Podcast appearances and mentions of jim swearingen

Coming to you live, from Star Wars Celebration London! In April of 2023, the Exhibition Centre London opened its doors to Star Wars fans from around the world, for the latest multi-day Star Wars convention. Join host David Quinn for an extensive tour of Celebration London, through the live reports of the Star Wars collectors and friends who attended the unforgettable weekend! Featuring Bill Cable, Mike De Stefano, Jonathan McElwain, Narayan S. Naik, Gordy Owen, Karl Reader, Zia Rezvi, Daniel Uthman, Trevor Wencl, Kenobi and Uma Wencl, Jim Swearingen, Ben Potter, Iain Sanderson, Paul Nunnari, Jean François Rolland, Duncan Jenkins, Javier Florencio, Kelly John McClain, ZooGirlQ, Matt Hood, Sara and Kei Sato, Gus Lopez, Billy Galaxy, Thorsten Greth, Darren Thomas, and Chris Georgoulias. To Listen to the Episode on the Prototype Archives Site: https://www.prototypearchives.com/podcast Links to the Episode on Various Podcast Platforms: APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460 YOUTUBE MUSIC/PODCASTS: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7UruGWpd8qKrObL8-DSLekomB8GuB1VT SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/744L0XQhmpXn2AZeaxUhOZ CASTBOX: https://castbox.fm/channel/Star-Wars%3A-Prototypes-and-Production-id1904296?utm_source=website&utm_medium=dlink&utm_campaign=web_share&utm_content=Star%20Wars%3A%20Prototypes%20and%20Production-CastBox_FM STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1054209 PANDORA: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/PC:1001054209 PODBEAN: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/u4ywr-80960/ AMAZON MUSIC: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c98fb265-c233-43d9-ae3b-1102bfb03e45/star-wars-prototypes-and-production PLAYERFM: https://player.fm/series/2473540 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/david-quinn-908355451/tracks PODVINE: https://podvine.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production iHEART: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-star-wars-prototypes-and-p-31050806/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460

Designer & photographer Brian Hickey comes on the program to talk about his new Kickstarter campaign.Total Star Wars Toys: The Palitoy Saga, is a book that takes an in-depth look at Palitoy's role in the Star Wars toys phenomenon between 1977 and 1985.There's interviews with key figures at Palitoy, such as Bob Brechin Roger Morrison, and many more, including Jim Swearingen from Kenner. You are going to find out a lot of untold stories, see lots of pictures and get some of Brian's own amazing toy photography. It's the story from initial concepts to marketing campaigns, to variant toys that we didn't see here in the U.S."Total Star Wars Toys" delves deep into the Palitoy story, revealing the challenges, triumphs, and behind-the-scenes details that made these toys so iconic.When not creating books, Brian designs award winning exhibitions for museums and visitor experiences in Ireland's tourism and heritage sector.Total Star Wars Toys Kickstarter Campaign:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/total-star-wars-the-palitoy-sagaTotal Toy Books Website:www.TotalToyBooks.comStar Wars Creating Adventure Photobook:https://www.totaltoybooks.com/star-wars-creating-adventureBrian Hickey on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/brianthehickTotal Toy Books on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TotalToyBooksCARD RELEASES2024 Star Wars Chrome Black 3/19 - via Blowout Cardshttps://www.blowoutcards.com/2024-topps-star-wars-chrome-black-hobby-box.html2024 Topps Hyperspace - via Steel City Collectibles 2/19/25 Release https://www.steelcitycollectibles.com/i/2024-topps-star-wars-hyperspace-hobby-boxGalactic Antiquities Promo Sheet - via Blowout Cards 2/5/25 http://www.blowoutcards.net/images/ss/24tpswgalaticantiqNS.pdfHigh Tek Promo Sheet - via Blowout Cards 1/8/25 http://www.blowoutcards.net/images/ss/24tpswhightekNS.pdf2024 Star Wars Galaxy detail - via Blowout Cards 11/1/24 https://www.blowoutcards.com/non-sports/2024-topps-star-wars-chrome-galaxy-hobby-box.htmlIf you have a question or comment, find me on the socials: Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky Substack, Hive @rebelbasecard 2 more designs are up on the TeePublic store and that is 14 in all! Help out the show and find some cool swag. https://www.teepublic.com/user/rebel-base-cardFind me on the Topps Digital Apps like Star Wars Card Trader, Marvel, Disney Collect and BUNT @CORNFEDTECHHelp out the show by rating The Rebel Base Card Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. All comments and feedback is appreciated!

