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Toy Review – Diamond Select Toys 1/15 scale Munsters Koach

Diamond’s licensing department has done it again. Diamond Select Toys, the company that has delighted children of the 70s & 80s with new lines celebrating properties such as Thundercats, Knight Rider, Ghostbusters and Marvel continues to impress with their new line of toys and collectibles based on The Munsters. The Munsters TV series only […]

The 50 Funniest Women of All Time

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

No wordy intro necessary here. By now you know the formula- once a month we assemble a panel, rank something, and slather it in hyperbole. Recent lists include the 50 Greatest Sitcoms of All Time, the 50 Funniest Movies of All Time, and the Most Important Mustaches in Sitcom History. Plugging done, let’s begin. We’re proud of […]

GIVEAWAY: Win a Custom Green Lantern Mask from Haute Heroes!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Last year we had the chance to catch up with Maria Palafox (@teenygeek). We were treated to a great conversation about video games, cosplay, LEGO, She-Ra and more. It was a good thing we caught her then, since things have gotten much busier for her. Palafox has opened her very own cosplay shop- Haute Heroes! […]

The 10 Best Jimmy Kimmel Tweets from Julie Bowen’s Account

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

This week Julie Bowen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The two made a bet: whoever won a foot race around the studio would take over the other’s Twitter account. Julie Bowen lost, and the world won. Kimmel took full advantage of piloting Bowen’s social media account. We happen to know firsthand that the real […]

Chart Tells You How To Create More Free Time

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Everyone would love some extra free time. How many items on your to-do list are forsaken because “there just aren’t enough hours in the day”? Frequently, we tell ourselves that the things we don’t get to do must not be that important, or we’d find a way to get them done. But what if […]

Podcast #57 – 80s TV Trivia Game Show

It’s time to play… What’s.. The.. SCOOP?!! The first episode of the newest game show on the UnderScoopFire Game Show Network is here! Hosted by Dick Decker, the pilot episode has some unique rules & stipulations, and features these three witty contestants: Jamie Hood – fine purveyor of Album Art Porn on shezcrafti.com Will West […]

From Sexy Jedi to Surly NFL Coaches: UnderScoopFire’s Day Out

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

I had a playdate! Well, two actually. Yesterday I was cordially invited to visit with two of my favorite websites. I did my best to be witty and clownish yet respectful and courteous. It’s a tough personality cocktail to maintain. Do me a solid and check out each site! (Even if you don’t read […]

Custom ‘Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out’ Action Figures are as Awesome as You’d Think

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

It scares me to think about how much awesome stuff like this I missed out on before I joined Twitter. Credit to Battle Armor Joe (@sharepointjoe) for tweeting this Instagram pic from blackmajor: I did a little digging to try to nail down the original source, and found that our friend Rick Marshall […]

14 Reasons You Should be Watching Transformers Prime

by Jason Gross @SockofFleagulls

I was 8 years old when the Transformers TV series debuted in ’84. You might say I was the “prime” age to have transforming robot vehicles imprinted into my heart of hearts. I was hooked on the animated series and now cherish the memories of running up my street from the bus stop after […]

Mer-Man is Gonna Be My Gateway Drug

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Damn you Mer-man. Since my full-on toy renaissance in 2010, I’ve immersed myself in many of the old toy lines I grew up playing with. I’ve collected and re-collected some of the lines I loved, the figures I used to have and the ones I wanted but never got. I grew up in the […]

Ask Mr. Serious Volume II: 80s Target Acquired

by Corey Chapman @chapmanrunner

This week’s question comes from Brian via the UnderScoopFire comments: If you were hired to assassinate your choice of 80s characters, who would you choose and how would you do it? This question has the board game CLUE written all over it! I am going to go with Col. Mustard in the study […]

UnderScoopFire Royal Rumble… 2!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

It’s back! Before we start, if you haven’t seen the original UnderScoopFire Royal Rumble (let’s call it USF Rumble I) you must read it before proceeding! Read the post that distinguished blogger/podcaster eclectik called “the greatest UnderScoopFire feature ever”! Last year, we took the WWE’s annual Royal Rumble concept and replaced the customary 30 pro […]

The 10 Best Music Videos featuring Ninjas

by Jason Gross @SockofFleagulls

Everybody listens to music. Everybody loves ninjas. Yet very few people have realized that when you combine these two creative elements of our world, an infiltration of the mind occurs like never before. The sounds stealthily enter your ear canal, slowly drifting toward your inner being and then NINJA ATTACK!!!…Joe Musashi sends a throwing […]

Podcast #56 – Most Anticipated Geek Things Q1 2013

by Corey Chapman @chapmanrunner

“What the hell happened?” “Did you guys break up?” “Wait, you have a podcast?” Those were all legitimate questions I was getting DM’d or emailed to me over the last six weeks. And to answer those questions, “Nothing happened” “We didn’t break up” and “Yes, we DO have a podcast.” After a ‘holiday hiatus’ the […]

80s Pop Culture Character Royal Rumble

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

{Last year, to commemorate the WWE’s annual Royal Rumble event, the UnderScoopFire staff created a list of our top 30 favorite nostalgic characters to compete in the first ever “80s Childhood Royal Rumble”. Thirty competitors will enter (one at a time over 2 minute intervals) and 29 will be eliminated – leaving one 80s icon […]

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