Latest Episodes
Episode 092: Crystar
A story line created by Marvel, but produced by REMCO, this small line was ahead of the comic book and never made it past 1 series. Do you remember Crystar? Without a cartoon there just wasn't much this line could do in the early 80's.
#crystar#remco#actionfigures#80stoys#classictoys#retrotoys
Episode 091: Bucky O'Hare
While Playmates was riding high on the TMNT line, Hasbro made a quick trip into the anthropomorphism world and brought us Bucky O'Hare. This short lived line was amazing, and the potential was high, but it never made it out of the early 90's.
#hasbro#buckyo'hare#spacerabbits#actionfigures#90stoys
Episode 090: Happy Meal Toys [1990-94]
Remember all those Happy Meal Toys you got when you were a kid, but have no idea where they are now? Yep, we talked more about some of the best Happy Meal Toys from the golden age of Happy Meal Toys. Those 1990-94. More about Disney and other movie collections.
#mcdonalds#smalltoys#happymealtoys#happymeal#90stoys#disneytoys#moviecollections#goldenageoftoys#halloweenbuckets#mcnuggets
Episode 089: Micronauts
In the late 70's MEGO wanted to give us something fun and innovative to play with, what we got was Micronauts. This intersting line only lasted 5 years, but the toys we got from it were ...... weird. We dive in and give you a good look at each of the series and tell you all about the origins.
#mego#actionfigures#scifitoys#micronauts#innovativetoys#70stoys#classictoys#simpletoys#retrotoys
Episode 088: Willow
From the minds of Lucasfilm and Tonka, in the 80's we got a line of figures that went along with the epic adventure movie of Willow. These figures, non-posable and attached to a base, were probably the best game figures ever, but not quite what we needed from this amazing movie.
#tonka#inactionfigures#willow#moviefigures
Episode 87: Biker Mice from Mars
This week we get to follow a group of mice who ride bikes and defend any planet they land on. Galoob released this line in 1993 and along with a weekly cartoon, we all enjoyed watching and playing with the Biker Mice from Mars!
#galoob#actionfigures#bikermicefrommars#spacemice#bikers#intergalactic#90stoys
Episode 086: American Girl Dolls
Learning history was never more fun after Pleasant Company starting releasing American Girl dolls. Each of these dolls had an American background that would allow you to learn and play at the same time.
#americangirldolls#dolls#americangirl#plesantcompany#kit#kirsten#samantha#classicdolls#legacy#storydolls
Episode 085: Barnyard Commandos
When farm animals and radioactive materials combine, we get Barnyard Commandos. We are joined by one of the Dorksmen this week to dive into one crazy line from Playmates right at the turn of the decade.
#playmates#barnyardcommandos#farmanimals#porks#rams#militarytoys#radioactive#actionfigures#animalfarm#cartoontoys#playmatestoys#90stoys#animaltoys#guest#dorksmen
Episode 084: Police Academy
With the success of the movie and the cartoon, Kenner took the Police Academy characters and created a whole line that embraces the characteristics for each of them. Come and learn about one of the funnest lines we have talked about.
#kenner#policeacademy#crazycruiser#movietoys#policetoys#playset#policecar#actionfigures#commedytoys#80stoys
Episode 083: Sky Commanders
Another line from Kenner, in the time of all toy lines get cartoons, we have the Sky Commanders. This small run on toys had a gimmick, as most of them did, that was different and probably helped to fuel many peoples love of zip-lines as adults.
#skycommanders#kenner#ziplinetoys#actionfigures#80stoys#ziplinepatrol#retrotoys#gimick
Episode 082: Rock Lords
In 1986 who wanted a Pet Rock when you could have a Rock Lord. Tonka released transforming rocks as a spin-off from the ever popular Go-Bots toy line. Did they flop, or did they rock? Listen up as we give you a geology lesson with this toy line!
#tonka#rocklords#rocklords#gobots#go-bots#bandi#rockrobots#robots#actionfigures#80stoys#90stoys
Episode 081: Power Lords – The Extra-Terrestrial Warriors
From the model boxes to action figures, Revell tried something new and we see that it might not have worked out as well as they expected. This week we looked at the Power Lords and how having 4 thumbs and 3 legs is just kinda weird.
#revell#actionfigures#powerlords#powerlords#80stoys#waynebarlowe#fourhorsemenstudios#nacellecompany#retrotoys#futuristic#scifitoys