Talking Toys With Taylor and Jeff

Man, this figure really sucks. Seriously!!! But that’s ok, he’s supposed to. Taylor and Jeff sit down to discuss Leech, from Mattel’s Masters of the Universe line. Listen in and find out if the suckage extends beyond the suction cups!

It’s that time, kids! Halloween is upon us, and Taylor LOVES it. Jeff loves it, too, but Taylor LOOOOOVES Halloween. So, they decided to share their top 5 spooky toys with you, dear listeners. Taylor takes a few opportunities to … Continue reading →

It’s time for everyone’s favorite cappucino machine! Taylor and Jeff break down the assassin-droid-turned-bounty hunter, IG-88!!! Is this the droid to end all droids (and humans, too, for that matter), or is he just another hunk of metal? Listen and … Continue reading →

Love, exciting and new….yep, you read the title correctly. The Love Boat. It got a toy line. There is a Captain Stubing action figure. Taylor and Jeff discuss all the WTF-ness of this line on the latest minisode about (as … Continue reading →

He’s big, he’s bony, and he’s bad. He is HORDAK, leader of the Evil Horde (Get it? “Horde” and “HORDak”??) …. he might also be a bit of a narcissist. Taylor and Jeff discuss on the latest Talking Toys!!

Another toy line based on a television program. But this time, it’s not a cartoon. And this time, the SHOW SHOOTS BACK!!!!! Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future was waaaaaay ahead of its time, both technologically and narratively. … Continue reading →

We all know that Jeff has a HUGE man-crush on Han Solo, so you can imagine how excited he is about this week’s show. He and Taylor break down the 2nd best Han Solo figure ever (in Jeff’s opinion), Hoth … Continue reading →

Our listeners come through yet again! This topic was suggested to us by one of the Talking Toys Faithful, and we ran with it! Where do you go online to get toys? Sure, there’s eBay and Amazon, but where do … Continue reading →

It’s about to get hairy up in here. Taylor and Jeff discuss one of Taylor’s very favoritest Masters of the Universe figures: Grizzlor! He’s the furriest of the furry, the growliest of the growly, and just an all-around cool toy.

This podcast is more than meets the eye. You knew we had to do it. Anyway, Taylor and Jeff are FINALLY gonna talk about Transformers. You wanted it, you demanded it, and now you have it: Wave 1 of Transformers!!!

He’s baaaaaack!!! Our good friend Mark Bellomo is back with a new book, The Ultimate Guide To Vintage Transformers Action Figures! As with his other tomes, it is exhaustive but entertaining! Jeff sat down with Mark to discuss the creation … Continue reading →

“He moves like lightning, if lightning didn’t move.” – Jeff McGee, 2016. Truer words were never spoken about our subject today: FX-7. Taylor refuses to call it an “action figure” but that didn’t stop them from talking about it. What … Continue reading →

First there was Spaceballs, then came Galaxy Quest. One of the best spoofs of all time, sending up Star Trek in all its forms. Jeff and Taylor love this movie, and have always been bummed that we never got toys … Continue reading →

This latest episode has it all: Tails that whip, skin that’s green and bumpy, teeth that are scary, and Jeff screwing up the intro! After that, Taylor and Jeff spend some time exploring the world of Whiplash!!

Yo Joe! (Again). Taylor and Jeff are back in Hasbro country again to discuss the 2nd wave of G.I. Joe toys from the 80s. Also back are Dan Zehr from Coffee With Kenobi and Ken Farley from The Nerd 411 … Continue reading →

Kenner would cash in on ANYTHING Star Wars-related. They would even make a toy of a SECURITY GUARD. Actually, they made TWO, but we’re just focusing on the first one today. Sadly, this figure did NOT come with his own … Continue reading →

When you’re a toyetic genius like Taylor, there’s almost no such thing as a toy being damaged beyond repair. Jeff is a different story. If a piece is missing, it’s gone forever and beyond all hope. Surely, there’s somewhere in … Continue reading →

No, this isn’t a show about a tiny orphan adopted by Mongo from Blazing Saddles, it’s about one of Skeletor’s henchman! Although that first idea sounds pretty good…..

Taylor and Jeff are about to get prehistoric up in here. Sorta. Actually, I’m not sure WHAT era this would be considered, because  the guys look like cavemen, and they ride on dinosaur bones….I guess the Bone Age IS a … Continue reading →

He is the REAL Lizard King….BOSSK!!!! Jeff’s favorite bounty hunter, and the greatest Trandoshan of them all gets his due as Taylor and Jeff break down the only man so tough he doesn’t even need shoes in space.

Taylor and Jeff talk about a lot of toy lines, but they’ve never discussed what they would want in their own toy line. It seems like a natural progression, so this week, that’s what they’re talking about! Listen in, and … Continue reading →

It’s the early 80’s, you’re a kid with a fixation on toys that echo barbarians, medieval culture, AND science fiction. So, of COURSE, what you REALLY want is a vaguely effeminate action figure with a pageboy haircut, a crushed velvet … Continue reading →

Starriors had some of the coolest names on the planet. Were the toys as cool as the names? Wellllllll….that depends on how you feel about giant mechs that don’t ACTUALLY have humans inside. But seriously, Slaughter Steelgrave is one of … Continue reading →

Everyone’s favorite bounty hunter gets the Talking Toys treatment! Boba Fett gets dissected and judged by Taylor and Jeff. Is he the baddest man in the galaxy, or the baddest figure in the world?

The only thing more fun than Star Wars toys could have been Spaceballs toys. Alas, we never got any, but that didn’t stop Taylor and Jeff from dreaming. Listen in to find out what their version of a Spaceballs toy … Continue reading →