Category: Toys
Saying Goodbye to Warduke
About five years ago I stumbled upon an item in an antique shop that took my breath away....
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Micro, But Many!
The late 80s was a weird time for me, toy and collecting-wise, because I was racing into my...
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Customizing My Love of the Transformers and G.I. Joe
About five years ago I wrote a piece here at Branded about my adoration for the idea of crossing...
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Branded in the 80s Podcast Episode 18 – Random Toy Memories
On the latest episode of the show I spend a few minutes relating a couple of random toy memories...
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Scraps, an Unlikely Monster Squad Collectible
Over the last five or six years my love for the film The Monster Squad has taken me to all kinds...
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Reclaiming My Childhood, Part 7,235: The Silverhawks
Back in 1987, around the time I was nine or ten years-old and in the 5th grade, I was always in a...
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Future Cyborg Fan #17CFC772 Reporting for Duty!
Two and a half years ago I was introduced to the world of Future Cyborg and my activity on youtube...
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A Closer look at Conky-2000
I’ve been a fan of Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) since I first saw his HBO special with my...
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Mementos from the Abyss
If there’s one thing that running an 80s-themed website has taught me over the last 13 years...
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Making Due with G.I. Joe
We live in a pretty amazing time when it comes to pop culture fandom. It seems like these days...
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Bootlegging Dreams Into Reality
The world is a very weird and wonderful place sometimes, and on occasion a convergence occurs...
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It’s the End, the End of the Century
Wall to, wall-to-wall toys, Lets Go! Wall to, wall-to-wall toys, Lets Go! Wall to, wall-to-wall...
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