Archie McPhee News Blog of Fun

Shana, Heff, David, and Mark talk about the latest Archie McPhee products. From Meditating Bigfoot to Racing Tardigrades to the Dad's Joke Drawer Puzzle, we've got opinions and we're ready to spill. Bigfoot's cleft has never looked so good! Heff offers his apologies to the Wallingford Beast:   So many of my friends in one place! Proud of you all...

In this episode of the Less Talk, More Monkey Podcast we're joined by Pat Cashman to discuss his excellent new podcast, Almost Live! Still Alive. Shana, Mark, and David talk with him about the rich history of the Seattle sketch show Almost Live!, Archie McPhee's history with the show, and his time as a horror movie host in Boise.  Listen...

We're in quarantine! Just like most of the world, we're at home doing our part to make the world safer. We talk about what we've been up to, Shana's surgical mask, and watching pop culture respond to the situation. Here are a few links: Alton Brown's live cooking Ian Abramson SNL Conan uses a selfie-stick  The Beauty Hunters Jon Doe...

It was a whirlwind of a weekend for the crew at Archie McPhee. David Wahl and Shana Danger got to meet Paul Reubens, the man behind Pee-wee Herman. Along with Scott Heff, we discuss his amazing stage show, how he inspired us, and how thrilled we were to go backstage. Also, a recap of the Ig Nobel Prize event at the...

In this episode of Less Talk, More Monkey we discuss a video of Heff's kids on a hoverboard, Pickle Jelly Beans, and the video for Finger Sporks. Also, a shout out to the Archie McPhee with Mr. Q and the Archie McPhee TikTok account.  This is six months old and not very safe pic.twitter.com/l1P5XvsSkF — Scott Heffernan (@ScottHeffernan) January 28,...

 Welcome to 2020! We had our All Compay Meeting with the theme "We Make Weird," it snowed in Seattle which meant that we had a photo shoot, Shana helped sell pies to Nirvana, and David got obsessed with a haunted tea kettle! In other words, it's just another episode of the Less Talk, More Monkey Podcast!     Looking through old...

In this episode, David, Heff, and Shana 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!

What a year! Shana, David, and Heff do a quick review of 2019 for Archie McPhee. From Bibo Cornhole to Gigi Hadid, a lot happened this year. We also say goodbye to kitsch expert and musical genius Allee Willis who was one of us.  We, and Nancy Pearl, were excited to be a Jeopardy clue! Talk about a pop-culture touchstone. Having...

It's Less Talk, More Monkey. In this episode, we talk about Thumb Hats, the "ya dumb" controversy, David's episode of Dispatches from the Multiverse, our Seattle Channel story, and Kirk Demarais' Halloween Mask story.

What is a local kook? David sat down and made a list of qualities a local kook would have. Shana and Heff add their thoughts in defining this important subset of local celebrity. Also, Shana gets a present: a "High Priestess of Rubber Chickens" sash to wear with her rubber chicken dress! Plus, you shouldn't kick owls. Really.  David's Qualities...

Shana premieres her Rubber Chicken Dress! Plus, Heff films babies doing stunts and the Fly Widow Game is here! 

It's old home week here at Archie McPhee! Historian and anthropologist CoCo joins us to talk about where her career has taken her after Archie McPhee and some of the most memorable customers she interacted with while she was here. This time it's Shana, David, and Steve Q joining her for the chat. Includes the infamous "I have a favor...