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The Reluctant Adult Podcast is your weekly reminder that growing up is optional, but buying toys as an adult is mandatory. Hosts Paul and Bill tackle the weird, wonderful world of pop culture, collectibles, and childhood obsessions that somehow got more expensive with age. From action figures to comic cons, they cover it all with the enthusiasm of kids and the disposable income of adults (barely). If your idea of “adulting” is deciding whether to open the box, this show is for you. New episodes drop every week. Follow along and remember—we don’t wanna grow up, but we already did!
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Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Breaking news! But enough about NECA’s quality control. At last, the Channel 6 News team is assembled! But why do some collectors still feel like they can’t get “a head.” Also, Hasbro throws a bone to Star Wars fans, but is there enough meat on there to finally fund the Rancor? Plus, Target says, “Oops, was that a spoiler?” with a set that will have you rethinking the next family game night. Don’t ship your drawers, it’s The Reluctant Adult Podcast!
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Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
We got one! Fans continue to #BackThePack, as Hasbro's Ghostbusters Proton Pack HasLab project surges, whilst stretch goal reveals send fans fleeing from the Star Wars Rancor like rats off a sinking ship. Plus, Super7 fully unveils their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Party Wagon, including its not-so-tubular price tag. And, Santa Claus is coming to town and he's pissed! Fresh Monkey Fiction rolls out a line of Naughty or Nice action figures, featuring a Zombie-version of Jolly Old Saint Nick.
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Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Super7 teases a big TMNT item! Disney+ is bringing X-Men fans — and the original X-MEN voice actors — back to the 90s with X-MEN 97. When a Walmart employee hassles Bill, they're just "doing their job." Plus, action figure fans grab a handful on Instagram.
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Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Hasbro's Ghostbusters Plasma Collection Spengler's Proton Pack passes 8,000 backers and becomes officially funded! NECA springs a leak, but do fans regret betting the farm on a mystery Walmart listing? Plus, Playmates does what Playmates does best: re-release more classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures!
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Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
It's slime time! Ghostbusters fans "Back the Pack," as collectors crush HasLab records. But, just how stretchy are those Spengler Proton Pack reach goals? NECA wants fans to get down and dirty with Dirtbag, Groundchuck, Wingnut, and Screw Loose action figures. Boglins are back, but not in Pog form. McDonald's Happy Meals help us identify The Eternals, Amazon ships our yellow Stormtroopers, and Hasbro's Fortnite Arcade cabinet brings the thunder!
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Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
You can look, but you can't touch — at least until well into 2022. It's Hasbro Pulse Con! The boys and girls from Pawtucket unload a deluge of new toys on action figure fans, including Lord Zedd's severed head, a Megazord-sized NFT, a turkey-sized Rancor, and VHS-sized X-Men. Plus, Paul traverses Walmart's return policy and hey, remember Building 19? It's back... In Ollie's form!
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Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
There is hope for April's bad knees, but not if you pre-ordered from NECA. ThreeZero's 12" Power Rangers are shipping. Just not to Paul. Mattel expects their Jurassic Park Robert Muldoon figure to fight off dinosaurs with a stun gun?! The Batman trailer drops, along with our expectations. Bill finishes Squid Game. Paul is all in on NECA's Gargoyles, while Bill is hoping for a Wild Pack expansion. Halloween sucks at Target this year. There are now two action figure Kickstarter campaigns to not support. Plus, what ever happened to Collector's Crush on YouTube?
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Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
NECA's latest TMNT Loot Crate comes up a bit... short. Plus, Turtle fans are mad at BigBadToyStore and capitalism! NECA opens up their vault to give Gremlins 2 Mogwai a second batch. Suddenly Paul is interested in Gargoyles. "What...If" fakes us out with a Build-a-Figure "Ultra-Vision." Candy corn is intriguing, but ultimately gross. And McFarlane wants you to build a horse!
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Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
ShartimusPrime turns the spotlight on background characters, but how much are you willing to pay for some muscle? "What If...?" Marvel made a more self-indulgent version of the MCU? We dip our toe into spoiler territory for Spider-Man: No Way Home — then do a full belly flop into Ghostbusters: Afterlife spoilers! George Lucas sells out (again). Plus, did Louis Tully and Dana Barrett do... it?
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Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Mario loses his voice. ALF is back... in NECA form! Retail Halloween offerings seem especially lackluster this year. Hasbro dregs up Droids, because there is no new Star Wars media worthy of action figures. Are tag sales better than yard sales and is a garage sale just a fancy "car hole" sale? McDonald's Happy Meal toys are worthless, unless you value childhood memories, which we do not. SUPER7 goes back to 2001, when we still didn't have any product from them. Bill can't see "Star Wars Visions."
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