Latest Episodes
Episode 068: MEGO Eagle Force
The year was 1982 and the boys and girls of the world were in need of small military special force action figures. Enter MEGO who releases Eagle Force and RIOT to solve those needs of the children of America. Learn how this line could have saved MEGO, but was just too late to the game.
#military#diecast#megoeagleforce#smallfigures#actionfigures#mego#riot#specialforce#80stoys#classictoys#retrotoys
Episode 067: Popples
The year was 1986 and Those Characters From Cleveland (TCFC) were at it again, creating a new stuffed animal so cute that you would want to just roll it up and turn it into a ball. That's right we talked about Popples this week and found out about all the crazy P names along with some outrageous prices.
#plush#mattel#popples#dolls#80stoys#80sdolls#fluffy
Episode 066: Madballs
Remember those foam-ish balls that had ugly faces on them from the mid-80's? Yeah we do too, so we talked about the story behind Madballs and how AmToy crated and put them on the market for all us amazing kids to enjoy.
#amtoy#madballs#balls#horror#foamballs#eyeball
Collector Showcase: Die-cast Collecting
We did a live and talked all about die-cast collecting with special guest David (championdjk from YouTube fame) and got to see how he got started and some of his best collection. Spoiler, he really likes vans!
#showcase#live#diecast#diecastcollecting#cars#wheels
Episode 065: Army Men
Remember those green little dudes that everybody had a handful of growing up? Did you ever wonder what their origin story was? We did, so we found out and we share it this week. Also, a bit of pop culture with these little guys and how the keep making a comeback.
#armymen#greenarmymen#military#wartoys#smallfigures#greenplastic#bergentoy#novelty#plasticfigures
Episode 064: Teddy Ruxpin
Did you know Teddy isn't a bear? Learn more about what Teddy Ruxpin is and his origin story on this weeks episode of Toy Rewind as we dive into how he is connected to Chuck E. Cheese, Disney and the Nintendo Entertainment System.
#worldsofwonder#teddyruxpin#teddybear#plush#taperecorder#storytime#disney#talkingbear#electronicbear#80stoys#classictoys#retrotoys
Episode 063: Best of the West Collection
In 1967, Louis Marx and Company combined a group of figures and made the move to build on their western action figure toy line up. Officially called the Best of the West Collection, these large figures helped all the kids go out west!
#bestofthewest#marx#marxtoys#cowboys#westernfigures#actionfigures#80stoys#90stoys#horses
Episode 062: Marvel Secret Wars
In 1984, with the success of the Kenner DC Powers Collection, Marvel teams up is Mattel to release their own collection of action figures and play-sets based from the Marvel Universe. The rest is toy history.
#marvel#mattel#secretwars#actionfigures#superheroes#superheroactionfigures#spiderman#wolverine#ironman#captiainamerica
Episode 061: Filmation's Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters, but not the Ghostbusters you're thinking of. We're talking about Filmation's Ghostbusters. The hit toy line from Schaper (TYCO) that suffered from a discombobulated cartoon. Listen up and get the history on this amazing toy line!
#ghostbusters#schaper#actionfigures#spooky#filmation#80stoys#cartoon#classictoys#retrotoys
Episode 060: Monster in My Pocket
A quick rewind 31 years back to 1990 when Matchbox releases a fun collectable toy like called Monster in My Pocket. Spanning from the figures all the way to a NES video game, these were a hot commodity.
#matchbox#monstersinmypocket#monsterfigures#smallfigures#mimp#collectables#inactionfigures
Episode 059: Lincoln International Monsters
More and more monsters. Another spooky episode to talk about more Monsters. This week we rewind back to the mid-1970's and discuss the Lincoln International Monster line of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, The Wolfman, Phantom of the Opera, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the Girl Victim.
#lincoln#monsters#monsterfigures#lincolninternationalmonsters#spooky#60stoys#70stoys#dracula#mummy#frankenstein#wolfman#phantom#actionfigures
Episode 058: REMCO Universal Monsters
The year was 1980 and REMCO releases the first line of the Universal Movie Monsters. These guys made it from the movies to the toy shelves in many different sizes including rubber masks and many more over the years. This is how it happened.
#remco#realmonsters#moviemonsters#universalmonsters#frankenstein#dracula#actionfigures#haunted#themummy#mummy#swampmonster#wolfman