More and more I find myself collecting toys from the time of my own childhood. With Mr. Tap'n'Go I get to follow this passion while at the same time adding to my tap collectibles. This toy was made by the Triple R Machine Co. in 1968. It's just as simple as it looks in this picture. There is the doll, Mr. Tap'nGo and a small plate attached to a stick, which together serve as a sort of stage for Mr. Tap'n'Go to dance on. Still it comes with an instruction guide.
I have seen the same kind of toys made in the past. Usually the dancing doll is intended to be a black guy. Mr. Tap'n'Go is clearly white. I think this is interesting considering when the toy was made. Was it suddenly wrong to make this toy with a black man tap dancing? For that matter why make this type of toy at all in the 60's. The Idea for this toy is very old. The 60's were not a popular time for tap dancing. I don't think the young kids were crazy about tap dancing then. The only tap dancing onTV was perhaps on the Lawrence Welk Show or on Ed Sullivan. So Mr. Tap'n'Go is a bit of an oddity and I am happy to have one.
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I like to play with this toy while listening to Doris Day's "Mr.Tap Toe".
