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Haslab Proton Pack Unlocks Dreams!

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Join Jay as he lives out a childhood dream of owning a full size accurate replica of a Ghostbusters Proton Pack! The Hasbro Pulse Haslab project was a big success, but does it deliver on its promise of a full scale Proton Pack replica at a fraction of the price of a custom one? Watch this 4K review to find out!

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Bootleg Ghostbusters Toys? Jocsa kept RGB Alive in Argentina

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Join Jay as explores an often overlooked part of Ghostbusters Toy History. Argentinian toy maker Jocsa kept the Real Ghostbusters toyline alive after Kenner stopped producing RGB figures in 1991. In 1992 Jocsa brought back a lot of favorites from the Kenner releases, and did some new things, like these variants of the “Slimed Heroes”. These were fully licensed figures from Kenner, Columbia Pictures and are often mistaken for bootlegs. I’ve wanted these figures for over 20 years, are they worth the wait?

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Hasbro X Mego Ghostbusters Crossover!

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Join Jay as he reviews the Hasbro X Mego Crossover that gives us fairly accurate (for a Mego figure) Ghostbusters figures! This partnership isn’t necessarily something that Toy Collecting Ghostbusters fans really wanted (That would be a NECA or Super7 Real Ghostbusters line) but its still nice to get new Ghostbusters toys as Hasbro goes dormant with the license while there is no new media to support it.

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Top 10 MOC Toylines of All Time!

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Join Jay as he picks what he thinks are the Top 10 MOC Toylines of all time (plus some honorable mentions) With Hasbro’s Zero Plastic initiative possibly changing MOC toys forever, Jay thought it would be a good idea to look back and see with toylines and toy makers made some of the best Mint on Card toys. Will it be Mattel’s Masters of the Universe? Kenner’s Super Powers? OR Kenner’s Star Wars taking the top spot??? Watch to find out!

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Our Biggest Toy Collecting Regrets!

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From the GDL Archives comes an unreleased (in video form) episode of Toy Geeks! Where John and Jay share their biggest Toy Collecting Regrets. Including a story where John passed on cases of case fresh G1 Transformers toys, and Jay passes on a toy collection that inspires his passion for toy collecting today!

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The LAST Ghostbusters Afterlife Toys

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Join Jay as he reviews what might be the last toys supporting the release of Ghostbusters Afterlife by Hasbro. If these are the last toys, Hasbro is ending on a high note. Both the figures and their companion ghosts like the Bug Eye Ghost and Muncher, shine! Watch this 4k review of Phoebe, Podcast, Lucky and Trevor the next generation of Ghostbusters!

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MOTU CGI Castle Grayskull Revealed! + Toy Fair 2022 Roundup!

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Join John and Jay as they talk about the latest in toy news like Mattel revealing their CGI He-Man version of the Castle Grayskull Playset. They’ll also do a roundup of most of the “Toy Fair 2022” reveals that many toy companies dropped this weekend. Like Playmates finally doing something new with TMNT but having NECA immediately outshining them with a flurry of TMNT updates.

They’ll share their latest toy hauls and try to Stump John, all of that and more tonight on Toy Geeks!

Link to CGI Castle Grayskull news from ToyNewsI: https://toynewsi.com/241-41870

Link to Mad Hatter’s TMNT news roundup!: https://youtu.be/5GdDzS0Br6s

Link to Pixel Dan’s NECA Secret of the Ooze reveal: https://youtu.be/9S2-kiw4Vl4

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Mego Ghostbusters, A Must Buy??

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Join John and Jay as they talk about the latest in toy news like Hasbro partnering with Mego to make Mego style Ghostbusters figures. They’ll discuss whether or not they’re a must buy for Ghostbusters fans. Super7 revealed their Reaction Roger Rabbit toy line, is this the Roger Rabbit toys we’ve been waiting for? They’ll try to Stump John and share their latest toy hauls, all of that and more tonight on Toy Geeks!

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Tip Changed on Spengler Neutrona Wands, DELAYED to 2023

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Join Jay live as he discusses his thoughts on the production change to Spengler’s Neutrona Wand adding a Orange Safety Tip to the re-release of the wand that was meant to go along side the Haslab Proton Pack. Is it a big deal? Will People cancel their orders of not just the wand but the pack as well? Join us for a live discussion!

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Geek. Dad. Life. Toy Room Tour! 2021 Edition!

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Join Jay as he shares a look at his Toy Room on New Years Eve 2021. He added MOTU Origins to his vintage Masters of the Universe collection. Finally got his Bravestarr collection displayed again, and more!

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