{"id":23795,"date":"2024-05-20T21:03:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T01:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/?p=23795"},"modified":"2024-05-20T21:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T01:03:55","slug":"toy-ventures-the-saga-of-tonkas-steel-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/toy-ventures-the-saga-of-tonkas-steel-monsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Toy-Ventures: The Saga of Tonka&#8217;s STEEL MONSTERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Toy-Ventures: The Saga of Tonka&#039;s STEEL MONSTERS\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R5SMNa94UuU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In honour of the release of Furiosa, Toy-Ventures looks at the most excellent 1980s Post-Apocalyptic Toy Line: Tonka&#8217;s Steel Monsters. 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