I mi$$ everything about mine....

THINGS WERE MUCH BETTER THAN.... BETTER QUALITY,BETTER EVERYTHING!!!

The world is nothing but a crap hole now and its sad :(

The world is not a crap hole.  We are as happy as we make up our minds to be! 

That being said, I miss riding my bike.  Not having to work.  Playing in the sand.  Swing sets and slip n slides.  My mom.

My sister.  :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( My childhood best friend.  :\'( :\'( :\'( My toys. The old neighborhood which was a GREAT place to be a kid.



Cat

The toys I played with (blocks, Legos, etc.), and the things I would build with them. I actually still have said items, but they are safely packed in boxes.
I also miss riding my bike around the neighborhood.

I miss my robot 2XL.

Not having to work or worry about bills.

Honestly, I even think I miss school.  I know I felt like it was the most awfulest thing in the world.  Then I hit the real world where I work every day and, what is this summer vacation kids speak of?  How would it be.

My mom.

Ahh im so sorry http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/435/grouphugym7.gif

I also miss several of the friends I had when I was a kid. I kinda wish we had Facebook and other related stuff 15-20 years ago so I could keep in touch with people after they (or I) move away. But again...not very many people were online yet. :-\\

Not having to work or worry about bills.

Honestly, I even think I miss school.  I know I felt like it was the most awfulest thing in the world.  Then I hit the real world where I work every day and, what is this summer vacation kids speak of?  How would it be.


I second this! I mean, I only work part-time and pay one bill and still go to school. But still, money is a big worry and even though I didn't enjoy elementary school, I didn't worry about it (outside of bullying). You don't realize how easy you have it until you get older. And then it's gonna get even harder for me! Oh God, why do I keep living? :P

Ahh im so sorry http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/435/grouphugym7.gif


Thanks, and karma.  :)

Not having to work or worry about bills.

Honestly, I even think I miss school.  I know I felt like it was the most awfulest thing in the world.  Then I hit the real world where I work every day and, what is this summer vacation kids speak of?  How would it be.



I miss that too, Now I'm working and always worrying about bills that come in the mail.

I miss riding my bike up and down my neighborhood.

THINGS WERE MUCH BETTER THAN.... BETTER QUALITY,BETTER EVERYTHING!!!


Cassette Tapes vs CDs
VHS Tapes vs DVDs/Blu-Rays
Pay Phones vs Cell Phones
Rabbit Ears vs Digital/Cable
Tube TVs vs HD/3D TVS
Typewriters vs Computers

Not everything was better quality

Cassette Tapes vs CDs
VHS Tapes vs DVDs/Blu-Rays
Pay Phones vs Cell Phones
Rabbit Ears vs Digital/Cable
Tube TVs vs HD/3D TVS
Typewriters vs Computers

Well lets see......

Cassettes are better (Analog and sound better)
VHS tapes are better (Same reason)
Pay Phones (Landlines) are better - MORE RELIABLE,SOUND BETTER
(Dont have much to say about Cable... I MUCH PREFERRED THE ANALOGUE CABLE WE USED TO HAVE OVER THIS NEW DIGITAL TRASH where the picture isnt as good)
Tube TVs (CRT) are MUCH BETTER QUALITY (Better pic,nicer sound)
COMPUTERS though are better than typewriters as you can do MORE with a computer than you can with a typewriter :)

Not having to work or worry about bills.

Honestly, I even think I miss school.  I know I felt like it was the most awfulest thing in the world.  Then I hit the real world where I work every day and, what is this summer vacation kids speak of?  How would it be.


I couldn't agree with you more. Ah, those carefree days when mom and dad took care of everything... (mind you, that included some whipping! ;D)

riding my bike at night.

I couldn't agree with you more. Ah, those carefree days when mom and dad took care of everything... (mind you, that included some whipping! ;D)



Yeah I sure do remember those times when my Mother And Father took care of everything but now that I pay some of my bills I feel a little more independent.

Having no responsibilities just going out playing, riding my bike.

Having no responsibilities just going out playing, riding my bike.



and I remember when there wasn't any loud noises on the buses coming home from school,now with Ipods and cellphones, no one's safe.

I couldn't agree with you more. Ah, those carefree days when mom and dad took care of everything... (mind you, that included some whipping! ;D)


Of course ;D

I had fun in childhood, but not sure I really miss anything.  I had my fun, but wouldn't want to go back.

Well lets see......

Cassettes are better (Analog and sound better)
VHS tapes are better (Same reason)
Pay Phones (Landlines) are better - MORE RELIABLE,SOUND BETTER
(Dont have much to say about Cable... I MUCH PREFERRED THE ANALOGUE CABLE WE USED TO HAVE OVER THIS NEW DIGITAL TRASH where the picture isnt as good)
Tube TVs (CRT) are MUCH BETTER QUALITY (Better pic,nicer sound)
COMPUTERS though are better than typewriters as you can do MORE with a computer than you can with a typewriter :)


When your VHS tape snaps, don't come crying to us because you can't watch your Jane Fonda Workout Video ;D

I miss my toys, I wish I still had them.

I miss going out at 10AM during the summer, swimming and riding bikes all day and only going home to eat dinner then back out until after dark.

Rollerskating...in the middle of the street or at the rink.

Neighborhoods where everyone knew each other, block parties and hanging out.

Cassette Tapes vs CDs
VHS Tapes vs DVDs/Blu-Rays
Pay Phones vs Cell Phones
Rabbit Ears vs Digital/Cable
Tube TVs vs HD/3D TVS
Typewriters vs Computers

Not everything was better quality


Karma for this.  No doubt technology is about a million times better.

When your VHS tape snaps, don't come crying to us because you can't watch your Jane Fonda Workout Video ;D


I finally donated all of my VHS tapes a few months ago, and I am not kidding when I say I REALLY miss my Jane Fonda workout video!  ;D

I miss riding my bike up and down my neighborhood.

I did that a lot too...until I outgrew my bike. :-\\

I finally donated all of my VHS tapes a few months ago, and I am not kidding when I say I REALLY miss my Jane Fonda workout video!  ;D

I could never part with mine, although I'd like to be able to transfer the contents to DVD at some point.

I miss my Big Wheel.

http://www.foodbiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bigwheel.jpg

I've never rode a motorcycle before but sometimes, when I see someone ride past on a Harley-Davidson, I find myself wondering if riding one of those big bikes is as much fun as riding my Big Wheel was when I was 5 years old.

Sometimes I wonder if that's the real appeal of Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

When your VHS tape snaps, don't come crying to us because you can't watch your Jane Fonda Workout Video ;D



he can watch it on DVD.

Rollerskating...in the middle of the street or at the rink.

I used to love rollerskating, Do they still have them today in 2012?

I used to love rollerskating, Do they still have them today in 2012?

I think so. There is a roller rink near the bowling alley nearest my house. But it's been 15 years since I last did any sort of rollerskating.

I think so. There is a roller rink near the bowling alley nearest my house. But it's been 15 years since I last did any sort of rollerskating.


I haven't rollerskated in 20 years.

I haven't rollerskated in 20 years.

When I last rollerskated, it was on the day after Christmas in 1996; at that time, it was nearly four years since the previous time I rollerskated (the second day of 1993), but I seemed to remember how to get on the skating floor without falling down...and it was lotsa fun. :D

When I last rollerskated, it was on the day after Christmas in 1996; at that time, it was nearly four years since the previous time I rollerskated (the second day of 1993), but I seemed to remember how to get on the skating floor without falling down...and it was lotsa fun. :D



and after that rollerskating became history.

and after that rollerskating became history.


I have roller skates and I'm going to use them starting this spring.

I have roller skates and I'm going to use them starting this spring.


Where do you even buy rollerskates for sale?

Where do you even buy rollerskates for sale?


I don't remember, but I got them years ago when roller blades were starting to dominate skating.  I cant keep myself up on blsdes or ice skates. Maybe try amazon? don't know who would carry them.

Where do you even buy rollerskates for sale?


Walmart.....

They are coming back, Howard. 

Walmart.....

They are coming back, Howard.


Wow thanks Dag that gave me a good idea maybe in the future I might one day go rollerskating but I need to find a rink in Queens, there was one in Queens but it shut down a long time ago, I miss the days of bebopping to Vaughn Mason And Crew.

Wow thanks Dag that gave me a good idea maybe in the future I might one day go rollerskating but I need to find a rink in Queens, there was one in Queens but it shut down a long time ago, I miss the days of bebopping to Vaughn Mason And Crew.


