Batman Cereal
Back in July 2024, I wrote about acquiring a small, plastic bank in the shape of Batman’s torso from an antique mall. The bank came...
Tremors Lunch Box
Growing up, I had a friend named Jeremy whose parents never really policed what he watched on cable TV or rented at the combination video...
RePlay ReView – Novelty Machines
Previous editions of RePlay ReView can be found here While most of this 1987 issue of RePlay Magazine has clearly defined sections like “Music” for...
M.O.T.U. – The Fright Zone
The Fright Zone was a Masters of the Universe playset released in 1985. In the lore of the toy line, the Fright Zone was the...
The Online Good Ol’ Days
Recently over on Bluesky, a friend posted a picture of a cake made using an ALF-shaped cake pan. In that post, he mentioned that it...
RePlay ReView – Vending VHS
Previous editions of RePlay ReView can be found here Unless you lived it, I think it’s really hard to understand just how bizarre the video...
Star Wars Micro Collection
In the summer of 1982, Star Wars toys were in a bit of a holding pattern. The Empire Strikes Back had been released in 1980...
Cloak & Dagger Atari Cartridge
When I was a kid, we didn’t have cable TV, because we lived out in the country. My aunt and uncle, who lived on the...
The Monster Squad
The Monster Squad is a kids’ horror-comedy-adventure film released in 1987. The movie was directed by Fred Dekker, who also brought us Night of the...
Burger King Universal Monsters Figures
I was way too old to be buying a Burger King Kid’s Meal in 1997 (or so I thought), so these 3.75″ Universal Monster figures...