With it being the Halloween season, it’s the perfect time to talk about a toy I never had…the Mad Scientist Monster Lab. The Mad Scientist Monster Lab from Mattel, Inc. in 1986, allowed users to “make disgusting, gross monsters…then sizzle …….continure reading
For people who are my age, Nintendo was probably a pretty big part of their childhood. I’m sure we had all spent our fair share of time in arcades pumping quarters into machines, and probably even took a few turns …….continure reading
For this second entry into the Action Figure Appreciation files, I’ve chosen to highlight a figure from the G.I. Joe: A Real American hero line. G.I. Joe always was, and probably always will be my favorite action figure line. Hell, …….continure reading
I’ll be the first to admit that when it came to toys, I had what would be considered an awesome childhood. We weren’t rich by any means, but I usually got most of the toys that I wanted. That being …….continure reading
These American Defense figures are the first G.I. Joe “bootleg” figures I recall seeing on store shelves. I had 3 3/4″ figures from other lines that I tried to mix into my G.I. Joe play, but it just never felt …….continure reading
Days of Thunder hit theaters in 1990, and I was all in on it. All in except for actually going to see the movie itself in the theater. Back then, it was rare to convince my folks to go to …….continure reading
The Hot Wheels Freight Yard was one of the several Sto and Go playsets that were so popular in the ’80s. It was also the largest of the bunch as it not only opened up vertically into a playest but …….continure reading
A random memory flashed through my head earlier today, and I had to make sure I cleared time in my schedule this evening to share it with you. That memory was of Hit Stix. Now while I don’t remember very …….continure reading
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