Rando Rob
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Rando Rob 0110 – Mini Bluetooth Boombox
This boombox may be tiny in size, but it’s big in sound! Just kidding, the sound is pretty tiny too. And tinny. YouTube: https://youtu.be/3Y0aKcDKWHk Support […]
Rando Rob 0109 – T-Rex Sandwich Cutter
On this episode of Rando Rob I show off this cute dinosaur-shaped sandwich cutter that hopefully nobody pooped on. YouTube: https://youtu.be/9tzFwcTSc9Y Support Rando Rob at […]
Rando Rob 0086 – Collectible Darth Vaders
Star Wars keeps making new movies, but marketing old characters. Here are two interesting Darth Vader items in my collection–one old, and one new! YouTube: […]
Rando Rob 0085 – C16 and Commodore Plus 4
I am known for my love of the Commodore 64, but not everything the company touched was gold. Most of it wasn’t in fact. YouTube: […]
Rando Rob 0084 – Star Wars Folders and Manuals
In 7th grade I got Return of the Jedi folders for school. In this episode I find my old Kenner Star Wars manuals and Bantha […]
Rando Rob 0083 – Yamato Ninja Whiskey
A whiskey bottle shaped like a ninja? It makes perfect sense, especially once you learn about this history of the Nasty Pirates! YouTube: https://youtu.be/f1fvZkxn3GE Support […]
Rando Rob 0082 – Cassette Tapes
I got rid of most of my old cassettes, but still have about a dozen, including the debut album from comedy legend Judy Tenuda. YouTube: […]
Rando Rob 0108 – Carnival Cruise Badges
We’re back with brand new episodes of Rando Rob. Today I talk about the badges I kept from my last cruise, and why they’re important […]
Rando Rob 0081 – Giant Silent Bob Figure
I was an early fan of Clerks, and a little less so as time went on, but can I help it if I look like […]
Rando Rob 0080 – Vintage Monster Books
These monster books from the 1970s made me think I could build my own masks, monsters, and special effects. I couldn’t, but I tried! YouTube: […]
Rando Rob 0078 – Star Wars Soundtrack Anthology CDs
I was super excited to find this Star Wars box set for sale in a pawn shop one time. This box set got me excited […]
Rando Rob 0077 – Hanna-Barbera Animation Workshop
Although it never paid off, I bought this software because I thought it would help me make Scooby Doo cartoons. Things didn’t work out. YouTube: […]
Rando Rob 0076 – Dragon’s Lair Lunchbox
A game of Dragon’s Lair cost 50 cents and, for me, lasted about 90 seconds. This lunchbox cost a little more, but kept my lunch […]
Rando Rob 0074 – White Castle Hat
I had to reshoot this one! This episode is a little about this White Castle Hat, and a lot about what White Castle means to […]
Rando Rob 0073 – Jar Jar’s Candy Tongue
If you wondered what Jar Jar’s tongue tasted like after seeing Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, this is the candy for you. I never opened […]
Rando Rob 0072 – Blank Floppy Disks
Boxes of blank floppy disks might seem like a boring birthday gift, but back when I had my Commodore 64 and a modem, there’s nothing […]
Rando Rob 0071 – Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Infocom
Infocom’s classic interactive fiction game that I did not completely understand until I was older and had read the book. Don’t Panic! YouTube: https://youtu.be/w4TTCpUQCIg Support […]
Rando Rob 0070 – Mouse Pads!
I might have been scraping the bottom of the barrel the week I decided to show off my mouse pad collection! YouTube: https://youtu.be/RUKYEDEguZ4 Support Rando […]
Rando Rob 0069 – Boatfest 2022
A brief recap and data dump after attending Boatfest 2022, a retrocomputing gathering in Hurricane, West Virginia. Unique “on the road” episode. YouTube: https://youtu.be/iDFZ6qkAZrc Support […]
Rando Rob 0068 – Fisher Price Adventure People
Here are a few of the Fisher Price Adventure sets I had as a kid. The best thing was that they were compatible with Star […]
Rando Rob 0067 – Wargames on VHS
I only saved my favorite movies on VHS, and this is one of them: WarGames! YouTube: https://youtu.be/WsrT4ZgrIaY Support Rando Rob at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS […]
Rando Rob 0066 – Star Wars Biker Scouts
The Biker Scout from Return of the Jedi is probably my favorite Star Wars action figure. Here are a few different ones I have, sitting […]
Rando Rob 0065 – Autographed Star Wars Action Figures
The one thing I learned about obtaining autographs from Star Wars actors was the less they showed their face on camera, the cheaper the autograph […]
Rando Rob 0064 – Ninja Trilogy DVDs
Even though I got rid of 99% of my DVDs, I kept these classics: Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, and Ninja 3: The […]
Rando Rob 0063 – Mighty Muggs Boba Fett
