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We don't wanna grow up, but we already did. Paul and Bill discuss the week's action figure news, plus what it was like growing up as Toys “R” Us kids, compared to juggling work, life, and collecting as a grown-ass adult. New episodes every Wednesday.
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Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, the guys talk Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 3: ‘The Heiress’, Paul drools over Hasbro's updated Black Series Stormtrooper, and we breakdown the latest Hasbro Fan Fest Friday reveals, including Marvel Legends and a disappointing Ghostbusters/Transformers item.
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Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, the guys talk Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 2: ‘The Passenger’, celebrate the fall of The Empire, and debate Hasbro's Holiday-flavored action figures.
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Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, the guys talk Mandalorian season 2 deep cut Easter eggs!
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Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, the guys are in the Halloween spirit as they talk about board games from yesteryear, action figures from Target, and much, much more!
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Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, (01:50) For the love of God, please vote! (02:45) Thanks for following us on Instagram. (04:00) Sorry Bill, those King of the Hill figures are too expensive. (07:55) Not-so-Secret Santa. (08:30) Bill's wife hates him. (09:00) Is Hasbro Pulse in the box business? (09:55) Amazon Prime Day disappoints. (13:25) Retailers ever-changing price-match policies. (16:25) Paul needs to go Back to the Future. (18:30) Target’s Halloween seasonal section is appropriately disappointing this year. (19:40) Spirit Halloween is full of ship. (23:45) Pam downloads porn on The Office. (31:19) Pizza Hut killing it back in the day with promotional puppets. (32:30) Trying to understand season 2 of The Boys. (37:40) Do you support Kickstarter? (40:50) Is Hasbro bringing The Mandalorian to their Retro Star Wars line? (42:30) Ghostbusters are pegwarming, while G.I. Joe doesn’t even make it to the floor. (44:00) Suggestive Snake Supreme Cobra Commander. (45:00) Lame of thrones. (48:14) Paul's very specific DVD collection (49:49) Hey, it’s almost Halloween! (57:00) Just how secure is Apple’s iPhone?
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Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, (4:20) Masters of the Universe Origins Castle Grayskull reveals and misspellings. (5:00) Who exactly is the audience for this new He-Man line? (5:45) Do you collect cardboard store displays and movie theatre standees? (11:50) He-Man is too powerful for Prince Adam's clothes. (16:00) Before NECA, there was Reel Toys and SOTA. (19:00) And you would buy your toys at Suncoast Video. (20:30) Box Lunch lets you touch the merchandise. (21:30) NECA Turtle reveals hopping down the bunny trail. (28:00) Paul loves that new Black Series Stormtrooper. (32:30) Pulse Con exclusives shipping trouble. (35:15) Bill snags the NECA Rock Generals from Target.com. (36:00) Talking ToyShiz. (43:00) Bill witnesses a TikTok. (43:45) If you're not famous on the internet, then your existence doesn't matter. (47:30) The Loyal Subjects’ unique spin on action figures. (52:50) Bill is a huge King of the Hill fan. (57:40) Paul hopes The Boys season 2 finishes strong.
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Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, (02:09) reading podcast reviews on Apple Podcasts. (03:37) The history of The Reluctant Adult Podcast. (08:45) Favorite show moments. (11:15) Hasbro Pulse Con reveals. (13:00) Saying goodbye to movie theaters. (19:30) The guys’ most wanted guests. (33:50) The top toy picks for 2020 thus far, including NECA Ninja Turtles, Hasbro Power Rangers Lightning Collection, G.I. Joe Classified, and Lenard ALIENS. (46:00) Spying on the neighbors with Ring cameras. (50:20) Why did Overwatch toys bomb so far? (53:00) What is a toy store? (54:45) Target drags out another lackluster Halloween.
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Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, Jackie from Posh Goth joins the show to talk about time-traveling future humans, Elon Musk’s suspicious origins, and all things extraterrestrial. Jackie recently nearly completed reading Dr. Michael P. Masters’s book Identified Flying Objects: A Multidisciplinary Scientific Approach to the UFO Phenomenon.
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Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
This week on Toys Reluctant Adult Podcast, (01:30) the guys are finally too old for new technology. (02:30) Pixel Dan joins the show to wish the guys a happy almost-one-year anniversary. (04:09) The guys from Adventures in Collecting stop by to share their thoughts on the show’s looming milestone. (05:40) Celebrating one year with a Toy Yoda/Toyota giveaway? (06:15) Do people even care about giveaways anymore? (08:10) Is this vandalism? (10:30) Everything is digital effects, so what is even real anymore? (11:40) It’s Boss Time for The Mandalorian trailer. (22:00) PayPal and eBay break up. (25:15) Power Rangers Lightning Collection pickups. (26:48) Jenna Fischer buys every The Office Little People set on Amazon. (28:50) Shared movie universes. (30:20) Everyone loves Chris Evans’s penis. (32:29) Snowpiercer/Thomas the Tank Engine crossover. (34:10) Imaginext Dragonzord and Japanese Power Rangers footage. (37:47) What we’re anticipating from Hasbro Pulse Con. (40:50) Star Wars Black Series, but I've got a blank face, baby. (43:55) Everyone loves to hate Star Wars Vintage Carbonized figures. (46:00) What is best day of the week for fig hunting? (55:45) McFarlane continues to populate the Multiverse.
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Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
This week on The Reluctant Adult Podcast, (02:36) secondary market-exclusive G.I. Joe Cobra Island figures. (5:06) Hasbro gives fans head. (8:36) Two heads are better than 8 hands. (10:21) Which toy company does the best hand job? (11:36) Hasbro Pulse pros and Con exclusives. (24:36) Bill gets real. (33:06) Paul wants you to open your NECA movie Ninja Turtles. (36:36) NECA pre-order concerns. (42:36) The scariest Halloween this year. (56:36) Opening up about advent calendars
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