Archie McPhee has been creating and selling toys and novelties for 35 years. You might know us from Handerpants, the Devil Duckie or the Horse Mask. Hear the stories behind the products and what it's like to work for a novelty company. We make weird!
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David and Shana say goodbye to Heff and go over the amazing new Archie McPhee products from 2021.על ידי David Wahl
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New Product Bonanza! Featuring Meditating Bigfoot and Racing Tardigrades
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Visit Archie McPhee to see the productsעל ידי David Wahl
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Why PayPal wouldn't let us sell a Tardigrade Ornament
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The issue is fixed now, but, for a period of months, PayPal was blocking the sales of all of our tardigrade items from being purchased. In this episode, we're joined by Tim Ellis from GeekWire and Dispatches from the Multiverse to talk about how an arms dealer caused a tardigrade tragedy.על ידי David Wahl
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We're joined by Seattle Broadcasting Legend Pat Cashman to talk about his new podcast, the team behind Almost Live!, and his time as a horror movie hose in Boise. Listen to Pat's podcast, Almost Live! Still Alive here. Find Archie McPhee products here.על ידי David Wahl
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We're Back! New products, social distancing and replacements for smiles
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David, Shana, and Heff return to the podcast with new products. Hear about how many legs a tardigrade has, how to replace a smile, and how roaches will evolve in the distant future. Find the products discussed here!על ידי David Wahl
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Quarantine edition! Video meetings, what we're enjoying, and a penny whistle
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We're working from home! The audio the quality is a little off on this one, but what can you do? We talk about what we're up to, what pop culture we're enjoying, and Shana learning to play the penny-whistle. Archie McPheeעל ידי David Wahl
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Finger Finger: Sounds good, looks bad
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In this episode, David, Shana, and Heff talk about Twitter, Frankensteins, and a really bad product idea. Check out our blog for pictures of the drawings mentioned.על ידי David Wahl
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Pee-wee happened! We got to meet Paul Reubens
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Swoon! Shana and David got to meet Paul Reubens, the man behind Pee-wee Herman. Also, the Ig Nobel Prize event at our Seattle store.על ידי David Wahl
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Which Archie McPhee product are you?
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In this episode, we discuss our Archie McPhee product game, the upcoming Ig Nobel event at the Rubber Chicken Museum, and bunch of new products. Pickle casino!על ידי David Wahl
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Finger sporks, pickle jelly beans, and a dancing turnip
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In this episode, we cover Heff's hoverboard video, the Finger Spork video, and a video of a dancing turnip. Or Daikon.על ידי David Wahl
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We Make Weird! Our all company meeting, pies and a haunted tea kettle
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We discuss the all company meeting, wearing a unicorn mask in the snow, and a mysterious haunted tea kettle.על ידי David Wahl
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In this episode, we talk about the loopholes various spooky, supernatural things have and which bathroom theme we would pick. We also mention a couple of new Archie McPhee products, including the Pagan Breakfast God Mask. Features the premiere of the vampire parsnip. Archie McPheeעל ידי David Wahl
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2019 in review! Plus Allee Willis, Jeopardy, and mysterious centaur paintings
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David, Shana, and Heff take a look back at some of the high points of 2019. We also say goodbye to the great Allee Willis, talk about being a clue on Jeopardy, and the mysterious package of five centaur paintings that arrived before Christmas.על ידי David Wahl
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Archie McPhee on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
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Check out the Archie McPhee site for a link the NBC Nightly News story.על ידי David Wahl
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Thumb hats and the "ya dumb" controversy
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Check out Archie McPhee! Listen to David's episode of Dispatches from the Multiverseעל ידי David Wahl
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Scary vegetables and transforming escalators
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Back by popular demand, it's another creative meeting episode! Shana, Heff, and David take your suggestions and turn them into (mostly) impossible Archie McPhee products. Also, Heff tells the story of the My Buddy prank.על ידי David Wahl
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Tasting Candy Canes and House of Wax
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We had our Christmas temps taste our new candy canes, Shana gives Heff and David sweet new shirts, and mannequins are following Heff around the building.על ידי David Wahl
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In this episode, we talk about our new automated sighing machine, chickens and our sweet new van... Find our products at Archie McPheeעל ידי David Wahl
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The Archie McPhee Book: Who Would Buy This?