0:00 Segment 1 Chris McQuillen talks about ToyMan on 3/9 with special guest, Kenner & Hasbro toy designer Jim Swearingen.https://toymanshow.com/ 17:57 Segment 2 Actor Scott Wolf talks about his series “Doc” on Fox.https://www.fox.com/doc/ 31:50 Segment 3 Chef Liz & Chef Steve of Tenacious Eats along with Jordan & Raven from Work & Leisure STL talk about their upcoming event celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Officehttps://www.instagram.com/tenacious_eats 54:22 Segment 4 Ideas for Amazon now that they have control of the James Bond franchise.Check out the ‘Justice League Revisited Podcast' with Susan Eisenberg and James Enstall at https://anchor.fm/justiceleague Thanks to our sponsors Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug's Comics and Games (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070575531223)Buy tickets to 2 Rivers Comic Con coming to St. Charles in May 2025 https://2riverscomiccon.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl Patreon -   https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio Website -   http://geektomeradio.com/   Podcast -   https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall Facebook -   https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/  Twitter -   https://twitter.com/geektomeradio  Instagram -   https://www.instagram.com/geektomeradio/ Producer - Joseph Vosevich https://twitter.com/Joey_Vee 

Welcome to the Hyperspace Heroes Podcast, where 3 OG Star Wars fans are just trying to make their way in the Star Wars podcast universe. Here is the second (of five) live appearances on the ECPCTV Stage at ICCC 2023.  This episode features Scruffy & DB joining Mike the Mic Guy to interview the legend, Jim Swearingen. The boys were super excited to do this interview as they have dubbed Jim, the architect of their childhood.  Jim Swearingen was the principal toy designer and the man most responsible for convincing Kenner to produce the original Star Wars toy line. You can also see this episode on YouTube, just search for Hyperspace Heroes Podcast. Join Brown Squadron as we hit hyperspace and blast into another verbal expedition into a galaxy far, far, away. Hyperspace Heroes Podcast can be listened to on all major podcasting platforms. Intro/Outro Music: Strange Signal (Instrumental) HoliznaCCO/ Licensed under CCO 1.0 Universal License https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ legalcodeSource: Free Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/straight-to-vhs/strange-signal/ Support HoliznaCCO via his Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Holizna Bandcamp: https://holiznaroyaltyfree.bandcamp.com/ Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Holizna Voice Over Work in Intro/Outro Performed by Milz Bowden & Henri Gage You can find Milz & Henri at https://youtube.com/@video4humans --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hyperspace-heroes/message

Coming to you live, from Star Wars Celebration London! On April 7th, the Exhibition Centre London opened its doors to Star Wars fans from around the world, for the latest multi-day Star Wars convention. Join host David Quinn for an extensive tour of Celebration London, through the live reports of the Star Wars collectors and friends who attended the unforgettable weekend! Featuring Bill Cable, Mike De Stefano, Jonathan McElwain, Narayan Naik, Gordy Owen, Karl Reader, Zia Rezvi, Dan Uthman, Trevor Wencl, Kenobi Wencl, Uma Wencl, Jim Swearingen, Ben Potter, Iain Sanderson, Paul Nunnari, Jean François Rolland, Duncan Jenkins, Javier Florencio, Kelly McClain, ZooGirlQ, Matt Hood, Sara and K Soto, Gus Lopez, Billy Galaxy, Thorsten Greth, Darren Thomas, Chris Georgoulias, and Kevin Daniel Lentz. To Listen to the Episode on the Prototype Archives Site: https://www.prototypearchives.com/podcast Links to the Episode on Various Podcast Platforms: APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/744L0XQhmpXn2AZeaxUhOZ GOOGLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjU2NTA4ODM3Ni9zb3VuZHMucnNz
 CASTBOX: https://castbox.fm/channel/Star-Wars%3A-Prototypes-and-Production-id1904296?utm_source=website&utm_medium=dlink&utm_campaign=web_share&utm_content=Star%20Wars%3A%20Prototypes%20and%20Production-CastBox_FM STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1054209 PANDORA: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/PC:1001054209 PODBEAN: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/u4ywr-80960/Star-Wars-Prototypes-and-Production-Podcast AMAZON MUSIC: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c98fb265-c233-43d9-ae3b-1102bfb03e45/star-wars-prototypes-and-production PLAYERFM: https://player.fm/series/2473540 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/david-quinn-908355451/tracks PODVINE: https://podvine.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production iHEART: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-star-wars-prototypes-and-p-31050806/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460

My friend Jim Swearingen came on and we talked about his testimony of coming to faith and his experience ministering in the inner city. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/franklin-haring/message

