Toy Rewind Podcast

The Brothers Newland ([email protected])

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'.

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Update frequency: every 9 days
Average duration: 60 minutes
Episodes: 143
Years Active: 2020 - 2024

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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 a…

00:57:47 | Thu 28 Oct 2021

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 commodi…

00:57:55 | Thu 21 Oct 2021

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…

00:55:35 | Thu 14 Oct 2021

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…

00:44:19 | Thu 07 Oct 2021

Episode 057: C.O.P.S. 'n Crooks

Hasbro has done it again with a toy line that would be the basis of a 2 season cartoon in the late 1980's. With the C.O.P.S. team based in 2020, its nice to see what Hasbro thought the future might l…

01:09:36 | Thu 30 Sep 2021

Episode 056: Battle Beasts

Remember when playing Rock, Paper, Scissors was just done with your hands and didn't have a whole story line behind it? Enter Battle Beasts in 1987, when you could let the little guys decide if you w…

01:05:15 | Thu 23 Sep 2021

Episode 055: Shogun Warriors

When Mattel decides to import robots from Japan and put them all under one main toy line, you get Shogun Warriors. This week we learn how the Shogun Warriors line formed and evolved from die-cast to …

00:59:57 | Thu 16 Sep 2021

Episode 054: Golden Girl and Guardians of the Gemstones

More MOTU companion toys, but this time from the company that brought you Micro Machines; Galoob gives us Golden Girls and the Guardians of the Gemstones. A whole action figure line that *sorta* fits…

00:54:41 | Thu 02 Sep 2021

Episode 053: Happy Meal Toys [1985-89]

Remember all those Happy Meal Toys you got when you were a kid, but have no idea where they are now? Yep, we talked more about some of the best Happy Meal Toys from the golden age of Happy Meal Toys.…

01:33:37 | Thu 26 Aug 2021

Episode 052: Warrior Beasts

Another trip through the REMCO lands of knock off MOTU figures, but this time for the bad guys. The Warrior Beasts were set to the be evil side of the Warlords but sadly this line would not last long…

00:53:59 | Thu 19 Aug 2021

Episode 051: Lost World of the Warlord

Join the brothers as they venture into the Lost World of the Warlord and discuss this toy line from Remco in 1982. These were made to play along with Masters of the Universe, we feel like we've seen …

00:56:40 | Thu 12 Aug 2021

Episode 050: Hot Wheels

Learn about how Hot Wheels got a start in 1968 and quickly became a competitor for Matchbox. You know you search through them every time you see them in the toy isle, but you truly don't know what yo…

01:40:51 | Thu 05 Aug 2021

Episode 049: Strawberry Shortcake

Join us for a berry sweet episode all about Strawberry Shortcake and her world of friends, Blueberry Muffin, Raspberry Torte, Plum Pudding, Orange Blossom, Lemon Meringue and so many more. These clas…

00:54:44 | Thu 29 Jul 2021

Episode 048: GI Joe [3-inch]

When knowing is half the battle, we brought in one of the biggest GI Joe fans we know. Join us and Scott from The STS Guys as we chat about that 3-inch line of GI Joe released by Hasbro from 1982 til…

01:27:38 | Thu 22 Jul 2021

Episode 047: Star Trek - The Motion Picture

Our continued mission: To research and bring the facts about toy lines from the past to be enjoyed during the preset, and the go boldly when so many kids have played before. Yes we talked about the S…

00:45:02 | Thu 15 Jul 2021

Episode 046: Buddy Dolls

My Buddy, Kid Sister, My Pet Monster, Glo Worm, Pillow People, and Raggedy Ann and Andy; just a small bundle of lines that fall under the umbrella of 'Buddy Dolls'. These lines have quick histories a…

00:52:38 | Thu 08 Jul 2021

Episode 045: Big Wheels

We drifted right into episode 45 with this great history talk about the Original Big Wheel and the Green Machine by Marx Toys. This is where all the little ones learned to love speed and spinning tho…

00:43:30 | Thu 01 Jul 2021

Episode 044: ThunderCats

All the way from Third Earth, the Brothers Newland sit back and talk about the LJN toy line of the ThunderCats. Learn about how this toy line is unique from many of its counterparts and why we only g…

01:19:37 | Thu 24 Jun 2021

Episode 043: Furby

Doo-oo-tye? We took some time to talk about Furbies that came directly out of the late 90's. From a weird language to being banned by the NSA, the Furbies have seen and heard a lot. They also freak a…

01:01:21 | Thu 17 Jun 2021

Episode 042: Inhumanoids

Another Sunbow Entertainment and Marvel tv show comes to life through a toy line released by Hasbro, seems like we have talked about this before.... We talked about the Inhumanoids from 1986 this wee…

00:50:52 | Thu 03 Jun 2021

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