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Subject: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: littlebit on 05/14/03 at 05:51 p.m.
hey, please post your favorite toys that were made in the 80s, or any toy made in the 80s at that. i need to know bunches of toys. pleas help, thanx. littlebit
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Marian on 05/14/03 at 09:09 p.m.
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hey, please post your favorite toys that were made in the 80s, or any toy made in the 80s at that. i need to know bunches of toys. pleas help, thanx. littlebit
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:D :D 8) 8I liked MY Child dolls,Barbie and the Rockers,and Hot Looks dolls.Cheers!
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: lelandgray on 05/14/03 at 11:07 p.m.
Coleco tabletop Pac-Man
Transformers
Macross Valkyries (especially the cute chubby versions called "joke machines"
Speak and Spell
Simon Says (i think that's what it was called, those Milton Bradley electronic things)
Hans Solo Laser Pistol (actually this was released in the late 70's but i got mine in '82...wish i still had it though :-[ )
He-man action figures
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Arcfire on 05/15/03 at 07:31 p.m.
Anyone remember one of the first electronic board games with ah fantasy theme called Dark Tower? that thing was fun!
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: bearfan on 05/16/03 at 04:06 p.m.
AG Bear
http://www.agsplace.com
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: krakboi on 05/16/03 at 04:23 p.m.
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Anyone remember one of the first electronic board games with ah fantasy theme called Dark Tower? that thing was fun!
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HAHAHA. I just played last week. Love that game. I too loved my Coleco Pac-Man and Speak and Spell.
Not really a toy, but I really liked Garpage Pail Kids.
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Davester on 05/16/03 at 10:35 p.m.
Mad Balls...
http://images.andale.com/f2/116/115/6042312/1053146297240_Mad_Balls.jpg
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: 80sTrivia on 05/17/03 at 08:12 a.m.
My fave toy as a kiddo in the 80s was my Stretch Armstrong and Stretch Monster action figures!!! :)
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: jamminoldies on 05/17/03 at 09:41 a.m.
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Mad Balls...
http://images.andale.com/f2/116/115/6042312/1053146297240_Mad_Balls.jpg
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Oh Wow,I still have those.I think it's been 15,16 years since it's debut on television.
Howard
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Jason on 05/17/03 at 10:50 a.m.
Transformers
Voltron
He-Man
G.I. Joe
Lazer Tag equipment
Cabbage Patch dolls
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
E.T. figures/dolls
Muscle Men
M.A.S.K.
Teddy Ruxpin doll
My Buddy doll
Super Power Team action figures (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, etc, etc...)
Ghosbusters toys....like action figures, toy proton packs, toy slime, etc, etc...
if video games are "toys" then:
....8-bit Nintendo, 8-bit Sega, Atari 2600, Coleco, Commodore 64......
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Men_At_Work_Fan on 05/18/03 at 04:02 p.m.
RUBIX CUBE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Diamond_Doll on 05/19/03 at 03:31 p.m.
Mad Balls! Wow that picture brought back memories.
My favorite 80's toys:
Barbie and the Rockers
Lady Lovely Locks
Baby Talk
The Looks doll Mimi (I never actually owned one but my friend did and boy did I want this doll)
My Little Pony
Get In Shape Girl
Cabbage Patch dolls
Connect Four game
Lite Brite
Rainbow Bright
View Master
Strawberry Shortcake
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: ILOVEBIKES_87 on 05/19/03 at 05:03 p.m.
I liked bunches of toys:
Cabbage Patch Kids
Hacky Sack
Rubiks Cube
Pac Man
The first Nintendo (1989)
......I have no more.... Hopefully that helped out at least a little bit. Good luck!
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Princesa on 05/21/03 at 05:21 a.m.
Skip-it was one of my favorite toys. I had a hot pink one. Most of my other favorites have been listed but does anyone remember the name of the doll whose hair would grow when you'd move her arm? I had several of them but can't recall the name.
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: PCxo on 05/27/03 at 06:12 p.m.
Strawberry Shortcake
She ra
Jem and the Holograms
Rose Petal Place
Poochie
Jelly Belly dolls
Glamour Gals
Dolly Pops
Dazzle Dolls
Herself the Elf
Sweet Secrets
Sea Wees
~~~~can you tell I played with dolls:)
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: SheRa340 on 06/06/03 at 09:29 a.m.
My younger brother and I were ADDICTED to a Mad Ball VHS tape that our mom got for us. Our obsession got to a point where we knew the script word for word. The tape used to have an ad for the "My Pet Monster" movie on it(remember that toy?)
"If I ever get my hands on that Bad Ball, Im gonna flatten him and fold him into a teeny tiny airplane and send him flying!-hopefully into a brick wall."
Freakella, Madballs
Anyway now that my insanity has been confirmed, I would just like to add that If anyone knows where I can get my hands on a copy of that tape, let me know
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Oh Wow,I still have those.I think it's been 15,16 years since it's debut on television.
Howard
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Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Digitales on 06/06/03 at 09:52 a.m.
