M B
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#98 is the bomb! I still have it! Somewhere.
OT: Toys from when Toys were Cool!
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Tom R
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I had way too many to mention...
Where are the...
Hot Wheels and Track (Ya know, the Orange ones that your mom used to use to discipline you when you messed up, lol),
Demolition Derby Cars, that exploded when you crashed them, just put them back together and go again,
BB Gun, ahhhh, "Daisy" we got into lots of trouble with these things
G.I. Joe,
The Pet Rock,
Monopoly,
Roller Skates,
Lite Brite,
Pick-Up Sticks,
The Magic 8 Ball,
Clackers, the hand held ones that drove people crazy,
CandyLand,
Marbles,
Jacks & Ball,
Hula-Hoop,
Ouija Board,
EZ Bake Oven,
Shoot The Moon (Where you try to walk the Steel ball up hill against gravity between two rods and drop it into scoring holes)
Electric Vibrating Football game,
Skateboards,
and I could probably think of more, some deserving to be on that list, some not.
Where are the...
Hot Wheels and Track (Ya know, the Orange ones that your mom used to use to discipline you when you messed up, lol),
Demolition Derby Cars, that exploded when you crashed them, just put them back together and go again,
BB Gun, ahhhh, "Daisy" we got into lots of trouble with these things
G.I. Joe,
The Pet Rock,
Monopoly,
Roller Skates,
Lite Brite,
Pick-Up Sticks,
The Magic 8 Ball,
Clackers, the hand held ones that drove people crazy,
CandyLand,
Marbles,
Jacks & Ball,
Hula-Hoop,
Ouija Board,
EZ Bake Oven,
Shoot The Moon (Where you try to walk the Steel ball up hill against gravity between two rods and drop it into scoring holes)
Electric Vibrating Football game,
Skateboards,
and I could probably think of more, some deserving to be on that list, some not.
EddieS'04
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I had holes in both front pockets.....:lol:
Gypsy me
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Wow they left Mystery Date off the list. That was right up there with Spirograph and Silly Putty and the Slinky back in the day.
WXMotorSports DecalsPartsAccs
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TomR...and I thought my mom was the only that did that...lol
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TrainTrac
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MikeC said:
And you were thankful, right Mike?:lol:
Nothing could hold a candle to my Eagle Eye, Kung-Fu Grip G.I. Joe!
And don't forget the trusty Red Ryder BB Gun! (I didn't shoot my eye out):lol:
And you were thankful, right Mike?:lol:
Nothing could hold a candle to my Eagle Eye, Kung-Fu Grip G.I. Joe!
And don't forget the trusty Red Ryder BB Gun! (I didn't shoot my eye out):lol:
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Boy how times have changed when you don't even see six shooters with duel holsters to play cowboys & indians. And, to me a bike was never a toy; it was transportation. My first road bike was a Schwinn 15 speed Sierra, and I worked all summer to save for it just to have someone steel it; which was a hard lesson in life. Did I just date myself? 
I liked "Lincoln Logs", and the only difference now is that I want a log home.
I liked "Lincoln Logs", and the only difference now is that I want a log home. Gary DiPietroSr
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Did anyone mention a Gilbert chemistry set?
Cory Richards
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Can't feel too old, I am only 20 and I remember about 30 of them, owned/still own many.
FlipTrac_511
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I think toys are of much better quality these days. But cartoons, on the other hand, were way better back in the 80s (1900s!?). Namely, GI Joe and Transformers.
Gavin Allan
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Cartoons in the 80's sucked. The BEST cartoons of all time were the old Looney Tunes. Stuff for kids, stuff for adults!
Keith McElroy
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Didn't anyone ever get the 24 inch shogun warriors? You know, the big plastic robots that shot missiles (that kids swallowed) and their fists. We even had the Rodan and Godzilla to go with them.
Not sure what ever happened to them...
Not sure what ever happened to them...
