This week on Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, the toy soldiers are reporting for duty!

We kick things off with a catch-up on recent hauls and happenings, then dive into this week's Toy Soldier Figure Flashback, spotlighting a figure that deserves a second tour of duty.

Then it's time for our Power 5 Fantasy Figure Draft, where we each build our ultimate G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero team by drafting five elite figures from the classic line. Who’s grabbing Snake Eyes? Does Sarge go #1 overall? And who’s reaching for an underdog specialist? It’s fantasy warfare at its finest.

We also round up action figure news from all the major toy companies—Hasbro, Mattel, NECA, McFarlane, and more. Plus, we update our Hit Lists, including:

• Marvel Legends
• Nintendo
• Spider-Man Classics
• Sega Genesis
• Super Nintendo
• DC Universe Classics

Whether you’re mint on card or loose complete, this episode has a slot in your tactical loadout.

This week on Mighty Champions Action Figure Radio, we dig up the forgotten, the unloved, and the ahead-of-their-time. First, we explore ten action figure lines that barely made it out of the toy aisle in their heyday — only to become grail-tier legends in today’s aftermarket. From chrome-plated SilverHawks to die-cast Bionic Six vans, we break down exactly why these flops became fire.

Then it’s time for "Failure to Launch" — a look at toy lines that had everything going for them (cartoons, licenses, hype) but somehow still missed the mark. We’re talking SWAT Kats, Jackie Chan Adventures, James Bond Jr., POGS and more. We share what worked, what didn’t, and why these launches stalled out despite the best intentions.

Plus:
🪖 Your Toy Soldier Figure Flashback
💥 Follow-up from last week’s Rated R toy convo
📦 Plus, all the up-to-date NEWS from around the action figure world! (WWE, MOTU, GI JOE, TMNT, Hellboy, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, & more)

Whether you're in it for the obscure, the underrated, or the absurdly overpriced, this one is for the true champions of the hunt.

This week’s episode is a stacked blister card of nostalgia, absurdity, and collector confessions.

🎯 We kick things off with Weekly Purchases and a surprising twist: Jon has a change of heart about The Batman Part II. Find out what changed his mind.

🪖 Then we debut our new listener segment, Toy Soldier Figure Flashback, where a Toy Soldier from the audience gives their childhood favorite long-overdue spotlight.

🔫 The main event? A deep dive into the gloriously insane era when R-rated movies got full-blown kids toy lines. From Rambo’s grenade launchers to Terminator’s Bio-Flesh Regenerator, we cover the most iconic and questionable figures from:

• Rambo: The Force of Freedom
• Terminator 2
• Robocop and the Ultra Police
• Aliens & Predator
• Toxic Crusaders
• Police Academy
• Conan the Barbarian

📰 In The News, we cover all the major updates from the big toy companies—what’s coming, what’s delayed, and what’s surprising the community.

🦖 Finally, in On Deck Collections, Christian is hunting down original Kenner Jurassic Park, and Jon comes to a bold realization about just how foundational 1988 Playmates TMNT is to who he is as a person.

If you grew up sneaking action movies you weren’t allowed to watch, but proudly owned the figures—you’ll feel right at home.