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The Reluctant Adult Podcast — 120 episodes

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1

Santa Spidey Knows If You’ve Been Naughty or Nice—Hasbro's New Marvel Legends are Jolly as Hell

2

Transforming the Toy Aisle: Target Finds Prime Real Estate for 30" Optimus

3

Actions Speak Louder Than Zords: Playmates Gives In to Fan Demands, Updates Power Rangers Kickstarter

4

Power Rangers Fans Put on a Brave Face as Dragonzord Kickstarter Launches Minus One

5

To Me, My MCU X-Men! D23 Unveils Marvel’s First Class of Live-Action Mutants

6

Spirit Halloween’s Freddy Fazbear Animatronic Couldn’t Even Survive Five Nights in August Before Selling Out

7

To Mattel and Back: Mondo Joins the Growing List of TMNT Toy Makers with Short Term Plans

8

SDCC: RIP NECA TMNT

9

Playmates Needs Power Rangers Fans to Summon the Dragonzord Before Its SDCC Collector Action Figures Reveal

10

San Diego Comic-Con Gets Slimed and Shelled with TMNT & Real Ghostbusters Exclusives

11

Even After "Last Time," John Cena's Mattel Action Figures Still Go Over WWE's Newest Stars

12

German Mattel Site Reveals 'Discopumper Skeletor'—AKA America's 'Gym Bro Skeletor' Comic-Con Exclusive Action Figure

13

Hasbro Calls Viral Avengers: Doomsday Leaks ‘AI Slop’

14

Hasbro Toys Deliver the Latest Avengers: Doomsday Leak

15

The Bricks & Minifigs Saga Has More Twists and Turns Than LEGO Set #10261

16

Law & Order: Bricks & Minifigs

17

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x G.I. Joe: The Ballsiest Toy Line Since Nerfuls

18

Turtle Power (of Attorney): Playmates Lawyers Up After Losing TMNT License to Mattel

19

Walmart Red, White and Blew It! G.I. Joe Classified Collectors Just Got Booted from Duke’s 250th Birthday Party

20

Toy Yard Sale Abrasion — These Fire Finds Will Leave You Raw

21

Brand New Day, Same Old Thwip: Hasbro’s Spider-Man Marvel Legends Reveals Swing and Miss

22

WWE Fans Slam Mattel’s Rhea Ripley Doll Head Ahead of WrestleMania

23

TRON Fan’s Wish Comes True—Hasbro’s 1:12 Figures Are Pulse and Disney Parks Exclusives

24

TMNT Fans Fired Up Over NECA’s Black-and-White 2012 Turtles Con Exclusive with Bonus Accessory Pack

25

Cryptoids Toy Line Revives Bat Boy with Tabloid-Inspired Kickstarter Action Figure

26

Jurassic Park Toy Company Misusing Technology? Feels Almost Too On Brand

27

Tails from the Cryptoids! Yes Have Some’s Long-Teased Action Figure Kickstarter Exceeds Expectations

28

Target Aims to Boost Toy Sales by Shrinking the Toy Aisle

29

Very Nice. Very Evil. Very Toyetic. Danhausen Makes His WWE Debut.

30

Oh, Canada: Men’s Hockey Team Reacts Coldly to Tina Toy After So-So Silver Finish

31

Toy Fair '26 Saves the Beasts for Last: Playmates' Turtles Swan Song, NECA DuckTales and Bull Airs x Sneak Attack Toys Child Casino Pizza Rat

32

Hasbro Takes It to the Streets With Street Fighter Movie Toys Featuring WWE Superstars

33

By the Power of Publicity: Mattel Debuts He-Man Movie Figures in Entertainment Weekly

34

MOTU Fans Are Melting Down Over He-Man’s Preferred Pronouns — I’d Prefer They Just STFU

35

Hasbro Star Wars Black Series Adds Watto, Geonosian Warrior & Taun We Action Figures

36

Ninja Turtles Enlist G.I. Joe to Save Playmates Toys with Historic Action Figure Mashup

37

Why Stranger Things Finale Didn’t Deliver the Bloodbath Fans Wanted

38

Nothing to Ooze: Playmates Shreds Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Toy License

39

Hasbro Fingers Marvel Legends Collectors for New Deadpool & Wolverine Action Figures

40

John Cena Retires After Match in D.C., Which is Exactly How I Would Grade This Farewell Tour

