In 1989, Mattel toy company released a transforming toy line representing the storyline of the Computer Warriors. These toys released from 1989 to 1990 when an animated pilot episode of the characters also released. The pilot episode unfortunately never picked up but later came out as just one 22 minute film on VHS. These toys and animated video of the late 80s to early 90s showed significant importance. With the rising development and curiosity of computers and technology, Mattel’s toys tapped into this technological world with incredible creativity. Follow along with us through this Retrospe ..read more

In 1990 the animated action environmentalist series, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, came out. This series lasted for six seasons and told the story of the Planeteers group and the superhero, Captain Planet. The story began with character Gaia sending out five powerful rings to chosen kids around the world, each representing an earthly element. The kids chosen, Kwame, Linka, Wheeler, Ma-Ti, and Gi, then work together to solve environmental disasters to care for our planet. From this series, toys, comics, and a video game also released. Read our Captain Planet Retrospective to learn more abo ..read more

The Captain Planet and the Planeteers animated action series released in 1990. The series broadcasted on TBS from September 15, 1990 to December 5, 1992. This series’ sequel, The New Adventures of Captain Planet, began airing the next year from September 11, 1993 to May 11, 1996. Since this long running popular series, toys, comics, and even a video game came out for these heroic characters. Follow along in this Retrospective of Captain Planet to go through the years of this widely loved and popular storyline. The storyline of Captain Planet begins with the character, Gaia, who embodies the sp ..read more

Crystar, Crystal Warrior, a fantasy-based comic book series published by Marvel in the early 1980s began the inspiration for Crystar toys. These toys first debuted throughout stores in 1982 and captivated fans all over the world. The toys’ multiple crystal transformations and posable possibilities took the interest of many fans. The toy company, Remco, created toys with imaginative design and detail. Although Crystar toys reached popularity initially, the toy line discontinued a couple years later in 1984. Since then, Crystar toys developed a nostalgic following, gaining popularity once again ..read more

Jump into this Top 10 Expensive Tron Collectibles list with us. We will dive into the expansive technological world of Tron and look into the collectibles’ valuable history. The epic story of Tron first came out as a movie on July 9, 1982 distributed by Walt Disney. It sparked popularity being one of the first major motion films to use computer generated imagery (CGI). Since 1982, the story of Tron through these movies, video games, and toys have brought joy to people all around the world. In the past 40 years, some of these collectibles have grown tremendously in value. We will be exploring t ..read more

This 90s animated series about four half-human half-shark teenagers aired from 1994 to 1997. Street Sharks tells the story of these four boys whose father was kidnapped and turned into a monster by the evil scientist, Dr. Paradigm. Then, when the boys try to rescue him, Dr. Paradigm turns them into anthropomorphic sharks. The story began in 1994 and gained popularity of fans through the animated series, toys, comics, and more. Follow along in this Retrospective of Street Sharks with us as we go through the years of these heroic characters. Join Us on a Retrospective of Street Sharks Follow alo ..read more

For many of us, music has been a throughline throughout our youth, adolescence, and into adulthood. We’ve experienced many flavors of music, likely ranging from the 1960s and beyond! Considering this, we wanted to explore the toys of many of our beloved musicians, with a focus on those from the ‘70s to the ‘90s. Join us as we revisit some of the most popular musicians from across several decades as we learn about the top 10 musician toys! This list spans many decades of music and many different toy brands. Due to the artists in our list, we hope that some of these artists will strike a chord a ..read more

The Diaclone toy line first released in 1980 and is the series that started the widely popular Transformers toys. Although toy companies released changing robots previously, Diaclone made this feature it’s central purpose. This line of toys, released by Takara Toys in Japan, include robots and vehicles that transform. The Hasbro toy company then licensed Diaclone and Microman by Takara in the 80s to create the Transformers toys. Journey with us through the years and learn all about Diaclone toys, from it’s starting in 1980 to modern day. The Original Diaclone Toy Line The Diaclone original sc ..read more

Among many fantasy films, The Lord of the Rings trilogy is the series that automatically comes to mind for people all around the world. This iconic story first began as a novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien, published in July 1954. The book series from the mid 1900s proved to be one of the best-selling book series’ of all time. Decades later, the groundbreaking set of movies not only captured fans of the original book but also introduced the fantasy storyline to an entirely new generation. These epic films, released in 2001, 2002, and 2003, are still frequently talked about today. The series conti ..read more

In January 1979, the popular American action comedy series, The Dukes of Hazzard, first aired. This series, consistently among top-rated television shows from the late 70s to the mid 80s, drew in millions of fans. This series quickly became a big hit which spiked the launch of toys (1980), video games (1984-2004), movies (1997-2007), and more. The Dukes of Hazard storyline centered around cousins Bo Duke (John Schneider) and Luke Duke (Tom Wopat) who constantly got into trouble. As they ran from the law and their nemesis, Boss Hogg, these characters’ wild adventures led to comedic escapes and ..read more