Toyriffic

Some fun shots I took the other day of a Smurf and California Raisin catching some waves.

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Spider-Rex, formerly mild mannered pterodactyl Pter Ptarker, is not only a real character in the Spiderverse and the comics that explore the spider themed multiverse, but he's also a toy!   ...

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I was on the fence about getting this Imaginext Batmobile for a few months. I saw it on Amazon and thought I'd make a commitment or not if/when I saw it at retail. Then I found out it's an Amazon...

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Sometimes a toy wins my heart by the sheer absurdity of it's existence.  I absolutely love The Incredibles. The best superhero movie ever. The sequel was enjoyable, but couldn't touch the ...

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  I found the Masters of the Universe Origins Pig-Head at Target today! Pig-Head was originally a villain in the 80s Sun-Man toyline, which was not a Mattel creation and other than bei...

http://toyriffic.blogspot.com/2022/08/pig-man-on-campus.html

 Thunderrrrrrr Rosaaaaaaa!!!! I've gotten into Professional Wrestling more in recent years than I have ever been in my entire life. AEW is a big reason, I really enjoy how they put on a sho...

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Target has been in the reissued My Little  Pony game for a while now. I've been paying them mild attention because my youngest daughter is getting into MLPs, but prefers the original styling...

http://toyriffic.blogspot.com/2019/06/my-little-pony-stranger-things-upside.html

Update: IDENTIFIED at http://ghostofthedoll.co.uk/Forum/index.php?topic=5693.0 - it's a TOMY Whimsical Wheels from 1982. Original post: I have no idea who/what this guy/gal is, and so far neit...

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I scored so incredibly big time last weekend at the flea market, coming home with all the Sesame Street Fisher-Price Little People stuff you see here for ten bucks! I've long wanted not only ...

http://toyriffic.blogspot.com/2019/04/fisher-price-little-people-sesame.html

Ok first things first, HaSBrO...this is NOT Cliffjumper! You gotta stop painting Bumblebee red and calling him Cliffjumper! STOP IT, STOP IT RIGHT NOW! Cliffjumper was a Porsche voiced by the...

http://toyriffic.blogspot.com/2019/01/transformers-bumblebee-movie-energon.html

Walgreens has been releasing exclusive Fantastic Four Marvel Legends figures for a couple years now. Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, and even Silver Surfer have all been releas...

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I found the new Transformers BotBots blind boxed individual figures at Target the other day and decided to take a chance on a few to see what they are like. My favorite of the four I found, ...

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I found the 200X Leatherhead at the flea market this past weekend, and am glad to finally add him in with my original and Nicktoons Leatherheads! Mutant gators IN THE HOUSE! I remember when ...

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While out of town for Christmas last week I went into a Five Below store and found these WWF M.U.S.C.L.E. figures, and had to grab a couple packs; most especially the pack with this cute tiny G...

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Say what you will about the new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon (I've seen some good episodes and some really bad episodes), but it can't be denied that some clever and cool lo...

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I recently won this Meat Sweats TMNT action figure on Instagram from @TMNTPlay via their #Shellheadoftheweek contest. I really like how well the cartoon design translated to action figure form ...

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I finally found the Grossery Gang Time Wars Powered Up Space Jump Pumpkin at retail! I've wanted this guy since he started showing up on toy ailes before Halloween, because no Halloween decorat...

http://toyriffic.blogspot.com/2018/11/grossery-gang-time-wars.html

The Imaginext Man Ray Hot Rod set is, for reasons I cannot begin to understand, something of a rarity. Few people ever saw it at retail (I did, once, about four years ago at a Barnes and Noble....

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First post on the blog since August 2017. Thinking about getting it dusted off and fired up again. Anyone still out there? Anyways, I picked up a few of the DC Primal Age figures from Funko...

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A recent trip to Wal-Mart yielded the Imaginext Darkseid/Parademon two pack and the DC Blind Bag Series 2 Kingdom Come Superman! This new Darkseid release from Imaginext is their second Dark...

http://toyriffic.blogspot.com/2017/08/imaginext-darkseid-parademon-and-blind.html

My Intern Darla wanted me to take a picture of some of her ducks to share on the blog. Which of course lead to a few other toys joining in on the photo opportunity. And also lead to a pic...

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At the San Jose Toy Show I attended a couple months back, I came across this terrible yet awesome BOOTLEG BATMAN ACTION FIGURE. Obviously based on the Secret Wars Captain America action figure ...

http://toyriffic.blogspot.com/2017/07/bootleg-batman-secret-wars-captain.html

Last week I reviewed the Imaginext Teen Titans GO! Raven , and today we look at STARFIRE! Starfire is a single figure set, one of the basic releases and retails for $7.99 (at Toys R Us). The...

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Imaginext is now in the TEEN TITANS GO! toy game, and they've jumped into the ring swinging! The sets are hitting retail now, being spotted at K-Mart and Toys R Us so far. I found the single ...

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"Hello, ladies!" Mattel recently released a line of Teen Titans GO! minifigures, which are a little bit 'super-deformed' and are also made up of interchangeable parts. They are being sold i...

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