DANDY FUN HOUSE PODCAST

It's the tabletop game of PICKLEBALL BLAST by Moose Games! And in this episode of the Dandy Fun House, I'm going to unbox this sweetly sour barrel of fun, show you how to assemble and play it, give my honest thoughts and also share the history of the game of pickleball!

Once upon a time there was a man who perfected the art of the pie in the face. This man hosted a 1950s and 60s children's show where one day he got a wild hair encouraging the kids to steal money from their parents and send it to him in the mail promising a post card from Puerto Rico in return.

We're going to unbox, assemble, play and review the 2025 TOTY AWARD NOMINATED STEM experiment kit: PINBALL MACHINE MAKER - GUMBALL RALLY!

We're looking ahead to 2025 for theme parks, movies, pinball and my favorite TOTY AWARD NOMINATION picks for the upcoming 2025 Toy of the Year Awards!

In this very special Thanksgiving episode of the Dandy Fun House, I'm going to count down my TOP TEN FAMILY FUN FAVORITE GAME IDEAS FOR TURKEY DAY! And we're gonna get to gobblin' down on 'em... right now! Let's step into the Fun House!

Today, we're going to dig into some Carmella Creeper cereal as well as review the board game Finders Creepers...

In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, I'm going to give you all the Osmonds you can eat! Let's step into the fun house!

Ten-year-old Cooper Dean of Valrico, Florida entered into a Young Inventors contest and caught the attention of international toy company, GOLIATH GAMES with her idea to bring a farmland pastime to kitchen tables everywhere. In this episode of the Dandy Funhouse, we're going to shovel in to the game of… Chicken Poo Bingo! Let's step into the Fun House!

In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, we venture to ask the eternal burning question... Are We Not Men? For THIS is the story of DEVO! Let's step into the Fun House!

Do you have a fat, stingy grandma? Have you ever wanted one? Well today's your lucky day because on this episode of the Dandy Fun House we're going to unbox, assemble and play none other than the game of GREEDY GRANNY! Let's step into the Fun House!

watch the video below! listen to the podcast below! Hey there! It's me, your old pal Obnoxio the Clown. I know it's been a while but I couldn't help but crawl out of my clown hole once I heard what the Dandy Fun House had planned for this episode of their show! Not only that, but they also made the incredibly bad decision to ask ME, your old pal Obnoxio to host!They would have asked the Nebbish, but he doesn't really talk so much. Ok, by now I have to imagine about two of you are really excited but most of you are really confused, so let me bring you up to speed. I used to be the mascot for CRAZY Magazine and I'm here to tell you the story of this wacky little rag that had a pretty good run back in the 70's and 80's! So without further ado, Let's step into the Fart House! What? Oh the Fun House! Yeah that's it! Hello and welcome to the Dandy Flop House, Fun House or whatever they call it! Video Show, Podcast and Blog! I'm your old long-lost pal, Obnoxio the Clown and I'm here to tell you the story of an obnoxious humor magazine that existed from 1973 to 1983 which yours truly was honored to be the mascot for during it's final few years. But first, let me show you these crazy new t-shirts from the Dandy Fun House (did I say it right this time?) now available in the Dandy Fun SHOP! It's got a front AND a back so you don't get too cold and comes with 4 holes in it. One to crawl your body into, one to stick your head out of and two to poke yer arms through! You can find it at the Dandy Fun House website at http://www.dandyfunhouse.com or go directly to the store at http://www.dandyfunshop.com . Now back to this glorious freaking episode! Ok, CRAZY MAGAZINE! We were published by Marvel Comics believe it or not and were sort of in the vein of Mad Magazine, Cracked, Sick Magazine and National Lampoon. In the beginning back in 1953, Marvel Comics was actually called Atlas Comics and they decided to try their hand at competing with the behemoth of all novelty mags, MAD Magazine. So they published 7 issues of a comic book called CRAZY! Which skewered pop culture and included gags galore. It was a nice trial balloon, but didn't exactly take the world by storm so they shelved the idea of publishing a satire for the next TWENTY YEARS until 1973 when it was revived for the purpose of republishing some of Marvel's more wacky bits from their late-60's comic called “Not Brand Echh.” What the heck kind of a name is “NOT BRAND ECHH!?”   STAN LEE MARV WOLFMAN For some reason they decided to give the old CRAZY Magazine another crack at success and kept things rolling under the guiding hand of the Marvel man, myth and legend himself… Stan Lee along with Co-Editor Marv Wolfman. Lee wanted to go for a straight up Mad Magazine and Cracked Magazine vibe while Wolfman wanted something more along the lines of National Lampoon. They came to an agreement somewhere in the middle and this gave CRAZY its own unique flavor. Kind of like sardine ala mode! It was decided that CRAZY needed a mascot, and so kicked around ideas until they came up with a small, buggy looking guy in a floppy hat and some sort of black cape-looking trench coat thing and they called this guy “The Nebbish.” Later they gave him the more proper name of “Irving Nebbish.” This Nebbish guy served as the mascot for CRAZY Magazine for seven solid years and he did a fine job I must say. I mean, I eventually STOLE his job but no hard feelings Nebby! That's show biz! STEVE GERBER Wolfman wasn't the only editor Crazy Magazine had. A man named Steve Gerber took over editing for issues #11-14 with a desire to set the magazine apart from its competition and try to convince the readers that the creators themselves were crazy. Gerber's run as editor came to an abrupt end however when he published a very dark feature called “... And the Birds Hummed Dirges” which featured high schoolers engaged in a suicide pact.

