Howard Griffin Land O’ Toys Jingle

Well…darn. Last week, the debate about how the Howard Griffin Land O’ Toys jingle goes popped into my head. That last line has two different words, depending on who you talk to. Is it, “The biggest toy store in the town” or “The biggest toy deal in the town.”? I am in the “store” camp. It is even on a t-shirt I have, that I have posted about in the past. Well, I searched in Newspapers.com and found an article from the News-Star, August 24, 1986 about the closing of Howard Griffin. The jingle was quoted:

In six days, Monroe will say goodbye to that longtime retail resident and the familiar commercial jingle: “Howard Griffin Land of Toys. Loads of fun for girls and boys. Bring the kids and look around. The biggest toy deal in the town.”

My whole childhood is shattered. *sigh*