Toys

LEGO Muppets are Coming! This is Not a Drill!

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The full first series of LEGO Muppets minifigs

This post contains affiliate links. Never before have two such great tastes that taste great together collided in the toy aisles. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, LEGO Muppets are coming. Besides Star Wars, Marvel and DC LEGO sets, the brick building company has tackled some amazing pop-culture properties as Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and The Simpsons. They recently released a Sesame Street set which basically laid the groundwork for Jim Henson’s furry, funny family. I …

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The A-Team Van Crashes into Toy Shelves Everywhere

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Playmobil A-Team van group shot

Playmobil has come a real long way since I was a kid. The biggest adventure I had was pitting my construction workers against my sister’s Playmobil knights. (The construction workers always won. I mean, c’mon, a dump truck versus some horses?) But recently, the toy company has put out collector-loving sets based around ’80s favorites such as Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and Scooby-Doo. And now? Well, now they’ve upped the adventure level exponentially with …

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OMG! You Can Buy The Office and He-Man Fisher Price Little People Figures

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Fisher Price Little People Collector Sets

This post contains affiliate links. If you grew up in the ’70s, chances are some of your best friends were Fisher Price Little People. Fisher-Price really hit it out of the ballpark with its line of little wooden characters that did super exciting things like drive a car or go to school. Seriously, I must’ve spent a few thousand hours as a kid driving cars up and down the ramp of the Little People Service …

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Lego Daily Bugle Review – It’s Better Than Awesome

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This post contains affiliate links. My Holy Grail of Legos has always been the Lego Star Wars Death Star. My amazingly loving and generous wife crossed that one off my list a few birthdays ago and it was absolutely worth the wait. Sure, I’ve done plenty of Marvel and Star Wars Legos since then and they’ve all been great. But nothing, nothing filled with me pure everything-is-awesomeness like that Death Star. Until now… Meet the …

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Celebrate Father’s Day with the Father of Marvel Comics: Stan Lee

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Marvel Legends Stan Lee Action Figure

I bought myself an early Father’s Day present. Yep, when I saw the new Marvel Legends Stan Lee action figure, I knew it had to be mine. My home office is cluttered (I mean that in the most complimentary way!) with all sorts of action figures, Legos, statues and more based on comic books, Star Wars, cartoons and pop culture. From Captain America to Danger Mouse to Mr. T to even Kool-Aid Man, I like to surround …

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