I got this thing for Christmas when it first came out. I loved it! It threw very short fast passes. My Dad modified mine with a 2x6 to I could lean it up and down to adjust the height of the passes. It was great, I used it until it fell apart. Thanks Dad!!

I used my Xmas money in 1981 to buy these "catapult". My parents couldn't believe it's what I wanted to spend my money on. I loved this thing. Played for hours alone and with friends, running patterns, we even did a 3x rush and tried to hit the shut-off button before it released the pass. This was my favorite childhood toy (even more than all my Star Wars toys). Later in it's life, it became a catapult for basement wars. I don't know what ever happened to it.

Yeah I was just thinking of that toy too and decided to look it up online to see an image of the old green machine. Those were the days!

I got one of these for Christmas one year. I don't think Willie Gault could have caught a pass from it. It threw it way too far. So, I used it inside my bedroom to launch croquet balls around the room.

i like that mr quarterback it was fun to practice catches and those were the days

That Mr. Quarterback was the best.. I'd love to find one on ebay or something

This was one of my favorite toys growing up - second only to the Green Machine. Looking back, I can't believe how crazy dangerous these things were, especially when you set it to go off like right away. After a while, started using it to chuck things like golf balls which flew all the way onto the hood of our neighbor's car. It finally bit the dust after numerous uses without the anchors where the thing would fly in the air several feet after every pass. Ah, good times...

I used my mr quarterback to launch bricks across our alley. Very dangerous toy.

I just found one of these. It's in ok shape. Gonna try to get it up and running. Will be selling if anyone is interested.

I am very interested if you have one.

Eventually used it to launch things at friends. Caugh my friend in the head with a hot wheels car and took a big chunk out of his skull. Our friendship was never quite the same after that.

I one these in the 1970s. Use to love to set it to off right away on the "long setting" and then try to run as fast as I can and catch it. Also my friend got cracked in the head with it (got black eye). "Super Toe was under the tree the same year. What a christmas.

Awesome toy. The ball was hard as a rock on a cold day. Cheap plastic ball. I used to use the old two tone color nerfs. But wow this toy was dangerous would have never left the inspection room now a days. It was awesome though!

I got this toy in the early 80s when I was ten or eleven Christmas morning.I took it outside,set it up then,WHAM!I set the timer to throw the ball with my face right in the way of the arm,instant black eye,loved the 80's:)

I was wondering if anyone had known what a similar product is called that is related to roger stabs her because my dad was talking about it and I can't find it and I want to get it for Christmas

Anyone have any idea the value of a deluxe mr quarterback never out of the box?

Yes...cock the arm back, say a prayer and run a Lynn Swan down and out pattern. I remember it had 4 U shaped stakes that you push into the lawn. This thing was violent and fun at the same time. I do remember a few premature releases resulting in a couple good sprains. Man, it was great to be a kid in those days...

I got a Mr. QB for Xmas one year. Problem was the stakes that secured it to the ground would pop out of the ground after every pass assuming they would go into the ground because it was always frozen! A year or two later I got the Roger Staubach passer which was much better - longer passes, more variety of passes. Those were the good ol days.

It's a real, functioning catapult. Took a-lot of force to bring the arm back and set it. Then look out. I don't think it got banned but it totally should have.

I lost my left because of this machine when I was 6. Don't remember exactly how, but do remember the arm hitting my eye.

It was taken off the market because of me!! The “glove” piece wasn’t secured and it hit me on the forehead. My parents sued and demanded it be taken off the market.