Talk Toy To Me

Here on the final episode of Talk Toy To Me, I want to celebrate and talk about my dear departed friend; Alex Guttridge.

Ben here, please join Alex and I for our final recording together where we do one of our famous face-offs! This time it's the McFarlane Toys Massacre! Which will be the ultimate toy line? Spawn? Movie Maniacs? Sports Picks? Shrek?! Come join us for possibly the best Face-Off that has ever been faced off!

The boys are back and Alex has the first toy quiz of the year for Ben to answer and this time it's about the topics from the previous year! So surely this time he can do better, right? Only one way to find out...

It's a new year so it's time for the annual Q&A! So join Alex and Ben as they answer your burning toy related questions! What is their favourite toys of each decade since the 70s? What kind of action figure would the boys want to be transformed into? Are toys really for kids anymore? All this and more on the first Talk Toy To Me of 2025!

Happy new year and here is our first episode of 2025! But first, let's go back to 2024 one last time as while Alex and Ben are having a break from podcasting, they did however record an episode for you all! On this Talk Toy To Me, the guys each give us a list of their top 5 toys that they got last year!

It's our last episode of 2024 and it's a truly festive one! So come join Alex and Ben as they pull some crackers, give gifts but most importantly, decide what is the best of the highest selling toys of the 1980s! Who was the King or Queen of Christmas? Only one way to find out! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and hope you all have a fabulous new year! See you in 2025!

We have been on and off lately with the recording schedule, but don't worry, the boys aren't going anywhere! This episode, Alex and Ben have a needed catch up about life and of course... toys, old and new!

It may be a little bit late, but the boys are still feeling rather spooky so on this episode Alex has another quiz for Ben but it's theme is... SPooOOOoooOOOokyyyy. Will Ben actually get a decent amount of answers right? Only one way to find out!

Alex is back from the US of A and on this episode he is telling Ben all about the sights, the scenes but most importantly, all the toys he bought!

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The boys are back for the 49th episode of Talk Toy To Me! This time, Alex and Ben sit down for a chill toy chat that consists of what they have been buying and thoughts on re-released or 'New Vintage' toys!

Alex is back with another quiz! Will Ben get more than one answer right? I mean... Have a listen! Also for some reason the audio skips some times and Ben couldn’t fix the problem. It doesn’t happen too often but it is enough times for it to be mentioned. Apologies for the technical issue this episode.

On today's episode, Ben is joined by a very special guest! Theo Parish, the writer and illustrator of the graphic novel Homebody: Discovering What It Means To Be Me! Plenty and we mean plenty of Lego talk on this episode, guys! As well as Scalextric, Tamogotchi, Sylvanian Families and so much more so have a listen!

What toy is the best line from LJN? Well, that's what Alex and Ben are here to find out! It's time for another face-off, featuring Dungeons & Dragons, Dune, Wrestling Superstars, Thundercats and so much more! Let the Lockup commence!

This episode the boys are delving into some literature with a twist! Join Alex and Ben as they talk about Steve Jackson's and Ian Livingstone's books where YOU are the hero, the Fighting Fantasy series! A book... and a toy?! Strap in, folks!

Last month Toycon was once again happening at the Novotel Hotel in London and Ben was there for his (I guess now) annual trip! He bought a lot of goodies from Marusan Toys, Mosa Toys, Son Of A Creatureman, Christina Queen Of Cats, Robclops, Fako and so many more people! So join Alex as Ben discusses his time at 2024's Toycon!

Today Ben is joined by another special guest! On episode 43 the awesome Tokyo Toy Banzai is talking toy! Join them as they chat Sofubi, Jurassic Park, Hong Kong movies and At-Ats! We couldn't be happier to present to you this fantastic episode of Talk Toy To Me! O tanoshimi kudasai!

Alex is back with another quiz! Can Ben get any question right?! Only one way to find out! Care Bears, Barcode Battlers, Tamogotchi and so much more, all on this episode of Talk Toy To Me!

It's time for another face-off! This time Alex and Ben take on the task of deciding what is the number one toy line from Mego! Get ready for super heroes, flamboyant pirates, dubious truckers and even KISS?! All this and more on this episode of Talk Toy To Me!

There is a lot of toys to talk about on this episode of Talk Toy To Me! Alex and Ben spend an hour chatting about Doncaster and the Norwich toy fairs as well as what they have been buying from the events. Batman, Dick Tracy, transforming stationary? It's all today's episode, folks!

The boys are back with another toy! This episode we are talking all about Playmates' Toxic Crusaders, the toy line based on an R-Rated movie that was then turned into a children's cartoon! Join Alex as he gets all nostalgic and Ben kinda joins in? Have a listen!

Alex is back for the first toy quiz of 2024! Will Ben do better than last year?.... probably not... Join them for this and more toy talk!

Join Alex and Ben as they chat about a bit of toy photography, repairs, collecting and of course, nostalgia with Josh from the YouTube channel Panels To Pixels! Our first guest of 2024! Sit back, relax and have a listen to a great episode!

