Toy Geeks!

Jay Glatfelter and Dan Larson

Diving into your favorite toy lines, one year at a time! Each week Jay Glatfelter (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan Larson (Secret Galaxy) break down a specific year in a different toy line.

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Wednesday · 1 hr 55 min
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 1989
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’s. 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-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 1989 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..
September 30 · 1 hr 31 min
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 1988
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 were a kid collecting these back in the day or you are just getting into vintage toy collecting, this review breaks down what made the line stand out. 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-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 1988 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..
September 9 · 1 hr 37 min
Pirates of Dark Water: 1991
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 Toy Geeks! 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-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Pirates of Dark Water: 1991 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..
July 14 · 1 hr 55 min
Kenner’s Super Powers: 1986
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 the toy line and shares rare behind the scenes photos and insights into figures that should have been included in wave 3 as well as the toys that would have been in the unreleased wave 4. So many great insights in this ep, if you love toys you do not want to miss this one! 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-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Kenner’s Super Powers: 1986 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..
July 1 · 1 hr 10 min
Kenner’s Super Powers: 1985
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 worked or not. 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-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Kenner’s Super Powers: 1985 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..
June 24 · 1 hr 36 min
Kenner’s Super Powers: 1984
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! 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-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Kenner’s Super Powers: 1984 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..
June 17 · 2 hr 18 min
Masters of the Universe: 2004
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 things going with their stactions, and while they looked AMAZING, we’re left wondering of all that could have been with a the 4H getting to complete their full 200X MOTU vision. 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-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Masters of the Universe: 2004 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..
June 10 · 1 hr 56 min
Masters of the Universe: 2003
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/id1518473412 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BwtYElPnUpeCnRlMbcM05 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/176048439/ Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Masters of the Universe: 2003 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..
June 3 · 1 hr 59 min
Masters of the Universe: 2002
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 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BwtYElPnUpeCnRlMbcM05 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/176048439/ Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Masters of the Universe: 2002 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..
May 27 · 1 hr 44 min
Star Wars Episode 1: 1999 Part 3
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 of 1999, this is your episode! 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-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Star Wars Episode 1: 1999 Part 3 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..
May 13 · 1 hr 58 min
Star Wars Episode 1: 1999 Part 2
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/id1518473412 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BwtYElPnUpeCnRlMbcM05 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/176048439/ Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Star Wars Episode 1: 1999 Part 2 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..
May 6 · 1 hr 40 min
Star Wars Episode 1: 1999
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.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-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Star Wars Episode 1: 1999 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

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