robin2099

I miss this show. It was so much fun, even when it became "Jordan finds merchandise for new B-List celebrity".

Michael Corvin

I wouldn't say I miss it, but it was good filler to turn on while surfing the net.

TheMovieman

Given that 80s and 90s nostalgia is still big, kind of surprised there hasn't been a revival somewhere like on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon. Watched some episodes a week or so ago, ones I had already seen, and still really enjoyed it.

TheBigDave

The whole series is available on the Travel Channel's Roku app.

I agree, I'm surprised some streaming service hasn't picked this up. Or done something similar.

Mike86

Original Desmond

I do miss this show

I watched all of Vintage Tech Hunters, which was pretty good. They only showed the finding aspect of vintage tech, not selling on to others

tanman

YouTube has filled a lot of the niche that "educational" TV used to fill. Since every single program on these channels has to be reality TV based now. If you liked this check out Toy Galaxy on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjo...ymYyBR6X9VxFjQ

cultshock

According to a "friend of a friend" who has a bit of an inside scoop, Jordan was shopping this around to other channels but I don't know what ever became of that. I'll try to find out.

DeanoBKN

I met him a few times at his booth at NYCC, and that seemed to be the story for a couple years until I stopped asking. Seemed like a very friendly guy, although I respected the fact that he was there to sell his merch, not have a meet & greet.

PhantomStranger

Given how cheap the show looked, I am still flabbergasted no channel has picked it up. Speaking frankly, I'd bet that Jordan would find a taker if he brought on a minority co-host or someone with a little name recognition beyond toy circles. It's just how people in Hollywood think.

cultshock

Agreed on both. It looks like Mark Huckabone was being "groomed" as a kind of co-host/adversary in some episodes. Although he doesn't have much name recognition outside toy circles, within toy circles he is very well known (I knew of him, and met him, waaaay before I ever heard of Jordan), and he definitely has Hollywood connections (pretty sure Huckabone was the guy that sold Dicaprio a bunch of Megos back in the day). Not sure how much he would help though, but I thought he was a pretty good foil for Jordan (even though a lot of it was fabricated of course, the nature of "reality" TV).

TheMovieman

Thanks, will have to give that a shot.

Crocker Jarmen

RetroBlasting is also another good channel for that kind of thing

Gizmo

You can try Slobbys World on Netflix. It has some toys here and there.

VHS?

Too much 'fakery' for me. I watched simply to see the toys I used to have growing up. Other than that, not a fan of the setups. They ran a marathon last week on Travel Channel.

VHS?

Thanks for the link. This is the kind of stuff I like to see. Not something setup to make a happy ending for all.

tanman

That's why I love YouTube as a medium now. No need for approval from executives or worrying about ratings. It's just pure passionate (and knowledgeable) people making videos for other people passionate about a very niche thing.

Hokeyboy

"Dark Seed"...

PhantomStranger

I remember that mistake they made about his name. I didn't watch, but they ran a marathon of Toy Hunter the other day on some channel I never watch called American Destination.

cultshock

I'm sure he hasn't stopped catching shit for that one.

windom

There is a new collector's show you guys might like. It's not exclusively toys though. It's called "Collector's Call" and is hosted by Lisa Welchel. It just focuses on a single person's collection every episode. Last week was a Winnie the Pooh collector, this week was a KISS collector. It runs on MeTV, at least in Chicago.