Pet Rocks, mood rings, goldfish swallowing, and telephone booth stuffing. These are just a few of the pop-culture phenomena highlighted by the Bad Fads Museum, an online collection of curious crazes.

Buoyed by the success of its View-Master, GAF released an audio-enabled variant of the 3D stereoscopic picture viewer in 1969-70.

The American Museum of Magic in Marshall, Michigan, houses the largest publicly accessible collection of magic-related objects and history in the United States.

In Malaysia, Darth Vader Is leading a shadow puppetry revival and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.

Clark Risley has amassed an impressive collection of Mr. Potato Head objects since he began collecting twelve years ago. Here, he explains how he got his start with the toy spud and shares a resource that no one else has mentioned in all our years of talking with collectors.

Released in 1966, the Corgi 267 Batmobile was a 1:43 scale diecast model car introduced in concert with the 1966 Batman TV series starring Adam West.

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.

Aimed at adult antique collectors and vintage enthusiasts, the Rescue & Restore YouTube channel showcases the process of restoring classic and antique toys to their former rust-free glory.

In 1982, Vanity Fair released the WKRP in Cincinnati Disc Jockey Control Center, allowing fans of the T.V. sitcom to channel their inner Dr. Johnny Fever or Venus Flytrap and hone their DJ skills.

Located in the heart of Saint Louis, Missouri, the World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) “celebrates one of the world’s oldest and best-loved games” through a combination of rotating exhibitions, special projects, and public programming.

The National Toy Hall of Fame has announced their 2020 finalists and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.

Toy Tales talks with Mary Couzin about the recent rebranding of her organization, ChiTAG, to People of Play and what sets today’s young inventors apart from their predecessors.

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.

The ancient conflict between the Autobots and the Decepticons is front-and-center in Transformers: A Visual History, from author and archivist Jim Sorensen.

The Planet of the Apes movie gave the public more than just cinematic adventure, it also spawned the Planet of the Apes board game published by Milton Bradley in 1974.