GIANTS
Jim Barr
Willie Crawford
Larry Herndon
Randy Moffitt
John Montefusco
Bobby Murcer
Marty Perez
Chris Speier
Gary Thomasson
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - INDIANS
Buddy Bell
Frank Duffy
Dennis Eckersley
Ray Fosse
Wayne Garland
Duane Kuiper
Dave LaRoche
Rick Manning
Rick Waits
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - METS
Bud Harrelson
Dave Kingman
Jerry Koosman
Ed Kranepool
Skip Lockwood
John Matlack
Felix Millan
Tom Seaver
John Stearns
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - ORIOLES
Mark Belanger
Paul Blair
Al Bumbry
Doug DeCinces
Ross Grimsley
Lee May
Jim Palmer
Brooks Robinson
Ken Singleton
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - PADRES
Rollie Fingers
George Hendrick
Enzo Hernandez
Mike Ivie
Randy Jones
Butch Metzger
Doug Rader
Gene Tenace
David Winfield
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - PHILLIES
Bob Boone
Larry Bowa
Steve Carlton
Jay Johnstone
Jim Kaat
Greg Luzinski
Garry Maddox
Tug McGraw
Mike Schmidt
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - PIRATES
John Candelaria
Duffy Dyer
Al Oliver
Dave Parker
Jerry Reuss
Bill Robinson
Willie Stargell
Rennie Stennett
Frank Taveras
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - RANGERS
Juan Beniquez
Bert Blyleven
Campy Campaneris
Tom Grieve
Mike Hargrove
Toby Harrah
Gaylord Perry
Lenny Randle
Jim Sundberg
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - RED SOX
Rick Burleson
Dwight Evans
Carlton Fisk
Fergie Jenkins
Bill Lee
Fred Lynn
Jim Rice
Luis Tiant
Carl Yastrzemski
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - REDS
Johnny Bench
Dave Concepcion
Dan Driessen
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Joe Morgan
Gary Nolan
Pete Rose
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - ROYALS
Doug Bird
George Brett
Dennis Leonard
John Mayberry
Hal McRae
Amos Otis
Fred Patek
Tom Poquette
Paul Splittorff
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - TIGERS
Mark Fidrych
Bill Freehan
John Hiller
Willie Horton
Ron LeFlore
Ben Oglivie
Aurelio Rodriquez
Rusty Staub
Jason Thompson
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - TWINS
Lyman Bostock
Rod Carew
Mike Cubbage
Dan Ford
Dave Goltz
Larry Hisle
Tom Johnson
Bobby Randall
Butch Wynegar
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - WHITE SOX
Jack Brohamer
Bucky Dent
Ralph Garr
Lamar Johnson
Bart Johnson
Chet Lemon
Jorge Orta
Jim Spencer
Richie Zisk
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1977 Burger Chef Discs - YANKEES
Chris Chambliss
Don Gullett
Catfish Hunter
Reggie Jackson
Thurman Munson
Graig Nettles
Willie Randolph
Mickey Rivers
Roy White