We rewind all the way back to 1984 and rediscover the origins of The Transformers this week. Along side our Special Guest, Sully from Nerds Unite, we go through each year of the Generation 1 Transformers line and talk about …
Growing up, board games were a huge part of our lives. We talked about some of the best within the Parker Brothers realm this week. Sit back and enjoy a conversation about ours and your favorite board games.
Remember all those Happy Meal Toys you got when you were a kid, but have no idea where they are now? Yep, we talked about the start of how McDonald's got started with Happy Meals and the toys that came in the first 6 years.
By the power of Grayskull, we have the power to talk about Masters of the Universe this week. We traveled to Eternia and talked about all things MOTU this week, with special guest Damien from the Geek Together Podcast. Liste…
We crashed into the Tyco Crash Dummies toy line this week. Loads of fun with these guys that originated from an interesting place. Learn more about Vince, Larry and where Darlene went. Buckle up and get ready for a fun ride.
Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing the guest himself, from Austin, Texas and the STS Guys, LARRY! Thats right, Larry joined us to talk about the WWF SuperStars from LJN Toys that we all loved to fight with.
Partly metal, partly real, mostly....forgotten? Metallic paint, silver wings and companion birds. What else could we be talking about but SilverHawks. The space cousins of ThunderCats and the toy line released by Kenner. We …
We somehow talked longer than this line actually existed. Learn more about how Robo Force came from a single robot, to a single cartoon episode, and then for the most part forgotten. We dive in deep and talk all about these …
Building an episode around LEGO Bricks this week! We talked about LEGO, where they started and where they are now. And learn just how many LEGO were around the Newland household as we grew up. Who has them now and where can …
This week the Brothers Newland were joined by Joey from The Four Dorksmen to talk about M.A.S.K. This awesome toy line directly from Kenner in the 80's was a combination of G.I. Joe and Transformers that came along with a ca…
There's something strange in the podcast lines, who did we call? GHOSTBUSTERS! That's right its Halloween time and we talked about the REAL Ghostbusters toy line from Kenner toys that released from 1986-91.
We were invaded by the little blue guys (and one Smurfette) this week and talked all about The Smurfs. From the pages of a small comic strip to the hearts of so many people, the Smurfs have been pretty consistent through the…
This week we talked about the 1988-90 toy line Dino-Riders. From the heroic Valorians to the evil Rulon, these toys were awesome and had the technology to back it up. With a short running show to support the toys, the Dino-R…
It's our fastest episode yet! Yep, we talked about Micro Machines and even tried on the Micro Machines slogan like the Amazing John Moschitta Jr. From Galoob to Hasbro, get the history behind these fat flying cars.
Tenderheart, Funshine, Grumpy, and Bedtime Bear are just a few of the Care Bears that we talked about this week. We didn't try a Care Bear Stare, bit this week's episode is not one you will want to miss.
One of the largest toy lines that dates back all the way to the 1950's, yep we talked about Barbie and all her fashion over the years. Did you know there are over 200 different eye colors you can get a Barbie in?
In honor of our 7th episode, this week we talk about James Bond 007 and Spy Tech by Tyco. All these amazing spy toys to let the kids act like they were secret agents along with some of the best toys from the Bond movies.
A family brought together by fate, and given superpowers through the miracle of modern science! Yep, we talked about Bionic Six this week and learned how this family got a short cartoon run along with a small toy line.
Black, Yellow, Blue, Green and Red..... thats right this week we talk about Voltron: Defender of the Universe and LJN toys developed with the show. From Panosh Place and Bandai to Funko and Lego, just about everybody has had…
It's Star Wars Celebration and the brothers are talking about the original Kenner Toys line for Star Wars. Along with Star Wars toy talk, learn what each brother dislikes about the the full Star Wars Saga.
There's only one Nerf. Listen up as the brothers take you back in time to the days of the world's first official indoor ball. Get some history on the Nerf balls and learn things like how the Monkees and Kool-Aid are part of …
Cowabunga! This week the brothers discuss the 1988-97 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) toy line released by Playmates Toys. Developed from the comic written by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird of Mirage Studios.
This week we talk about Centurion Power Xtreme from Kenner toys in the mid 80s. We also get a quick background on each of the brothers and find out which one of them would lead the Newland Centurions.
A trio of brothers that grew up in the 80s and 90s decided to get together and talk about some of the old toys they had growing up. One of them decided it would be fun to record it. Come and listen weekly as we chat about di…