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Retro TMNT Bliss or Miss?

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Join Jay as he takes a look at the most recent re-release of Playmates Classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figures and vehicles. Not only do we get the 4 turtles Mikey, Donny, Leo and Raph but we get a Party Wagon and Turtle Blimp all under $150 retail. Playmates has gone back to the 1988 well many times, but is this time better than the many previous iterations? Watch and find out!

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Super7 Vs. Neca Vs UA : A Party Wagon Showdown!

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Join John and Jay with special guest Mad Hatter Reviews as they breakdown the 3 TMNT Party Wagons / Turtle Vans being released by 3 different companies. What does each one feature, and which one is best? They will share their thoughts and a live poll will decide who is the victor!

This is the 300th video posted to GDL and we have hit 10k Subscribers!!! Thus, the premier episode of GDL After Dark will go down after tonights Toy Geeks! If you want to join the Toy Geeks! After Party become a Patron at: https://www.patreon.com/geekdadlife

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Neca Teases Their TMNT Party Wagon!

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Join John and Jay as they talk about the weeks Toy News. Like Neca teasing their Party Wagon. A potential leaked MOTU list says we’re getting an Origins Spector (or its an April Fools Joke?) Nacelle Toy’s is Bringing Back Sectaurs. They’ll Share their Latest Toy Hauls, and try to Stump John.

All of that and more tonight on Toy Geeks!

Link to Tony Taylor Toys: H2Ominnus toy!
https://www.tonytaylortoys.com/product/h2ominous-ultimate-ghost-figure

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TMNT Sewer Sports 4-Pack, Why Did I Buy This?

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Join Jay as he goes back to a Playmates Retro TMNT Boxset featuring the Sewer Sports All Stars! He did not like the last one featuring the movie star turtles, at the time he thought he was done with these retro repacks. Why did he change his mind? Watch this video 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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Super7 TMNT Ultimates Wave 7 Revealed!

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Join John and Jay on this special Early Bird Special edition of Toy Geeks where they will break down the announcement of the 7th wave of TMNT Ultimates from Super7.

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GI Joe RAH 40th Anniversary + Toy Fair 2022 Reveals Continue!

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Join John and Jay as they talk about the latest in toy news, like Hasbro pulling out all the stops for the 40th Anniversary of GI Joe Real American Hero. Unveiling a ton of new GI Joe Classified Figures and more.

They’ll dig into the continued Toy Fair 2022 reveals like new CGI He-Man toys from Mattel. Mcfarlane had a ton of reveals like his new 3 3/4 inch toyline that is under 10 bucks with a comic included! Super7 showing their latest Disney Ultimates wave, the return of strawberry shortcake, all of that and more tonight on Toy Geeks!

Even though this is a show dedicated to talking about toy news and collecting. We wanted to share links to several verified charities helping with the War in Ukraine:

International Rescue Committee:
https://help.rescue.org/donate/ukraine-acq?ms=ws_resq_top_nav_btn_fy22_ukraine_mmus_feb_n6568&initialms=ws_resq_top_nav_btn_fy22_ukraine_mmus_feb_n6568

Save the Children:
https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/ukraine

The International Committee of the Red Cross:
https://www.icrc.org/en/document/statement-icrc-president-peter-maurer-conflict-ukraine

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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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TMNT Ultimates Wave 4 is Fantastic!

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Join Jay as he reviews wave 4 of Super 7’s TMNT Ultimates toy line. Wave 3 was a slight disappointment, was Wave 4 a bounce back?? We get a 4K look at Muckman & Joe Eyeball, Casey Jones, Mondo Gecko, and Donatello.

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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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