Monthly Archives: December 2008

Happy New Year From Archie McPhee!

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Creepy Food Placemats

This is one of those products that we love that doesn’t sell at all. The food on these placemats is so incredibly creepy it makes us happy to know they exist. One thought we had about why they aren’t selling is that perhaps we didn’t do a good job of showing exactly how weird and [...]

Archie McPhee Catalog 32, 1994

By 1994 Seattle had become a hip place. While most of this is because of the number of amazing bands on the Seattle scene and some amazing comic artists, we like to think that we helped a bit. This catalog cover featured our store staff and one of them (Pete on the far left) still [...]

Ask Mr. Bacon – What Makes You Taste So Good?

Our own Mr. Bacon has agreed to answer questions from readers of this blog. He not only has a lifetime’s worth of experiences and wisdom to pass along, but also the unique perspective that comes from being made of bacon. If you would like to ask Mr. Bacon a question email it to us and [...]

Jesus Action Figure in the Weekly World News

Sure, we’ve been featured in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, but for us the highlight of our mentions in the press came in 2002 when the now web-only Weekly World News called about the Jesus Action Figure. They were everything you would hope they would be. The woman who called had [...]

What do Lex Luthor and the Yodelling Pickle have in common?

To get the yodel that we use in our Yodelling Pickle and Emergency Yodel Button, we held a contest where the best yodeller got 100 Rubber Chickens.  It was won by talented voice actor Joe J. Thomas, who is proud that his yodel has brought so much joy to so many people.
We just learned that [...]

Our Book Reviewed – The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times reviewed our book, Who Would Buy This, today. The review is by Jack Broom, the man who helped make the Librarian Action Figure world famous. Not only did he enjoy the book, he dubbed our boss “The King of Quirk,” a nickname that will be repeated often in our offices. Of course, [...]

Ask Mr. Bacon – Celebrating the Holidays

Our own Mr. Bacon has agreed to answer questions from readers of this blog. He not only has a lifetime’s worth of experiences and wisdom to pass along, but also the unique perspective that comes from being made of bacon. If you would like to ask Mr. Bacon a question email it to us and [...]

Steve Q’s Holiday Sweater – Sasquatch

Steve from our store was asked to two Christmas sweater themed holiday parties. This is what he made to wear.

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New Products for 2009!

Some of our new offerings for 2009 on display in our conference room. The two figures in front should be available sometime in January, the rest will be revealed gradually.

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