What started off as general toy talk became Alex and Ben discussing the good and bad things that toy collecting can do to your mental health (But don't worry, mostly good).

It's here, everybody, our annual Q&A! Join Alex and Ben as they discuss the important questions such as what would make a good miniature playset, what would make the worst toy movie, how much are your Beanie Babies worth and much more in this extra long episode of Talk Toy To Me!

Happy new year and here is our first episode of 2024! But first, let's go back to 2023 one last time as while Alex and Ben are having a break from podcasting, they did however record an episode for you all! On this Talk Toy To Me, the guys give us a list of their top 5 toys that they got last year!

Merry Christmas, everybody! Here is the final episode of the year, featuring Alex and Ben opening presents, pulling Christmas Crackers and answering the question, what is the best Christmas toy of the 1970s? All on this very festive episode of Talk Toy To Me!

It may be late, but it's here! Apologies for the delay. Here is episode 32 and Alex and Ben have to pick which Trendmasters toy is the ultimate product! It's time for another face-off!

Here we are, everybody! On this episode Alex and Ben return with another toy quiz! Will Ben do better this time? Who knows?! Well, I mean you will after you listen to this one!

Happy Halloween, Everyone! Today Alex and Ben have an interview with toy sculptor, Edmund Barnett-Ward. He has worked on many spooky things such as Monster Wrestlers In My Pocket, Things that Go Bump In The Night and even not so spooky things such as products for a little film called Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace! Sit back and enjoy an incredibly enjoyable interview with an awesome guy working in the toy sculpting industry!

The boys are back but this time they are not alone! Alex and Ben are joined by their second ever special guest, Toy Division's very own Mr Dan Plastic! Mad Balls, Spawn and just general horror, it's all discussed on this one and a half hour episode of Talk Toy To Me!

On today's episode Ben is talking all about his recent trip to Florida and more importantly, what toys he brought back! Join Alex and Ben for this and more toy talk!

Alex and Ben are at it again with another toy line! This one however, is one that the two don't really have much of a connection to. It's time to talk all about the Gobots! Also Ben talks Sofubi and Alex talks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem!

On today's episode of Talk Toy To Me Alex and Ben are having a virtual chat about what they have been buying and the toys of their long lost memories...

On today's episode of Talk Toy To Me, we have our very first special guest! Illustrator, animator and fellow podcaster, Huw Churchman joins Alex and Ben for an hour of toy talk! You can find Huw and his work here: https://www.huwchurchman.com/

The boys are back with another quiz! This time Alex throws questions all about the San Diego Comic Con exclusives of the past and present. Will Ben screw up this one? Have a listen to find out!

It's general toy talk on today's episode of Talk Toy To Me! Join Alex and Ben as they discuss the state of carboots, the Barbie movie and the fate of the Power Rangers at Hasbro...

It's time for the Bluebird Blow-Off (yes, that's right)! Join Alex and Ben as they pit all of Bluebird Toys brands against each other to see who comes out victorious!

Alex and Ben are on a quest for adventure! So join them as they chat all about the board game Hero Quest!

It's time for episode 20 of Talk Toy To Me! Join Alex and Ben as they each discuss 3 of their favourite toy lines from their past!

Toycon 2023 happened over in London and Ben went to check it out! How was the show? What did Ben do? What did he buy? Find out on today's episode! Also Alex talks all about his Power Purchase and Ben's Grayskull Goodies!

The boys are back! Join Alex and Ben as they discuss Uinversal Monsters Keshi (again) and Ben's time at the Knebworth toy fair, which includes bootlegs and Batmobile's! Also Alex throws more trivia at Ben in the form a difficult quiz, will Ben choke? Have a listen to find out!

Alex and Ben are back and this time they got MUSCLES! Today's episode is all about those Millions of Unusually Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere! And of course, the guys will talk about their recent toy purchases too!

On today's episode!... No topic? Yeah like nothing. But Alex and Ben still chat all about toys! mainly what Ben has been buying which ranges from the Universal Monsters, to the Marvel Super Heroes, to the Masters Of The Universe and more! So join them for a chilled out chat session.

Alex and Ben are back! On this episode the guys are getting Galoob's toy lines and having them go head to head to decide what is the best of their toys? Who will come out victorious?! Only one way to find out! The website used for the episode: http://figure-archive.net/manuf.aspx?manufID=58

Remember the time where you would get a toy from a movie that you were not allowed to watch? Well that's what this episode is all about! Alex and Ben talk all about the strange world of R Rated movie toys aimed at kids.

It's time for another Talk Toy To Me! Alex and Ben do what they do best and chat a hell of a lot of general toy talk featuring discussions about Reaction figures, toy preordering, Playmates, Bandai and much more! HOWEVER as the title implies, there is another of Alex's famous quizzes... Will Ben do better this time? Have a listen to find out!

It's time for another JAWSOME epsiode of Talk Toy To Me and on this episode Alex and Ben chat all about the Mattel toy line Street Sharks!

Here it is! Part two of our two part Q&A extravaganza! Join Alex and Ben as they answer your questions all about toys!