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7/10 from the 60’s
1/10 from the 70’s
0/10 from the 80’s
These are things that I bought for my nieces to piss off my sister. I had to near fist fight to get the Teddy Ruxpin from Toys R Us…..My sisters still pissed off about that one!….
the only one i had was that stupid cube.
I remember a few of those, but we didn’t get any of them for our sons.
All I got was a rock.
Yeah, less and less.
Jumping ahead to the 90s, on the day of the Northridge Earthquake, Monday, January 17, 1994, there was a line of a couple hundred parents and kids outside the Santa Monica Place shopping center when the earthquake hit at 4:30 am (!) Why? Because a store had announced that it had received a shipment of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Zords, which would be available when the store opened. Of course the store didn’t open for another week…
So I think that is the 1993 most popular Christmas toy.
The 80s was the decade when I started to like receiving socks and underwear for Christmas.
By then I had moved on to cars, motorcycles and tools to work on them.
Born in 1949, I wasn’t really well connected to kids’ toys of the 1980s. But I was at least nebulously aware of most of these except for Popples and Glo Worm. Never heard of ’em.
Toys for me back then? Sure! Hang gliders and motorcycles and my brand new, one of only 438 made, 1985½ Ford Mustang SVO. Now, THOSE were TOYS!
Teddy Ruxpin was just begging to be hacked.
KR
I never heard of Teddy Ruxpin… ever… or Popples or Glo Worms.
Uncle Al – I parked cars the summer of ’92, and the parking lot was long enough (and heading away from the restaurant) that I could gun them in 1st gear to see how good the engine was. I remember getting a Mustang SVO, eager to try it out. It had a 4-banger with a turbo. So it had a 90 hp engine until the turbo kicked in. Very disappointing. I’m sure it handled well, or something.
Best torque: Corvette, Thunderbird Super Coupe, and a surprise BMW 750 12-banger that I assumed was a 6-cylinder until I hit the gas.
Duran Duran – Hungry like the Wolf
Men at Work – Down Under
I heard of those fugly troll faced dolls because the MIL became a battle bot trying to get one for her daughter’s step – daughter. Rubik’s Cube and He-Man are the only ones I recognize.
@Left Coast Dan…”.I parked cars the summer of ’92″….Was Jennifer O’Neill in your version?….
BFH,
You gotta look up Robin Williams take on Cocaine and Teddy Ruxpin Dolls…
@willygoatsgruff – haha no. But I did park Sela Ward’s. And had a fun encounter with Jon Lovitz. 🙂
LCD
You reminded me of my brief turbo ride.
My mother owned a Turbo Rabbit and she let me drive.
Only once.
We were at a Red Light.
Rush was not playing from her radio presets.
A Trans Am was on the right.
We bolted at the Green
I kept the lead
. . .and missed third for fifth.
I was mad at myself almost as much as my Mom.
That intersection is legendary.
My dearest mom gave me stuffed dolls, animals, etc., until I was well into my 30’s. She made me a Cabbage Patch doll and I still have it (I think). She also made me a set of Care Bears (which I tucked into another gift for an expectant mom). The only thing she didn’t give me was a homemade Raggedy Anne and Andy set (I wish she had) or a Sock Monkey. She’s gone now and I miss her — especially at Christmas time.
Except for the Rubics Cube, I’ve only seen the other toys on tee vee ads of the time.
LCD, I owned two 750 i’s. They have a Governor set at 133 mph. Kinda sucked.
I remember all of those. My sons were Nintendo and Masters of the Universe fans and I purchased several of the other items for nieces and nephews. Good memories.
@Left Coast Dan — The SVO wasn’t built for drag racing, but for road racing. It cornered like a six-legged dog.
There were four “official” models “years” and the 1985½ was the hottest. Compared to the 1985 GT it had a little less torque and the same HP once the intercooled turbo kicked in, and that with roughly half the displacement. To drive it well you had to learn how to keep the turbo spooled up.
I still have my Transformers…somewhere. #10 (Soundwave)was my first.