Greetings my time traveling companions! We’re dusting off the ole Toychest Time Machine for a special trip back to 1994, a time when gross-out toys (you know, the ones that that squirted, oozed, “blurp’d,” and spewed) were on top. Combine that with the popularity of “pocket toys” like Polly Pocket and Mighty Max and what […]
Toychest Time Machine
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There are lots of different kinds of stuffed bears out there, but none quite as “beastly” as Beasty Bears. Released in 1991 by Tonka—presumably to appeal to the boys market—these eye-offendingly multi-colored monstrosities looked cute and cuddly on the outside, but flip them inside out and you unleashed the beast (“big fangs with claws in […]
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After two major films and a long-running comic book, 1990 saw DC Comic’s Swamp Thing branch out into not only a TV series (Swamp Thing: The Series) but an animated series (Swamp Thing: The Animated Series) for kids. While the TV took many of its queues from the films, the cartoon had only a passing […]
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I can still remember my first… Masters of the Universe action figure. I received a present from an aunt out in California. It was early in 1982, or perhaps some time in the summer. It was definitely before Fall; I know because I wanted (and got) Beastman for my birthday that year, so by November […]