The Tape Store

This week, Toby and Brooke wrap up their two-part series on their favorite childhood toys.  While rounding out their respective top 10s, they also discuss the pronunciation of the word "accoutrements", Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats, and black licorice.

In the first of a two-part series, Toby and Brooke each share 5 of their favorite 80s/90s childhood toys and the stories, magic, and nostalgia from each one.  

This week in The Tape Store we talk about the 1986 Disney classic The Great Mouse Detective.  Basil of Baker Street is the "Sherlock Holmes" of the Mouse Kingdom, which led us to talk a little bit about our favorite portrayals of the great British detective.  We touch on the past performances of Robert Downey, Jr., Benedict Cumberbatch, Matt Frewer, and especially, Basil Rathbone, who directly inspired the character of Basil of Baker Street.  We also discuss Ratigan as one of the best (in our opinion) villains of the Disney universe, and of course, who could forget his outrageous sidekick, Fidget the bat.

This week we go back to Bayside again and explore what we have coined the SBTBTVU (Saved By The Bell Television Universe).  Toby and Brooke discuss the Saved By The Bell episode "Dancing to the Max" (Season 1; Episode 1) from August 1989 guest starring the late great radio legend Casey Kasem.  We talk about A.C. Slater's iconic dance routine, the incredibly cool music teacher at BHS, Zack and Jessie's bond of friendship, and Byron, the super-cool dude who dumps Lisa when she sprains her ankle.  There's also a few sidebars about Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, sunrooms / solariums, skorts, and potty training our toddler.  

This week Toby and Brooke talk about the 1993 film Son in Law and how the character of Crawl (played by Pauly Shore), an outrageous career college student from LA, breathed new life into a conservative, mid-western family.  It's a great message, and done hilariously.  We also spend some time reminiscing about life during the "VHS to DVD" transition, and our experiences with name-brand vs. off-brand DVD players.   

This week in The Tape Store, Toby and Brooke discuss Disney's "A Goofy Movie" (1995).  We talk about the film's powerful father/son message, our reactions to the movie as both kids and as adults, Goofy as a single dad of a son entering very formative years, the excellent soundtrack, our appreciation for musical artist Tevin Campbell (Powerline), and other stuff in between. 

This week at The Tape Store, Toby and Brooke talk about the 1994 kids football film Little Giants.  We compare the O'Shea brothers, discuss the "coming of age" aspects of the story, share our views of little league athletics, and of course, talk about our favorite scenes.

"Briggs, count it off..."

This episode of The Tape Store is the first of a series known as "Back To Bayside", where Toby and Brooke talk about the famous teen sitcom from the 80s and 90s, Saved By The Bell.  In this episode, they cover "House Party", the fifth episode of Season 2 of SBTB (air date October 6, 1990), also known as the "Elvis Statue Episode", or the "Bopper Ann Episode".  Toby and Brooke talk about the outrageous Roberta Powers (played by Ruth Buzzi), the misogynistic Max Nerdstrom, their mishearing of the lyrics of the Beach Boys song "Barbara Ann" (Toby thought it was Bopper Ram, Brooke thought it was Bopper Ann), and more.

In this episode of the The Tape Store, Toby and Brooke talk about how the Disney/Pixar film Toy Story impacted their lives both as kids in the 90s and as adults today.   Toby talks about how the film revealed his "mid-kid" crisis at age 15.  Brooke highlights the importance of keeping and passing down the magic of childhood and favorite toys.  It's a very personal episode and we hope you join us!

In this special "After Hours" episode of The Tape Store, Toby and Brooke unbox a massive lot of vintage Batman toys they purchased on Facebook Market.  Hear their descriptions and reactions to these toys, some nearly three decades old, that tell the story of Batman in film from the late 80s, through the 90s and into the early 2000's.