Super Powers Collection Firestorm (1985)

Kenner's "Super Powers Collection" line of action figures certainly weren't the first superhero action figures. Companies had been doing such toys for literally decades by the time the Super Powers figures started to come out. But, speaking only for myself, most of those older toys only vaguely resembled the characters they were intended to represent. The Super Powers toys looked like they popped right off of the comic book pages! Although I only had a passing recognition of the comic books themselves when the line first hit shelves in 1984 (I was more familiar with the Super Friends cartoon at the time, but did start collecting comics only a year later), this immediately drew my attention.

The Memoirs of Nicodemus Legend: Clueless in San Francisco

"Clueless in San Francisco" was the eleventh episode of Legend, and first aired on July 25th, 1995. It was written by Carol Caldwell & Marianne Clarkson and directed by Charles Correll. You can watch the episode via Amazon Prime Video or DVD.

The Memoirs of Nicodemus Legend: Fall of a Legend

"Fall of a Legend" was the tenth episode of Legend, and first aired on June 18th, 1995. The teleplay was written by Ron Friedman from a story by Bob Shane, and the episode was directed by Michael Vejar. You can watch the episode via Amazon Prime Video or DVD.

Mock Game Show: Zoom Family Feud

As long-time readers already know, I'm a big fan of game shows, and over the years have accumulated not only a significant collection of physical game show home games (many of which have been featured here in the past. Just click the "game shows" label on the right-hand sidebar to see them), but computerized front-ends that allow me to host games as well. I've gotten a few of these on video to show off. This particular edition of "Family Feud" was hosted as part of a college kick-off event held online during COVID lockdowns a few years back. I pitted the STEM department chairs against the Humanities department chairs. 

How did it work out? See for yourself!

The Memoirs of Nicodemus Legend: Revenge of the Herd

"Revenge of the Herd" was the ninth episode of Legend, and first aired on July 4th, 1995. It was written by Tim Burns and directed by Bob Balaban. You can watch the episode via Amazon Prime Video or DVD.

Newage The Legendary Heroes H42EXR Shean (Red Version, 2022)

Starting in 2018, Newage Toys (originally styled as "New Age," but the one-word form seems to be in consistent use today) has quickly become one of the more popular third-party (that is, unofficial) alternatives to Transformers toys from Hasbro and/or Takara. Newage has released a few different lines of transforming robots, catering to different sizes and aesthetics, but perhaps their most popular line is "The Legendary Heroes," which replicates a wide variety of characters and toys homaging the original Transformers line (now often called "Generation One") in a smaller scale. For example, Shean, which is patterned after "Generation One" Mirage (but in a red color scheme from Mirage's pre-Transformers days as a Diaclone toy), is just 3 inches tall in robot mode.

The Memoirs of Nicodemus Legend: Bone of Contention

"Bone of Contention" was the eighth episode of Legend, and first aired on June 20th, 1995. It was written by George Geiger and directed by Charles Correll. You can watch the episode via Amazon Prime Video or DVD.