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Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Dave Wonder as they close out Playmates TMNT releases in 1992. By 1992, the Turtles were everywhere, and Playmates was pumping out figures faster than ever. But were they the right figures? The crew digs into a year packed with oddball variants and themed sub-lines, from Mutant Military II, Wacky Wild West, Sewer Spitters and t...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with Quip (Blerd Alert) as they talk about 1992’s TMNT toys. This year didn’t have a movie, but we got possibly the greatest movie based toys ever released up until that point, The Movie Star Turtles. We’ll talk about those and so much more on part 1 of 1992! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412 Spo...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with Mike Kaess in his 5TH time joining the toy geeks pod as they finish up 1991’s TMNT toys! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BwtYElPnUpeCnRlMbcM05 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/176048439/ Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/geekdadlife.com/category/toy...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) and special guest Ed from Ed’s Retro Geek Out as they dive into Part 1 of TMNT 1991! ’91 was another top year for the francise as they had their sequel Secret of the Ooze, tons of new toys, and more! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BwtYElPnUpeCnRlMbcM05 iHeartR...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Mad Hatter as they dive into the 3rd year of TMNT toys from Playmates. This was another year of banger after banger with legendary figures like Mutagen Man, Slash, Muck Man, Ray Filet, Fugitoid and more. So much TMNT goodness in 1990 including the live action film. Was 1990 peak TMNT? iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Jonathan (Nostalgia Unboxed) as they dive into all of the toys released in Playmates’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toyline! This year, Playmates found its formula for success by bringing in so many different animals and genres with a touch of that gross out factor to give kids what they were looking for in the late 1980&#...

Join Jay and Dan as they revisit the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy line from 1988, exploring the figures and vehicles. We are looking back at the history of these popular collectibles, from the Good Guys and Bad Guys to vehicles like the Cheapskate and the Turtle Blimp. It is a nostalgic trip through the shelf appeal and design choices that defined this era of the franchise. Whether you...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Kate in Chat (Secret Galaxy) as they dive into the short lived but beloved Animated series and toyline “The Pirates of Dark Water” Hanna-Barbera spent 500k per episode and Hasbro brought a ton of unique tooling and paint apps to bring this incredible characters to life. We’ll talk about both on this episode of...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Toy Otter as they dive into the last year and figures made and released by Kenner for their Super Powers toy line. Wave 3 was canceled before they even hit shelves and what was already produced was still sent out. That’s why these figs were the rarest and are now very expensive. Toy Otter has spent DECADES learning about...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Andrew (Gayties Toys) as they dive into the second year of Kenner’s Super Powers toy line. Year one gave SO MANY top tier DC characters, Kenner went into the opposite direction in year two featuring C and D tier heroes paired with Jack Kirby’s New Gods bad guys. It’s an interesting choice and we debate if it w...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Ryan Doell (Gotham City Tonight) as they dive into one of the greatest super hero toy lines of ALL TIME: Kenner’s Super Powers. With an iconic first wave that featured a TON of DC Comics heavyweights like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and more, we go through each toy sharing our thoughts on this great line of toys! iTune...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Griffin Newman (Blank Check Podcast, George Lucas Talk Show) as they dive into the last year of the MYP Masters of the Universe Toyline! The Snakemen story line may have gotten more time for the property, but it wasn’t enough to keep it going on retail shelves beyond 2004 for Mattel. The Four Horsemen and NECA kept...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) as they dive into the second year of the 200X Masters of the Universe toy line with special guest Emiliano SantaLucia (MOTU, Transformers, Formo Toys). We get to look at never before seen concepts and sculpts for some of the iconic figures from this year and discuss how He-Man is NOT Batman. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/i...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) as they kick off a new miniseries all about the 2000’s version of Masters of the Universe! Joined by MOTU Legend Val Staples (200X MOTU Comic, He-Man. Org, Power-Con) they dive into all of the first wave of toys released to support the Mike Young Productions animated series! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) and Special Guest Toy Otter as they bring a close to their discussion on Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. This episode focuses on the various ephemera related to the movie. Examining items like fast food premiums, soda tie ins, inflatables and WEIRD candy dispensers from 1999. If you want to take a time machine back to the Episode 1 craze...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Ryan Doell (Gotham City Tonight) as they continue their discussion on Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace toy releases from Hasbro. We get into the rest of the Action Figures then dive into the Vehicles and Playsets while reminiscing about the 1999 Episode 1 experience! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) as they celebrate May the 4th Be With you and Revenge of the 5th, diving into the toys released to support Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. We share memories of the lead up to George Lucas’ new Star Wars Trilogy, Hunting every Ep. 1 figure, and our thoughts on the first installment of the prequel trilogy. iTunes: https://itunes.appl...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest The Mad Hatter as they discuss the LJN Thundercats action figures from 1987. This episode offers a retrospective on these classic 80s toys, showcasing figures like Ben Gali, Lynx-O and The Driller. It’s a fun look back at the LAST year of Thundercats toys from LJN. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1...

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) and special guest Toy Sorceress (Toy Habits) as they continue their journey through the Thundercats toy line, focusing on the 1986 releases. This episode takes a look at some absolute classics like Vultureman, the Fist Pounder and one of the great 80’s playsets, The Cat’s Lair! We also debate whether the Old Tygra or Young Tygra is be...