Dec 12, 2020 In the capsule today… We find the Ideal Toy Company unleashing what would become one the year’s hottest Christmas toys... the Evel Knievel stunt-cycle! The company ended up selling over $125 million worth of Knievel toys over the decade, and the stunt-cycle can fetch many hundreds of dollars today. We find a teen movie written and directed by George Lucas, exploring cruising culture among a group of high schoolers. The studio hated the film, and almost released it as a made-for-TV movie. Eventually the studio relented, and “American Graffiti” went on to become one of the most profitable films of all time.