A weekly newsletter from the desk of Todd Coopee

September 2, 2016

Here are a few highlights from the blog this week:

Milton from Milton Bradley (1980)

With recorded phrases like “Hey, Hey, Hey”, “Ridiculous”, “Absurd” and “Nicely Done”, Milton the electronic game has attitude! READ MORE

The Friday Five: Tom Berges

Do you remember the feeling you had as a kid as the opening crawl to Star Wars rolled up the screen? Tom Berges sure remembers that feeling. His years growing up watching the movies and playing with Star Wars merchandise led to his creating and curating the popular website igrewupstarwars.com. READ MORE

Toy Tales Weekly: The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (G.L.O.W.) Edition

Alison Brie is going to star in Netflix’s 1980s lady-wrestling series G.L.O.W. and 7 other things I wanted to share this week.

Alison Brie is going to star in Netflix’s 1980s lady-wrestling series G.L.O.W.
Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble used to smoke Winston cigarettes. Who knew!
Unsheathe your Visa! Here's a look at the ten most expensive Lego sets.
Spoiler alert. Bob Ross, the artist behind those happy trees, had naturally straight hair.
Here's a flashback to the '30s and '40s when there was a war on pinball machines in the U.S.
Another reason to visit! Over 700 Barbies are on display at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
The selfie has been around longer than you might think.
Amaze your friends by making this origami Millennium Falcon.

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