Jordan is in Austin, Texas, and his first stop is Wonko’s, a shop that sells new and vintage toys. The shop’s owner, Eric, takes Jordan to the infamous “back room” which has shelves filled with toys. It doesn’t take long before Jordan buys something–a Canadian 1985 Darkseid Destroyer, which he buys for $75–less than he might […]
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Our kids have iPads, we had Colorforms
A while back, I tweeted “Our kids have iPads, we had Colorforms,” and it led to some conversations about Colorforms and I was asked to show the sets I have in my collection. It took me a little longer than planned, but I finally managed to assemble all of my sets in a teetering tower […]
Collection Intervention — “Two Houses Divided” episode recap and review
When I read the description for this week’s episode of Collection Intervention, I wasn’t too excited because its focus was on Barbies and Hot Wheels–two things that don’t interest me much–but I am a sucker for collectors and their collections, and this show totally sucked me in. This episode begins at Jack and Debbie’s house, […]
This week’s topic from the League: Saturday Morning Cartoons!
This week’s topic was suggested by Poe Ghostal, so send all complaints his way… — You’ve been hired to program the ultimate Saturday morning experience for kids across the nation–create your own ideal Saturday morning cartoon schedule. — Once you put up a post on your site add a comment below with the URL. Next Monday, […]
The League has spoken: Mixtapes
Last week, the League was asked to write up a dozen songs that were forever being looped on our mixtapes in high school. As expected, this topic generated a HUGE variety of responses, and was a ton of fun! So, sit back and take a trip down memory lane with these dulcet tunes, brought to you […]