Gallery: The Gadgets From Poltergeist That Fueled Our Nightmares
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For a TV that's featured prominently in one of the most [iconic horror movie posters](http://www.moviesonline.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/poltergeist-movie.jpg) of all time, the Sony Trinitron KV-2643R was surprisingly hard to track down. This 26-inch set is what passed for a "[Giant Screen](http://clv.stparchive.com/Archive/CLV/CLV05261982P25.php)" television back in 1982. It cost $1,349.95, which is about $3,400 in today's dollars.
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Robbie's Cardinal Red [Schwinn Scramber SX100](http://schwinncruisers.com/catalogs/1979.html#scrambler-sx-100) weighed 32 pounds, came with a flash welded, carbon steel BMX frame, and had a quilted competition saddle. These features did not make it any better at transporting beer.
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The early '80s turned out to be a golden age for action figure carrying cases. Here, we see [Karrio's Micronaut Robot](http://www.innerspaceonline.com/karrio.htm) and [Darth Vader Collector's](http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39705) cases in Robbie and Carol Anne's room.
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The little remote control battle between Steven Freeling and his neighbor doesn't make sense for a number of reasons. One of the biggest is that his neighbor is using a 2nd generation [Zenith Space Command 600 remote from the mid-70s](http://www.pushclicktouch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/13-sc600z.jpg) to change Steve's brand new Sony Trinitron set.
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Man, there's a lot of Sony TVs in this movie. The 9-inch KV-9400 is the color set found in the Freeling kitchen. Don't sit so close, Carol Anne, you'll ruin your eyes!
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Obviously, a young hip couple like the Freelings would have an Atari 2600 (possibly [a "heavy sixer"](http://www.retrogamescollector.com/how-to-tell-an-atari-cx2600-heavy-sixer-from-a-light-sixer/)) on top of the TV in their room.
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Too bad that bedroom TV, a Trinitron KV-2643R, also serves as the gateway for the restless spirits (aka "The TV people") to enter the Freeling home.
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Introduced by Milton Bradley in 1979, [the $43 Big Trak](http://www.robotroom.com/BigTrak.html) was a six-wheeled programmable vehicle that could go forward, backward, turn, pause, and fire a "photon beam." You could enter up to 16 commands on its keypad, which the vehicle would then execute in sequence.
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This possessed [Imco Wind-up Space Robot](http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/transportation/images/Space%20Page/imco-sparkingrobot1.JPG) has a decidedly evil, high-pitched laugh in the movie. In reality, it only came with sparkling action.
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Sony's [Studio 7080](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/482659285035250163/) had everything you needed in an '80s hi-fi sound system, including a turntable (PS-636), cassette deck (TC-U60), integrated amp (TA-636), tuner (ST-636), audio timer (PT-79R), and a remote to control it all. Giant speakers not included.
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"Tell us more about the strange occurrences in your home, Steven. And speak directly into this 1980 [Sony 'Stowaway' cassette recorder](http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/radio_communication/1992-996.aspx)."
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When your ceiling starts vomiting old jewelry through a portal to another dimension, why not use the [Sony VO-26510 U-matic Videocassette Recorder](http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/docviewer/aucdoc/100_0550.JPG?auc=704124&docid=4873778) to document the weirdness?
