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
Customer Letters! The Post Office, Gene Shalit, and Einstein's Theory of Relativity
We read classic customer letters from our crank file. From shoplifting kids to Gene Shalit to an erotic take on Einstein's Theory of Relativity. This episode has it all.
Horse Head Squirrel Feeder: Humiliating, Feed and Making Squirrels Go Viral
We take a look at all the Archie McPhee squirrel feeders and talk about their development, customer reaction and how hard it is to take a picture of a squirrel. Also, Scott Heff would like to apologi…
Taking a picture of unicorn in a unitard on a unicycle
What happens on an Archie McPhee photo shoot? Quite a bit actually. We talk about uncooperative butchers, unicorns in unitards and all the strange places we've worn Archie McPhee masks.
Monsters, Loafman and Cheeks in a Box! The Steve Q episode
Shana Danger, David Wahl, and Scott Heff are joined by former store-staffer Steve Q to talk about his favorite products, monsters, satanic panic, cheeks in a box, Handitaur and Loafman.
The New First Episode! We introduce ourselves and the company
We want a do-over! Heff, David, and Shana start the story over and tell you a bit about how the company is structured, how we first heard about Archie McPhee and how we got hired. It probably should …
Nancy Leson joins us for Sticknic, Shredded Money and Monkey Models
In this episode, we're joined by fKNKX food commentator and former columnist and restaurant critic for the Seattle Times, Nancy Leson to discuss the Archie McPhee employee Sticknic contest. As usual,…
Father's Day again approaches, forget a tie and touch some roaches...
We finish our discussion of 1996/1997, go over old store events and talk about the forgotten hunchback craze of the late 1990s. Don't forget to go to the Archie McPhee blog so you can see the catalog…
More from 1996/1997: Frog Chefs, Fake Rock Trauma, and Dogs Playing Blackjack
The memories come flooding back. David Wahl and Shana Danger describe what 1997 at Archie McPhee was like to Scott Heff. Why did we make a Computer Voodoo? Would the Frog Chef have his own show on t…
Catalog 46 from 1996/1997: Cockroaches, Toilet Paper and Cannibalism
David, Scott, and Shana take a look at Archie McPhee catalog 46 from 1996/1997. If you go to the blog on the Archie McPhee site, you'll be able to follow along. Find out what was "hip" back in the ol…
The Fuzz Action Figure, Radioactive Secret Santa and Threepence
In the early 2000s, we made an action figure of a guy that worked at our company. In this episode with talk with Fuzz, the man behind the Fuzz Action Figure. Did it change his life? Why were we so fa…
Bacon, More Bacon and a Bearded Dragon
In this episode, David Wahl, Shana Danger, and Scott Heff give the first part of the Archie McPhee bacon timeline and mention about half, or less, of the bacon product that we've ended up making. Yo…
Mail-Order Mysteries, Dracula Dirt and Inflatable Lady Legs with Kirk Demarais
The second half of our interview with art historian and novelty expert Kirk Demarais. We talk about his book Mail-Order Mysteries, swapping potatoes for orphans, inflatable lady legs and what you get…
Bigfoot: Pizza Boxes, Richard III, and Braco the Gazer
David, Scott, and Shana discuss the many Bigfoot products from Archie McPhee. We discuss our favorite gazer, Bigfoot's butt and reveal Bigfoot's favorite cookie. Check out the blog post on mcphee.com…
Yodelling Pickle: Yodels, cackles and that guy from Barney Miller
Why would anyone make a pickle yodel? In this episode, we discuss the practical reason behind the nonsense. Also, how we discovered Shields and Yarnell were fans of Archie McPhee.
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Rubber Chickens, Ghost Invitations and Clown Graveyards
Shana, David, and Heff discuss the opening ceremony for the Rubber Chicken Museum, how Heff closes the building and why there are goldfish in all our bubbles. For more info go to mcphee.com.
Handerpants: Underpants for your hands are not sexy
Shana, David, and Heff talk about the origins and reactions to Handerpants, the underpants for your hands.
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Rubber Chicken Museum: You can't touch a chicken through Twitter.
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Finger Hands: Tiny hands commit tiny crimes
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The Inflatable Unicorn Horn for Cats: What if cats had a grunge band?
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