Toy Geeks!

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) as they discuss an influential 80s toy line, Thundercats by LJN. This episode offers a retrospective on these classic action figure toys, sparking childhood memories and 80s memories for many. It’s a fun toy review for fans of this foundational franchise. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BwtYElPnUpeCnRlMbcM05 iHeartRadio: […] The post Thundercats 1985 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Allison Troy (Retro Toy Princess) as they dive into the one star wars toy line we had during the dark ages, Star Wars Bend-ems. Long considered the worst of Star Wars toys to hit shelves, did 30+ years of time make anything better? […] The post Star Wars Bend-ems: 1993-1994 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with a special guest Brick Something as they discuss the Kenner Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos toy line from 1986! This episode offers a deep dive into the classic action figure series, including the iconic Karate Corvette. It’s a fantastic toy review for fans of this unique […] The post Chuck Norris: 1986 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Nick Dillinger (Wait I Know You Podcast) as they conclude their discussion on the Incredible Crash Dummies! This episode is a deep dive into the classic wild 2nd and 3rd year of Tyco’s Incredible Crash Dummies toy line which brought in “Bad Guys” […] The post Crash Dummies: 1992 & 1993 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Mike Kaess as they dive into Tyco’s first year of The Incredible Crash Dummies! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BwtYElPnUpeCnRlMbcM05 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/176048439/ Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 RSS Feed: https://geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ The post Crash Dummies: 1991 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek Dad Life) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) as they revisit the year that fundamentally changed Transformers and toys forever, 1986. Transformers: The Movie got rid of so many favorite characters including Optimus Prime. It was unheard of then for kids watching Saturday morning cartoons and it really hasn’t been done to that level […] The post Transformers: 1986 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek Dad Life) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with Special Guest Mike Kaess as they continue their journey through the Transformers Generation 1 toy line, focusing on 1985! They share their thoughts on the G1 Transformers and why it was such an important year for Hasbro. Get ready for some retro Transformers toy […] The post Transformers: 1985 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek Dad Life) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) as they kick off season two with a discussion about classic transformers toys from their first year of release, 1984! They share fun memories of the toys and discuss what made them so special. Get ready for some 80s retro toy talk and nostalgia! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412 […] The post Transformers: 1984 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek Dad Life) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Ryan Doell (First Member of the Toy Geeks 5 Timers Club) as they wrap up their journey through the Kenner Real Ghostbusters toy line with a look at the 1991 toys. They share insights and fond memories of the final year of […] The post The Real Ghostbusters: 1991 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest James Eatock (Cereal Geek) as they dice in to the 1990 releases in the Real Ghostbusters toy line from Kenner! This year saw a big step back as TMNT dominated, with lots of re-use of older toy molds and Ghostbusters II tie ins […] The post The Real Ghostbusters: 1990 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Toyshiz as they continue their discussion on favorite toy lines, this time diving into the 1989 toys in Kenner’s The Real Ghostbusters! They are excited to revisit these Kenner Ghostbusters toys and share what makes them so special. It is interesting to […] The post The Real Ghostbusters: 1989 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Alex Brewer (Mondo, Gotham City Tonight) as they dive into the 1988 Real Ghostbusters toys from Kenner. This was a great 2nd year of toys with iconic vehicles, playsets, action figures and of course role play toys that helped make Kenner’s Real […] The post The Real Ghostbusters: 1988 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with Special guest Craig Goldberg (YHS Podcast, Toy Anxiety) as they kick off a new series covering Kenner’s The Real Ghostbusters toy line! We’ll be diving, into the first year of toys that include our 4 hero’s, Stay Puff, Slimer, Ecto 1 and more! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412 […] The post The Real Ghostbusters: 1987 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Jake Stevens (From 4-LOM to Zuckuss) as they breakdown the LAST 2 years of Power of the Force figures. The overabundance of previously released POFT2 and The Phantom Menace figures meant that the last few figures in Power of the Force 2 […] The post Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1999-1999 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Griffin Newman (Blank Check w/ Griffin & David, George Lucas Talk Show) as they dive into part 2 of 1998’s Star Wars Power of the Force 2 toys from Kenner (Hasbro)! 1998 was a year before the prequels but that didn’t stop Lucasfilm […] The post Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1998 Part 2 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay ( Geek. Dad. Life ) and Dan ( Secret Galaxy ) along with Allison Troy ( Retro Toy Princess ) as they kick off 1998’s Power of the Force 2 toys! This year had some all time classic releases that really showed some of the lines BEST figures that still haven’t been matched […] The post Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1998 Part 1 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Mike Kaess as they dive into the second half of Star Wars toys released in 1997! These figures saw a shift from the overly buff looks and gave us more deep cuts that Star Wars fans always wanted in figure form. Join […] The post Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1997 Part 2 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Ken Plume as they jump into the first half of figures from 1997’s Power of the Force 2. The special edition releases of the original Star Wars Trilogy were a big deal in 1997 and the toy line was a big deal […] The post Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1997 Part 1 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Ryan Doell (Gotham City Tonight, Toy Anxiety) as they dive into one of the first NEW additions to the Star Wars mythos in the post Power of the Force 2 Era: Shadows of the Empire. Well before fans had divided responses to […] The post Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1996 “Shadows of the Empire” appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Jason aka Toy Otter as they explore the genesis of toy collecting, action figure fandom and the return of star wars with the Power of the Force 2 toy line. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BwtYElPnUpeCnRlMbcM05 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/176048439/ Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 […] The post Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1996 appeared first on Geek. Dad. Life..