# Which School Lunchbox Did You Have? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 1, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413 "2007-12-01T02:44:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/1 "2007-12-01T02:44:51Z")
In the “Evel Knievel RIP” thread, several of us related having the Evel Knievel lunchbox. My younger brother had the “Land of The Lost” lunchbox. Which one did you have? We’re talking mainly the 60/70s metal types here (metal, aluminum, or whatever they were made of) with matching thermoses. Guys who can link to photos of the boxes are welcome here! Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/2 "2007-12-01T02:56:02Z")
I had the obnoxious [orange Tupperware](http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:HqXu7AF-CET4cM:http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/110151542996_1.jpg) lunchbox, with matching orange milk/juice cup (with lid), orange sandwich box (with lid), snack box (with lid), and a huge helping of shame and humiliation. I would have killed puppies for a Thundercats lunchbox. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/3 "2007-12-01T02:59:11Z")
I had a ‘Clash of the Titans’ lunchbox, and it was my favorite thing in the whole world. And now it’s selling for way too much money: [http://www.lunchboxes.com/clas.html](http://www.lunchboxes.com/clas.html) ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/4 "2007-12-01T03:04:25Z")
[QUOTE=Sir Rhosis] My younger brother had the “Land of The Lost” lunchbox. [/QUOTE] I had the Land of the Lost lunchbox! But I promise, I’m not your younger brother. What was so awesome about it was that it was metal and when you hit someone with it, it hurt. Best damn weapon ever! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/5 "2007-12-01T03:09:10Z")
Mine was a generic blue lunch box. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/6 "2007-12-01T03:13:50Z")
I had one with Pele on it, and another with the Return of the Jedi movie poster. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/7 "2007-12-01T03:19:56Z")
Buffalo Bill and his Pal Jingles. From a TV show that was off the air years before I was born. ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/8 "2007-12-01T03:21:32Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] I had the obnoxious [orange Tupperware](http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:HqXu7AF-CET4cM:http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/110151542996_1.jpg) lunchbox, with matching orange milk/juice cup (with lid), orange sandwich box (with lid), snack box (with lid), and a huge helping of shame and humiliation. [/QUOTE] Me too. Oh god, did I hate that lunchbox. The only thing worse was when my mom would make me bring soup in the ugly yellow thermos. That ended the day the class bully dumped my tomato soup on me. And then somehow, magically I think - I got a Garfield lunchbox. I really, really loved that lunchbox. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/9 "2007-12-01T03:22:33Z")
I had (have) a classic ['76 King Kong](http://imdb.com/title/tt0074751/) Lunchbox. Kong is climbing one of the WTC towers on one side (?I think Helicopters attacking?). I’ve had many others, but I’m not sure which. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/10 "2007-12-01T03:24:53Z")
I did have an Evel Knieval stunt figure and bike that you wound up and flip jumped Tonka’s with. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/11 "2007-12-01T03:28:13Z")
My daughter had a Captain Planet lunchbox. She’s been looking for another for two years now. I don’t think enough people got the Captain Planet lunchbox back when they were first out for there to be many about now. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/12 "2007-12-01T03:29:40Z")
I had the Evel stunt figure too! (RIP) I had the Space: 1999 lunchbox, which I lost the Thermos to on the first day of kindergarten. (I think someone stole it. What kid has as his first memory stealing somebody’s Thermos?) I later upgraded to the Peanuts lunchbox. Then it became lame (4th grade, 1982 or so) to have lunchboxes, so then it was all about the paper sack… ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/13 "2007-12-01T03:34:31Z")
I had a Get Smart lunchbox. A quick check of Ebay shows one selling for $195. I forgot it on the bus one day, the next day I got it back all smashed, someone jumped on it till it was about an inch thick. ---
**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/14 "2007-12-01T03:41:09Z")
Hong Kong Phooey. I wish I still had it. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/15 "2007-12-01T03:43:16Z")
Adam-12, on [this](http://www.retroland.com/pages/retropedia/schooldaze/item/1594/) page. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/16 "2007-12-01T03:47:55Z")
I had Star Wars, Evel Knievel, I may have had a Muppet one in there too. All had matching thermos. I had to have more than that…I better think about this some more. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/17 "2007-12-01T03:55:23Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] Buffalo Bill and his Pal Jingles. From a TV show that was off the air years before I was born. [/QUOTE] Actually, Wild Bill Hickock. What do I know? I’ve never seen the show. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/18 "2007-12-01T03:57:59Z")
_Six Million Dollar Man_ lunchbox, which I had the foresight to cover with a set of _Star Wars_ stickers. Both of which are now significantly reduced in resale value. Oh, well – at least I can relive the memories of having a cool _Six Million Dollar Man_ lunchbox that was covered with _Star Wars_ stickers. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/19 "2007-12-01T04:07:44Z")
[QUOTE=racer72] I had a Get Smart lunchbox. [/QUOTE] Me too. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413/20 "2007-12-01T04:09:32Z")
**Get Smart**. It was awesome! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-school-lunchbox-did-you-have/428413.md?page=2)