Star Wars – Ewok Family Hut
When the Star Wars trilogy concluded in 1983, Kenner and Lucasfilm decided Ewoks should be the thing to keep the merchandise ball rolling, so an...
Batman 1989
Like most kids in the summer of 1989, I was obsessed with Batman. To celebrate the return of Michael Keaton as The Dark Knight in...
Star Wars – Darth Vader Action Figure Case
Today I bring you one of the most iconic items from the original Star Wars toyline. No, it’s not the Millennium Falcon, or the X-Wing,...
Dukes of Hazzard – Wrist Racers
Wrist Racers were introduced in 1979 by Knickerbocker Toys. The company, which had been around since 1850, was mainly known for producing stuffed animals and...
Atari E.T. Instruction Manual
Growing up, I didn’t have an Atari. My cousins did, so I played theirs all the time. For Christmas, they got the infamous ET for...
McDonald’s Astrosniks Series 1
Astrosniks were an attempt by Bully, a German company, to replicate the success of Smurfs. They were essentially space Smurfs. They were first introduced in...
Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Record
June 28 marks the anniversary of Public Enemy’s second album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. While PE’s debut album, Yo!...
M.O.T.U. – Battle Cat
Today, we have Battle Cat, released in 1982 as part of the first wave of Masters of the Universe toys. Depending upon which storyline you...
Space Odyssey Read-Along Record Books
2001: A Space Odyssey was released in 1968 from director Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick’s stated goal with the film was to create a science fiction story...
SpaceMonkeyX 2.0
You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You’re the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all...