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The X-Files, LEGO

Pop Culture Nod of the Week

The X-Files from LEGO

LEGO Ideas uncovers The X-Files with a new 1,478-piece set based on the classic science fiction series.

Vintage Toys & Games

Skill-It – The Frying Pan Maze from Milton Bradley (1966)

Released in 1966, Skill-It – The Frying Pan Maze was both a play on words and a skill-testing game from Milton Bradley.

Vintage Toys & Games

Magic Lite from Hasbro (1969)

Released by Hasbro in the late 1960s, Magic Lite was a creative toy that allowed children to combine coloured light, transparent artwork, and rotating patterns to produce animated visual displays.

Collector Spotlight

Justin McArthur, Disney’s Haunted Mansion

Justin McArthur collects Haunted Mansion memorabilia. In this Collector Spotlight, he takes us inside a collection shaped by a lifelong love of the legendary Disney attraction.

Michael D. Roberto, Hess Toy Truck Historian

The Friday Five

Michael D. Roberto, Hess Toy Truck Historian

Michael D. Roberto is a Hess Toy Truck historian. In this edition of The Friday Five, Michael shares the personal story behind his lifelong connection to the toy trucks and explains how his passion project became a vital resource for collectors, helping document and preserve community knowledge.

Profiles of Ingenuity

Disney Parks

For more than seven decades, Disney has redefined the theme park experience through immersive storytelling, technological innovation, and unforgettable attractions. Explore some of the milestones that helped establish Disney’s parks as leaders in themed entertainment.

Transformers Scooby Doo Mysterious Prime & Automutt, Hasbro

Pop Culture Nod of the Week

Transformers Scooby Doo Mysterious Prime & Automutt from Hasbro

Scooby-Doo and Transformers collide in Hasbro’s latest Transformers Collaborative release.

Vintage Toy Catalogues

Irwin 1969-1970 Toy Catalogue

From rugged ride-on toys and pedal cars to licensed G.I. Joe vehicles and colourful tea sets, Irwin’s 1969-1970 catalogue captures the breadth of the company’s product line at the dawn of a new decade.

FacTOYd

The X-Files premiered in September 1993. The series produced 218 episodes, a television spin-off, two theatrical releases, and a new incarnation of the series in development in 2026.

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I’ve seen many multi-generational families who are still so attached to it in a way, as a nostalgic piece of their youth, and almost hand it down as a rite of passage to their kids."
— Gillian Anderson

Vintage Toys & Games

Skill-It – The Frying Pan Maze from Milton Bradley (1966)

Released in 1966, Skill-It – The Frying Pan Maze was both a play on words and a skill-testing game from Milton Bradley.

Card Stock Vintage Racer Airplane

Material Practice

Card Stock Vintage Racer Airplane

Rediscover the simple childhood pleasure of making a paper plane, this time with cover stock for a sturdier, more durable flyer.

Vintage Advertising

Slinky Crazy Eyes from James Industries (1950s)

Originally released by James Industries in the early 1060s, Slinky Crazy Eyes transformed the familiar spring toy into a wearable novelty toy.