1. Barbie & the Rockers
(I have nearly everything, the instruments, puzzles, all the outfits from both editions, dress up set, the purse, the pool, plus several repeated dolls out of the box and 1st and 2nd series never removed from box. I spent about $3.000 on ebay dec. last year just to improve my collection. You see I'm mad)
2. Jem & the Holograms
(very modest collection, only 5 dolls mostly misfits, video tape, a boxed watch, cigarrete case, cigarrete lighter)
3. Strawberry Shortcake
(me and my sister collected so we still have all of them in the box, the little house, the babies, craddles, letter papers. They are all brazilian so it costs quite a lot today on ebay!)
4. Rubiks Cube
5.My Little Pony
i liked a lot to play with the boys toys such as GI Joe, Transformers, He-man but i never had my own. Also i borrowed a thin skate from a boy i liked, it was so fun!
there was a crazy sticky jelly thing that i loved to play too... and also an iron or plastic circles, looks like tons of armbands attached to gether, but you can throw them and they expand between your hands, i used to make it go downstairs, it was so fun! dunno the name in english though :(
there was also something like a freezbee disk with a ball attached that we could put our feet in between and jump everywhere. It was called pogoball in Brazil... not sure in usa.
Other stuff i loved to play everyday were my white rollerskates, those with 4 whells old fashioned? man i was good! i have now that new stuff with lined whells instead of parallels but i never managed to go skating outside... i'm afraid to fall hehe
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hey, please post your favorite toys that were made in the 80s, or any toy made in the 80s at that. i need to know bunches of toys. pleas help, thanx. littlebit
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Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Digitales on 06/06/03 at 10:02 a.m.
HEY! i found it!!! called original slinky! note that i still have it, i have also one in plastic with rainbow colors!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3133596796&category=19026
http://www.geocities.com/wishingstarsgalaxy/80sgamescollect.html
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and also an iron or plastic circles, looks like tons of armbands attached to gether, but you can throw them and they expand between your hands, i used to make it go downstairs, it was so fun! dunno the name in english though :(
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Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Child_of_the_80s on 08/17/03 at 07:42 a.m.
Transformers,Legos,G.I. Joe
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: atari2600boy on 08/17/03 at 09:57 a.m.
how about 'yo-balls'. they were spring loaded yo-yos that always came back to you. we used to use those as weapons, i remember getting a black-eye and a fat lip from those darn things.
G.I. Joe, the great american hero! awesome toys for young militaristic canadians!
Subject: Unkown toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: joker,_m._d. on 08/18/03 at 02:03 p.m.
Someody has to tell me what this toy is called. I found a picture of it in an old photo album and it's been driving me crazy ever since. It was a white helicopter about a foot long or so. It had skids coming of the sides of it with car launchers attached to them. That's all the detail I can give. Any info is appreciated.
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: cocodahl29 on 08/28/03 at 03:26 p.m.
I was just wondering if anyone remembers a doll that was sold in the early 80's......maybe 1980-1981. It was about 12 to 13 inches long and it wore yellow dropseat pajamas? I had this doll and cannot remember the name of it.
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: rella on 08/29/03 at 03:14 p.m.
that baby doll was luv n touch baby...I had her big sister too...I loved that doll!
I also had glamour gals, barbies, the barbie dream house and I had a purple gingham baby doll with purple yarn hair and can't for the life of me find out who/what she was..I think she might have been from the late 70's though ??? ???
I also liked my cabbage patch kids
garbage pail kids cards
strawberry shortcake (I think the newer ones are cuter than the ones I had)
Holly hobby
I had a raggedy ann and andy record player and the snow white and rose red/cinderella album as well as the lollywinks (can't find those anywhere either)
I had the muppet movie album and alvin and the chipmunks too.
I loved my record player!
I also had a doll that was filled with jelly or something and she was heavy and drank and wet and I can't remember her name either because someone stole her from me not long after I got her >:(
I also had this viewer thing that you stuck cartridges in and it played a cartoon by winding the crank (I had the mickey mouse ghost cartoon in it) can't remember the name of that one either but I think it was fisher price.
I also had "my real baby" from hasbro (the original by J. Turner)
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: beckyvgirl65 on 08/29/03 at 06:49 p.m.
Hey!!!! Former valley girl here! ;)
I was like a teenager in the 80s but I remember I would like collect and play with these toys:
Jem and the Hologram dolls
Barbie
Rainbow Brite
Pound puppies (They were like sooooo cute!) :)
Care Bears
Strawberry Shortcake
Lite Brite
My Little Pony
80s toys were like so totally rad! :D
Later! ;D
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: mitchie on 08/30/03 at 03:21 a.m.
Transformers and He-man dolls.
Obviously I am a boy ;D
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Xinky on 09/02/03 at 00:26 a.m.
*Sectuars
*M.A.S.K.
*Centurions
*Inhumanoids
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: rip_jeans on 09/02/03 at 02:17 a.m.