You don't need a rink, but it would be more fun in a rink like area with the beats pumpin' and the lights shimmering

I miss my Big Wheel.

http://www.foodbiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bigwheel.jpg

I've never rode a motorcycle before but sometimes, when I see someone ride past on a Harley-Davidson, I find myself wondering if riding one of those big bikes is as much fun as riding my Big Wheel was when I was 5 years old.

Sometimes I wonder if that's the real appeal of Harley-Davidson motorcycles.


I had the pink "Girl" bigwheel.  Boy did I love it too.  :) 

I had the pink "Girl" bigwheel.  Boy did I love it too.  :)



Never had one. I had a tricycle that the mail truck ran over.  :o :o :o  Someone put it out right in the road purposely to have the mail truck run it over. How nice. Then, for my 6th birthday, I got my little blue bike. I remember when I first sat on it, my sisters wheeled me around (we were in the house) and I barely could reach the floor. My dad put training wheels on it for me. I had the bike for YEARS but it kept shrinking.  ???  I really don't understand how it did that.

Me on my bike with a neighbor. I think that is the first day I had the training wheels on.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r92/aandcsattic/family/Untitled1.jpg


Cat

Never had one. I had a tricycle that the mail truck ran over.  :o :o :o  Someone put it out right in the road purposely to have the mail truck run it over. How nice. Then, for my 6th birthday, I got my little blue bike. I remember when I first sat on it, my sisters wheeled me around (we were in the house) and I barely could reach the floor. My dad put training wheels on it for me. I had the bike for YEARS but it kept shrinking.  ???  I really don't understand how it did that.

Me on my bike with a neighbor. I think that is the first day I had the training wheels on.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r92/aandcsattic/family/Untitled1.jpg


Cat


Soooo cute, Cat!  :)

You don't need a rink, but it would be more fun in a rink like area with the beats pumpin' and the lights shimmering


It would be more fun at the rink unless it's like the rink in my area *shudders* creepy place with a bunch of rednecks.  :D

I told my husband that he and his best friend really should invest in building a nice, new roller rink.  I know they would make tons of money...Friday nights in a small town, it would be the place to go.

I miss my Big Wheel.

http://www.foodbiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bigwheel.jpg

I've never rode a motorcycle before but sometimes, when I see someone ride past on a Harley-Davidson, I find myself wondering if riding one of those big bikes is as much fun as riding my Big Wheel was when I was 5 years old.

Sometimes I wonder if that's the real appeal of Harley-Davidson motorcycles.


I started out with the "little wheel", same thing only smaller then I got the one with the spin-out handle. Loved it, we'd race up and down the sidewalks!!

Never had one. I had a tricycle that the mail truck ran over.  :o :o :o  Someone put it out right in the road purposely to have the mail truck run it over. How nice. Then, for my 6th birthday, I got my little blue bike. I remember when I first sat on it, my sisters wheeled me around (we were in the house) and I barely could reach the floor. My dad put training wheels on it for me. I had the bike for YEARS but it kept shrinking.  ???  I really don't understand how it did that.

Me on my bike with a neighbor. I think that is the first day I had the training wheels on.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r92/aandcsattic/family/Untitled1.jpg


Cat


cute picture Cat. :)

http://c1.yoyo.com/images/products/p/fs/fs-313_1z.jpg

I remember having this toy when I was a kid.

I had one of those, too.  I loved that toy :)

I had one of those, too.  I loved that toy :)


mine was in 1977.

I had one of these:

http://www.collectics.com/t045.jpg

And he "barked", too.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

Also had one of these:

http://www.kitschy-kitschy-coo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/VINTAGE-FISHER-PRICE-PULL-TOY-HAPPY-HIPPO-1962-500x353.jpg

'Though, my sister will say that it was hers. (We have this argument about a lot of our childhood toys.) She loved it so much that she bought one several years ago and still has it.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

I had one of these:

http://www.collectics.com/t045.jpg

And he "barked", too.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat



I remember those when growing up.

http://images1.americanlisted.com/nlarge/vintage_1970s_mickey_minney_mouse_pillow_case_5_duluth_28561095.jpg

vintage Mickey And Minnie Mouse pillowcase.

I had one of these that was working.  When my dad died in 2007 I found it at his house, still working.  I thought I grabbed it and took it home but now it is nowhere to be found.  The sad part?  One of the sites I went to to find the pic said he sells for $575.  :(

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk172/dagnyr/CASPER_doll.jpg

I had one of these that was working.  When my dad died in 2007 I found it at his house, still working.  I thought I grabbed it and took it home but now it is nowhere to be found.  The sad part?  One of the sites I went to to find the pic said he sells for $575.  :(

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk172/dagnyr/CASPER_doll.jpg


Is that Casper?

I had an original Blythe doll (pulled a string and her eyes changed color)...some go for thousands!!  :\'( :\'(

This one, still in the box is going for about $4,500!!!!!!!!!!! :o

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1972-ORIGINAL-BLYTHE-DOLL-BOX-KENNER-ORIGINAL-/00/s/MTAyNFg1MTQ=/$(KGrHqF,!jUE6DYUWQZ(BOq8Nv06vw~~60_12.JPG

Is that Casper?

I had an original Blythe doll (pulled a string and her eyes changed color)...some go for thousands!!  :\'( :\'(

This one, still in the box is going for about $4,500!!!!!!!!!!! :o

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1972-ORIGINAL-BLYTHE-DOLL-BOX-KENNER-ORIGINAL-/00/s/MTAyNFg1MTQ=/$(KGrHqF,!jUE6DYUWQZ(BOq8Nv06vw~~60_12.JPG



Blythe dolls are VERY sought after. My sister tells me if I ever see on at a yard sale (or auction) to scarf it up.


Cat

Blythe dolls are VERY sought after. My sister tells me if I ever see on at a yard sale (or auction) to scarf it up.


Cat
...especially in the original box.

Is that Casper?




Yes.  I still kick myself for losing him.  I really did like that doll. 

http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.241921644.jpg

Mego's Clown Around dolls.

Mego went bankrupt in 1982.

I had one of those, too.  I loved that toy :)


Karma to Howard for that pic.  I'd forgotten I'd had one of the variants of the Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone.

A few moments of googling later, I now have an excuse to buy one.  Off to troll the thrift stores and garage/estate sales.

I had one of these:

http://www.collectics.com/t045.jpg

And he "barked", too.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat


I had that same dog, Cat!  ;)

Is that Casper?

I had an original Blythe doll (pulled a string and her eyes changed color)...some go for thousands!!  :\'( :\'(

This one, still in the box is going for about $4,500!!!!!!!!!!! :o

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1972-ORIGINAL-BLYTHE-DOLL-BOX-KENNER-ORIGINAL-/00/s/MTAyNFg1MTQ=/$(KGrHqF,!jUE6DYUWQZ(BOq8Nv06vw~~60_12.JPG


My two sisters each had Blythe Dolls!!  I used to love them. 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JEMsZ43A8wA/THJ8cJFbXmI/AAAAAAAADGg/0hHiv4cfTKY/s1600/Fisher+Price+1.jpg

The Fisher Price victrolas.

http://c1.yoyo.com/images/products/p/fs/fs-313_1z.jpg

I remember having this toy when I was a kid.

That looks familiar too. I would sometimes see these in playrooms, even in the waiting room at the doctor's office.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JEMsZ43A8wA/THJ8cJFbXmI/AAAAAAAADGg/0hHiv4cfTKY/s1600/Fisher+Price+1.jpg

The Fisher Price victrolas.

Those were fun to play with too. :D

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xfxmmOzXySs/S8nhmB6_6II/AAAAAAAAB1A/OH115ZkHInw/s400/game.jpg

The Magic Shot shooting gallery.

I also had one of these...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4-fGmhGbowo/TsEsfSabUsI/AAAAAAAACBM/btbNZ58bYPk/s1600/etch_a_sketch.jpg

And a few little "game screens" to go with it.

I use to have an Etch A Sketch too

I also had one of these...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4-fGmhGbowo/TsEsfSabUsI/AAAAAAAACBM/btbNZ58bYPk/s1600/etch_a_sketch.jpg

And a few little "game screens" to go with it.


Ah Yes an Etch A Sketch good old days.

I hated it

Ah Yes an Etch A Sketch good old days.

I loved being able to make all kinds of designs with it. It was tricky, however, to draw diagonal lines, even when I did move both knobs simultaneously.

http://caroleguevin.com/images/09/wp/fredbutler2.jpg

Fabulous Fred

This thread has some awesome memories!