I’m a sucker for a Boba Fett figure, especially one as cute as this one! YouTube: https://youtu.be/crsBYELIwk4 Support Rando Rob at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS […]
Rando Rob 0062 – Lifesize Star Wars Blasters
Someone made models of the old Kenner action figure Star Wars guns, scaled them up, and 3D printed them. Someone else (me) bought them! YouTube: […]
Rando Rob 0061 – Vintage McDonald’s Big Mac Glass
One day while staring at my collection of vintage McDonald’s drinking glasses I noticed I was missing one. eBay to the rescue! YouTube: https://youtu.be/_K8j2-KV1iw Support […]
Rando Rob 0060 – Pac-Man Fever 45 Record
I own this vinyl single and it’s driving me crazy! Pac-Man was everywhere in the early 80s — in arcades, on t-shirts, on lunchboxes, and […]
Rando Rob 0058 – Commodore 64 1541-III
The 1541-III was one of the first SD-card based readers for the C64. I used it for a short period of time before the Ultimate […]
Rando Rob 0057 – Pancho’s Drinking Glass
Pancho’s wasn’t known for having great food, but it was all you can eat as long as you kept raising the flag! Pancho’s is gone, […]
Rando Rob 0107 – Ghostbusters II Topps Trading Cards
Who you gonna call? Topps, if you want to own a set of these Ghostbusters II trading cards from 1989! YouTube: https://youtu.be/H_93OV_jKc0 Support Rando Rob […]
Rando Rob 0056 – Star Wars Audioclips
There was a time when the easiest way to get sound clips for Windows was to buy them. Here’s my original copy of Star Wars […]
Rando Rob 0055 – Hostess Twinkie the Kid Carrier
What’s the best way to protect a Hostess Twinkie from getting smooshed in your lunch box? With a Twinkie the Kid Hostess Twinkie Carrier, of […]
Rando Rob 0106 – Star Wars Droid Escape Pod
After Star Wars became a blockbuster, Kenner realized they were sitting on a gold mine and started making things like this: the droid’s escape pod, […]
Rando Rob 0054 – Trivia Fever
Today I got the fever — Trivia Fever! This was a computer game that could be played… without a computer? YouTube: https://youtu.be/12kvLpcgVcY Support Rando Rob […]
Rando Rob 0105 – Alien Autopsy Doll
I pulled out this alien autopsy doll as a tribute to my friend Josh, who passed away earlier this year. RIP Josh, and RIP random […]
Rando Rob 0053 – 1985 Dynamite Magazine with Garfield
My 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Estrada, was a huge fan of Garfield. She bought this magazine in 1985, and I ended up with it in […]
Rando Rob 0052 – The Stuff
Try the Stuff! The Stuff is good for you! Why won’t you eat the Stuff? I love this movie, and love this little tribute to […]
Rando Rob 0051 – A Shrunken Head
So maybe it’s not a real shrunken head, but it’s one of the funniest things my grandma ever mailed me. YouTube: https://youtu.be/TrQUkQJGIPs Support Rando Rob […]
Rando Rob 0104 – Retroid Pocket 3 Plus
The Retroid Pocket 3+ is an Android-based portable gaming system that plays everything from Atari 2600 to… GameCube and Wii games? YouTube: https://youtu.be/A58t-FOEYqw Support Rando […]
Rando Rob 0103 – Reader’s Digest Books
I love these old Time Life and Reader’s Digest books. Here are two I own: “Great Disasters” and “Strange Stories, Amazing Facts.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/29bYGet-qd4 Support […]
Rando Rob 0050 – Z64 Console Copier for N64
In this video I show off my vintage Z64 console copier for the N64, along with my old Zip Drive and some Zip Disks. This […]
Rando Rob 0049 – Handheld Oregon Trail Game
I played Oregon Trail on an Apple II as a kid. Now you can play this portable version as a passenger in a car. Or […]
Rando Rob 0102 – Metal Space Invaders
A friend made these for another friend. Somehow I ended up with them, painted them, and now look at them every day. Space Invaders! YouTube: […]
Rando Rob 0101 – Animal Puppet
Many years ago I got rid of all my childhood puppets… except one. My favorite puppet also happens to be the best drummer of all […]
Rando Rob 0048 – Amazing Johnathan Autographed DVD
Amazing Johnathan was one of the funniest people on the planet. I got to see him live twice, once on his farewell tour in 2017. […]
Rando Rob 0047 – Run DMC Action Figures
Rocking a rhyme is not that tricky with these action figures of Run, Jam Master Jay, and DMC — It’s McDaniels, not McDonalds. YouTube: https://youtu.be/j6Nhz0IHVB8 […]
Rando Rob 0046 – Talking Pee-wee Herman Doll
My father says I can have anything I want. So guess what I want? A new brain? No. A Pee-wee Herman talking doll. (It’s not […]
Rando Rob 0045 – Showbiz Pizza Glass Mugs
Showbiz Pizza, where a kid could be a kid and a parent could have a cold beer in a glass mug while trying to drown […]
Rando Rob 0100 – Painting of a Gremlins Lunchbox
I own paintings and I own a Gremlins lunchbox, so it was only a matter of time before I ended up with a painting of […]