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RUBIX CUBE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I bought one last christmas at a local mall. First time I saw one since the mid 80's. It is still inside the clear box unopened. :D
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Mr_80s on 09/02/03 at 10:05 a.m.
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hey, please post your favorite toys that were made in the 80s, or any toy made in the 80s at that. i need to know bunches of toys. pleas help, thanx. littlebit
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Well, I was a teenager when the 1980's came about. But if you include games as toys, I have one that is still played today,
Dungeons And Dragons!!!!!
This was HUGE in books, movies, news, and it spawned interest in movies like Conan, Krull, Mazes & Monsters, and many others.
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: TenderHeart on 10/11/03 at 07:20 p.m.
I had a majority of toys from the 80's.
Cabbage Patch Kids ( I have 3 )
Care Bears ( have 1 )
My Little Pony ( lots )
Barbies ( 25 )
Jem & Holograms
Strawberry Shortcake
She-Ra
Pound Puppies ( 3 )
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Howard on 10/12/03 at 03:10 p.m.
My favorite toy was 2XL.It was a gray robot and you would put in 8-Track Tapes that had his adventures to go along with em.Those were the days. 8)
Howard
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: hannahbear on 10/13/03 at 00:38 a.m.
Anyone remember Balzac? I never had one, but they were constantly selling them on TV in the 80s/90s.
My favorite 80s toys were my Barbies, My Little Ponies, Lady Lovelylocks, and cooking/food toys. I still have my Fisher Price apron and accompanying plastic cooking utensils.
Probably my least favorite toy that I owned in the 80s was my Spirograph. I would get so frustrated because I could never get the circles to be perfect. I'd always move the pen inadvertently and would mess up the design. Grrr... :)
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Howard on 10/13/03 at 11:46 a.m.
I still have "CopyCat" from 15 years ago. And it still works! :D ;D
Howard
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: 80sbaby702 on 10/13/03 at 04:15 p.m.
I totally remember Balzac, I think I had a small one. Anybody remember these baby dolls called Bouncin' Babies? They were very small and were operated by batteries and would squirm around like "real babies". I think I had mine around '88 or so
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Bobby on 10/13/03 at 04:43 p.m.
I loved my boxed games when I was a kid.
Mr Pop
Guess Who
Ghost Castle (the one where you drop a skull in the coffin and things happen - brilliant)
Operation
Hungry Hippos
Perfection
Buckaroo
All that kind of stuff.
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Fred on 10/13/03 at 06:04 p.m.
The original Nintendo.
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: robbydon on 10/16/03 at 10:02 a.m.
I had a supersized barbie. she was an amazon i guess. freakin' huge. my brother cut all her hair off though and then I didn't like her
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: NASCARnut on 11/01/03 at 10:25 p.m.
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I liked bunches of toys:
Cabbage Patch Kids
Hacky Sack
Rubiks Cube
Pac ManTEXT
The first Nintendo (1989)
......I have no more.... Hopefully that helped out at least a little bit. Good luck!I liked Rubik's Cube,the Pyraminx(like Rubik's but a pyramid shape)the Missing Link(a puzzle toy made by IDEAL),and the Magic Snake. I started collecting Cabbage Patch Kids too,I still have a "Preemie" named Annabelle Tamara! My fave video games were Centipede,Ms. Pac-Man,Galaga,Tron,and Bosconian. :P :D
Subject: Re: post your fav. toy that was made in the 80s
Written By: Lisa M. Borrego on 11/03/03 at 07:13 p.m.
;D
I Loved the 80's as far as toys I owned
Barbies and the barbie split window pink van
Gem and the Hollograms I watched religously
I had the Baby full of Jelly but I dont know the name of it..Wish I could find another one..
I remember haveing my arms filled with Jelly Braclets and the pencils that just came out with the lead that you could interchange through the back and another would pop out. Then they came out with crayons that could do that also. I had a collection of pins and a speak n spell which I played with til it died. and I played with my brothers GI joes and Match box cars and Hot wheels, We also had a Ragedy ann and andy dolls and Cabbage patch kids I had to have the one with red hair and hazel eyes which my mom and grandmom waited in line for and told of the many fights when they got home with my doll. I remember a movie about a guy that would go to the girls house and play guitar for her and he sang so lovely but I dont remember the name of the movie.. I think it was one of those for tv only. I had a rainbow brite doll and a teddy ruxpin and I remember a robot you put in a paper in the front and it talked and I had a miniture piano and a fisher price record player with big thick colored records. I also remember having a slip n slide and a operation game as well as a hungry hungry hippo game. a rubix cube and slinky as well as the slinky eye glasses with the blue looking eyes. and I loved to play digdug on the computer or bouncin babies which I have recently found you can download for free on www.dosgamesarchive.com I also remember the little oven I had to bake cookies and cakes and betsy wetsy dolls and getting into making things like shrink a dinks of smurfs and scooby doo and snorks. I love the show on vh1 80s brings back alot of memories. IFANYONE remembers the movie I am looking for about the guitar player I think he had blond curly hair .. but thats all I remember .. Email me if you know the movie. Thanks
Lisa