Latest Episodes
Episode 034: 80s Knockoffs
This April Fools, we wanted to bing you a whole episode dedicated to fooling people, and no better way to do that than to talk about the toys designed and developed to fool people into thinking they are the real deal!
#80stoys#knockoffs#classictoys#remakes#crappytoys#retrotoys
Episode 033: Godzilla
We look back at the the many Godzilla figures that have been on the shelves over the years and discuss the collectability of each one from his early days to more recent figures. Also be sure to listen for that roar!
#godzilla#monsters#kingofmonsters#necca#dinosaurs#japan#kingkong
Episode 032: Cabbage Patch Kids
From the gardens to your beds, the Cabbage Patch Kids have been around for almost 40 years and have changed the doll industry and the toy industry. Listen up and learn about how these dolls came to be such a outstanding line.
#dolls#80stoys#cabbagepatchkids#littlepeople#coleco#garbagepailkids#70sdolls#70stoys#80sdolls
Episode 031: Super Naturals
The year was 1987, and holograms were everywhere; but they never seemed to work for toys. Tonka spun out the Super Naturals to compete with the Visionaries from Hasbro but they sadly saw the same fate.
#tonka#supernaturals#80stoys#actionfigures#horrorland#hologram#stickers#playset
Episode 030: My Little Pony
Magical Ponies with brushable hair and accessories — what more could a kid ask for? Listen up as we talk about one of the most popular non-posable figures from the 80's that graced the toy aisle. These My Little Pony figures are just classic.
#hasbro#mylittlepony#myprettypony#mlp#mpp#horses#horsetoys#80stoys#90stoys
Episode 029: GI Joe [12-inch]
The Brothers Newland were joined this week by the STS Guys to talk about the ORIGINAL action figure, the 12-inch GI Joe line. Where action figures were born with all the articulation that a young boy could ask for. And the details gave Barbie a run for her money!
#gojoe#gijoe#12inch#12-inchactionfigures#actionfigures#stguys#stsguys#guest#60stoys#70stoys#80stoys#wartoys#dogtags
Episode 028: BraveStarr
Another toy line from Mattel and Filmation; you could assume it would be another hit like the MOTU line, but it was nothing of the sort. Travel to New Texas with the Brothers Newland and learn what went wrong with this space western and Marshal BraveStarr.
#bravestarr#westerntoys#80stoys#cowboytoys#spacewestern#mattel#actionfigures#actionfigures
Episode 027: Bugmen of Insecta
Insecta... the insect world, and the 5 nations to rule Insecta. What a back story the Bugmen of Insecta have, but they didn't land in may kids toyboxes. Listen and learn about these 4" figures that graced the toy shelves in 1984, and only left when the dust weighted them down.
#multi-toys#multitoys#bugmenofinsecta#bugmen#insecta#actionfigures#80stoys#1983#insectoidwarriors#4-inchfigures
Episode 026: M.U.S.C.L.E.
Millions of what everywhere? Yep, we dug deep into the world of M.U.S.C.L.E. to get the background and find out where all the millions of figures came from and what kinda accessories they came with. Who wouldn't want to play with wrestling figures from other planets!
#muscle#smallfigures#japanesefigures#actionfigures#90stoys
Episode 025: Pound Puppies
Remember those plush dogs and cats that everybody had in the 80's? Yeah we talked about Pound Puppies and how these love-able long eared animals made it big in Canada before even being considered in the US.
#poundpuppies#puppies#plush#80stoys#dolls#retrotoys#classictoys#dogplush#tonka#puppyplush#pound
Episode 024: Visionaries
Technology is no more, and these action figures must now depend on magic to save or rule the world of Prysmos. Join us as we as we talk about Visionaries, a small line of toys that depended on a holographic gimmick that just didn't work.
#visionaries#actionfigures#retrotoys#80stoys#magic#holograms#hasbro
Episode 023: Transformers G1
We rewind all the way back to 1984 and rediscover the origins of The Transformers this week. Along side our Special Guest, Sully from Nerds Unite, we go through each year of the Generation 1 Transformers line and talk about what we remember and where things might have fallen off for the Autobots and Decepticons.
#retrotoys#transformers#robots#mattel#autobots#morethanmeetstheeye#1984#optimusprime#decepticons#megatron