Memories of most dangerous 80's toys.

The one I remmeber ads being dangerous was sthe "Bionic Six" Toys.  Some of them were purely metal.  And the monkey was sooooo heavy.  Imagine getting that thrown at you by your older brother.  Not that it actually happened to me.

I think there was a plastic toy that came in one of the happy meals (BK or McD's) that caused alot of controversy b/c of the dangers to kids back in the 80's.  ???

Wasn't Cabbage Patch Kids considered a dangerous toy at one time? ???



Howard

Wasn't Cabbage Patch Kids considered a dangerous toy at one time? ???



Howard

I know it was dangerous around Christmas to try to buy them in the department stores.  ;) ;D

Wasn't Cabbage Patch Kids considered a dangerous toy at one time? ???


Howard


Godd memory, Howard. I think it had something to do with a chemical used in the making being toxic.

Godd memory, Howard. I think it had something to do with a chemical used in the making being toxic.



I think it was a girl who playing with her CBK and something happened to her.Not sure! ???


Howard

I think it was a girl who playing with her CBK and something happened to her.Not sure! ???

Howard

Perhaps she inhaled the toxin too long? Too bad I don't have extra time to research it on the net.

Godd memory, Howard. I think it had something to do with a chemical used in the making being toxic.


Do you know if Glow Worms had any problems with toxicity as well?

Do you know if Glow Worms had any problems with toxicity as well?


I don't know if they did or not. :-\\

Maybe Howard can do a little research if he has some extra time! Whaddaya say? :D I know you love the net, Howard. ;)

I hope the goo inside Glow Sticks really was non-toxic because we used crack 'em open and smear the stuff on the basement walls, it gave off a creepy effect.

Sad sight: an old Glow Stick turned jaundice yellow.
:(

Dangerous toys of the '80s are nothing compared to today, when parents buy their kids exotic pets with asiatic diseases.  Who would give their child a prairie dog?  Here ya go kid, a wild animal! Have fun!
:o

Damn, I thought you were talking about the band.


Tim
RATT-n-ROLL

darn, I thought you were talking about the band.


Tim
RATT-n-ROLL

Me too, at first.

Lawn Darts were around in the 80s.  Only some real idiots would think this was a great game for kids.

Check this
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5053.html

yo-balls. those things were nasty. i had a black eye and several bleeding noses from yo-ball fights. it's a returnable yo-yo, essentially. in the hands of a pre-teen, it's a deadly weapon.

I don't know if they did or not. :-\\

Maybe Howard can do a little research if he has some extra time! Whaddaya say? :D I know you love the net, Howard. ;)



Sorry! :( The only glow worms I got were actually Glow Worms & not the toy! :-\\


Howard

Could the Slinky have been dangerous?



Howard

I think it was a girl who playing with her CBK and something happened to her.Not sure! ???


Howard
;DIt was one that "eats".it sucked in her hair and she couldn't get it out.I think it's still on her head today!! ;D ;D ;D ;DCheers!

yo-balls. those things were nasty. i had a black eye and several bleeding noses from yo-ball fights. it's a returnable yo-yo, essentially. in the hands of a pre-teen, it's a deadly weapon.

Used to play with yo-balls, eh?

Anyway, toys aren't dangerous, kids are dangerous!

Used to play with yo-balls, eh?

Anyway, toys aren't dangerous, kids are dangerous!


rotflmao!

was 2XL considered dangerous?

http://www.2xlrobot.com/images/whead.jpg

Howard

Heck, when we were growing up, we didn't give a hoot about danger.  We rode bikes off ramps with no helments or knee pads (as I don't think they were even available yet), had bb gun wars, had dart competitions (where we were the dart boards), jumped off the top of our house for fun.  Some of our favorite games were "assasinate the president", "dope dealer", and "bar fight".  I tell you, we would have made a child psychologist scream.  >:(

What about Ker-Bangers?

Those things were deadly.

I think it was a girl who playing with her CBK and something happened to her.Not sure! ???


Howard


It was Cabbage Patch Kids that could eat... they ate the girl's hair.  ::)

Blackstar action figures had lighters on their backs, it was contraversial at the time, and then there was Boba Fett action figures that "fire" rockets from their jet packs.


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What about those wall climbers that used to stick to the walls like glue? ???



Howard

It was Cabbage Patch Kids that could eat... they ate the girl's hair.  ::)


and I believe they sued the company and the girls head had left a bald spot. ::)



Howard

We used to play "Jarts (lawn darts) all the time and never had an accident. We used to also have those click-clacks (and I think that are called many other names too). There were two strings tied together and at the end of each string was a ball. You hold the tied end and "bounce" them so the balls would hit together up in the air and then hit again when they came down. I have had many bruises on my arm from those things.


They are something like this.

http://images.neopets.com/items/toy_klack.gif




Cat

The Bob fett with missile launcher was never released. It was cancelled due to a boy choking on a Battlestar Galactica toy's spring fired missile. . It was a big disappointment at the time. I agree with all of you that things were a lot easier and carefree back then. I still remember going into the neighboring field and shooting our old toys and models with 22s or riding down steep hills and then off  ramps...no helmets or gear at all. If you got hurt you just picked yourself up and that was that. The eighties ruled!!

The Bob fett with missile launcher was never released. It was cancelled due to a boy choking on a Battlestar Galactica toy's spring fired missile. . It was a big disappointment at the time. I agree with all of you that things were a lot easier and carefree back then. I still remember going into the neighboring field and shooting our old toys and models with 22s or riding down steep hills and then off  ramps...no helmets or gear at all. If you got hurt you just picked yourself up and that was that. The eighties ruled!!


Gotta love gimmick toys for the 80's!  ;D My favorite is.... Stinkor!

http://www.paddykroetz.de/bilder/heman/figuren/stinkor.jpg

We used to play "Jarts (lawn darts) all the time and never had an accident. We used to also have those click-clacks (and I think that are called many other names too). There were two strings tied together and at the end of each string was a ball. You hold the tied end and "bounce" them so the balls would hit together up in the air and then hit again when they came down. I have had many bruises on my arm from those things.


They are something like this.

http://images.neopets.com/items/toy_klack.gif




Cat


They were called Ker-Bangers in the NY area

Gotta love gimmick toys for the 80's!  ;D My favorite is.... Stinkor!

http://www.paddykroetz.de/bilder/heman/figuren/stinkor.jpg



The Stinkor smelled horrible.It had like a skunk smell. WHEW! :P


Howard

The Stinkor smelled horrible.It had like a skunk smell. WHEW! :P


Howard


Tell me about it!!!!  ::)  ;D