Talking Toys With Taylor and Jeff

Rrrraaawwwrrrrr. That’s Wookie for “On this week’s Talking Toys, the guys continue their dissection of the Kenner Star Wars line with everyone’s favorite walking carpet, CHEWBACCA!!!! Listen in and find out how the guys feel about an action figure that … Continue reading →

Guilty Pleasures. We all have them: Cheesy music, awful movies, trashy novels, etc. Taylor and Jeff have some Guilty Pleasures of the plastic variety, and this week they present them to you, our dear listeners. What are their favorite bad … Continue reading →

It’s time for Taylor to spend even MORE time talking about Mr. LadyBugHeadMan, aka Zodac. Aka Zodak. Aka who the H&%$ knows? But seriously, Taylor and Jeff continue their dismantling of the Masters of the Universe action figures with the … Continue reading →

So, when you start listening to this show, you’ll hear Jeff spend SEVERAL minutes talking about some candy his mom made at Christmas. Just stick with it, it all comes around to toys at the end, we promise. Speaking of … Continue reading →

This week, Taylor and Jeff continue their exploration of the vintage Kenner Star Wars line with the first Princess Leia Organa action figure! You’ve probably never heard 2 grown men discuss a female action figure in such detail without it … Continue reading →

In this week’s episode, Taylor and Jeff discuss times when they’ve done a “purge” of their collections, getting rid of the things that they just aren’t that into any longer, or the items that have to go to make room … Continue reading →

It’s time for another action figure extravaganza! This time Taylor and Jeff focus on Taylor’s favorite, SKELETOR!!! In case you weren’t aware, Taylor LOVES him some Skeletor, and by the end of this show, you MIGHT understand why. Enjoy!

Jeff REALLY misses the 80s. Big hair, shoulder pads, synthesizers, neon, and cartoons based on hyperviolent movies. And the toys that went with those cartoons. Kenner was in fine form when they gave us Robocop and the Ultra Police. Were … Continue reading →

Eventually you guys will get tired of listening to us, but until that day, here’s more!!! Taylor and Jeff went on a vintage toy run today and felt compelled to share their haul with you, their dear listeners. Here’s one … Continue reading →

Hey! You guys! Jeff read a book! And it was awesome! And he knows the guy who wrote it! So he sat down with the guy who wrote and talked to him about writing it. This week, Jeff interviews Cory … Continue reading →

It’s the next edition of our new spinoff! This time out, we start our journey through the Kenner Star Wars vintage figure line, beginning with Luke Skywalker from 1978. What do Taylor and Jeff think of this figure, which introduced … Continue reading →

Time for another minisode discussion! After our Blackstar ep, Taylor and Jeff were so impressed with the box art for the line that they decided to dedicate an entire minisode to their favorite box art. They’re glad you don’t think … Continue reading →

Despite what Jeff says in the intro, this is an Action Figure EXCLUSIVE! The first of many! This time out, Taylor and Jeff talk at-length about He-Man, the flagship character from Mattel’s Masters of the Universe line from the early … Continue reading →

Remember Masters of the Universe? Yeah, that was awesome, right? Remember Blackstar? I didn’t think so. But you should, because without Blackstar, we have no MOTU. What is this that I speak of? You’ll have to listen to find out. … Continue reading →

This time around, Jeff thought it would be interesting to discuss which 2 or 3 toy lines he and Taylor would complete a set of, if money and space were no object, to try to crystallize just which toy lines … Continue reading →

1983. The year we said goodbye to Star Wars movies. Until they made more. It was also the year we got some of the greatest toys ever made. With Return of the Jedi, Kenner really hit their stride and knocked … Continue reading →

You know folks, Taylor and Jeff LOVE toys. Even toys that aren’t all that great. But sometimes, you just have to tell it like it is. And sometimes, that means a line that doesn’t deserve a full-fledged episode of Talking … Continue reading →

Where do we get those wonderful toys? Usually from Kenner or Hasbro (or Mattel, if you’re Taylor). THIS time, however, they came from an upstart company called Toy Biz. Great name, great toys. Well, pretty good toys. Was justice served … Continue reading →

We promised we’d do it, and we did it! Taylor and Jeff sat down to watch that greatest of 80’s action epics, MEGAFORCE!!! They talked ALL The way through the movie, so you can hear what they have to say … Continue reading →

Nope. Not THAT Megaforce. No flying motorcycles. No jeeps that change color. No Barry Bostwick in a lion’s mane haircut and luxurious beard wearing a gold jumpsuit. None of that. But what this MegaForce (notice the capital “f”) DOES offer … Continue reading →

…THAT is the question that we ask today. It’s a debate that rages from the toy aisle to the convention floor. Are you an “opener” or do you keep your toys sealed in the box/on the card? You may be … Continue reading →

Oh, Kenner, our beloved, belated Kenner toys. You were awesome. You were amazing. You…..made Alan Rickman look like a disco queen??? Once upon a time, there was a Robin Hood with an American accent. That Robin Hood’s name was Kevin … Continue reading →

Some thoughts on Philip Seymour Hoffman and Addiction. Mostly Addiction.

In our first minisode, Taylor and Jeff discuss the relative merits of Gentle Giant’s Premier Guild Membership and MattyCollector’s subscription service. Find out which the guys prefer, and hear Taylor protest just a LITTLE too much about his disdain for … Continue reading →

It’s the show many of you have been waiting for, it’s the THUNDERCATS, ho! That may have read differently than I planned it, but you get the idea. If it’s a human/feline hybrid, you know it HAD to be the … Continue reading →