Gene Marshall
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1, 2 and #7 Still have #7
biznaga
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My toy car was a spam can lid for the car and the body of the can for my trailer.
I also had a piece of string.
And the stick I used as asword counts too. But none of them are on the "list".
I also had a piece of string.
And the stick I used as asword counts too. But none of them are on the "list".
Gavin Allan
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Later, when I was older, I was able to get "two little bells and a piece of string"...
Ryan Schaecher
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I am nearly 28, I remember many of these:
100, 99, 98, 97, 95, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 87, 86, 81, 80, 79, 75, 71, 70, 69, 68, 66, 64, 63, 61, 58, 57, 56, 54, 52, 51, 48, 47, 44, 43, 41, 40, 38, 36, 35, 29, 28, 24, 23, 20, 16, 13, 11, 2, 1
Wow. Not that I had all of these, but did play with them at one point or another (yes, sadly including My Little Pony).
I do like some of the other suggestions:
Green Army Men
erector set
Hot Wheels
G.I. Joe
Monopoly
Lite Brite
Clackers
CandyLand
Slinky
Lincoln Logs
But how about:
LEGOS
Care Bears
Star Wars Action Figures
100, 99, 98, 97, 95, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 87, 86, 81, 80, 79, 75, 71, 70, 69, 68, 66, 64, 63, 61, 58, 57, 56, 54, 52, 51, 48, 47, 44, 43, 41, 40, 38, 36, 35, 29, 28, 24, 23, 20, 16, 13, 11, 2, 1
Wow. Not that I had all of these, but did play with them at one point or another (yes, sadly including My Little Pony).
I do like some of the other suggestions:
Green Army Men
erector set
Hot Wheels
G.I. Joe
Monopoly
Lite Brite
Clackers
CandyLand
Slinky
Lincoln Logs
But how about:
LEGOS
Care Bears
Star Wars Action Figures
Bill V
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Fun list--but I wish they could have gotten their information a bit more accurate.
Just one example--#93, Rubik's Cube. Not only is much of the info in the paragraph either ill-informed or incorrect, but they didn't even get the right item in the photograph, as the cube pictured is a Rubik's Revenge, not a Rubik's Cube.
Just one example--#93, Rubik's Cube. Not only is much of the info in the paragraph either ill-informed or incorrect, but they didn't even get the right item in the photograph, as the cube pictured is a Rubik's Revenge, not a Rubik's Cube.
Chops
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Funny list,
Tom R. mentioned the electric vibrating football game.
My older brother had that, and it HAS to be...I MEAN IT HAS TO BE....
Without a doubt the STUPIDEST toy developed in that era.
I would pay good money to see a bunch of kids now, trying the vibrating football game with plastic players after playing with xbox.
I tried to tell my son what that game was like, but he couldn't comprehend.
My favorites were an erector set, creepy crawlies maker and electronic project kit.
Tom R. mentioned the electric vibrating football game.
My older brother had that, and it HAS to be...I MEAN IT HAS TO BE....
Without a doubt the STUPIDEST toy developed in that era.
I would pay good money to see a bunch of kids now, trying the vibrating football game with plastic players after playing with xbox.
I tried to tell my son what that game was like, but he couldn't comprehend.
My favorites were an erector set, creepy crawlies maker and electronic project kit.
Bill V
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chops, I think the reason that there is no electronic vibrating football game is that it seems like this list might be put together somewhere over in Europe. It mentions the flick-to-kick soccer game, but it calls it "football", and acts like it was "everywhere", even though I don't ever remember hearing about it on this side of the pond. And there is at least one instance where they mention a price, and it's in British pounds.
Thomas Rogers
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Things that I had that I liked that didn't make the list:
- Tomy Blip and Tomy Digital Derby
- Colecovision
- Atari 2600
- Action Jackson and Mego Super Heroes Action Figures
- Tomy Blip and Tomy Digital Derby
- Colecovision
- Atari 2600
- Action Jackson and Mego Super Heroes Action Figures
