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Toys Were Us

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Toys Were Us

There is an undeniable fact in life: Toys have always been a part of growing up. They were the first thing we coveted. They were the vehicles for our imagination, our first friends, our baby sitters. There is no better shade of nostalgia than reminiscing on the toys that made us who we are.Every week we give an insight on a specific toy. Its rise. Its fall. Its impact.This is Toys Were Us

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Episode 103: Good Tidings For Goodnight Moon

This week, we take you on a wild journey into the history behind a tame book. [Support th... more

20 Jul 2020

42 MINS

42:48

20 Jul 2020

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Episode 102: Break Ya K'NEX

This week we snap into the history of Lego's rival, K'NEX [Support the show] (https://www... more

29 Jun 2020

40 MINS

40:47

29 Jun 2020

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Episode 101: Super Soaker? I Hardly Know Her

This week, we take it to the segregated south to learn the story of how the Super Soaker c... more

15 Jun 2020

42 MINS

42:25

15 Jun 2020

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Episode 100: And I Say Hey! (The History of Arthur)

In the ONE HUNDREDTH episode of Toys Were Us, we talk about Rick's favorite part of childh... more

25 May 2020

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:39

25 May 2020

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Episode 99: Cotton Candy Sweet And Low, Let Me See You Tootsie Roll!

This week we take it back to a simpler time, where candy was a penny, and chocolate was ki... more

18 May 2020

41 MINS

41:31

18 May 2020

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Episode 98: Winnie The Two

This week in part two of our dive into the Hundred Acre Wood, we discuss which of it's inh... more

11 May 2020

53 MINS

53:03

11 May 2020

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Episode 97: Most Of All Winnie The Pooh (Part 1: Featuring Jim Cummings)

This week, we travel to the Hundred Acre Woods to spend time with one special bear, and le... more

04 May 2020

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:08

04 May 2020

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Episode 96: Somebody Toucha My Spaghet (The Story Of Chef Boyardee)

This week we stir up a pot of delicious history of an Italian man with a heart of gold and... more

27 Apr 2020

43 MINS

43:15

27 Apr 2020

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A Death In The Family

There has been a death in my family. Please enjoy this episode of Legends & Libations (my ... more

20 Apr 2020

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:19

20 Apr 2020

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Episode 95: Why Don't You Have A Seat? (The Story Of Alice In Wonderland)

This week we grin a Cheshire grin and take you down the rabbit hole to explore the history... more

13 Apr 2020

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:59

13 Apr 2020

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Episode 94: Twister (Not The Bill Paxton Movie)

This week we go right hand red into the history of a board game that made us the pieces. ... more

06 Apr 2020

29 MINS

29:05

06 Apr 2020

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Episode 93: Ch Ch Ch Chia

This week we tend to a topic that we are all fully aware of. A pet that didn't really care... more

30 Mar 2020

42 MINS

42:44

30 Mar 2020

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Episode 92: Littlest Pet Shop (Of Horrors)

This week, in the first episode of several with a guest co-host, we talk about the history... more

23 Mar 2020

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:27

23 Mar 2020

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Episode 91: Paging Mr. Herman (The Story of Pee Wee)

This week we get wacky, with Pee Wee Herman. Hear the story on how a comedic man child bec... more

16 Mar 2020

50 MINS

50:13

16 Mar 2020

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Episode 90: No One Ever Asks "How's Waldo?"

This week we become amateur sleuths and dig up the history on a man that is hard to find. ... more

09 Mar 2020

40 MINS

40:02

09 Mar 2020

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Episode 89: Is It Worth It? Let Me Nerf It (Nerf part 1)

This week we take a look into a company with an ultimatum: It's Nerf or Nothin! [Support t... more

02 Mar 2020

16 MINS

16:04

02 Mar 2020

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Episode 88: Nintendoes What Nintendidn't (Nintendo Part 2)

This week we pick back up where we left off last month, with Nintendo on the verge of chan... more

24 Feb 2020

43 MINS

43:38

24 Feb 2020

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Episode 87: Homeward Bound And Back Again, That's The Sailors Way

CONTENT WARNING: DEATH OF AN ANIMAL! 27:00-29:35This week, we take an incredible journey t... more

17 Feb 2020

58 MINS

58:56

17 Feb 2020

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Episode 86: Under The Bridge (To Terabithia)

This week, we keep our minds wide open, as we discuss the history of a children's book tha... more

10 Feb 2020

28 MINS

28:20

10 Feb 2020

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Episode 85: Are We Human? Or Are We Skydancers?

This week we spin the history of a toyline for girls that caused literal ribs to break. Un... more

03 Feb 2020

32 MINS

32:53

03 Feb 2020

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Episode 84: Nintendo Part 1 (It Was In The Cards)

This week we take it wayyyyy back to discuss the history of a playing card company called ... more

27 Jan 2020

35 MINS

35:43

27 Jan 2020

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#121

Episode 103: Good Tidings For Goodnight Moon

#120

Episode 102: Break Ya K'NEX

#119

Episode 101: Super Soaker? I Hardly Know Her

#118

Episode 100: And I Say Hey! (The History of Arthur)

#117

Episode 99: Cotton Candy Sweet And Low, Let Me See You Tootsie Roll!

#116

Episode 98: Winnie The Two

#115

Episode 97: Most Of All Winnie The Pooh (Part 1: Featuring Jim Cummings)

#114

Episode 96: Somebody Toucha My Spaghet (The Story Of Chef Boyardee)

#113

A Death In The Family

#112

Episode 95: Why Don't You Have A Seat? (The Story Of Alice In Wonderland)

#111

Episode 94: Twister (Not The Bill Paxton Movie)

#110

Episode 93: Ch Ch Ch Chia

#109

Episode 92: Littlest Pet Shop (Of Horrors)

#108

Episode 91: Paging Mr. Herman (The Story of Pee Wee)

#107

Episode 90: No One Ever Asks "How's Waldo?"

#106

Episode 89: Is It Worth It? Let Me Nerf It (Nerf part 1)

#105

Episode 88: Nintendoes What Nintendidn't (Nintendo Part 2)

#104

Episode 87: Homeward Bound And Back Again, That's The Sailors Way

#103

Episode 86: Under The Bridge (To Terabithia)

#102

Episode 85: Are We Human? Or Are We Skydancers?

#101

Episode 84: Nintendo Part 1 (It Was In The Cards)