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Pod Stallions MiniSode 5: Dick Miller!

We’re back with another mini (well it’s an hour, we can talk) and we’re spending this time talking about the recently deceased character actor and genre veteran, Dick Miller who played “Walter Paisley” a whole bunch! We try to stay on subject but if you’ve ever listened to us, you know how that goes. Topics […]

Toy-Ventures 6: Star Blazers toys by Nomura

This week’s installment of Toy-Ventures is all about the amazing action figure line based on the Television series we knew as “Star Blazers”.  I get into my personal love of this series and why this is the toyline I wish I could have had as a kid.   Visit us online at www.plaidstallions.com   Twitter: @plaidstallions New […]

Pod Stallions 69: The 2019 Retro Awards

It’s time for the annual Retro Awards where we celebrate the best of 2018 and all the things we enjoyed that embody the retro feelings and vibrations that we hold so dear. It was a big year and we had an amazing luxury of choice. So many comic book movies, awesome DVDs and Blurays, heck even print […]

Toy-Ventures 4: Black Hole Cereal Premiums

This week’s installment of Toy-Ventures is all about the wonderful relationship between the Movie “The Black Hole”, Shreddies cereal and Mego toys. It’s one of my favourite childhood memories. Visit us online at www.plaidstallions.com Twitter: @plaidstallions New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get […]

Toy-Ventures 1: The Shadow Crime Fighter Detection Belt

New video series from PlaidStallions.com, each episode will showcase a unique and interesting toy from our archive. This week it’s the 1977 Shadow Crime Fighter Detection Belt from Madison Industries. A curious bit of merchandise for a character that kids weren’t probably all that aware of at the time. Still glad it exists though. Look […]

The Plaid Bunker

It’s like living in the pocket of a sports coat! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Bonded Knit Slack Suit!

The number one uniform of choice for security guards who work on moon bases. We have a PodCast! It’s fun, please listen. Check out our Instagram for more stuff like this blog. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Bionic Lady!

Oh Sure, Steve gets a rocket car and a space suit but Jamie gets pretty clothes and lounge chairs? Check out our Instagram Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Pod Stallions 61: Superman!

We return once again with an all new Pod Stallions and in celebration of the Man of Steel’s 80th birthday we thought we’d make him our topic (We haven’t done this one right? Cause it feels real familiar). So we dig right in and talk about George Reeves, Filmation, the Super Friends, Dean Cain, Superboy, […]

A world of Fisher Price Adventure

By ’81 I had moved on from the wholesome (and awesome) Fisher Price Adventure People line but it was such a happy memory that I can honestly remember pouring over the new sets in every wish book. I especially recall being kind of miffed about the submarine complete with octopus “Oh sure, now they come […]