41

Mezco Toyz' Movie Ninja Turtles Action Figures Have NECA Shaking in their Shells

42

Super7 Wins Mega Millions. Hot Toys' Batman Just Blue Himself. And Mattel Blurs the Line of Good Taste with Hardcore WWE Superstars

43

Hasbro CEO Accused of Destroying Toys—My Little Pony May Be Our Last Hope to Block Cocks

44

Toy Aisle Smackdown: Marvel Legends vs. Jada Toys—No Matter Who Wins, Our Wallets (and Eyes) Lose

45

TRON of the Dead: Time is Running Out for Hasbro’s 3.75-Inch Haslab to Make History—Not Become It

46

Hasbro Loves Hooters, Adds Owl to Spider-Man Classics Marvel Legends Action Figures

47

Star Wars Fans Demand Disney Make Hunt for Ben Solo Top Priority

48

A.I.-Yi-Yi! Ninja Kidz’ Artificial Intelligence Sparks Outrage in Power Rangers Fandom

49

Hasbro’s TRON Haslab Hits Gridlock as Toy Collectors Clear Their Cache

50

Toy Collectors Dish Out a Pizza Their Mind Over NECA’s 2012 Nick Ninja Turtles Delays!

51

The Mandalorian & Grogu & Peter Venkman & Frosty Frights & MOTU x Transformers & Bella's Toy Chest

52

Toy Trajectory: Forget Funko Pops, Labubu are the New Beanie Babies!

53

Star Wars Haslab Backs That Thing Up, NECA Loses Sight of Ninja Turtles, Marvel Legends Participate in BOOK IT!

54

Star Wars Fans Engage in Trade Disputes with Hasbro Over LAAT Gunship Haslab

55

Toy Collectors Say Enough: No More Interest-Free Loans to Indie Toy Makers

56

Maximum Effort! Maximum Marvel Legends Deadpool Has Toy Collectors Breaking More Than Fourth Wall

57

Toy Collectors Follow Hasbro's Star Wars Republic Gunship Haslab Across Country

58

Toy Collectors Spark Their Collections with Walmart Action Figure Display, Mandatory Price Increases

59

Toy Collectors Face Off with Hasbro Pulse for Ghostbusters Ecto Glow, Star Wars Black Series, Marvel Legends and G.I. Joe Classified

60

SDCC 2025 Wrap Up! More Ninja Turtles Toys Than You Can Shake Splinter's Stick At!

61

Marvel Legends Collectors Crash Out Over Target Exclusive Action Figures

62

Casting Call for Power Rangers, HasLab Snow Cat Hits an Icey Patch and Playmates Crawls Back From Its Shell Shock

63

Marvel Legends Guess Who? Which Hollywood Starlet Inspired Hasbro's Savage Land Rogue Action Figure?

64

Hunting for a Rare 1984 Star Wars Scout Walker Swing Set at an Estate Sale!

65

Drunk History of McFarlane Toys' JAWS 50th Anniversary Movie Maniacs Collectible

66

Hasbro’s Marvel Legends Comic-Con Exclusive Will Be Savage Land of Hulk & Honeys

67

Hasbro Makes Ghostbusters Day Lit, Teasing Unproduced Real Ghostbusters Toys

68

This Fantastic Four Marvel Legends Set Will Cost You… Everything

69

Lilo and Ditch! Disney is Never Beating Those Allegations After Changing Live Action Lilo & Stitch Ending

70

No Ifs Andor Buts — Andor Season 2 Was Prestige TV Even If No One Was Watching

71

The MU-TH-UR of All Action Figure Podcasts

72

It's Gonna be May the Fourth

73

Surviving Tariffs One Action Figure at a Time

74

Mattel WWE Action Figure Reveals Account for Deepest Cuts at WrestleMania

75

Toy Collecting Hobby in Jeopardy as Action Figure Fans Learn Answer to, “What are Tariffs?”

76

Toy Collectors Looking Fiscally Responsible as Society Crumbles Around Them

77

Todd McFarlane Returns to Making Batman Movie Action Figures

78

Action Figure Exclusives from Hasbro Confirmed for SDCC 2025!

79

Hasbro Leaks Suggest Ecto Glow Return, But Will These Real Ghostbusters be Just as HTF as the Originals?

