This place is a must go you won't be disappointed they have alot of figures that a collector would want today they helped me take some of my mini star wars figures and gave me store credit for a spawn figure I was looking at the employees are super awesome trust me everything is high priced but we'll worth it read more

A lot of cool things!!! I really like their blind box collection and are really nice about trading.

Great selection of Simpsons stuff, particularly the Tree House of Horrors. We picked up a Kidrobot figure of Blinky and it's awesome! 10/10 would recommend read more

I went to Monkey See Monkey Do for fun with my family. We parked in the parking lot and went in. The store had a lot of stuff that was reminiscent of my childhood. They had some fun squishy items, dolls, action figures, and other collectibles. I felt like a kid in that store. I told my husband that I had to get out of there or I would buy everything. It was a cool store to visit and I will return to buy more fun nostalgic items. read more

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Cute toy/action figure store. Lots of little quarky things there. The cashier was nice and funny. Good priced things for everyone.

A quaint little toy shop, mostly American toys and trinkets. Collectibles (e.g. Marvel and Star Wars figurines and Funkos) are located in the rear of the store. Good prices, everything is fairly retail value or under. Small warning, some paraphernalia has explicit language if you're bringing in young children. read more

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My husband and I recently visited Austin and participated in the Keep Austin Weird Scavenger Hunt. This super cute toy store was not on the scavenger hunt but I told the leaders of the hunt that it absolutely should be! This store is a true gem. We were walking past on the hunt for something else but we absolutely had to pop in! Check in on Yelp and they give you a gift! That was super fun and a great way to interact with the staff! My husband bought a Misfits action figure. Super cool because he's never even seen a Misfits action figure before. The whole store is super cool and worth checking out when you are in the area. read more

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Fun store with loys of little toys from finger toys to star wars figurines. You can definitely spend done tune in here. read more

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This toy store is so cool to visit when ur in the area. I love the big ass monkey statue in side haha and they got so many fun toys, old school and new. I've had mixed experiences with the people working there, but what they sell is always good stuff! read more

Super cute and fun toy store off South Congress in downtown Austin. They have an eclectic mix of new and vintage toys. It's a nice variety of toys selection for any age. There's also some touristy Austin souvenirs you can purchase, wall of socks and other items you may not be able to find in a usual store. Reasonably priced and even if you don't want to buy anything looking around and seeing the toys new, old, and never seen before is worth the stop in! read more

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One of the last great authentic Austin stores! I always come here when I visit because they always have new and fun things to look at and buy. They have tons of unusual and hard-to-find products with variety ranging from nerdy, goofy, funny or just cool. So our whole family ends up finding something they want when we come in. Plus the location is great because it's right in the middle of all the fun and action, with countless restaurants, bars, boutiques and food trucks in the immediate surrounding area. Also, the workers are always super happy and helpful, which really makes the visit a great one. I know the area is getting a facelift with all the new business and money coming in but I sincerely hope this place never changes. read more

The oldest toy store in Austin . They do have some classic aka vintage toys that bring back childhood memories. It was fun to see them again. Cute little shop packed with toys, it was fun to visit. read more

This place is super cool if you're a toy collector or need a quick gift for the child in your life. With a collection of classic toys, classic toy remakes, and plenty of new things, you're bound to find something for the kids (or you). The best part is, the service here is EXCELLENT and SUPER CHILL/FRIENDLY. The guy behind the register on my visit was very cool about asking if you needed help finding stuff, making suggestions, and just asking about how your day was coming along. This place is a great little tourist stop. read more

Cool shop with lots of collectibles and random toys, art, apparel, etc you name it! It felt like i went through a time machine seeing things i would have in my childhood. read more

Monkey See Monkey Do is the place to go! They had the hard to find Grogu (Baby Yoda!) Chia Pet!! Their customer service is amazing as well. Steven not only put this item aside for me when they only had two left, he also helped me out of my parking spot when I had accidentally parked my car the wrong way on South Congress . This place is a gem! They have it all and go above and beyond. read more

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Super cute place, my seed loved it as much as I did. Vintage toys and how cool is the giant whoopie cushion on the ceiling!