Remember when grocery stores had those glass candy machines?  Some were a penny, and they went all the way up to a quarter, where you had the chance of getting an incredible toy like:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard2.png

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard8.png

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard10.png

This thread has some awesome memories!

Remember when grocery stores had those glass candy machines?  Some were a penny, and they went all the way up to a quarter, where you had the chance of getting an incredible toy like:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard2.png

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard8.png

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard10.png



I use to love those quarter toy machines, man they were cool. I used to get the weirdest thing and bring it home to show my Mother.

http://game.newyork-tokyo.com/wp-content/popeye_arcade_02.JPG

playing The arcades, especially Popeye was my favorite.

This thread has some awesome memories!

Remember when grocery stores had those glass candy machines?  Some were a penny, and they went all the way up to a quarter, where you had the chance of getting an incredible toy like:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard2.png

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard8.png

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard10.png



I remember one time finding a penny machine that if you turned the knob very slowly, not only would you get a WHOLE bunch of gumballs/toys, you also got a WHOLE bunch of pennies back. One of my sisters worked this machine with skill.  ;D ;D ;D



Cat

This thread has some awesome memories!

Remember when grocery stores had those glass candy machines?  Some were a penny, and they went all the way up to a quarter, where you had the chance of getting an incredible toy like:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard2.png

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard8.png

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard10.png

I often saw those in the stores...they were usually a quarter where I was.

On a related note, there were the "claw" machines as well, where you'd pop in a coin and then you'd move the claw around with a joystick until it was directly above a desired item...and you'd push a button and the claw would descend upon the item and it would be dispensed to you.

I remember one time finding a penny machine that if you turned the knob very slowly, not only would you get a WHOLE bunch of gumballs/toys, you also got a WHOLE bunch of pennies back. One of my sisters worked this machine with skill.  ;D ;D ;D



Cat

Oh yeah! I totally did that a few times with the candy machines. But I wouldn't get any coins back.

I often saw those in the stores...they were usually a quarter where I was.

On a related note, there were the "claw" machines as well, where you'd pop in a coin and then you'd move the claw around with a joystick until it was directly above a desired item...and you'd push a button and the claw would descend upon the item and it would be dispensed to you.


Oh Yeah those claw machines were cool, they still have them at some places but not many.

I used to always lose a bunch of money on those claw machines and end up with nothing. I think I may have won a little stuffed animal once lol.

http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/RogersShowOpeningCard.jpg

http://rpmedia.ask.com/ts?u=/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/Ec_logo_800.jpg/200px-Ec_logo_800.jpg

http://images.wikia.com/muppet/images/7/7d/Sesamecast.jpg

My three favorite shows (other than Scooby Doo) when I was little.  :)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xfxmmOzXySs/S8nhmB6_6II/AAAAAAAAB1A/OH115ZkHInw/s400/game.jpg

The Magic Shot shooting gallery.


I have one of those in my  basement right now, the man that previously owned this house died and his family left it behind.  I always thought I'd look at what condition it was in and maybe try to sell it somewhere,

http://game.newyork-tokyo.com/wp-content/popeye_arcade_02.JPG

playing The arcades, especially Popeye was my favorite.


I know the feel of missing the arcades(although for me it was Ms. Pac Man).

One of the things I miss is the some of the gimmicky flavors of Kool Aid like Purplesaurus Rex and Pink Swimmingo.

I know the feel of missing the arcades(although for me it was Ms. Pac Man).


I can relate. I loved Ms. Pac Man. I haven't played it in about 6 or 7 years, though.

This thread has some awesome memories!

Remember when grocery stores had those glass candy machines?  Some were a penny, and they went all the way up to a quarter, where you had the chance of getting an incredible toy like:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard2.png

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard8.png

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/Silverpony/General%20toys/80svendingmachinetoycard10.png


I still look at those machines when I go into the grocery store or diner here.
I always LOVED those tiny rubber balls that were clear but had glitter in them.  At the time, they cost a dime, now I think they are up to a quarter or fifty cents.  :-\\  I bought a glittery rubber ball in the dollar store over Christmas shopping, but for some reason, it wasn't as exciting as getting it from the prize machines.  :-\\  ???

Apparently I can get 1,000 of those little suckers from the wholesaler for $78.  How awesome would it be to let all those bounce at once?  lol

http://www.absorbentprinting.com/toys-and-novelties/balls/super-balls/32mm-high-bouncing-superball#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZvfr3HsSto

I can relate. I loved Ms. Pac Man. I haven't played it in about 6 or 7 years, though.


you can play Ms.Pac Man online now.

you can play Ms.Pac Man online now.

Yes, but it isn't quite the same as doing it on the arcade game. You don't have the joystick (which I think is easier than trying to control with the keys, especially on the later levels, where the ghosts move around quicker).

Yes, but it isn't quite the same as doing it on the arcade game. You don't have the joystick (which I think is easier than trying to control with the keys, especially on the later levels, where the ghosts move around quicker).


I remember getting blisters from those joysticks almost all the time.

I remember getting blisters from those joysticks almost all the time.

Yeah, many of them weren't very ergonomically designed; they had a knob at the top. I think you have to develop some sort of a strategy on each level.

collecting trading cards.

collecting trading cards.

I still collect some, although not as actively as I used to.

I miss most of the dolls I had.

Barbie
The Sunshine Family
Dawn Dolls
Peachy and her Puppets
Honey Hill Bunch

I also miss Colorforms and paper doll.

I still collect some, although not as actively as I used to.


I used to collect Garbage Pail Kids.

I used to collect Garbage Pail Kids.

The only trading cards I've ever collected were baseball cards, and I presently have over 7,000 of 'em.

http://asp.awkwardschoolpic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/awkward_middleschool.jpg

:D

http://asp.awkwardschoolpic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/awkward_middleschool.jpg

:D


Gave you karma but auto correct changed hores to hoe...works though.  ;D

http://s3.jspenguin.org/00117684.applejack,cherry_jubilee,madame_jubilee.jpeg

Are you suggesting that that story...


http://asp.awkwardschoolpic.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/awkward_middleschool.jpg
:D


...has a happy ending?

http://s3.jspenguin.org/00120954.applejack,brony,cherry_jubilee,madame_jubilee.jpeg

/sunglasses

YEAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh....

LOL. ^

I remember that one.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/2-XL.jpg


2XL

I miss the old days back when cartoons were good, school was easy and I didn't have to worry about acne, loneliness, and the future. Just me, my PS1, and Tekken 3 :3

I miss everything! Don't know where to even begin. I'll get back to this one lol.

I also miss Colorforms and paper doll.


My friend had Little House on the Prairie Colorforms, and I had Miss Piggy.  We would play with them for HOURS!!

I miss the old days back when cartoons were good, school was easy and I didn't have to worry about acne, loneliness, and the future. Just me, my PS1, and Tekken 3 :3

Even when I was younger there were some good cartoons on the TV. I'd like to see them reran again sometime.

Even when I was younger there were some good cartoons on the TV. I'd like to see them reran again sometime.


Garfield and Friends, Mother Goose and Grimm and I also remember a Where's Waldo cartoon.

Garfield and Friends, Mother Goose and Grimm and I also remember a Where's Waldo cartoon.

I can remember those. Didn't watch 'em often, though.

DuckTales, Muppet Babies, Tiny Toons Adventures... are among those I remember watching as a kid.

Even when I was younger there were some good cartoons on the TV. I'd like to see them reran again sometime.


mine were He-Man, GI Joe,Transformers and a few others.

riding my bike up and down my block.

riding my bike up and down my block.


You could still do that

You could still do that


It's not the same when you're a grown up.  I used to be hopelessly devoted to my pink banana seat bike.  It was like a second skin.  I get on one of those big mountain bikes now, and I just spaz out completely.  Plus, when you're a grown up, crashing hurts a LOT more!  ;D

cycling can still be a lot of fun.  Off road on gentle tracks is probably the way to go in the US though

You could still do that


I think my bike is in my shed. haven't rode it in 20 years, I think.  ???

Even when I was younger there were some good cartoons on the TV. I'd like to see them reran again sometime.


I used to watch reruns of Spongebob, Rugrats, etc. all the time :)

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Spin Art machine.  I had one as a kid and loved it.

I'd feel a little foolish doing them now as an adult.  But they sure were fun back in the day.

The world is not a crap hole.  We are as happy as we make up our minds to be! 


I agree. In my childhood we had riots, high unemployment and nuclear war threats. It could be argued that little has changed, lol.

