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Just in time for the holiday season’s homestretch, we’re ready to drop our December 2020 bonus show! This month, we’re poring over the pages of the 1986 Sears Wish Book to gush about six of its best toys.

If you want to follow along, below are links to the individual pages we’re tackling, courtesy of the awesome WishBookWeb:

1. Filmation Ghostbusters Ghost Command2. Serpentor w/ Air Chariot3. Batman Pajamas4. Tomy Omnibot 20005. Barbie Dream House6. LJN WWF Wrestling Ring 

Enjoy the show! Now for a few end-of-December notes:

1) We wanted to thank you again for supporting the show here on Patreon! We wouldn’t be able to continue without you, and we hope you’re enjoying the monthly bonuses!

2) Just a reminder that our monthly bonus shows are available on a special feed that works like any other podcast subscription. (If anyone doesn’t know how to sync it up, drop a comment and we’ll lead you through.)

3) If you have the time and inclination, please consider leaving us a positive review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to the main show. It’s another way for us to (hopefully) get some new ears on the PSP!

Have a fantastic holiday week, everyone!!!

Comments

Kate L

Thanks for being you(s)! 🎉🎉🎉

Notorious HDP

It occurs to me that both your dads are mentioned in the podcast, and that there should absolutely be a 'Jay's Dad' episode in the future where he talks about weird things Jay did as a kid, and then he symbolically adopts Matt at the end of the show.

The Chickapedia

I had the wonder woman pjs with the cape. My dad worked with machinery so he found some gold plated sheet metal and made me her bracelets and crown. 4 year old me was psyched

Derek McKnight

I thought for sure the Omnibot was going to say "BB".

Anita

lol, if Jay's sister's dream house was yellow & brown, then it's possible that Jay's dad did get it from the side of the road. It was around for years, they just changed the colors every few years.

Mike McLintock

My favorite Wishbook memory is my Mom snagging a PS2 from them the year they launched. You couldn't find them in stores, like the PS5 now. On Christmas Eve I started opening my presents, and I had like 3 or 4 PS2 games. I told my parents they had got the games for the wrong system, then the big box came out. I was beyond stunned. Thanks Matt and Jay for the episodes this year. My Mom passed away suddenly last year at the end of November, so it has been a hard couple of holiday seasons. These episodes, and the older ones have made it feel a bit like Christmas.

S

My older sister (by 7 years) had gotten the Barbie Dream House for Christmas . Family legend has it that grandpa got a little drunk Xmas eve and assisted my sober dad assembling it. Half the decals were all put on wrong.

Matt Marron

My sister got Barbie's Dream House for Christmas one year from my grandparents. Apparently it wasn't gift she could take home because it was always in their basement.

Mike J.

Thanks for the new ep, guys. That Barbie Dream House commercial is ripping off Georgy Girl and it's driving me crazy.

Dan Schoening

Merry Christmas, Matt and Jay! Your podcasts are gifts to my ears. Oddly enough, the only time I ever saw Filmation Ghostbusters toys was when I visited Sydney, Australia back in '87. Some department store had a big display of them. I had those super hero pajamas too. Classic! Cheers ☃️