1982 gave you your choice of Lucasfilm action figures, Spielberg action figures, or if you were feeling particularly adventur...

I'd like to spend a rainy afternoon with all that Space Lego with cartoons blaring, I imagine that would be restorative... W...

When I think about 1982, my mind drifts to three things, action figures, Doctor Who novels (mostly written by Terrance Dicks) and VIDE...

While I had (briefly) "grown out" of action figures by 1983, I still liked to shove my face up against the bakery window so to ...

This toy trade ad from Spring 1982 showed a rather ambitious merchandise campaign for the Dark Crystal including Hasbro (actually the...

For our 54th show, we start with a brief (well for us) discussion about our thoughts on the newest actor to take the mantle of Doctor...

This piece literally fell out of a drawer this morning, I find it wonderful that some kid kept this clipping for 30 years until it landed...

I've never read more than one Sgt. Rock comic and I missed the toys when they were new but I really think they're neat....

1982 saw the Universal monsters depart Ben Cooper and move over to Collegeville for a glorious rebranding. The monster were all given w...

I love that this page from 1982 still has some of the more solid 70s designs like that DC comics Super heroines design with the more t...

Click on the image for a larger view I found this single page in the back of a 1982 Mattel Germany catalog and for some reason it kind o...

  Kenner Sea Wees were a yearly staple during the late 1970s/early 1980s, poart fashion doll, part bath toy, these figures had a lastin...

Meccanno Action Man 1982 Palitoy Action Man wasn't just marketed to children in the UK it also spread to countries such as France...

Annie was a film based on the hit 1977 broadway musical which in itself was based on the classic syndicated comic strip "Little Orpha...

Fleetwood Toys introduced the "Wacky Truck" in 1982, combining the Wacky Pack to a toy? Perfection! My only problem with it is I ...

The big budget film "Legend of the Lone Ranger" saw a triumphant return to the license by toy company Gabriel (who had made some p...