A Toy Store Near You

2023
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Season 6 episodes (5)

1 Big Redhead Vintage Toys
12/23/23
Chuck Fenech (a.k.a. Red) assembled a band of joke-cracking, toy-loving brothers to create Big Redhead Vintage Toys, a Tampa-based shop that is a Transformers mecca with a loyal fanbase that includes a wrestling superstar. Grab your tissues because Chuck and his wife, Autumn, get emotional as they live vicariously through the families that enter the shop and watch the members of the toy family they are proud to be a part of come and go. Big Redhead Vintage Toys is a time capsule of pop culture nostalgia with the staff's knowledge of vintage toys, videogames, comic books, and more! Also, featuring toy segments from Andre Meadows of Black Nerd Comedy!
2 Sarge and Red's Toys and Collectibles
12/23/23
After selling any pop culture item they could get their hands on to pay off adoption expenses, John and Dee Davis quit their jobs and moved across the country to John's hometown to grow their family and a one-stop-shop for vintage toys, Sarge and Reds Toys and Collectibles! Sarge & Reds is THE destination in Utica, Michigan for any collector or to be amused by John and Dee's fun YouTube shenanigans and John's obsession with everything Gamorrean Guard. Also, featuring toy segments from Pixel Dan!
3 Crown Point Toys and Collectibles
12/23/23
Former tattoo artist, John O'Block, and former Steel mill worker, Tom Waddell, set down their ink and steel to turn their love of toys into Crown Point Toys and Collectibles, a vintage toy shop in the historic Crown Point, Indiana Downtown Square and one of the largest toy stores in the region. John and Tom acquire massive toy collections, which lend a hand to their enormous inventory including a whole aisle of loose action figures as far as the eye can see. It's a challenge for Tom and John as they both have families and own multiple businesses on the square, but they don't see working at the store as a job as they get to play with toys all day! Also, featuring toy segments from Dan Larson of Toy Galaxy!
4 Total Nostalgia
12/23/23
Phillip Dobbins and Renee Rivers-Dobbins travel the world acquiring collections of Power Rangers, Star Wars, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys, comic books, video games, and much more for their one-stop shop for everything pop culture, Total Nostalgia in Trinity, Alabama! Total Nostalgia had to expand into a three-unit store with all their inventory and the number of customers that frequent. With Philip and Renee's charm, humor, and knowledge of toys, most customers end up becoming part of their toy family. Each member of this store-owner couple never gets tired of working every day with their significant other but… they don't see eye to eye on who the beer pong champion is. Also, featuring toy segments from Zombie Sailor Toys!
5 We Can Be Heroes Comics
12/23/23
Julio Galvez wanted to do two things in life: make a movie and open up a toy and comic book shop. His wife said the movie thing probably wasn't going to happen, so he opened We Can Be Heroes Comics in Chatsworth, California! We Can Be Heroes hosts pop culture events year-round and has accumulated a fun and wacky cast of customers including comedians, comic book writers, musicians, and more! Julio has created a shop with a fun atmosphere that sells obscure and rare toys and comics that people travel the world to see… but he still wants to make that movie. Also, featuring toy segments from Russ Akin of ShartimusPrime!

About this show

Throughout the world, there are hundreds of independently-owned toy stores, each one as unique and endearing as the people that own them. For the loyal customers that flock to them, they're more than simply an outlet to obtain new treasures; they're a community. And that community has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic as store owners are finding new ways to keep their businesses running. A Toy Store Near You highlights 50 of these stores, with the majority of the profit generated going back to those participating. Whether you're an avid collector or a toy store novice, these stories are universally powerful, sometimes heartbreaking, and always fun.

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