Archie McPhee News Blog of Fun

Our most popular video of all time is the infomercial we did for Handerpants starring our own commercial pitchman, Chester McGuinness. As of this post, it has almost 900,000 views! We finally talked Chester into recording a response.  Here, for the first time, is the rough draft of the script for the Handerpants commercial. It changed a bit during filming:...

This Seattle Times profile from 2004 is one the longest and most in depth profiles that ever done of our owner, Mark Pahlow, and Archie McPhee. It is full of great Mark Pahlow quotes like: People are always attracted to other eras. I hate the word nostalgia, but I think there’s always this looking back to a point where you...

In 1999, we were offered some old dummy torpedoes for a very good price. It seemed like a great idea to resell them as decorative sculptures - until the department of defense came knocking. The original description M5609 Torpedo $89.50 Fire one! Fire Two!  Fire as many as you want!This ROTC surplus dummy torpedo never held any actual explosives, but is...

This funny Horse Head Squirrel Feeder video by the BBC is simply nuts! It's a squirrel ponying up to our horsey squirrel feeder and then snatching some food. And, as a bonus, all the action is set to the William Tell Overture.  We sell the the Horse Head Squirrel Feeder, but also a Unicorn Squirrel Feeder and a Big Head Squirrel Feeder! ...

Every order on Archie McPhee always gets a free gift. No coupon necessary, it's automatic. Now, while supplies last, you'll get a FREE Glow-in-the-Dark Pocket Rubber Chicken! This item is not for sale online, it's an exclusive Archie McPhee gift to you for being a customer! We love our customers! You can buy Pocket Rubber Chickens, which are also amazing but do not...

Since I work for Archie McPhee, I don't think that this can actually count as a review. It's more just showing off what you get when you order. I have played the game and I thought it was fun. It's the kind of thing that goes best with a glass of wine and giggly friends. The picture above is the front...

When our new Pocket Rubber Chickens arrived, our resident juggling expert, Alastair, decided to use them, with the help of some string and clever angles, to cheer up our morose Edgar Allan Poe Action Figure. As you can see from the picture, it doesn't outwardly appear that flipping chickens in the air pell-mell has changed Poe's mood for the better. However,...

Our buddies at MailChimp, the folks who send our Super Awesome News email, sent us an action figure version of their mascot Freddie! Not only was that super nice of them, but we were shocked to discover just how well he fits in around here. In fact he made some new Strange Friends! Maggie Squirrel and Roscoe Pug have never been...

We've heard rumors that some people think our Finger Feet are impractical. Nothing could be further from the truth! So, we thought we'd show a few of the hundreds of uses that came to us off the top of our collective head. The first use is to just relax in them. Pants are overrated! You can also use them to...

Our resident inventor, Chester McGuinness, was SHOCKED to discover all the mean comments on his Handerpants video (click here to read them). This is his response.