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 […]
Space toys at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
I am really fortunate to have the fantastic Smithsonian Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Annex just a few miles from away in Chantilly, Virginia. The other day, I took the kids to see the Space Shuttle Discovery, which arrived with much fanfare back in April, replacing the Enterprise, which had been there since the museum […]
Toy Hunter — “Rise from Ashland” episode recap and review
In this episode of Toy Hunter, Jordan Hembrough is looking for toy gold in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. His first stop is at Christine’s house which is filled (and I do mean FILLED) with toys and collectibles that she and her husband have bought at yard sales. There’s old mixed with new […]
Toy Hunter – “Jersey Shore” episode recap and review
The long awaited and much anticipated Toy Hunter premiere finally arrived. In this premiere episode, show host, Jordan Hembrough, is hunting for toys in his own backyard on the Jersey Shore. his first stop is with a collector named Andrew, who has a shed filled with totes stacked to the ceiling. It doesn’t take Jordan […]