This is one of my favorite shops on South Congress Ave. They sell some very unusual items to match the 'Keep Austin Weird' theme. You can spend quality time here exploring. There are always tourists in here and today no different with different languages being spoken in the air. It is a fun place and definitely love the name. Most items are speciality toys and will either find what is currently new or from your past as a kid. read more

This story is my own and it has shaped my view of this place. Feel free to think of it as petty or whatnot, I'm just giving you the reason why I no longer support this business. I used to absolutely LOVE this store. I would come here for the blindboxes and was always eager to see the opened figures they held behind the cash register for trade. For those who are unaware, they put one figure from each blind box that they opened randomly behind the cash register so if you happen to open a blind box in store, you can trade it for the figure behind the register if you pulled a duplicate (hope that makes sense). You can also just simply buy the ones behind the register rather than buying a different blind box from the same series. I walked in one day, eager to get a new figure from a new series of blind box that had just been released, and, as always, I checked to see which one they had behind the register that I could trade for. They didn't have any of this new series back there, so I asked the woman with the blonde hair and the glasses when they would put one there. She tells me they just got the new series in and plops them on her desk, telling me she would be happy to put one up right now so that people could trade their doubles for it. She opens the first box and it is the chase of the series, the one that I was very eager to find myself. I am very excited and ask if I can just go ahead and purchase it and she tells me no and instead keeps it for herself, putting it in her own pile of collectibles she will buy later, at a discounted rate, in the week. For me, that was a very poor representation of good customer service and I feel like that the customer should be able to make the first choice in a situation like that. (Feel free to tell me I'm wrong in assuming this.) Ever since that day, I have decided to not give them my money anymore and instead support Guzu Gallery as they also have a MASSIVE selection of blindboxes and are always super nice and welcoming. read more

Fun store with lots to offer! Games, books, toys and tons of stickers! Something for everyone! Very Covid conscious ask for masks to be worn. Great stop on a day of shopping! read more

Love this place! Great prank stuff and toy action figures! Best place for star wars figurines!

This is THE place to go for a quirky gift for yourself or a friend!! They have super fun/funny/trendy stuff like dolls, mugs, books, art, decor - you name it. It's location is quite nice since street parking is free in this area and usually easy to find unless you are here during peek peek hours. The prices are actually not too bad and it is really fun to shop at a real store than online shop for fun and quirky stuff. This is the place to go when you want just that! read more

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This is a neat, little toy and novelty shop. Lots of fun chotskies like fake mustaches and wind up "flippy" toys - you know, the stuff you buy because it's cool and/or funny, take home, sits on your desk for a month or so, ends up in a box, and then you donate it next year? :) It is obviously an affliction of mine that I'm am slowly getting over. (empasis on slowly here-lol!) Also, have some adult type items (e.g., book of Playboy Playmates). Tons of stickers and retro-type buttons. A nice place to visit if you're looking for a whimsical gift for someone you like - or the perfect gag gift for the co-worker you secretly hate. Never grow up! :-) read more

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Very cool store! They have everything from kitschy gifts you will not find anywhere else to throwback action figurines and collectors items, cool t-shirts and so much more. I also found a lite brite kit like the one I had growing up! This should be a definite stop when hanging out on South Congress. read more

I came in today with my gf after finding them online and we loved the store! They have a huge variety of products and there was a lot to browse around. The employees are really friendly and tried to help us find what we were looking for. Truth is, we were just there to wander around and browse until we stumbled into their Asian mystery figurine rack which we are big fans of. We bought a couple and the staff even offered to switch ours out if we opened it in the store and had a duplicate which was nice . We opened one of them in the store and the employees filmed us for their Instagram. Overall great experience, loved the selection, would love to come back. Covid Precautions: They have someone stationed at the door to maintain capacity which is a necessary task nowadays. Upon walking in they have you sanitize ur hand to maintain cleanliness in the shop which is great. Face masks are of course required and social distancing recommended throughout. Tip: check in at the store and show them to get a mini monkey figurine! read more

We checked this place out while visiting Austin. Cute little store with lots of fun little gag items. Was hoping for some cool t-shirts... didn't find what we were looking for but enjoyed the moments we were there. Super full of items to shop... almost to the point of overwhelming. Nonetheless, check it out and keep Austin weird! read more

Fun and unique shop to go into. Purchased a Bob's Burgers lapel pin & an Andy Warhol mystery collection item. Cashier gave me the option to open my mystery item, and if I didn't like it, I could trade it for something else. Great concept. read more

Probably one of the most fun, interesting places we've ever visited! Love the variety and selection! Definitely a great lace we will stop by often! read more

Great store at S Congress area. I loved buying there and I'll definitely go back, just came once and I see the place is great. Looking forward for my next purchase! read more

The women working at the front of the store were super nice and let me put my bags down behind the counter while I shopped. The store has a lot of vintage-inspired/novelty toys as well as collectibles from some bigger franchises, like Star Wars. I went in just wanting to browse their collection and I ended up buying a vinyl figure that was a Kid Robot and The Simpsons collaboration. They had a small collection of vinyl blind boxes (that you would get off of like Pop Mart) but I think the main draw of this place is the eclectic collection of franchise memorabilia. read more

Great place, cool owner, good prices! I was in town visiting from Germany and this place felt my heart with joy! So much cool and unique stuff. I am a big Star Wars fan and I found so much cool stuff!! So much Black Series and other great collectibles. They have a good mix between used and new stuff. I can recommend it. Great place with a great personal touch. Thx read more

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Purchased a transformer from the glass case and we were assisted by the most helpful and knowledgeable employee! This is always a stop when we visit Austin! Our family loves this store. read more

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What a fun place, Tracy, Kyle and Billy Bob were so helpful. Highly recommend you come and visit!

