As many of you know, the sole purpose of Pladd Toys is to donate toys to children in need. 2017 Marked our MOST SUCCESSFUL TOY DRIVE EVER!!! Thanks to all of you who bought from Pladd Toys on eBay or on this website this year! You all contributed to a child in need having a present under their tree this year. THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH!

I'll just let the pictures (and the toys) do the talking. See if you can spot anything in there from your childhood! Read More...

Let me just start by offering a full disclaimer—Wonder Woman was my favorite DC movie so far. I felt like Warner Brothers really pulled the stops out with this one. Gal Gadot's acting was fantastic, she looked the part, and let's face it—that iconic shield / trench scene with machine gun fire was probably the most badass thing to hit the screen in a long, long time. Truly epic!

That being said, I love this figure just as much! Let's jump to the review! Read More...

Okay. I know it's been a GOD AWEFUL LONG TIME since I've done a toy review. I have no excuse except for the fact that I run six companies, teach music, manage 20 employees, started developing new software, and have been working hard on finishing my new album. Aside from that—no excuses.

Anyway, let's start this out with this thought:

IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING YEAR FOR TELEVISION!

With the advent of streaming services like Netflix getting into television production, I have to say that it's got to be television's new golden age. Let's face it, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and STRANGER THINGS are collectively some of the best television that we've ever seen. The acting, directing, longer story line development, and special effects have really ushered in a new age of TV that we just haven't seen the likes of before.

That being said, I thought I would do this review about the new Daredevil and Punisher figures. Daredevil is the show that got me hooked on Netflix as a production company. It was the first show that I ever binge watched and I was hurting from lack of sleep (as I am right now recovering from Stranger Things season 2). Read More...

I wrote this for my personal blog this past Christmas. I decided to publish it here as well so that people have some insight as to why we do what we do.

Christmas 1986

There are moments in time that define you. There are events that happen in your life that shape who you are and that put an imprint so deep in your soul that you’ll carry that mark forever.

For me, that moment was Christmas 1986.

Hard to believe it was thirty years ago. Before we make it to Christmas, let me give you a little background… Read More...