What I do miss about my childhood mostly are my nan and grandad. My life was never really the same after my nan died in November 1991. Not quite a case of Paradise Lost but more a case of a severe upsetting of the emotional status quo so-to-speak. Along with the second divorce of my parents around this time, the world seemed a lonely scary place after this and the only way I could combat the feelings was to keep surviving until I found a solution.

Nowadays, I have that emotional status quo but I still watch old movies and TV programmes knowing that my grandparents were alive the first time I was watching them. :)

playing Atari and Ninendo but now I can play the games online for free.

From my early childhood when I was 5 to 10 years old, going to school, and then going home to watch cartoons, mtv and VH1, play with all my dollies...after I did homework of course :)

-Childhood friends.
-The general sensation of "feeling safe and secure", back in the 1960s and 1970s.
-5 & 10 cent chocolate bars.
-5 & 10 cent popsicles.
-Playing knocksies & flipsies with our old sports cards. (Even if  cards are worth megabucks now)
-Growing up in a racially/age/gender diverse community.

buying Garbage Pail Kids stickers
riding my bicycle
childhood friends

Not being in debt!
::)

playing with my Atari 2600.

Going to "Chance to dance". It was so much fun.

hanging out with my friends and riding my bike.

Going to the corner store to buy candy lol. When all the goodies were 25-50 cents. I know I can still do that but I can't have any candies anymore and it wouldn't be the same anyway.

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Spin Art machine.  I had one as a kid and loved it.

I'd feel a little foolish doing them now as an adult.  But they sure were fun back in the day.


If you've got kids in school, why not build one of these for a school fair?

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And if you don't, why not build one of these (or just grab that salad spinner you've got in the cupboard) and make psychedelic toast for breakfast?

Going to the corner store to buy candy lol. When all the goodies were 25-50 cents. I know I can still do that but I can't have any candies anymore and it wouldn't be the same anyway.


I remember when Bazooka bubble gum was a nickel.

Going to the corner store to buy candy lol. When all the goodies were 25-50 cents. I know I can still do that but I can't have any candies anymore and it wouldn't be the same anyway.




I remember when Bazooka bubble gum was a nickel.



I remember when it was only a penny. We would go to the "Little Store" (as we called it-never really knew the real name-we just called it the "Little Store") with a handful of pennies and come home with LOTS of candy. I remember one of my sisters had a bowl full of pennies and I didn't think she would miss one or two-because I wanted candy. Come to find out, I spent a 1909 wheatback penny.  :-[  From that moment on, I became a collector. (Yup-that's what did it!) About a year or two, I replaced my sister's penny with a 1909 VDB (worth a little bit more than just the 1909). She didn't remember the incident but she accepted my apology-and the penny.



Cat

hanging out with my friends and riding my bike.

I often did that from my preteen years through junior high; I had some friends in my neighborhood who also rode bikes, and we'd ride them around the neighborhood. Sometimes we'd go into my house; other times I'd go to theirs.

Also, at the time, said neighborhood was still decent; it was later in the 90's (possibly around the time of the Northridge earthquake) when it started to go noticeably downhill.

There was a house in the neighborhood that had a mulberry tree. We were SUPPOSED to ask if we could pick the berries but we never did. But, I don't recall the people EVER coming out of the house and chasing us off. They had a rail fence that we used to climb to get the berries. We would always bring a pail with us to bring some berries home with us but the pail ALWAYS had a hole in it because by the time we got home, the pail was empty.  :-\\ ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D  To this day, whenever I taste mulberries, it just brings me back to that tree.



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Oh yeah, I love mulberries.  We used to (still) have a tree in our front yard of my parents home.  It used to be lush with them, and I remember them dropping off he tree onto the ground, staining your shoes (or feet as we were often barefoot.)  I remember the birds would sit at the top and eat the really high berries then poo on our car in pretty purple-y hues.  ;D

I haven't had mulberries in a long time,  should get a few next time I go there.  The original tree got struck by lightning and split down the middle of the trunk so that my dad and uncles had to saw it down.  It was a sad day.  But then a new tree start growing up out of the stump and it was just like the other one.  Nature is amazing.

I remember having a bush that grew mulberries in our backyard, I always thought they were blackberries for some reason.

I remember having a bush that grew mulberries in our backyard, I always thought they were blackberries for some reason.



Mulberries & blackberries are VERY close. They look similar and taste similar. I think the difference is that mulberries grow on trees and blackberries grow on bushes. I could be wrong.



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spending $10 in quarters on video games.

There was a house in the neighborhood that had a mulberry tree. We were SUPPOSED to ask if we could pick the berries but we never did. But, I don't recall the people EVER coming out of the house and chasing us off. They had a rail fence that we used to climb to get the berries. We would always bring a pail with us to bring some berries home with us but the pail ALWAYS had a hole in it because by the time we got home, the pail was empty.  :-\\ ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D  To this day, whenever I taste mulberries, it just brings me back to that tree.



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When I was a tot I would always eat them from a bush we had in the backyard! I was always being told not to because they weren't washed. Until one day I stepped on one and from then on I don't eat wild berries of any kind lol.

Mulberries & blackberries are VERY close. They look similar and taste similar. I think the difference is that mulberries grow on trees and blackberries grow on bushes. I could be wrong.



Cat


You are correct, I have a mulberry tree in my yard. :)
My G-ma had one as well and we used to pick them and try to make 'jam' with our play pots and pans. I think we got more dirt in it than anything else!  ;D

Junk food tasted better.  Didn't worry about weight or hypertension and somebody else paid the dentist bills!
8)

Junk food tasted better.  Didn't worry about weight or hypertension and somebody else paid the dentist bills!
8)


I constantly ate junk food especially those sugared cereals every morning.

Mulberries & blackberries are VERY close. They look similar and taste similar. I think the difference is that mulberries grow on trees and blackberries grow on bushes. I could be wrong.



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So they were blackberries, it was a large bush that they grew on.

Mulberries & blackberries are VERY close. They look similar and taste similar. I think the difference is that mulberries grow on trees and blackberries grow on bushes. I could be wrong.



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Thanks for that info; I'm not sure if I've ever encountered a mulberry, or a mulberry tree.

However, in one American rendition of the children's nursery rhyme "Pop Goes The Weasel", the first line goes "All around the mulberry bush"; maybe that refers to a smaller version of the tree; I'm not sure. :-\\

Various TV programs that were on, even those which were reruns at the time. Or even having a plethora of older programs to watch during the day.

No bills or taxes to pay!  8-P :P

Various TV programs that were on, even those which were reruns at the time. Or even having a plethora of older programs to watch during the day.


The early to mid 80's which had good sitcoms I miss the most.

No bills or taxes to pay!  8-P :P


Does someone else pay your taxes?

The early to mid 80's which had good sitcoms I miss the most.

And some of those aren't even shown in reruns on tv anymore. :-\\

I have to pay my own bloody taxes, Howard! As a child, I didn't.

no cell phones or texting, talking face to face conversations.

I missed the illusion that my parents were perfect.

I do have times where I love them but then I realize they're not always good for me. I guess you can love someone unconditionally but they can be bad for you at times.

My parents!

riding my bike in the park.

I loved the board game 'Ghost Castle' as a kid. These lads are reviewing it in this little video.

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watching my Saturday Morning cartoons.

I miss waking up watching playhouse Disney , PBS kids,or Disney morning cartoons :D !! I miss coming home from school to watch Pokemon on Kids WB, DBZ,Gundam,Ruroni kenshin on toonami!! 8) 8)  On Mondays; Watching RAW is WAR or Monday night football with my Dad!! 8)  Tuesday-Thursday watching zoog Disney or aniamted movies on VHS before I'm tucked in to go to bed! ;) :\'(  Also Playing my N64 and PS2!! 8) 8) 8) 8)
Playing kickball,soccer,basketball and tag outside with my cousins and grandpa!! Coloring books!! Playing with my WWF/WCW wrestling action figures!! Rescue heroes,Transformers,Beyblade,Power Rangers,Digimon, and Pokemon action fiures!!Eating pop sickle stickes, collecting legoes, collecting VHS tapes!! Watching NBA and NFL with my dad and grandpa(RIP)!! :\'( :\'(  old cereal commercials!! chalk coloring durign recess!

Everything seemed so big and limitless, like my waistline now.  :-X

I miss watching mom put on her make up, I would stand and watch I don't know why, lol. I miss all the novelty cereals we use to have, they were the best! I miss my playthings most of all!

I miss watching mom put on her make up, I would stand and watch I don't know why, lol. I miss all the novelty cereals we use to have, they were the best! I miss my playthings most of all!
The novelties in the cereals, little children toys, that now can be a health hazard.

