Play-Doh Fuzzy Pumper Monster Shop
Recently, my wife and I were cleaning out the garage, trying to get to the point where we can install one of those racks for...
Yo Quiero Taco Bell
As crazy as it sounds, when you buy stuff to add to your collection, sometimes you accidentally collect stuff you had no intention of collecting....
The Many Faces of ALF
I know there was a lot of cocaine floating around in the 1980s, but even that doesn’t explain the popularity of the television show ALF....
Monster Cereal Collection (Updated 08/04/2025)
When I was a little kid, I would only occasionally get to have sugary cereal for breakfast. I mainly survived on Rice and Corn Chex,...
Matchbox RoadBlasters
Every once in a while I come across a retro toy line that I’ve never heard of and it always surprises me. Not that I’m...
Bumper Blasters
It’s crazy to think that for every G.I. Joe, Masters of the Universe, and Transformers toy line that became household names, there are probably a...
M.A.S.K. – Vampire
Vampire, a touring motorcycle that turns into a flying “Turbo Cycle”, was part of the second wave of M.A.S.K. toys released in 1986. Floyd Malloy,...
Gobots – Path Finder
Path Finder (or sometimes written as “Pathfinder”) is a transforming UFO Gobot that was released in 1983 as part of the first wave of the...
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...
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...