Toy Rewind Podcast

by 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'.

Episodes

Episode 139: Cherry Merry Muffin

1h 6m · Published 15 Apr 06:00

In the late 80's Scratch-n-sniff and Strawberry Shortcake was all the rage, so why wouldn't Mattel jump on that train with their own Cherry Merry Muffin doll line. These dolls are adorable fantasy food characters with yummy scents and transformable accessories.

Episode 138: Swamp Thing

1h 6m · Published 21 Mar 06:00

From the DC Universe and Kenner Toys, in the 90's we got Swamp Thing. A cartoon and a small toy line, that kinda just sank into the bog. We talk all about the line this week and discover once interesting line.

Episode 137: Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future

1h 13m · Published 07 Mar 06:00

Produced by Mattel to go along side the cartoon, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future toy line might have been before its time. This week we talk all about one of the best gimmicks of the 80's.

Episode 136: Mighty Ducks

1h 31m · Published 22 Feb 06:00

The Mighty Ducks movie changed the NHL, but in 1996 when Mattel released the toy line for the Mighty Ducks cartoon, less changed then you would think. Did you have any of these duck figures that were right on the heals of the TMNT Playmates line?

Episode 135: Big Jim

1h 11m · Published 12 Dec 06:00

With the success of Barbie, Mattel brings the boys of the 70's a line of figures that have action written all over them. Enter BigJim and all his buddies. From camping, hiking, olympics competition and even some secret agent (004) work, Big Jim does it all.

Episode 134: ColecoVision

1h 9m · Published 25 Nov 06:00

In the early 80's, electronics were all the rage. Enter Coleco and the ColecoVision system. Working with Nintendo, their dream was to bring a home computer, and not just a video game system, to all the homes of America.

Episode 133: Ring Raiders

52m · Published 16 Nov 06:00

The world is threatened by the evil Skull Squadron, but never fear, the Ring Raiders are here to save the day. We discuss this Matchbox line from the 80's and even talk a bit about our jewelry preferences.

Episode 132: Sungold Monster + Spook Chasers

1h 7m · Published 26 Oct 12:00

In the late 80's Sungold brought us two lines of toys that go with the Halloween spooky season better than any others. Monster and Spook Chasers were perfect for cheep toys to play monster mash with.

Episode 131: Boglins

1h 0m · Published 19 Oct 06:00

Mid 1980's and Jim Henson is the largest names in puppets, so why not team up with him to create a monster hand puppet. Between Henson and Clarke, they create the Boglins and released them through Mattel. Did you have any of these?

Episode 130: Tonka Steel Monsters

1h 1m · Published 05 Oct 06:00

Remember Mad Max and the Thunderdome? Well in the mid 80's everybody wanted part of that style, and Tonka did just that. Releasing the Steel Monsters, these awesome toy trucks took everything we loved from Tonka and made it gnarly!

Toy Rewind Podcast has 143 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 141:49:54. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 10th, 2024 18:17.