The novelties in the cereals, little children toys, that now can be a health hazard.


I agree. Thankfully we never got hurt or sick from any novelty cereals/toys.

I agree. Thankfully we never got hurt or sick from any novelty cereals/toys.
We are here today to tell the tale.

I miss all the novelty cereals we use to have, they were the best!

I agree I miss the novelty cereals.
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I agree I miss the novelty cereals.
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Many of which were probably short lived (i.e., in most cases, popular around the time said movies were in theatres; for example, in late 1991/early 1992 there was an "Addams Family" sweetened cereal; the same-named movie was in theaters at the time).

I agree I miss the novelty cereals.
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I do not think the that cereal was available over here.

Many of which were probably short lived (i.e., in most cases, popular around the time said movies were in theatres; for example, in late 1991/early 1992 there was an "Addams Family" sweetened cereal; the same-named movie was in theaters at the time).


They were short lived but most of them were delicious.

I do not think the that cereal was available over here.


It was available in the U.S. in 1983.

They were short lived but most of them were delicious.

Yes they were. In fact, there was even an "Urkel-O's" cereal popular circa 1992, when Family Matters character Steve Urkel was getting wildly popular.

I just miss the years that I was a little kid 1980-1986.

I just miss the years that I was a little kid 1980-1986.

Yea, for me late 1998-2005!!!

I just miss the years that I was a little kid 1980-1986.


I miss the years between 1980-1985.

I miss the years between 1980-1985.

Those were the first five years of my life; I don't have much recollection of them except parts of 1984 and certain events of 1985. I remember being in preschool, I remember some of the toys I had then, and I also remember my maternal grandfather; he passed away in August of '85 at the age of 60, just a week and a half before I started kindergarten. :\'(

Having few responsibilities, not having to worry about finances, having all of my grandparents still alive, running around on the grass in my bare feet during those endless summer days...

Having few responsibilities, not having to worry about finances, having all of my grandparents still alive, running around on the grass in my bare feet during those endless summer days...


When I was 6 or 7, I use to play outside, dig my hands deep in the dirt, and collect earth worms. I enjoyed that more than my playthings. :)

Having my parents here and feeling safe in my home. I don't have that feeling anymore.

When I was 6 or 7, I use to play outside, dig my hands deep in the dirt, and collect earth worms. I enjoyed that more than my playthings. :)


We actually used to rummage through the grass, and select the long skinny blades, pretending that we were eating chives.  :P

Having my parents here and feeling safe in my home. I don't have that feeling anymore.


I miss that type of security.  :(

We actually used to rummage through the grass, and select the long skinny blades, pretending that we were eating chives.  :P


Ewww. Lol! I actually played with the earth worms.

I miss playin with my Power Rangers, Rescue Heroes, disney and WWF and WCW action figures!!

No thanks when it comes to childhood, I prefer my life now.

I think I'm one of those 'late bloomer' types, where my life doesn't truly take off until after 30 or something, maybe 25 even.

I miss the close relationships that I used to have with my cousins.  As we've grown up, we grew apart, or maybe that we didn't see each other as much, or really talk much.  I used to really consider them friends.  Now, they are more like close acquaintences. I always thought we'd be in each others weddings when we grew up, I was always a guest book attendant or rice/birdseed/bubbles passer-outer. Never a bridesmaid. 

I miss being able to make friends easily, I've gotten alot more introverted as I grew up, so the ability has seemed to go away.


BTW We had a mulberry tree in out front yard, and it grew very tall (at least 30 foot) then one night, it got struck by lightning, which split it in two right down the middle of it's trunk.  We were afraid that it would fall over onto our house that my uncles and dad cut it down.  :\'(  But lo and behold, a few years later, a new Mulberry tree grew out of the stump of the old tree and now it is at least 30 feet tall.  The berries are yummy when they are ripe.  Birds love to sit in it and eat the berries then poop on our car, at least the poop is colorful.  ;D :D

When I was 6 or 7, I use to play outside, dig my hands deep in the dirt, and collect earth worms. I enjoyed that more than my playthings. :)


I used to collect lightning bugs in the summertime during my childhood.

We actually used to rummage through the grass, and select the long skinny blades, pretending that we were eating chives.  :P


But you were actually eating grass? :P

But you were actually eating grass? :P


What I forgot is that we would only eat the white tips (not the actual blades) that were found under the earth.  I used to imagine that I was eating a micro-size onion bulb.  I was such a strange kid...

I miss the close relationships that I used to have with my cousins.  As we've grown up, we grew apart, or maybe that we didn't see each other as much, or really talk much.  I used to really consider them friends.  Now, they are more like close acquaintences. I always thought we'd be in each others weddings when we grew up, I was always a guest book attendant or rice/birdseed/bubbles passer-outer. Never a bridesmaid. 

I miss being able to make friends easily, I've gotten alot more introverted as I grew up, so the ability has seemed to go away.


My mom had similar close relationships with her maternal cousins, as they all lived locally to her when she was growing up. They would always get together on the major holidays (Christmas, Easter, 4th of July); this I know from my mother telling me the stories and from her pictures. Even as they all grew up, they still lived fairly close, except for one who married young and moved to Seattle and has lived there ever since. But in the past 15-20 years, some of them have moved more than 100 miles away (from southern CA), and so have their kids (my second-cousins); however, my mom likes to maintain contact with them, either by phone, snail mail, e-mail, or Facebook.

Even after I was born, we maintained some of these family gatherings and get-togethers (such as Christmas Eve gatherings, which my grandma started to host after my great-grandma passed away in 1988; and Easter egg hunts, which ended after I got too old for them), but as we got older, they were more infrequent. This is due in part to the fact that, as stated above, they moved away. Needless to say, I was actually the second-youngest of the "second-cousins" generation, but I had great times with all of them. :)

What I forgot is that we would only eat the white tips (not the actual blades) that were found under the earth.  I used to imagine that I was eating a micro-size onion bulb.  I was such a strange kid...


Were you eating worms too?

Were you eating worms too?


No  ::)

Speaking of worms, I use to have fun scooping them out of the dirt with my hands! I was about 6 or 7. I killed some too :( 

I miss watching Zoog Disney's Disney vault at late nights before going to bed! Then watching Playhouse Disney or Disney one Saturday morning cartoons in the morning getting ready for school!

Speaking of worms, I use to have fun scooping them out of the dirt with my hands! I was about 6 or 7. I killed some too :(


I used to like staring at them.

Not having responsibilities.  Getting what I want, well when my mom had the money.  I grew up where we were in dept a lot but she always made sure to give us a good birthday and get us stuff just cause she wanted us to have good stuff. 

Not having responsibilities.  Getting what I want, well when my mom had the money.  I grew up where we were in dept a lot but she always made sure to give us a good birthday and get us stuff just cause she wanted us to have good stuff.


I miss having no responsibilities too but now that I'm all grown up I have more of them.

Barrettes that say the days of the week on them. So cute!

Not having responsibilities.  Getting what I want, well when my mom had the money.  I grew up where we were in dept a lot but she always made sure to give us a good birthday and get us stuff just cause she wanted us to have good stuff.

I miss having no responsibilities too but now that I'm all grown up I have more of them.

So true.

Rubber Hi-bouncing balls (tiny ones from the gumball machine).  I used to LOVE getting them.  I think they were 10 cents, then 15 cents and now they are 25 cents.  I have no real reason to get them other then I like them.

I do like that I found this video.  I wish I were there when it was recorded:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzFDCsCscyo

That epic Summer of 2006 when I was 10 years old! :D :o Getting a Nintendo DS and Mario Kart DS after finishing 4th grade! Going to YMCA Camp for a week! Then going to my first trip to Savannah, GA for 4 days. Then a surprise trip to Disney World for a WHOLE week and I went to ALL of the parks, that includes Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, MGM Studios, and Epcot Theme Park! I remember staying in this huge hotel room! Then after that long fun trip was over, I went to the first family reunion on my dad's side of the family, which was a great experience and I got to meet tons of family from Detroit, Michigan. Finally, my first trip to the Georgia Aquarium! Which was real sick!

I also miss building lego toys a lot back in 2002 & 2003 when I was 6 & 7, I was also obsessed with Planet Hot Wheels at the time as well, not just the toys, but even the CD-ROM games for it and the online game where you put in codes to get new cars and unlock different engines/parts! It was an underrated franchise that I really miss, it wasn't just plain "Hot Wheels", I'm talking about "Planet Hot Wheels", it was a huge difference with the word "Planet" in it. Too bad it got shutdown back in 2004 and has been forgotten ever since.