There's news from the North this month, as Chris Porteous visits a Canadian con "May the North be with you" and brings us interviews with Kenner luminaries Stephen Geddes and Jim Swearingen, telling their tales about creating and sculpting the toys that are the main reason we're all here. Elsewhere, the World Cup is on, and the lads are talking goals, scores, red cards and trophies - Star Wars stylee. New Acquisitions heralds collectibles from Palitoy to pencils, tee shirts to two-packs, and books to bowling balls, and shout outs to some great finds from around the collecting world. Richard's quiz mashes up the World Cup with worldwide collecting, and he has a tough choice to make in a lively Action Figure Face-Off. A lengthy Rebel Briefings section sees the team chat about current hot topics including a wonderful warehouse find, puzzling prices, Cassian's climax, fantastic four-packs, and a catch up on conventions. There's also the results of the lads' Echo Live Gimcrack challenge, Millennium Falcon mysteries, a Holiday Special retrospective, and a fantastic interview with Justin Hoggard of the Twitter channel Star Wars Fonts - much more interesting than you'd think. This month's licensee section proves that the guys are no mugs, as they delve into drinking vessels from Staffordshire Pottery / Kiln Craft. To hear all this, and the usual shenanigans, look out for the podcast in all the normal places.

A live chat from the May The North Be With You collectors event in Toronto with the principal conceptual designer for Kenner's line of "Star Wars" toys, Jim Swearingin!  

Kenner and Lucas make a last minute deal and an unconventional sales strategy wins the Toy Wars. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom-and-pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector and storyteller. I'm Stephen's sidekick and business partner Dave Young. Before we get into today's episode, a word from our sponsor, which is, well, it's us, but we're highlighting ads we've written and produced for our clients. So here's one of those. [Tapper's Jewelry Ad] Dave Young: Welcome back to the Empire Builders Podcast. Dave Young here with Stephen Temple. And we were going to start this episode with the whole scrolling a long time ago in the galaxy, far, far away. There were these movies, these Star Wars movies, and then three more of them. And in the meantime, toys. We're going to talk about toys? Stephen Semple: We are going to talk about toys. There's a couple of really interesting stories from the early days around the Star Wars toys. So as we know, Star Wars comes out in 1977 and it's this huge success. And in 2020, the value of the Star Wars franchises is estimated to be $70 billion, when you put it all together. They do about $14 billion in toy sales, which is twice the box office sales. Toys is a very, very big part of the business, highly, highly collectible now. And when Star Wars came out, the most popular toys were Barbie and GI Joe. Those were the most popular toys of the day. And when you look at it, a lot of the success that came from toys at the time had small screen tie-ins. So they had TV shows or cartoons or television ads. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: That was basically what really made toys work. And movies are different. Traditionally, movies didn't have toy tie-ins because a movie would come out, it would be around for a few months and then it would be gone. And once the movie was gone, the toy sales would decline off. Dave Young: You wouldn't roll the dice on creating a whole bunch of toys before the movie came out because you didn't know if it was going to be success at the box office. That's always been a bit of a dice roll. Stephen Semple: It's hard to use movies to sell toys, certainly at the time. And so when Lucas approached Mattel, Hasbro, Parker Brothers, they all turned him down. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: They all said, "Nah, nah, we don't want to do this. Now, he really believed in the potential of the toys, but six months out from the release of the movie, he still didn't have a deal. And part of the other challenge, he was also very secretive, he didn't want to share drawings and things along that lines, he was prepared to share the script. So finally Lucas approaches Kenner. And at the time, Kenner was this really tiny company located on the 11th floor of a Kroger department store building in Cincinnati, so they're this tiny player in the Midwest, but at this point, they're the only suitor. And it turns out that there's a Jim Swearingen who works at Kenner is this huge sci-fi fan, and in fact, a follower of George Lucas. And Jim looked at the script and thought, "This is great." So he goes and he commences upper management and he recommends it to them and they do a deal. Now, here's the thing, because they also knew they were the only suitor and time was limited, they cut a sweetheart deal. So Kenner got 95% of the fees and Lucas got 5%. Dave Young: Oh wow. Stephen Semple: And Lucas hates this deal, but he had no choice. More on this later. So with the film six months out, they're interested in doing it, but they still haven't inked the deal, but they're in that early stages. And look, normally it takes a year to get a toy out. Because here's what happens; you do some sketches for the licensee, licensee looks at it, comes back with changes, you then go back to the licensee,

Join the Idiots for part two of their interview with the Toy Father, Jim Swearingen! Jim talks with the Idiots about life after Star Wars, attending conventions, and his endearment and appreciation for Star Wars collectors.

Join the Idiots this week as they interview The Toy Father! Original designer of the Kenner Star Wars line of toys Jim Swearingen joins the Idiots and they discuss Jim's place in the pantheon of Star Wars collecting in part one of a two-part interview!!

Anthony, Demetrius, and Ken were lucky enough to speak with the legendary designers Jim Swearingen, Tim Effler, and Tom Osbourne about their experiences designing the most popular toys in the history of the Galaxy!

