By Doug Boilesen, 2026
Kenner Phonographs featured "Close the Lid, Record Plays" phonographs and talking color shows.
This gallery includes examples of different "Close the Lid" phonographs and models that projected stories within its own unit and on the wall.
The Close the Lid, "Plays the Record" Ads and models
Kenner Close 'n Play Phonograph, 1967
The Kenner Phonograph, Kenner Products, 1967
Kenner Phonograph (blue), Kenner Products General Mills, 1977.
Kenner Phonograph (orange), 1975.
Kenner "New Improved Model" Close 'N Play Phonograph, c. 1970's.
Kenner of the FUN GROUP at General Mills (logo, 1971).
Kenner "New Improved Model" Model No. 867, Close 'n Play Phonograph, c. 1970's.
Kenner Jukeboxes
Kenner Jukeboxes played a cylinder record, came in various colors and had two models: The Walt Disney Sing Along Jukebox and the Storytime Jukebox.
Kenner "Walt Disney Sing Along Jukebox," 1971. (FP0515) Plays 16 songs on a cylinder record.
Kenner "Storytime Jukebox," 1971. Plays eight stories on a cylinder record. (FP1539)
Kenner's Play N' Show Record Player/Slide Projector
Kenner's Play N' Show Record Player and Projector, 1969 (FP0070).
Kenner Close and Play record player with slides on the record that project while the record plays.
Kenner's Mr. Magoo Record "Paul Revere's Ride"
Kenner's Real Sound Movie Projector
Kenner's Real Sound Movie Projector, 1969 (FP1594).
Children's toy projector with talking movies on film. No phonograph records used.
Six film cartridges include: Spiderman, Jonny Quest, Bugs Bunny, Yogi Bear, and The Herculoids of which there are two cartridges. (FP1594A)