Latest Episodes
Episode 080: Trash Bag Bunch
Disposers or Trashors, you pick the side, but either way it's about to get trashy. This week we are joined by Aaron from Front Row Negative to talk about the Trash Bag Bunch and how these gross, disgusting environmental toys were so amazing!
#galoob#trashbagbunch#trashbagbunch#actionfigures#stinky#trashbag#90stoys#disposers#trashors#smelly#retrotoys#classictoys
Episode 079: Mighty Max
Polly Pocket made her splash with the girls, but the boys wanted a small toy that they could carry around easily also. Enter Might Max! With an adventure story to go with the toys and cartoons, Mighty Max just might steal the spotlight from Polly Pocket.
#bluebirdtoys#mattel#mightymax#pollypocket#monsters#smalltoys#compacttoys#dungeons#magic#90stoys#classictoys#retrotoys#smallfigures#actionfigures
Episode 078: Polly Pocket
When you mention Polly Pocket, we all get the same picture in our heads of a tiny doll that lives in a world that fits inside what looks like a makeup compact, but did you know the original was actually a much smaller makeup compact that you remember. Learn about that and more in this episode.
#pollypocket#smalltoys#bluebirdtoys#bluebird#mightymax#mattel#compacttoys#makeuptoys#90stoys#makeupcompact#tinydoll#doll
Episode 077: Weebles
We all know 'Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down' and this week we found out why and where the Weebles came from. These small egg shaped toys for toddlers have been around forever it seems, and they never seem to tear up or break!
#hasbro#weebles#playskool#wobble#preschool#toddlertoys#80stoys#classictoys#learningtoys
Episode 076: Starriors
Starriors from TOMY, another robot toy line form the early 80's to compete with GoBots and the almighty Transformers, but these had a gimmick! Didn't they all? This week we learn about the gimmick behind Starriors and why their rise to fame ..... just never really happened.
#starriors#actionfigures#tomy#robots#dinosaurs#dinorobots#transform#80stoys#classictoys#retrotoys
Episode 075: Super Soakers
Remember when those annoying kids around the block would get their water guns out and chase you down the street, then one day you got a SUPER SOAKER and you started chasing them! Yeah! We talked about the Super Soakers this week and how they got started with some help from NASA!
#nerf#waterguns#supersoakers#laramie#80stoys#90stoys#outside#spraywater
Episode 074: Ty Beanie Babies
The year was 1993 and the world didn't have enough stuffed animals, so enter Ty Warner and Ty Inc to save the day. The world caught on to this fad and everybody you know had one, if not a whole collection of them. This is their story.
#ty#beaniebabies#plush#stuffeddolls#stuffedanimals#tyinc#beaniebabies#classicdolls
Episode 073: MEGO Dukes of Hazzard
In 1981, MEGO releases a small line of action figures based on one of the biggest shows of the past couple of years. With some plastic and orange paint, they would release what would be one of their last toy lines for The Dukes of Hazzard.
#mego#dukesofhazzard#dodge#generallee#dodgecharger#boduke#lukeduke#daisyduke#cars#actionfigures#megocorp#tvshow
Episode 072: Army Ants
The year was 1987 and General Mc-Anther's Army Ant Forces were waging war against the forces of General Patant. Who wins? Well thats your choice with this line. Hasbro developed and released this micro line much like the M.U.S.C.L.E. and Monster in My Pocket lines. Simple and small, that was the name of the game.
#hasbro#armyants#bluearmy#orangearmy#army#wartoys#military#militaryants#microfigures#90stoys#actionfigures
Episode 071: GoBots
Released the year before Hasbro's Transformers, the GoBots were the FIRST transforming car/robots to hit the shelves. Listen as we discuss the robots that came from Japan and tried to get a leg ahead of the Transformers, but it just wouldn't work.
#gobots#tonka#robots#transformers#80stoys#cars#actionfigures#retrotoys#robotchangers#knockoffs
Episode 070: Treasure Trolls
Originally made from solid wood, Trolls were developed by Thomas Dam and produced by Dam Things before crazy copyright and patent laws allowed almost any company in the world to make a version. We learned a lot in this episode, so listen up and learn with us.
#damthings#dam#trolls#treasuretrolls#thedamcompany#woodendolls#dollhair
Episode 069: Board Games [Milton Bradley]
Established in 1860, Milton Bradley gets started with a new board game called 'The Game of Life' to give people the chance to play through their lives. So many games would follow and make Milton Bradley the company we know today.
#boardgames#miltonbradley#newyearseve#games