{"product_id":"1988-seoul-olympic-baseball-pin-olympikids-pitcher","title":"1988 Seoul Olympic Baseball Pin ~ Hanna-Barbera Olympikids Head Coach Dexter Davis Pitcher","description":"\u003cp\u003e1988 Seoul Olympic Baseball Pin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna-Barbera Character... Head Coach: Dexter Davis Pitcher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnamel pin showing Hanna-Barbera Olympikids Head Coach Dexter Davis as a baseball pitcher, in white with a maroon uniform and cap, mid-pitch on a green oval, reading \"USA\" with gold Olympic rings below. Pin manufactured by HoHo NYC. The back is stamped \"USOC 36 USC 380 © TAIWAN\" with a single post and clutch. This is the 1988 Olympikids series, not to be confused with the 1996 Olympikids pins also made by HoHo. A vintage Olympic baseball pin from the 1988 Seoul Summer Games, a nice one for Olympic, baseball and Hanna-Barbera collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSize: 1 1\/8\" x 3\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePin Background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna-Barbera produced a succession of very popular tv cartoon shows, including The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, and The Smurfs. The Olympikids concept was developed as another show but the story line was never produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese Hanna-Barbera characters included 6 Olympikids and 2 coaches. They all trained on a ship. Other characters were the ship's captain, his boy, and the boy's dog and bird. Even though a show featuring them never happened, the various characters were featured as Olympic pins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese pins were produced as part of a collection, commissioned by the Seoul Olympic Committee, to commemorate the 1988 Seoul summer games. A second collection was made for the 1988 Calgary winter Olympic games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis information was provided in a 1987 publication by Hanna-Barbera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll orders shipped in corrugated box for extra protection, we don't use bubble mailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eU.S. shipping is $4.95 flat per order, and free on orders of $35 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinpal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67771050328352,"sku":"Baseball Plastic Bin","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1252\/6624\/files\/1_5107bc16-22d7-4156-843d-f8c61b53f026.jpg?v=1792015073","url":"https:\/\/pinpalpins.com\/products\/1988-seoul-olympic-baseball-pin-olympikids-pitcher","provider":"Pinpal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}