Toy Rewind Podcast
Toys, toys and more toys. A trio of brothers get together and talk about toy lines that go back as far as the 60s, also refered to as 'their childhoods'.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 143
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
Episode 120: Extreme Dinosaurs
Mattel took us from Street Sharks to Extreme Dinosaurs, and what could be cooler than a T-Rex to play with? A metal T-Rex that can ride on a motorcycle. Weren't the 90's great! Listen up as we talk a…
00:46:55 |
Thu 25 May 2023
Episode 119: Pirates of the Galaxseas
Another line from the minds of Remco, we have the Pirates of the Galaxseas. A small line that was meant for playing with the Lost World of the Warlord or Warrior Beasts lines. An interesting line tha…
00:38:56 |
Thu 18 May 2023
Episode 118: Baby Face Dolls
From the minds that brought us Micro Machines, we got a baby doll line in the early 90's. Influenced by Kewpies and Betty Boop, these dolls are more for adults than kids, but who knew that in the 90'…
00:57:55 |
Thu 11 May 2023
Episode 117: Nintendo GameBoy
This week we look back at what is a beloved piece of gaming history. We talk the history of the Nintendo GameBoy released in 1989 and how is continues to be one of the most iconic and innovative vide…
00:54:46 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
Episode 116: POGS / Milk Caps
This week we talked about another line that just happened to be one of the largest fads of the 90's, with an intersting back story coming all the way from the 1700s. Listen up as we talk about the sc…
00:39:32 |
Thu 13 Apr 2023
Episode 115: Sectaurs
What happens when you mix action figures, bugs, and hand puppets? You get the mid 80's release of Sectaurs. In the short time that Coleco released toys, we got a few small lines, but Sectaurs might h…
00:55:18 |
Thu 30 Mar 2023
Episode 114: Air Raiders
This week, we gather all the strength we can muster from the powers of air and head to Airlandia as we discuss the Air Raiders. Released by Hasbro in the 1980's, this line was a classic good vs evils…
00:50:30 |
Thu 23 Mar 2023
Episode 113: Wheeled Warriors
In 1985, Mattel did it again with a fun toy line that involves space vehicles and generic drivers/minds. Join us as we talk about how this line went from awesome to having a very weird cartoon with t…
00:53:36 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
Episode 112: Street Sharks
With the Playmates TMNT line going strong, Mattel needed something to take a bite out of the competition. Enter Street Sharks. This amazing line would be the closest to bringing down the TMNT juggern…
01:04:22 |
Thu 23 Feb 2023
Episode 111: Food Fighters
In the late 80's, toy companies really enjoyed making anything that wasn't alive come to life. Mattel was on a roll when they created the Food Fighters in 1988. Join us as we talk about the small lin…
00:57:46 |
Thu 16 Feb 2023
Episode 110: Atari 2600
Back when the world was a different place and playing video games typically happened at your local arcade, Atari Inc decided to change things up. Releasing the Atari Video Computer System was only th…
01:07:02 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
Episode 109: The Infacebles
From the creators of the Micro-Machine, we get a taste of what some actions figures might have been, if they spent a little more time on the concept. The Infaceables, released in 1984 by Galoob just …
00:49:14 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Episode 108: Zybots
With the Transformers and GoBots dominating the robot toy market, many people forgot about Zybots. Released by Remco, the transformed from vehicles to simple robots. Join us as we dive into the many …
01:20:15 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Episode 107: Monchhichi
Did you say you want more stuffed monkeys? Good call, this week we rewind back to 1974 to talk about Monchhichi, a line of Japanese stuffed monkey toys from the Sekiguchi Corporation and licensed by …
00:35:34 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Episode 106: Guts!
Released by Mattel in 1986, GUTS! was a series of PVC military figure line that was aimed directly at the hearts of kids! With six series of figures kids could play all day an never have the same out…
00:54:31 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
Episode 105: Mummies Alive!
From Kenner we get Mummies Alive! A line that was accompanied with a cartoon to help with the story line, but this one would barley last 2 releases. The molds on this line would be the mummies saving…
00:52:38 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
Episode 104: AHI World Famous Super Monsters
Spooky season and so you know we will talk all about some monsters. This year we look back at AHI's World Famous Super Monsters. This line might looks just like the REMCO and Lincoln lines, but this …
00:38:51 |
Fri 28 Oct 2022
Episode 103: Beetlejuice!
Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! This week we look back at the toy line that was sparked by the 1988 movie of the same name released by Kenner Toys. Listen up and keep an eye out for the belove…
00:56:49 |
Thu 20 Oct 2022
Episode 102: Manglor
In 1984, the IDEAL Toy Company wanted to let the kids get new action figures and then tear them apart. The idea they would be able to put them back together was the plan, but did that work, or would …
00:38:25 |
Fri 07 Oct 2022
Episode 101: Action Jackson
Straight from the early 70's we get MEGOs first run of action figures, Action Jackson. At 8-inches these figures were just smaller than the first GI Joes, but was never able to stand-up to them in sa…
00:52:53 |
Thu 29 Sep 2022
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