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 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, disg…
01:02:24 |
Thu 24 Mar 2022
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, Might…
00:54:10 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
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 actua…
00:49:54 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
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 …
00:56:59 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
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 be…
00:57:20 |
Thu 03 Mar 2022
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 abou…
01:01:13 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
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 colle…
00:51:33 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
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 …
00:50:52 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
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 mic…
00:52:09 |
Thu 20 Jan 2022
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…
01:00:52 |
Thu 13 Jan 2022
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 le…
00:46:44 |
Thu 06 Jan 2022
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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 Brad…
01:10:32 |
Thu 30 Dec 2021
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…
01:20:11 |
Thu 23 Dec 2021
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 ta…
00:50:22 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
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 am…
00:51:04 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
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 l…
01:00:28 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
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 cu…
00:50:57 |
Thu 25 Nov 2021
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 …
00:56:10 |
Thu 18 Nov 2021
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 figur…
00:43:00 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
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…
01:00:21 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
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