Pop Culture Nod of the Week

To kick off 2021, Hasbro is rolling out modern updates to two classic Play-Doh Playsets: Doctor Drill ‘n Fill and Crazy Cuts Stylist (based on the classic Fuzzy Pumper).

Budding rocketeers have a new gateway to the world of model rocketry, the Astrocam Flying Model Rocket Starter Set from Estes Industries.

Independent LEGO parts provider, We Love What You Build (WLWYB), has unveiled a brick-based interpretation of the Periodic Table.

The Mystery Date board game asks, “When you open the door, will your mystery date be a dream or a dud?”

Fans of Star Trek: The Original Series can adorn the top of their Christmas tree with decor straight out of the 23rd century.

Thanks to a new stationery product from Chronicle Books, AFOLs can deliver personal, hand-written messages with an assist from LEGO’s minifigs.

Hasbro’s newest line of Play-Doh is marketed exclusively to kidults.

PAC-MAN: The Card Game lets fans of the pioneering ’80s arcade game play in analog.

Here’s a great new holiday gift for the retro-gaming fan in your life: the forthcoming Atari Mini PONG Jr.

The Mos Eisley Cantina — one of the most compelling features in the Star Wars: A New Hope movie — comes to life in a thoughtfully designed new LEGO kit.

Pop-Tarts aren’t just for breakfast anymore — now they’re also a pastry-themed card game from Funko!

In honour of World Space Week (October 4-10), Hasbro released a new On the Mood edition of the classic game, Trouble. It’s part of Hasbro Gaming division’s new space capsule collection, which also includes Monopoly Space and Battleship Outer Space.

To commemorate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., Jakks Pacific has released the It’s-a me, Mario action figure.

Set to drop in late November 2020, ’80s TV Classics – Music From G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a two-record vinyl set from Hasbro featuring music from the five-part G.I. Joe mini-series, The M.A.S.S. Device from 1983, as well as tracks from Season 1 of the animated series of 1985.

A new line of advent calendars from Playmobil lets kids count down to the holidays no matter how they celebrate – whether it’s Christmas or otherwise.

Scalextric offers a chance to bring the adventure of James Bond home with the release of its new Micro Scalextric James Bond No Time to Die Race Set.

A new puzzle series from online retailer Firebox harkens back to vintage movie nights form the 1980s/90s.

Hasbro’s rustic version of Battleship, the classic game of naval combat, features wooden game units and a vintage, weathered look.