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 111: Food Fighters

57m · Published 17 Feb 07:00

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 line this week.

Episode 110: Atari 2600

1h 7m · Published 09 Feb 07:00

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 the start of what is now 100 billion dollar industry.

Episode 109: The Infacebles

49m · Published 26 Jan 07:00

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 didn't make it past the first year.

Episode 108: Zybots

1h 20m · Published 19 Jan 07:00

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 variations of this line from just a couple of years.

Episode 107: Monchhichi

35m · Published 12 Jan 07:00

Did you say you want more stuffed monkies? 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 Mattel for US sales.

Episode 106: Guts!

54m · Published 05 Jan 10:00

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 outcome.

Episode 105: Mummies Alive!

52m · Published 03 Nov 06:00

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 grace.

Episode 104: AHI World Famous Super Monsters

38m · Published 28 Oct 06:00

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 one is better!

Episode 103: Beetlejuice!

56m · Published 25 Oct 06:00

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 beloved Freelance Bio-Exorcist!

Episode 102: Manglor

38m · Published 07 Oct 18:00

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 it fail?

Toy Rewind Podcast has 144 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 142:51:25. 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 31st, 2024 19:46.