Daniel Logan brought the character of Boba Fett to life in STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES in 2002 and has been a fixture at Star Wars events and conventions ever since. An old friend of RFR, we are happy to bring you our longest on-air conversation with Daniel to date. We talk all about shooting Episode II, voicing Boba in THE CLONE WARS, and his huge personal Star Wars collection, some of which he’s auctioning off via his new Facebook group BOUNTYBOXES. Last week we wondered why the classic Kenner Luke Skywalker action figure had a yellow lightsaber. Kevin Liell joins us with fresh info from original Kenner designer Jim Swearingen who explains why the accessory was not-quite-movie-accurate. Plus, Machtails, HOBBYLife and Werewolves of London.

This Triple Feature focuses on the Trilogy’s impact on a trio of guests with ties to the Queen City of Cincinnati, Ohio. In Part I, Nilmini Klur reminisces about spending the summer with The Empire Strikes Back at the Skywalk Cinemas. Next, Dave Brott recalls trips to the Esquire Theatre, a family outing for Return of the Jedi, and enduring the dubbed Star Wars: Special Edition in Hungary. Part III features former Kenner designer Jim Swearingen sharing memories of his involvement in the legendary toy line and attending the first public preview of Star Wars in San Francisco, among many others.

On episode #12 of J.B.T. Kenner toy design legend Jim Swearingen joins Criz Bee for an hour to talk about the origins of Star Wars action figures. Jim Swearingen designed the first eleven (not twelve) Kenner Star Wars figures, he designed the Kenner Death Star playset, the Kenner X-Wing and Tie Fighter vehicles, and he came up with the concept for the trap doors for the Dewback and TaunTauns. He also designed the very first iteration of the Kenner Boba Fett figure! Listen to the episode and learn what it was like working at Kenner in the 70s, and find out why Star Wars figures are 3.75" tall. All of this and more on JBT episode #12!

Dank Jim Swearingen konnten wir früher mit Star Wars Spielzeug die Filme nachspielen. Er war 15 Jahre lang Leaddesigner der original Actionfiguren und arbeitete eng mit George Lucas zusammen. Thilo Grimm hat ihn Ende September auf der Noris Force Con 5 in Fürth zum Interview getroffen.

Designing the original figures and vehicles, Jim Swearingen had a huge effect on our perception of the original Star Wars. From 1976-79, this Kenner project became Swearingen's project, witnessing portions of the film being made and even attending the first public showing. Straight from an episode of Netflix's Toys That Made Us, Mr. Swearingen takes us through that early period, before Star Wars was the phenomenon we know and love. For more behind-the-scenes stuff, as well as a link to some of our other in-depth interviews, check out: Website: www.TalkingBay94.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/TalkingBay94 Instagram: www.instagram.com/TalkingBay94

Jim Swearingen, concept designer at Kenner, is making his podcast debut! Jim worked on Star Wars toys at Kenner as the lead concept designer from 1976-1979. His career in toys took him on a journey through not only Star Wars, but Strawberry Shortcake and Play-Doh. He might even reveal the secret ingredient that makes Play-Doh work! Richard's mother owes Jim a great debt of gratitude, since his Star Wars toys kept him quiet for hours on end when Richard was a kid. Pixar Fest debuted at Disneyland Resort on Friday, April 13th, celebrating Pixar with themed food, merchandise and entertainment. We checked out the offerings and give a full report on the re-theming. Want to see rather than hear about it? Our favorite part was the Pixarmonic Orchestra, and you can watch their entire 20-minute set on our YouTube channel. Also on this episode, we look back at Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 - one year ago. We celebrate the memories all of our Skywalkers have been sharing. Support The Show Shop Star Wars Shoes at Po-Zu! Skywalking Through Neverland T-Shirts at TeePublic! Check them out HERE. CONTACT US Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook. If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!

Jim Swearingen, concept designer at Kenner, is making his podcast debut! Jim worked on Star Wars toys at Kenner as the lead concept designer from 1976-1979. His career in toys took him on a journey through not only Star Wars, but Strawberry Shortcake and Play-Doh. He might even reveal the secret ingredient that makes Play-Doh work! Richard’s mother owes Jim a great debt of gratitude, since his Star Wars toys kept him quiet for hours on end when Richard was a kid. Pixar Fest debuted at Disneyland Resort on Friday, April 13th, celebrating Pixar with themed food, merchandise and entertainment. We checked out the offerings and give a full report on the re-theming. Want to see rather than hear about it? Our favorite part was the Pixarmonic Orchestra, and you can watch their entire 20-minute set on our YouTube channel. Also on this episode, we look back at Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 - one year ago. We celebrate the memories all of our Skywalkers have been sharing. Support The Show Shop Star Wars Shoes at Po-Zu! Skywalking Through Neverland T-Shirts at TeePublic! Check them out HERE. CONTACT US Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook. If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!

Jim Swearingen, director of the Buffalo Christian Center in Buffalo, New York, and Keith McCallum teach about David’s experience in the folly of relying on self power.…