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Who Would Buy This? The Archie McPhee Story. David, Shana, and Heff talk about the Archie McPhee book and its history.על ידי David Wahl
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David, Shana, and Heff an under-appreciated subset of the local celebrity, the local kook! What is a local kook? Are we local kooks? So many questions! Visit Archie McPheeעל ידי David Wahl
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The Rubber Chicken Dress Episode
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Shana has a rubber chicken dress! Because, of course, she does. Also, Heff films babies doing stunts and the Fly Widow Game is here!על ידי David Wahl
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The Return of CoCo: I've got a favor to ask you and you're not going to like it
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Former Archie McPhee employee CoCo returns to chat with David, Shana, and Q about where her path has taken her after leaving us and memories of some of our favorite customers.על ידי David Wahl
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BONUS EPISODE: What makes a monster discussion
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A bonus section to our inspiration podcast. We had Q join us to talk about what makes a monster a monster. Are unicorns monsters? What about Santa Claus?על ידי David Wahl
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Inspiration and Archie McPhee: Monsters, thrifting and marketing
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What inspires Archie McPhee? We get that question all the time and this episode is a discussion about creativity, collecting, and monsters.על ידי David Wahl
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David and Shana discuss the legend of the lost podcast, selling to people with a bad-smelling car, and our Atlas Obscura event! Archie McPheeעל ידי David Wahl
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The Rusty Blazenhoff Episode! Marshmallow Fluff, Children's Fairyland, and Electric Dreams
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Even if you don't know who Rusty Blazenhoff by name, we can almost guarantee you've read something she's written or enjoyed something obscure that she discovered. From Boing Boing to her own "inbox zine" Electric Dreams, she's made a huge impact on popular culture.על ידי David Wahl
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Sticknic 2019! Bibo, colorful gas from hip and Nancy Leson
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It's Sticknic time again. The Archie McPhee cooking contest that happens once a year. This year we had a Bibo theme! We're joined by Mark Pahlow and Nancy Leson.על ידי David Wahl
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An episode packed with weird products, a Pride parade, and a microphone mishap!על ידי David Wahl
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New products, Ireland, and you can't see through finger puppets
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Shana and David go through some of the new product at Archie McPhee, talk about Shana's trip to Ireland, and discuss misconceptions about Eyeball Finger Puppets.על ידי David Wahl
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50th Episode! Some of our favorite episodes and moments...
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David, Shana, and Heff talk about the previous 49 episodes of the podcast, announce a contest and talk about the store anniversary sale!על ידי Archie McPhee
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Weird stuff! We talk about a few strange bits of pop culture
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David, Q, and Heff have a discussion of movies that we love that are weird. Shana is on vacation! Archie McPheeעל ידי Archie McPhee
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David tries to get weird stuff into Bigfoot documentaries, Terri the superfan visits the store, and Heff bids on a very big chicken.על ידי Archie McPhee
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Bibo's feet and an Archie McPhee gameshow
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In this episode, we talk about how Bibo's feet are the least interesting part of him, our appearance on the NPR game show Says You!, and uff da. Archie McPhee Says You!על ידי Archie McPhee
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BONUS: Take your kids to work day!
