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On Toy Geeks! John and Jay share their passion for action figures and toy collecting. Each week they cover a different topic related to the world of toys.
Join Jay Glatfelter (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan Larson (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Ted Biaselli (Masters of the Universe: Revolution) as they discuss the Masters of the Universe film staring Dolph Lungren, Frank Langella, and a young Courtney Cox. They dive into the crazy lead up to making the film and discuss whether […]
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We have arrived at 1987 the LAST year for Mattel’s Masters of the Universe toy line. Even though this was the end there were plenty of new figures including ones supporting (and not supporting) the 1987 Masters of the Universe film. We have the start of the line that never got to be in the […]
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1986 still brought some iconic Masters of the Universe toys to the aisle but some toys showed how the line was running out of steam in its second to last year. Join Jay Glatfelter (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan Larson (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Ryan Doell (Toy Anxiety and Gotham City Tonight) as they […]
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If 1984 was the rise to the top. 1985 was the beginning of the end for Masters of the Universe. This year had the MOST new toys released and introduced the Horde but sales fell $50 million short of expectations. Join Jay and Dan with special guest Nate Baertsch (MOTU and Four Horsemen artist) as […]
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Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Pixel Dan as they dive into the Masters of the Universe toys released in 1984. 84 was MOTU’s first BIG year and we dive into everything from every release, the Masterverse New Eternia toyline starting to rival Masters of the Universe Classics and […]
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Join Jay Glatfelter (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan Larson (Secret Galaxy) with special guest James Eatock (Cereal Geek) as they talk about the animated Filmation series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. James wrote He-Man and She-Ra: A Complete Guide to the Classic Animated Adventures and brings his extensive knowledge of animated He-Man to […]
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Join Jay and Dan with special guest Jay from Sludge Central and the Purple Stuff Podcast as they talk about Masters of Universe in 1983, the second year of the toyline. MOTU still didn’t reach its peak in ’83 but there were a lot of iconic releases like Trap Jaw, Tri-Klops, Panthor and Point Dread. […]
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It’s 1982, the first year of the Masters of the Universe toy line from Mattel. With the first 8 figures including He-Man and Skeletor. The first vehicles, beasts and the legendary Castle Grayskull. Year one of MOTU had a lot to offer kids of the 80s. Join Jay and Dan as they dive in to […]
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Learn from Nate Baertsch who with Axel Giménez and Roy Juarez created the beautiful artwork for Mattel’s upcoming Castle Grayskull from the Masters of the Universe Origins toy line. Nate Baertsch shares insider stories behind the making of the MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull, like why they chose the more vibrant color scheme as well […]
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