Archie McPhee News Blog of Fun

Guest Steve Q joins us to talk about horror movies. We take a break from talking about our usual goofy topics to mention some of our favorite flicks. Each person brought a few. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify or Google Play! Steve Q: 1. The Tingler 2. Eyes Without a Face 3. Spider Baby 4. Don't Look Now 5. Wicker Man 6. The...

How do we come up with our products? This podcast describes the mix of practicality, impracticality, and dreams that mix together to make our weird. Shana, David, and Heff follow a few products from start to finish. We also give a shout out to Mad Magazine, Svengoolie, and Pee-wee Herman.  Do not send us product ideas! Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify or Google Play!...

  We're slammed! In this episode, we talk about how the Mac and Cheese Candy Canes went viral, how the media covers Archie McPhee and what Heff thinks of canned clams.  Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify or Google Play!

  About 20 years ago (give or take), David accidentally left a Medium Treasure Box in his trunk. It survived a leaky seal with Seattle rain, tremendous neglect, and multiple cars. Shana, Heff, and David go through this time capsule of forgotten precious nuggets from a time before YouTube, Google, and Handerpants. Also discussed, the Bag of Busted Businessmen, Lucky Take-Out...

This episode of Less Talk, More Monkey starts with a discussion of our own cryptozoological marvel, The Wallingford Beast! Where did it come from? What did children chant about it? What does it like to eat? What should you do if you see teeth marks in the soap in the store's bathroom? Also, we talk about some of the new...

Customer letters! Remember when people would write things down on pieces of paper and send them through the mail? We do! We even saved some of those letters to share with you. For the first time, it's some of our mean letters, a fantastic missive from Gene Shalit and what to do if your kid shoplifts.  Subscribe to our podcast on...

As long as they get fed, squirrels don't care about the humiliation of looking like a horse. David, Shana, and Scott Heff discuss the complexities of creating Archie McPhee's squirrel feeders, times that it has gone viral and what squirrels think about it. Also, Scott Heff would like to apologize to DJ Ravioli, Shana, and Shana's cats for thinking that DJ...

  Working at Archie McPhee means being in and taking a lot of pictures. In this episode David Wahl, Shana Danger and Scott Heff talk about some of their favorite memories of wandering around Washington state while wearing masks. Also, our new products the Answer Button and Rainbow Finger Hands! Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify or Google Play!        

The return of Steve! Shana Danger, David Wahl, and Scott Heff are joined by former store-staffer Steve Q to talk about his favorite products, monsters, satanic panic, cheeks in a box, Handitaur and Loafman. Below you can see the famous Loafman and an array of Steve's best costumes! Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify or Google Play! Loafman Glow Monster Head! Steve's vampire...

  If you were looking for a place to start with our podcast, this is the one. David Wahl, Shana Danger, and Scott Heff talk about how the business is organized and how we each started. You're on our retail site, you can see our store here, and our wholesale site is here.   Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify or Google Play! Scott Heff's video resume!...

This week on Less Talk, More Monkey David Wahl and Shana Danger are honored to be joined by Nancy Leson, KNKX food commentator and former columnist and restaurant critic for the Seattle Times, to talk about Sticknic. Sticknic is an Archie McPhee employee food competition to see who can cook the best food on a stick. Thank you, Nancy! Click here...

We finish up the catalog we've been talking about and go over old store events like the sidewalk sale, Bug Day and April Fish Day. David, Shana, and Scott talk about which products are their favorites and which products still haven't sold over 20 years later! You can read along with the catalog by clicking here. Also in this episode! A thank...