80

Toy Fair and Balanced Coverage of the Week's Top Action Figure Stories

81

Toy Fair Turmoil! Mattel Muscles DC Action Figure License Away From Spin Master and Todd McFarlane

82

Leaked Photos Reveal Alternate Future Where Hasbro Didn't Fumble Startling Lineup Toy Revival

83

With Their Maximum Marvel Legends Spider-Man Action Figure, Hasbro Pushes Collectors to Their Spending Limit

84

Mutant Dinosaurs and a Small Orange Thing Invade Super Bowl LIX

85

Hasbro Deploys New G.I. Joe Classified Action Figures

86

Power Rangers Tag Playmates, Teasing Re-Ignition Toy Line

87

TikTok Runs Out of Time, Action Figure Photographers Grant AI Unconditional Use of Their Work In Perpetuity Throughout the Universe

88

Less Is More for NECA’s Action Figure Mystery Boxes

89

ROSS Saves Christmas with Super7 Ultimates Action Figures

90

Discount Department Store ROSS Becomes Island of Misfit Toys as Retailers Re-Gift Unsold Action Figures

91

In the Year 2025, Hasbro Will Release Marvel Legends Action Figures Based on Obscure BJ's Exclusive

92

Action Figure Collectors Are Getting Too Old for Misship

93

Squishmallows Superfan Dani's Mallows Aspires To Make a Living Out of Squishing

94

NECA Declares War on Ninja Turtles Action Figure Collectors

95

Secret Galaxy's Dan Larson on Action Figures, Leaving Twitter and Why Sharing AI on Facebook Memes Hurts Artists

96

McFarlane Toys is Charging How Much for the Joaquin Phoenix Robert De Niro Joker Action Figures?

97

The Michael Jordan of Michael Jordan Collecting Owns MJ's First-Ever, Unproduced Action Figures

98

Mattel's Wicked Surprise Lands Toy Maker in Hot Water. Ohhhhh, What a World!

99

Collegiate Legends Football Action Figures Pick Up Hasbro's Fumble and Might. Go. All. The. Way.

100

Can Hasbro Salvage Star Wars or Should McFarlane Spawn His Own Galactic Empire?

101

Nacelle Toys Founder/CEO Brian Volk-Weiss Explains His Unique Approach to Making Star Trek Action Figures

102

Play Time’s Over! Toy Giant Hasbro Emails Employees Corporate Jargon, Pink Slips

103

Hope Your Wallet Has Mutant Healing Factor Because New York Comic Con Just Burned a Hole Straight Through It

104

Power Rangers Fans Bid Adieu, Their Life Savings for Used Spandex from the Long-Running Series

105

Dock Blocked! How Much Longer Will Collectors Be Forced To Wait For New Action Figures—Oh! They're Back Open!

106

NECA Trashes Comic Con with a Garbage Exclusive TMNT Action Figure

107

Disney Can Go Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique Themselves If They Think Lightyear Fizzled Because of a Gay Kiss!

108

Hasbro Pulse Con Rocks the Foundation of Action Figure Collecting… Forever

109

NECA Sees Dead People and Dollar Signs as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Resurrects Healthy Box Office Returns

110

Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the Last Straw for Comedian Greg Stone on this Reluctant Adult Conversation

111

Jurassic World War! MCU Alumnus Scarlett Johansson's Dinosaur DNA NDA!

112

Disney Star Wars Haters Said The Acolyte Couldn’t Do It. And They Were Correct. Honestly Great Call From the Haters

113

McDonald's Collector Cup Collectors Collect McDonald's Collector Cups

114

He-Man Fans Cry Fowl Over Mattel's Snake Lair Crowdfunding

115

Putting the "Man" in "Let Me Speak to Your Manager" Over These Deadpool & Wolverine Popcorn Buckets

116

San Diego Comic-Continued! Comedian Greg Stone Talks Standup and Action Figures That Just Won’t

117

San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Part 1: Everything up to Robert Downey Jr. being announced as Doctor Doom in the MCU

118

McFarlane Toys Afforded the Right to Bear Arms. Batman Discouraged.

119

If This SDCC Exclusive Super7 Ninja Turtles Ultimates Chef Mikey’s Pizza Party Wagon's A-Rockin'...

120

Star Wars 101: Beginner’s Guide to Jedi Always Being Dumb as Sith