I miss this toy.  It is a plush doll that was the Little Red riding hood girl, and you turned her upside down, smoothed down her dress and she was "grandma" with her bonnet.  You would turn grandma around, put her bonnet over grandma's face and she would be the wolf in grandma's clothing.

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Rubber Hi-bouncing balls (tiny ones from the gumball machine).  I used to LOVE getting them.  I think they were 10 cents, then 15 cents and now they are 25 cents.  I have no real reason to get them other then I like them.

I do like that I found this video.  I wish I were there when it was recorded:


I think I might've had a few when I was a kid. :)

I miss this toy.  It is a plush doll that was the Little Red riding hood girl, and you turned her upside down, smoothed down her dress and she was "grandma" with her bonnet.  You would turn grandma around, put her bonnet over grandma's face and she would be the wolf in grandma's clothing.

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We have that one and a smaller one sitting in our Inventory Room waiting to be sold. (Not up on eBay YET-not sure if we are going to sell it there or at our booth.)



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I miss the summers me and my sis and cousin spent at my grandparents house and the silly games we would make up.

Innocense, freedom, no responsibilities, the people I had in my life, the shows, the music, board games, good video games

Innocense, freedom, no responsibilities, the people I had in my life, the shows, the music, board games, good video games


same here.

The music, the tv shows, having my parents in the house, my pageants...miss that alot.

The music sound of that time, Cartoon Network, early friendships, collecting Pokémon cards, Dragon Ball Z toys and magazines, the feel.

Some people feel bad about not having a childhood, but I feel bad about having one. I mean, because my childhood was more preppy and sheltered than average, I feel like I expect too much and that I am really lazy and entitled.

I miss having...

Time Warner Cable (even though their digital cable service sucks nowadays)
NY1 (especially their New Year's Eve countdowns)
Windows XP
My old DVD recorder
Being innocent towards politics + sports while not caring about them
Cartoons from the 2000s
Good music (e.g. Linkin Park, Lady Gaga, Evanescence, Kanye West before the 2009 VMAs, anything else that were in the '00s)

Our family outings/drives in the evenings. We would go to all these awesome department stores and malls!

Our family outings/drives in the evenings. We would go to all these awesome department stores and malls!

Oh yeah, often times when I was a kid, my parents would do that. We'd go out for dinner, and then take a walk in the shopping mall afterwards. :)

Oh yeah, often times when I was a kid, my parents would do that. We'd go out for dinner, and then take a walk in the shopping mall afterwards. :)


Awesome! Someone else remembers doing this as a kid.  :)

Our family outings/drives in the evenings. We would go to all these awesome department stores and malls!


I remember when we used to do that back in the late 70's and 80's.

Our family outings/drives in the evenings. We would go to all these awesome department stores and malls!

I miss those days!

Awesome! Someone else remembers doing this as a kid.  :)

Yep... I really enjoyed it. It was a great way to get some exercise.

Playing outside (weather permitting), whether it be at school during recess, or at a park, or home, or wherever, also gave me some good exercise as a kid.

Actually enjoying snow because I could make snow angels, snowmen, or maybe even get a day off school.

And Let's Go Fishin'

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Actually enjoying snow because I could make snow angels, snowmen, or maybe even get a day off school.

And Let's Go Fishin'

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Excellent game!

Actually enjoying snow because I could make snow angels, snowmen, or maybe even get a day off school.

And Let's Go Fishin'

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I had a copy of that game... loved it! :D

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I remember those.

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You actually remember books like Ten Apples On Top? Jesus, the last time I saw the cover was when I was 5 or 6.

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Those were actual Popsicles? They look like crayons.

Goosebumps

Goosebumps


I loved the TV series! I only read one of the books though, the Phantom of the Auditorium.

Did you also watch Are You Afraid of the Dark?

I also used to watch PSI Factor with my mom, that was the stuff of nightmares especially since it actually looked real. I'm not sure if that series aired in the US.

Goosebumps
The feature film is coming out soon.

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I miss crayola crayons.

Seeing Donald Duck loose his temper.  I tried looking for a cartoon yesterday, is Donald Duck Cured Duck.

I loved the TV series! I only read one of the books though, the Phantom of the Auditorium.

Did you also watch Are You Afraid of the Dark?



Yes that was my favorite of all shows then and now!

Aww. I LOVED Berenstain Bear books. Didn't watch the cartoon much but I always read the books.

Aww. I LOVED Berenstain Bear books. Didn't watch the cartoon much but I always read the books.

The books are great! And I watched every episode of the show!

The books are great! And I watched every episode of the show!


Me too, I love Berenstein Bears.

The books are great! And I watched every episode of the show!


If you meant the mid 80s cartoon, then just wow. I only watched the PBS Kids cartoon if you were wondering. Although, I do have a few Berenstein Bears books that I read when I was little.

If you meant the mid 80s cartoon, then just wow. I only watched the PBS Kids cartoon if you were wondering. Although, I do have a few Berenstein Bears books that I read when I was little.


I was thinking they were the same ones being watched on PBS. Lol. I learn something new everyday!

I was thinking they were the same ones being watched on PBS. Lol. I learn something new everyday!


No, I think they're different compared to the 80s version.

These! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Aww. I LOVED Berenstain Bear books. Didn't watch the cartoon much but I always read the books.

Me too, I love Berenstein Bears.

I remember the books too. Each story would feature an important and/or moral lesson.

I never owned any of the books, but as a kid (up until about age 11) I would look at them in the children's section of the library or bookstore.

These! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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I used to think Disney VHS covers were juicy haha I recall staring at some.

I got my first and only Jem doll in 1986 when I graduated Kindergarten. The doll's package would include a cassette with music!

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Speaking of Disney, I LOVVED these back in the 1990's.

I got my first and only Jem doll in 1986 when I graduated Kindergarten. The doll's package would include a cassette with music!

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You remember the cartoon?

You remember the cartoon?


Yeah, I watched it religiously. Jem was a lot more trendier than Barbie!

computers like the commodore 64 that you only need to know how to load things in.  I somehow yesterday turned all the words on my computer white and couldn't figure how the stupid color thing works to change the words back black so I could read them.
  my brother told me I wasn't the only one who doesn't know how computers work these days.

Yeah, I watched it religiously. Jem was a lot more trendier than Barbie!


Yes I did too.  I was 9 when it started and 11 when it ended.  LOL!

Yeah, I watched it religiously. Jem was a lot more trendier than Barbie!


I used to watch Jem too.

I used to watch Jem too.

I guess Jem and the Holegrams were your secret guilty pleasure like Power Puff girls was mine! ;D

I guess Jem and the Holegrams were your secret guilty pleasure like Power Puff girls was mine! ;D


No it wasn't a secret guilty pleasure.

I just thought of something else... Playgrounds, especially the monkey bars.

Often times when I drive (or ride in a car) past parks that have playgrounds, I often recall the days when I was little and used to enjoy playing on them. Especially those that have intricate playing structures with adjoining slides and drawbridges; things like that. (By age 12, I determined myself too big to play on them.)

Case in point...something like this:
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(hopefully you can see it)

I just thought of something else... Playgrounds, especially the monkey bars.

Often times when I drive (or ride in a car) past parks that have playgrounds, I often recall the days when I was little and used to enjoy playing on them. Especially those that have intricate playing structures with adjoining slides and drawbridges; things like that. (By age 12, I determined myself too big to play on them.)

Case in point...something like this:
http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2012/07/31/9660406/Mission%20Oaks%20Pleasant%20Valley.jpg
(hopefully you can see it)


I've used to play on playgrounds, but after I graduated from elementary school, I didn't love them that much.

I've used to play on playgrounds, but after I graduated from elementary school, I didn't love them that much.

Yep, same with me. I kinda outgrew them.

I just thought of something else... Playgrounds, especially the monkey bars.

Often times when I drive (or ride in a car) past parks that have playgrounds, I often recall the days when I was little and used to enjoy playing on them. Especially those that have intricate playing structures with adjoining slides and drawbridges; things like that. (By age 12, I determined myself too big to play on them.)

Case in point...something like this:
http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2012/07/31/9660406/Mission%20Oaks%20Pleasant%20Valley.jpg
(hopefully you can see it)


We never had any playgrounds like this at our old neighborhood. Sometimes we would go to Roger Williams Park. They use to have a Merry-go-Round(I think they still do), and similar objects like the ones pictures in your photo. It was fuuun, I miss those days.