I'm gonna unbox, assemble, play and review an awesome looking game from PlayMonster called PIGS ON TRAMPOLINES!

In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, we're going to give three off-brand toaster pastry underdogs a chance to dethrone the mighty Milton and claim the title TOASTER PASTRY CHAMPION OF THE WORLD! For this is the Strawberry Toaster Pastry Showdown!

Sid and Marty Krofft created iconic TV shows like Land of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, The Bugaloos, HR Pufnstuff, The Banana Splits and a whole lot more.

I'm going to unbox, set up and show you how to play the Monopoly spinoff game - MURFREESBORO*OPOLY! And at the end of the show, I'm going to do a quick rundown of some of the best movies I enjoyed from the year 2023 and ones I'm looking forward to in 2024!

In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, I'm going to unbox, review and show you how to play a true game of glorious disgusting fecal flinging fun! THIS is the game of MONKEY SEE MONKEY POO!

The Monster Squad was a Saturday morning tv series produced by D'Angeleo-Bullock-Allen Productions that aired on NBC from September 11, 1976 to September 3, 1977 and starred a young Fred Grandy who later went on to greater tv pop-culture fame playing the role of Gopher on The LOVE BOAT.

I bought a more modernized game with the same basic premise and an overall better looking design that only cost 20 bucks. It's called SHARK BITE and I'm going to unbox it, set it up, teach you how to play and give you some fun facts and history along the way!

Two amateur comedians working nightclubs for peanuts in the 70s ham-handedly and quite accidentally stumbled into the roles of a lifetime portraying what they felt were their least likeable characters but instead found themselves leaving an indelible mark on tv pop culture history for generations to come. Their names? David Lander and Michael McKean. But you might remember them better as... LENNY AND SQUIGGY. This is their legend. Let's step into the Fun House!

The object of GROUCH COUCH is: you get some game pieces, you put them on the couch, the couch eats some of the pieces, and if it likes what it ate, it spits coins at you! And at the end whomever's got the most coins wins!

In this episode number "31"of the Dandy Fun House... how in the world could I help but tell the story of two brothers-in-law with a post World War II entrepreneurial spirit and how they joined forces to combine business ambition with their passion for all things ICE CREAM! Together they built nothing short of a worldwide ice cream institution. For THIS is the story of BASKIN ROBBINS! Let's step into the fun house!

As of December 5th, 2022, the final live performing version of Sha Na Na have at long last announced that it is indeed time to sing "Goodnight Sweetheart" for the final time. BUT with their story now complete, WE can finally TELL the complete story of SHA NA NA!

In this episode of the Dandy Fun House we're going to unpack the tale of how a college student's 1960's class project based on surviving Death Valley on foot was sold for next to nothing to a company who redesigned it into everyone's favorite surgery game trying to cure a guy named Cavity Sam! You and I have been trying to fix him for over 60 years in the game of... OPERATION! We're also going to unbox, assemble and play the 2023 version of OPERATION while sharing fun facts and history along the way. Are you ready doctor? Let's step into the Fun House!

In this episode of the Dandy Fun House we're clowning around on the basketball court to bring you the story of the Harlem Globetrotters! Where they came from (not Harlem), their many historic achievements, how they didn't just just penetrate the color barrier of the NBA, they shattered it like a cheap glass backboard without ever even BEING an NBA team, what spawned their innovative act: part circus, part comedy, part sports, PURE ENTERTAINMENT, and what they're up to now!

In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, I'm going to unbox, assemble and show you 3 different ways to play the classic game Hungry Hungry Hippos. I'm also going to give you some history along the way about this pop culture classic!

Dr. Demento, the man who brought comedic novelty music to the masses for 40 years disappeared from the airwaves in the year 2010 and has not been heard on terrestrial radio in over a decade since. Was he abducted by bloodthirsty clowns? Did he join a monastery? Did he move to the planet Meep Morp? In this episode of the Dandy Fun House I'm going to attempt to answer the question on nobody's mind... WHERE IS DR. DEMENTO!!!!!?????

In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, we're going to look ahead to the great new amusements coming in 2023 from the worlds of theme parks, pinball, toys, board games and movies!