Such a cool store! If you are looking for unique things, stop by. Keeping Austin weird! I recommend you to stop in. read more

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Got my girlfriend's birthday gift from here. It was a book. Do you really wanna know what the book is called? No, really. Do you? It's called, "F*** This Book". And I couldn't stop looking at it. It's not what you think. Go ahead. Google it. I'm also a huge fan of anything Labbit by Frank Kozik of which they do sell some of his stuff here. A freakin' bunny that smokes? And has an 'x' on its @ss for the butthole? I have deep affection for this place. read more

I recommend coming here after Hey Cupcake and before Big Top. Here are some of the fun and interesting items I saw for sale this week: 1. Male sock monkeys - stuffed, key chains, lunch boxes 2. Bush Condoms - "For Schmucks Who Won't Pull Out" 3. Funny flip books (some that actually go the wrong way) 4. Monkey shower curtain 5. 30 flavors of stick gum, such as "You Have a Great Ass", "Gnome", "Asst. Asshole" and "Juicy Mullet" 6. Great logo purses. My personal favorite: "Does this purse make my ass look big?" 7. A martini glass clock 8. Decals for whitey tighties 9. Bacon EVERYTHING 10. Keep Austin Weird shot glasses and ball caps When I was a kid I had a female sock monkey. My little female monkey had (strange as this may sound) blonde yarn for hair and a little pink skirt. I find it discriminatory that they only make the male sock monkeys now. Our group made several fun purchases of things we did not need and would never use. It's that kind of place. read more

This store is a great little oddity. Imagine a toy store, but kick up the nostalgia a notch, and the weird by two notches. They have a lot of older (80's and before) toys like original star wars, batman, and godzilla figures, tee shirts of all sorts of genres and pop culture references, and some other much weirder things like "soap for the middle child" or a bird feeder that looks like a horse head! A hard to describe store with a wacky selection of so many things. read more

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I like toys, I like art and I like to look at things that make me laugh. This store has all three. I am forced to compare this store to Toy Joy because they do have some overlap, but both have their own personality and should be visited equally. That's an order. From the minute you walk inside this store and see the big monkey in the corner, you will smile. I especially like the painted murals on the walls. I asked the sweet young lady behind the cash register who painted them and she told me the name of the artist and quite a bit of information without hesitation. I thought that was really cool. I asked if I could take a few photos and she said that would be fine. In shopping around, I bumped into a number of funny things. They carry a wild assortment of items. Everything from sock monkey wine bottle coozies to gag gifts and a variety of books. My favorite book was titled "Things You Can Do While Your Naked". I couldn't help but laugh when I saw this (see photo). I am afraid I didn't buy anything on the first visit, but I will be back. I am on the fence between a finger-operated boxing nun and a smoking donkey cigarette dispenser. I don't smoke cigarettes...he is that cool. read more

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Probably my favorite gift shop in SoCo, but mostly because I'm a 90s kid. They have all sorts of random gift-shop-type novelty toys, random stuff like gangsta rap coloring books, super old school trading cards (including Back to the Future 2, Power Rangers, and all sorts of Topps). In the back, there are action figures from the 90s and early 2000s (including Ninja Turtles, Batman and Star Wars Episode 1). Nostalgia galore! The best part is they encourage you to take photos and share them! Just not postcards and the inside of books. Definitely stop by if you're in the area! read more

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Everything I want, nothing I need Barack Obama action figure - check Penis shaped gum - check 'Will Return At...' wall clock - check Silly, sassy and snarky magnets - check Like I said everything I want, nothing I need If you lack self restraint and a lot of discretionary cash run, don't walk, away from this place! This place is chock full of stuff that will make you giggle, blush, and spend all of your hard earned money. If I wasn't so broke I would've spent a pretty penny here! read more

I brought my young son here because he is learning How to Browse. This store, with lots of quirky objects and zany knick-knacks to hold his interest, is perfect for this. We slowly walked around and looked at the funky merchandise. Highlights included a giant inflatable flying fish, pickle band-aids, breakfast floss pack (coffee and pancake flavours!), fake human and pet barfs, sushi shower curtain, assorted coin banks and robot paraphernalia. We conveniently ignored the racy books and NC-17 rated magnets, easy to do as there was always something else to bring to his attention. My son had a blast here, and I picked up some great ideas for future gifts and stocking stuffers. read more