We never had any playgrounds like this at our old neighborhood. Sometimes we would go to Roger Williams Park. They use to have a Merry-go-Round(I think they still do), and similar objects like the ones pictures in your photo. It was fuuun, I miss those days.

Yep; as I recall, I loved the slides too.

In fact, 30 years ago this summer, I took a vacation trip with my family (for the first time) up to the Monterey/Carmel area in central California and found many parks with playgrounds.

Yep, same with me. I kinda outgrew them.


I outgrew them as soon as I reached my teens.

I outgrew them as soon as I reached my teens.

I outgrew them a year earlier.

In fact, not too long ago I was at a park, walking around to get some fresh air, and I came across a playground area with a safety notice, saying that "{This playground} is designed for children between the ages of 5 and 12," something like that.

I miss the innocence and ignorance of it all. When you're a child simple things can seem magical. As an adult it just all blends in and it takes a lot more to seem magical.

I miss the innocence and ignorance of it all. When you're a child simple things can seem magical. As an adult it just all blends in and it takes a lot more to seem magical.

So true...

Here are some things I miss from my childhood:

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I miss the innocence and ignorance of it all. When you're a child simple things can seem magical. As an adult it just all blends in and it takes a lot more to seem magical.


When you get older, stress accumulates.

Here are some things I miss from my childhood:

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I always enjoyed Now And Later.

I always enjoyed Now And Later.

Me too. And I had a Cabbage Patch doll :)

I always enjoyed Now And Later.


Me too.

Saturday morning cartoons.
Running around the neighborhood with my sister and her pals.
nerds (candy)
My grandparents and great-Aunts and Uncles.
Mtv when it still had music.

Me too. And I had a Cabbage Patch doll :)


Was it a boy or girl?

Being able to ride a bicycle.

Being able to ride a bicycle.
Did you lose the ability to do so?

Did you lose the ability to do so?
Yes, my bad back stops me, and it now too dangerous on the roads.

Being able to ride a bicycle.


I started out with training wheels.

I started out with training wheels.
I started on roller skates, acquired my balance, and straight on to a bike.

I started on roller skates, acquired my balance, and straight on to a bike.



Were they hard?

Were they hard?
No, I adapted to them easily.

I started on roller skates, acquired my balance, and straight on to a bike.

I haven't gone roller skating since age 16. Those were some good times for me too.

For me I've been itching to get back out on a pair of ice skates.  I haven't done that since I was 12 and there were never any outdoor ice rinks were I've been living.  But I don't even want to try it until I'm sure I can get back up again.

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I miss eating these after school! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Did any of you guys play these as a kid?
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Although it did not look this girly most of these things I indeed played with as a child.
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Did any of you guys play these as a kid?


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I once knew someone who had that version of Battleship. I still have a "travel" (compact) version of the game.




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I have a Scrabble game just like this one. (The box looks exactly like this.) I got it as a gift for Christmas in 1993.

I haven't gone roller skating since age 16. Those were some good times for me too.


I haven't been to a roller skating rink since the 80's.

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:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D


I loved that game.

Did any of you guys play these as a kid?
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Yes, I played with them growing up.

I played all of those games with my siblings! There's one board game you missed called "Go for Broke" it was like Monopoly.

I played all of those games with my siblings! There's one board game you missed called "Go for Broke" it was like Monopoly.

I played so many board games I bet I've played them all

I haven't been to a roller skating rink since the 80's.

My first visit to a roller skating rink was in the late 80's, for a friend's birthday celebration. I wasn't very proficient at roller skating at the time (I was in 3rd grade), but another friend who was there showed me how, and I picked up quite easily.

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I use to watch this before going to school when I was in Preschool and kindergarten! :D :D :D :D

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I use to watch this before going to school when I was in Preschool and kindergarten! :D :D :D :D

Me too!

I played all of those games with my siblings! There's one board game you missed called "Go for Broke" it was like Monopoly.


I remember that one too.

I played so many board games I bet I've played them all


Operation?

Gh2MSiU7gDU
I use to watch this before going to school when I was in Preschool and kindergarten! :D :D :D :D


I remember when he had jet black hair.
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I remember when he had jet black hair.
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Cardigans were special those days.

Operation?

Yes  :D

Operation?

Yes  :D

I knew someone who had that game, and tried to play it, but didn't really understand the objective.

However, after seeing a variation of it on the gameshow Family Game Night in the early 2010s, I have a better understanding (sort of).

Do any of you guys miss when Nickelodeon had good sh*t? As in old Spongebob, MLAATR, Chalkzone, Hey Arnold, etc?

I liked Nickelodeon a little earlier when it had You Can't Do That On Television.  Ude to watch this and Double Dare all the time as well as Looney Tunes.

I liked Nickelodeon a little earlier when it had You Can't Do That On Television.  Ude to watch this and Double Dare all the time as well as Looney Tunes.


I remember You Can't do that on Television. :)

Yes  :D


What's the name of that game we grew up with you had the timer and getting the correct shapes into the slots? ???

I remember You Can't do that on Television. :)



same here. :)

I remember You Can't do that on Television. :)
If you did on the television, you would fall off?  ;D

I remember You Can't do that on Television. :)


That show is the best!

Do any of you guys miss when Nickelodeon had good sh*t? As in old Spongebob, MLAATR, Chalkzone, Hey Arnold, etc?

I'm a Nick 90's kid! 

What's the name of that game we grew up with you had the timer and getting the correct shapes into the slots? ???

Concentration

I'm a Nick 90's kid!


Oh. So I guess you miss shows like Rugrats, Hey Arnold, Rocko's Modern Life, The Wild Thornberrys, and All That.

That show is the best!


It sure was back in the 90's.

Concentration


No, that's not it

I don't know          no wait don't

slime me.


yeah there's another game with shapes but it's not called Concentration.

Concentration


No that was the hand clapping game, the song went:

Concentration
are you ready
if not don't stop
if so let's go

And then you would repeat numbers until you couldn't and then the next person did. I remember it well!

I liked Nickelodeon a little earlier when it had You Can't Do That On Television.  Ude to watch this and Double Dare all the time as well as Looney Tunes.

lol You're taking about the OLD Nickelodeon. :o  Pre Rugrats, All That, Doug, and Rocko. You kinda showing your age there animal. :o  I keep forgetting you're 33. ;D

I'm a Nick 90's kid! 

Yeah you're from that early 90s Nick era, the Doug, Ren & Stimpy, EARLY Rugrats, Rocko, Double Dare era

Do any of you guys miss when Nickelodeon had good sh*t? As in old Spongebob, MLAATR, Chalkzone, Hey Arnold, etc?

To be fair NY Eagle, a lot of the people on this thread were too old for those shows(animal, Howard, and Phil for example.) ::)  I hate to set them out! ;D

To be fair NY Eagle, a lot of the people on this thread were too old for those shows(animal, Howard, and Phil for example.) ::)  I hate to set them out! ;D


Well yeah, but I just wanted some replies from what I said. Considering that you grew up with early and mid 2000s Nickelodeon.

Well yeah, but I just wanted some replies from what I said. Considering that you grew up with early and mid 2000s Nickelodeon.

But replying to you original post, HELL YEAH! I greatly miss when Nick had cool sheesh EVEN Nick @ Nite was da bomb then, and that has even declined in quality a little bit.


It's strange and pretty ironic, that when I was little Nick @ Nite showed Brady Bunch, Threes Company, Jeanie, Lucy, etc. All the old 50s, 60s, and 70s, and ,now there is a generation that is watching 80s, 90s, and early 00s shows( Fresh Prince, Full House, Friends)on the network it's CRAZY man!

But replying to you original post, HELL YEAH! I greatly miss when Nick had cool sheesh EVEN Nick @ Nite was da bomb then, and that has even declined in quality a little bit.


It's strange and pretty ironic, that when I was little Nick @ Nite showed Brady Bunch, Threes Company, Jeanie, Lucy, etc. All the old 50s, 60s, and 70s, and ,now there is a generation that is watching 80s, 90s, and early 00s shows( Fresh Prince, Full House, Friends)on the network it's CRAZY man!


I remember back in the late 2000s when they aired Everybody Hates Chris, Malcolm in the Middle, Full House, and George Lopez. Those were the days before they only had 4 shows airing every night in the 2010s.

I remember back in the late 2000s when they aired Everybody Hates Chris, Malcolm in the Middle, Full House, and George Lopez. Those were the days before they only had 4 shows airing every night in the 2010s.