In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, I'm taking Emma-Lou, the Dandy Dog to the dog wash! I'm also going to unbox, assemble and show you how to play the TOTY Award Winning game - SOGGY DOGGY! Let's step into the Dandy Dog House!

And on the Spook Shack today, I am going to do a little tasting of all the classic Monster Cereals and give you my expert opinion on which one is THE BEST! Let's dive right into THE SPOOK SHACK!

In this episode of the Dandy Fun House, we're braving the tundra to bring you the TOTY-award-winning game, YETI IN MY SPAGHETTI! Let's step into the Dandy Warming Lodge before we freeze!

Soda Cake is one of those oddball sweet treats from south of the Mason Dixon Line like RC Cola, Goo Goo Clusters, Moon Pies, Chess Pies, Sweet Tea you can stand your spoon straight up in and for some reason God only knows - molded Jello with marshmallows and fruit inside! Yikes!

The FLINTSTONES! How one of the most loved animated series in television was born, interesting history, fun facts, star-studded guest appearances, near death experiences, merchandising fever, reasons to fear the Flintstones Kids, jumping the shark and to top it all off I'm going to conduct a head-to-head taste test of the Flintstones cereals Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles!

We're going to explore the history of the game of Mouse Trap along with unboxing, setup and putting it all into action!

In this installment of the Dandy Fun House, we're going to melt down the history of MAD Magazine! How it all started, the back stories of some of their most iconic contributors, battles with J Edgar Hoover, corporate takeovers and how a lawsuit against MAD Magazine filed by Irving Berlin set in place the legal protections for parody and satire that we take for granted today!

In this extra special installment of the Dandy Fun House we're gonna pull out some new tricks, roll over and invite you into the DANDY DOG HOUSE instead where we're going to explore the TOP TEN PUP-FRIENDLY ATTRACTIONS IN AMERICA!

In this episode, we're going to explore the storied history of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus and break the story on its imminent comeback!

RINGLING BROTHERS CIRCUS IS DEAD! ... OR IS IT!???

In this installment of the Dandy Fun House, we're going to unpackage and taste test the iconic Stuckey's Pecan Log Roll

In this installment of the Dandy Fun House, instead of coming to you from our usual haunts of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, we figured we'd go inster-state-ular to the great state of Florida! We're taking a family day-trip to Busch Gardens Tampa and you're invited!

If there was a popular movie or TV show back in the 70's, 80's or 90's there's a good chance Kenner was crankin' out a line of toys for it! But their history goes back farther than that. (echo voice) MUCH FARTHEEEEEERRRRRR!-------

Wanna check out the Halloween Spirit Store with me and see what's new for 2021!? Let's do this!

I hope you're strapped in  because today we're going to get into the nuts and bolts of one of the most enduring action-packed games with over 50 years of metal skull-punching mayhem! I'm talking about none other than ROCK EM SOCK EM ROBOTS!

Show host Neil unboxes and assembles the 2021 version of Rock Em Sock Em Robots!

Dandy Fun House counts down the Top Ten best inflatable pool toys and floats for Summer 2021

Koolickle Man, the pickle-powered superhero shows you how to make Koolickles (Kool-Aid flavored pickles)!

Full review of the Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle reissue from California Creations!

In this mini-edition of the Dandy Fun House, we're going to be doing an unboxing of the newly-reissued Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle by California Creations! I'm excited to get the chance to review this re-issue of such an iconic toy from my own childhood!

In this episode of the DANDY FUN HOUSE you'll learn how to play CORN HOLE by the official governing tournament rules!

The object of Hank's Twisted Challenge is as follows: You have bendable wires which you hold in your mouth with the help of some special mouthpieces. You twist and contort the wires into various shapes, curls and bends dictated by the spinner. Then you must navigate a bead-ball all the way to the end of the wire without using your hands. The first person to successfully navigate their bead-ball is of course declared the winner! The twist comes from some special challenge cards each player must pull which may instruct you to do it with your eyes closed, walking around, standing on one leg, down on your knees, singing the national anthem, etc.

I've had sort of a challenge lately to find a mom and pop toy store that actually a toy store instead of shop for comics and collectibles. No offense to comic and collectible shops. But it seems that real honest-to-goodness toy stores are getting harder and harder to come by these days. But alas, I DID find one in Brentwood, Tennessee! BRILLIANT SKY TOYS AND BOOKS!

What's Dollywood you ask? Is it a spooky forest filled with dolls that come alive after dark and chase you with maniacal laughter!? Not exactly. Dollywood is a major, and I mean MAJOR amusement park located in Pigeon Forge Tennessee nestled between the mountain getaway town of Gatlinburg and the city of Knoxville in the eastern Tennessee Appalachia! This isn't Six Flags, Universal or Disney. In Dollywood, there is no mouse king, but there is a Queen. In fact THE QUEEN of country music, Dolly Parton for whom the entire amusement park is themed around. Not overly so mind you. There's just a touch of Dolly in everything about Dollywood.