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We let Arlo, son of Alastair, and Cash, the son of Scott Heff, take over the podcast and tell us what they learned during a day at [Archie McPhee](We let Arlo, son of Alastair, and Cash, the son of Scott Heff, take over the podcast and tell us what they learned during a day at Archie McPhee... )...על ידי Archie McPhee
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Archie McPhee and trouble: Torpedoes, smoking babies, and crank phone calls
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Mark Pahlow joins us for a discussion of the times that Archie McPhee has been in trouble. From shredded money to a disgruntled Beatle, we've had problems with everyone! By the way, we apologize in advance to St. Paul.על ידי Archie McPhee
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Drawing Bigfoot and rhyming about dead flies
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In this episode, we talk about the 21 Bigfoot in 24 hours challenge, Fly Widows and gauge Heff's feistiness.על ידי Archie McPhee
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April Fools Day: Dental floss for cats and toast that needs to talk to you
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Get the details on Shana's TV appearance and a rehash of past fake products that Archie McPhee has posted. Bacon tuxedos, difficult conversation toast, and toast mattresses.על ידי Archie McPhee
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What's new? New products, explosions at a TV studio and the gassy f word
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Shana, David, and Heff discuss the latest Archie McPhee products, Shana's upcoming TV appearance and tell the Uff Da store story...על ידי Archie McPhee
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Burrowing Gravid Bugaboos and Popcorn Underpants: More fake Archie McPhee products
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Shana, Heff, and David take your favorite words and turn them into potential Archie McPhee products. We cover bejeweled insects, stealing rocks to sell, and Heff's buffet underpants.על ידי Archie McPhee
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Your questions! Listening at half-speed and how many Bibo is enough Bibo?
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You sent us questions about Archie McPhee and we answered them! Shana, David, and Heff are full of answers. So many answers.על ידי Archie McPhee
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Ideas we didn't do: Boil and pop, salt licks and kids drinking poison (don't do it)
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David, Shana, and Heff talk about ideas that seemed good at the time, but for one reason or another Archie McPhee didn't do. An office salt lick, safety poster coloring book, and a David Sedaris action figure. This week's episode is brought to you by Bigfoot.על ידי Archie McPhee
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Things we like that most people don't like
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In this episode, Shana, David, and Heff go over a series of Archie McPhee products that we love but did not sell. From Strange Friends to Obvious Plants, it's a cornucopia of unpopular goodness.על ידי Archie McPhee
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Products we don't like: Toilet seat covers, smelly mustaches, and golf gum
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In this episode, we lift the curtain a bit and tell you which Archie McPhee products are not our favorites. We talk about toilet seat covers, the uncanny valley of flavors, Shana's devil costume and the fact that Heff has never eaten bologna.על ידי Archie McPhee
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Creative meeting, Molotov crawdads, and SNAFU kielbasa
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We went to Twitter and asked for some random words to spur our creativity. Then we took those words and made up Archie McPhee products. It's not our whole creative team, only half of it, but David, Heff, and Shana try and give a peek into what our creative meetings are like. Check out Archie McPheeעל ידי Archie McPhee
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Meeting notes, snow pictures and clown eggs
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In this episode, we talk about NOT forgetting Shana's birthday, read the weirder quotes from some of our meetings and talk about how clowns establish the copyright on their makeup. Don't dabble in clowns. Archie McPheeעל ידי Archie McPhee
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Chicken glitter, pie puns, and the first new products of 2019
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Heff smells a glitter chicken. Shana is a pie princess. David loves the glow in the dark rubber chicken. See new products here!על ידי Archie McPhee
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Pug Jesters, Bead-bo, and Pictures of Web Pages in Catalogs
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Shana, David, and Heff go through Archie McPhee catalog 62 from 1999. Discuss how much communication we had to do about the internet, why you don't need to write what something is on a picture of that thing and jasmine-scented Angel Snot. Go to the Archie McPhee blog to follow along in the catalog.על ידי Archie McPhee
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Our first episode of 2019 gets back into the swing of things by recapping some of the happenings of the holiday season, discussing the superfan box, and bragging about Keenan Thompson trying Clamdy Canes on New Year's Eve. (He did not care for them.) Find out more about Archie McPhee here!על ידי Archie McPhee
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It's the end of the year and we are nostalgic. Shana, Heff, and David take a look back over the previous 12 months. This is the last episode of this season. We'll see you again in 2019!על ידי Archie McPhee
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Mark Pahlow on Jabba Jam, Ant Watches and Mail Order Baby Kits
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The creator and owner of Archie McPhee, Mark Pahlow, joins us again to talk about putting together the first Archie McPhee Catalog. If you'd like to follow along, you can find a link to the catalog in the Archie McPhee blog.על ידי Archie McPhee
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