Back in 2021, I went to the Fayetteville Comic Con for the first time where I encountered a booth for Crowemag Toys. I bought a couple of Star Trek: The Next Generation figures and drooled…
I’ve previously talked about how big basketball was in my life in the 80’s and 90’s. It was arguably my main interest and something I obsessed over. I had various balls, collectibles, Starting Lineup figures,…
Man.. oh man, do you remember the Tamagotchi craze? It was like Beanie Babies or fidget spinners, a passing fad that still exists but only a much smaller audience cares. I never had the Tamagotchi,…
On my third birthday, I opened up a gift that was both amazing and terrifying at the same time: Teddy Ruxpin. It was a toy I never knew I wanted, a talking bear who would…
Today was the first day I had a free afternoon so the last thing I wanted to do was work. I hoped on some retro sites and these pictures popped up. To borrow a phrase…
It’s March and I live in North Carolina, which means all the people around me are going nuts for March Madness. It’s like a religion here and well… I don’t really care. My love of…
Welcome to Oh, I Had That, a new features here on Middle-Aged Fat Kids where I discuss various toys and collectibles from my youth. Today, I want to start with the crown jewel… the USS…
Growing up I was lucky enough to still see the “character” era of the WWF. One of the characters that caught my eye was Tugboat. He was a Hoss of a man but his gimmick…
Earlier this week, I ran across this picture on line and a flood of memories hit me. For Christmas in 1992, my brother and I received a set of Nerf Fencing Swords. The swords were…
Growing up I was a Hulkamaniac. I loved his larger than life charisma and I always thought it was cool when he tore his shirts. I watched both the WWF and NWA religiously on Saturday…