As you might’ve expected, my last blog entry was one big joke. Most of you immediately realized Quakor was a gag, and the few of you that did fall for it, I’m thrilled. Thrilled not only that you’d trust me, but also by the fact that my Photoshop skills fooled you into thinking you were […]
I recently attended a toy show where I dug up what could be some of the most obscure 80s toys in existence. (Sounds pretty dramatic, huh? Well, maybe the most obscure toys I own.) Seriously though. Look at these guys. It’s a freakin’ oatmeal monster and the Quaker Oats guy as a He-Man figure. (Click […]
You know what’s great about authoring a toy blog? Finding and connecting with fellow toy nuts like yourselves. Know what makes it even better? When we toy nuts share with each other. I’m not even talking about sharing thoughts, photos, etc. That’s truly great, but I mean literally just giving each other toys. (Maybe I […]
Awww… isn’t that cute? It’s a little girl with her fuzzy puppy. “Hey! Little girl – can I pet your dog?” (Click to enlarge) GAAHHHHH!!! (Click to enlarge) Kill it! Kill it!! (Click to enlarge) What the hell is that thing? (Click to enlarge) Um.. hmm. Is that a hairless dog? No. (Click to enlarge) […]
Now that I’m a dad, I know I need to be on the lookout for cool toys for my son. Thing is, at such a young age, he can’t play with bootleg He-man figures and stuff like that. I don’t see that much baby “weirdo” stuff out there. That is until I found these. Let […]
I don’t want to go too much into the history of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) action figures by Playmates, but just know they were released regularly for about 10 years and with each new series, the character variations got more and more varied (and absurd). The thing is, the toys and characters […]