Less Talk, More Monkey from Archie McPhee
Archie McPhee has been creating and selling toys and novelties for 35 years. You might know us from Handerpants, the Devil Duckie or the Horse Mask. Hear the stories behind the products and what it's like to work for a novelty company. We make weird!
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 79
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2021
New products for 2021
David and Shana say goodbye to Heff and go over the amazing new Archie McPhee products from 2021.
Why PayPal wouldn't let us sell a Tardigrade Ornament
The issue is fixed now, but, for a period of months, PayPal was blocking the sales of all of our tardigrade items from being purchased. In this episode, we're joined by Tim Ellis from GeekWire and Di…
Pat Cashman from Almost Live!
We're joined by Seattle Broadcasting Legend Pat Cashman to talk about his new podcast, the team behind Almost Live!, and his time as a horror movie hose in Boise.
We're Back! New products, social distancing and replacements for smiles
David, Shana, and Heff return to the podcast with new products. Hear about how many legs a tardigrade has, how to replace a smile, and how roaches will evolve in the distant future.
Quarantine edition! Video meetings, what we're enjoying, and a penny whistle
We're working from home! The audio the quality is a little off on this one, but what can you do? We talk about what we're up to, what pop culture we're enjoying, and Shana learning to play the penny-…
Finger Finger: Sounds good, looks bad
In this episode, David, Shana, and Heff talk about Twitter, Frankensteins, and a really bad product idea. Check out our blog for pictures of the drawings mentioned.
Pee-wee happened! We got to meet Paul Reubens
Swoon! Shana and David got to meet Paul Reubens, the man behind Pee-wee Herman. Also, the Ig Nobel Prize event at our Seattle store.
Which Archie McPhee product are you?
In this episode, we discuss our Archie McPhee product game, the upcoming Ig Nobel event at the Rubber Chicken Museum, and bunch of new products. Pickle casino!
Finger sporks, pickle jelly beans, and a dancing turnip
In this episode, we cover Heff's hoverboard video, the Finger Spork video, and a video of a dancing turnip. Or Daikon.
We Make Weird! Our all company meeting, pies and a haunted tea kettle
We discuss the all company meeting, wearing a unicorn mask in the snow, and a mysterious haunted tea kettle.
Spooky Loopholes
In this episode, we talk about the loopholes various spooky, supernatural things have and which bathroom theme we would pick. We also mention a couple of new Archie McPhee products, including the Pag…
2019 in review! Plus Allee Willis, Jeopardy, and mysterious centaur paintings
Archie McPhee on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
Check out the Archie McPhee site for a link the NBC Nightly News story.
Thumb hats and the "ya dumb" controversy
Listen to David's episode of Dispatches from the Multiverse
Scary vegetables and transforming escalators
Back by popular demand, it's another creative meeting episode! Shana, Heff, and David take your suggestions and turn them into (mostly) impossible Archie McPhee products. Also, Heff tells the story o…
Tasting Candy Canes and House of Wax
We had our Christmas temps taste our new candy canes, Shana gives Heff and David sweet new shirts, and mannequins are following Heff around the building.
Sighs, Chicken and Vans
In this episode, we talk about our new automated sighing machine, chickens and our sweet new van...
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The Archie McPhee Book: Who Would Buy This?
Who Would Buy This? The Archie McPhee Story. David, Shana, and Heff talk about the Archie McPhee book and its history.
Local Kooks!
David, Shana, and Heff an under-appreciated subset of the local celebrity, the local kook! What is a local kook? Are we local kooks? So many questions!
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