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Electric Company Electronics

I have no idea if this Electric Company merchandise by Vanity Fair ever got released but I loved this show as a kid and would have been all over that Fargo North radio and Jennifer of the Jungle items. Not surprising, Vanity Fair also had the Spider-Man license so even he’s involved. “Send Spidey those […]

Big Mouth Singers

I can’t remember if I had these guys or my memories are simply from all the times I played with this in toy and department stores. Either way, good times….

Mexican Aquaman

Tracked down a toy I’ve wanted for ages recently and it’s certainly not the Aquaman, let alone a Shogun Warrior you’re probably familiar with but I can explain some of this mystery after the jump.  You see in Japan, Popy created a Jumbo Machinder (which is what Shogun Warriors were based on)  of one of […]

La Maison des Muppets

I found this in a toy catalog from France, Statler and Waldorf didn’t make their way onto a lot of merchandise so it’s nice to see them get so much real estate….

Pod Stallions 41 : Robots!

For our 41st episode (and 3rd of 2016 if you’re keeping count) we’re joined by Famous Monsters of Filmland Editor David Weiner (@tikiambassador) for a discussion of all things robotic. We each pick and discuss our personal three favourite and least favourite mechanical men from film and television over the decades and discuss why. Along […]