Yeah, in the VERY late 2000s they started showing more 00s shows on Nick @ Nite and I was like ''man the times are a CHANGING!''
During the mid 00s(ironically when the core 00s started), that's when Nick @ Nite started showing 80s and 90s series(Murphy Brown, Who's the Boss, Fresh Prince, Full House), and moved away from the 50s, 60s, and 70s shows.

Not having to make life-changing decisions.

No that was the hand clapping game, the song went:

Concentration
are you ready
if not don't stop
if so let's go

And then you would repeat numbers until you couldn't and then the next person did. I remember it well!


Now I remember, it was called Perfection
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I had brothers and watched Spongebob when it began.  As far as cartoons nothing beats the good old Looney Tunes  Cartoons.

Now I remember, it was called Perfection
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That game used to scare the crap out of me.  I'd have panic attacks waiting for the damn thing to pop.

That game used to scare the crap out of me.  I'd have panic attacks waiting for the damn thing to pop.


that was the whole point of the game, trying to get all the pieces in the slots before the timer went off.

that was the whole point of the game, trying to get all the pieces in the slots before the timer went off.


So the point of the game was to induce panic attacks. :o

Put the pieces into the slot  make the right selection  but be quick you're racing a clock  pop goes Perfection


That got right in my head as soon as I read the word Perfection

So the point of the game was to induce panic attacks. :o


No it was just a game, it was never meant to induce panic attacks.

Now I remember, it was called Perfection
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That's not the game I was talking about, but I do remember Perfection. I think we had one when I was in Kindergarten.

Not having to make life-changing decisions.

I can relate...

Now I remember, it was called Perfection
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I never had this game, but it seems pretty much straightforward.

Playing video games without having to worry about homework.

Oh man, I had to suffer with homework

I never had this game, but it seems pretty much straightforward.

Yeah it is, it's harder than you think

I never had this game, but it seems pretty much straightforward.



You have to match the shapes and put them in the right slots before the timer goes off.

You have to match the shapes and put them in the right slots before the timer goes off.

Let's see, there's 25 of them; how long does the timer last?

Let's see, there's 25 of them; how long does the timer last?


I think they give you 2 minutes.

I think they give you 2 minutes.

In that case, I could probably place each piece in under 4.8 seconds. :D

Honestly? I'm way happier now then when I was like seven, or eight. A lot more stable too.

Honestly? I'm way happier now then when I was like seven, or eight. A lot more stable too.


Definitely. I'm more in control of my life now. Back then when something crappy happened, like having a terrible teacher or having annoying kids in your class, there was nothing much you could do.

Definitely. I'm more in control of my life now. Back then when something crappy happened, like having a terrible teacher or having annoying kids in your class, there was nothing much you could do.


Great points. I'm leaning towards more about my mental health, though. There were signs, oh yes, there were signs!  :-X

Definitely. I'm more in control of my life now. Back then when something crappy happened, like having a terrible teacher or having annoying kids in your class, there was nothing much you could do.

I know, coping with such people was not easy.

My fourth grade year was kinda like that. However, it was not all bad; there were some good days for me during the school year. For example, there were a couple of field trips that my class went on; I always looked forward to those.

In that case, I could probably place each piece in under 4.8 seconds. :D



You'd have to be quick.

You'd have to be quick.

I think it would take me less than that long to place one piece. I'm very good at such puzzles.

For someone much younger, on the other hand, it might take longer.

Doesn't ANYONE remember that Concentration game?

The point of the game was to repeat your numbers you would say twice. Like this:

Player one: 1144
player two: 4488
Player one: 8833
Player two: 3377

and so on, until it became confusing and one of the players would lose.

Doesn't ANYONE remember that Concentration game?

The point of the game was to repeat your numbers you would say twice. Like this:

Player one: 1144
player two: 4488
Player one: 8833
Player two: 3377

and so on, until it became confusing and one of the players would lose.


I don't remember, I would have to look it up.

I had played this one with my cousins where you put a vhs in the VCR.  This guy at a haunted castle is hosting the game.  I think there was a board.  I really wish I remembered more.  I want to know the name of it haha

I had played this one with my cousins where you put a vhs in the VCR.  This guy at a haunted castle is hosting the game.  I think there was a board.  I really wish I remembered more.  I want to know the name of it haha


Was this an interactive game? ???

Doesn't ANYONE remember that Concentration game?

The point of the game was to repeat your numbers you would say twice. Like this:

Player one: 1144
player two: 4488
Player one: 8833
Player two: 3377

and so on, until it became confusing and one of the players would lose.

Nope, doesn't ring a bell to me.

The only "Concentration" game I know of is one where you turn cards over and match pairs, like Memory. There was even a television game show of this name; all the cards were numbered and had prizes underneath; matching a pair would earn you the prize and a picture puzzle (in rebus form) would be under the cards. The object would be to solve the puzzle.

Now I remember, it was called Perfection
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Put the pieces into the slots
make the right selection
but be QUICK you're racing
the clock...POP goes Perfection!

Was this an interactive game? ???

Yeah it was

Put the pieces into the slots
make the right selection
but be QUICK you're racing
the clock...POP goes Perfection!


It was such an exciting game.

It was such an exciting game.
What is the age range for that game?

What is the age range for that game?


teens and up.

Getting birthday presents. I'm not greedy but it sucks. My mom always feels guilty about not giving us a lot of stuff for that and the holidays.  But she got my sister a CD and I told her the cake can be mine. She also bought me a deodarent cause I'm out lol. Really she does so much for me, for my SO too that I can't thank her enough. I just miss being a kid for birthdays.

Not having to worry about research papers.

That's basically it!

Having very few responsibilities and not worry about money.

Having very few responsibilities and not worry about money.

This for sure!

Having very few responsibilities and not worry about money.


I worried about just being a kid.

Getting birthday presents. I'm not greedy but it sucks. My mom always feels guilty about not giving us a lot of stuff for that and the holidays.  But she got my sister a CD and I told her the cake can be mine. She also bought me a deodarent cause I'm out lol. Really she does so much for me, for my SO too that I can't thank her enough. I just miss being a kid for birthdays.

I used to enjoy the birthday gifts I received as a kid. As well as those for Christmas. :)

I used to enjoy the birthday gifts I received as a kid. As well as those for Christmas. :)


same here, I used to enjoy presents from friends and families. :)

I liked those birthday party packs. With toys, bubbles, fake jewelry, a wistle, stickers... They were given to each kid at a party

I miss the innocence. I miss when I still got along with my parents. Perhaps once I move out my perception will change. I miss our family waking up at 4:45 AM and handing out papers.

Also, on the weekends we would get Vietnamese food for lunch, and just talk and laugh. Such a light and happy time. We would also shop at Super Saver for any food we wanted on the weekends!

I wish my childhood had been a little less f---ed up than it was.  My parents just didn't seem to care.

I wish my childhood had been a little less f---ed up than it was.  My parents just didn't seem to care.


Dude, that's sad.  :(

Dude, that's sad.  :(


I know.  :\'(  Any kid wants two parents who care.  :\'(

I wish my childhood had been a little less f---ed up than it was.  My parents just didn't seem to care.


I'm glad you grew up to be a decent and nice person. Some people who lack attention as a child, can grow up to be angry, or jerks.

I wish my childhood had been a little less f---ed up than it was.  My parents just didn't seem to care.


Why didn't they care?  :(

I miss being joyful in my life.

Why didn't they care?  :(


They were dealing with a lot of their own stuff and didn't notice me or my brother or what we were doing at school.  I just was not a very happy child like I should have been.  ::)

The Rolling Stones in their pure serene.

I liked those birthday party packs. With toys, bubbles, fake jewelry, a wistle, stickers... They were given to each kid at a party


Goodie bags! 8)

I liked those birthday party packs. With toys, bubbles, fake jewelry, a wistle, stickers... They were given to each kid at a party


I loved receiving those!

I'm glad you grew up to be a decent and nice person. Some people who lack attention as a child, can grow up to be angry, or jerks.


Thank you Patty.  :)

I miss these SO MUCH!!!! :\'( :D :D :D :D
http://orig06.deviantart.net/f379/f/2013/321/5/d/the_walt_disney_masterpiece_collection_by_mryoshi1996-d6ulp1u.jpg
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/280993772359-0-1/s-l1000.jpg

Goodie bags! 8)


I remember goodie bags.

This song makes me feel nostalgic about my childhood:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXRviuL6vMY

Going to my all my cousins' birthday parties. They use to give out those wonderful goody bags with candy and noise makers. And I remember all the birthday cakes too. Back when I was growing up the adults would decorate the cakes with REAL figurines, and the cakes had a distinctive flavor to them...soooo good. I still have not had any cakes today that taste like those.