Favorite Toys Of The 80s & 90s

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  • November 19, 2008
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You're going to be appalled when you realize how much of your precious brain space is being used to remember these old jingles.

String Racer Commercial

Best. Song. Ever.

Yeah, the fun never ends, until the strings get tangled and you can’t play anymore.

Splish Splash Commercial

The thing I liked best about the 90s was that all you needed to strike it rich was a piece of plastic, remedial engineering, and a great song. More examples to follow.

Skip-It Commercial

Plastic + Song = Legend. I really hope they still sell these when I have kids. Though, I only recently recovered from the discovery of what happens after you reach 999 on the counter…

GoGo My Walking Pup

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After my parents allegedly drove two hours into Wisconsin in search of the elusive mechanical pup to no avail, Santa Claus called me and told me that his toy shop ran out of GoGos. I don’t think I ever got over it.

Cherry Merry Muffin

This is what I got instead of Gogo My Walking Pup. A pageant-haired girl who morphs into a muffin. Like Transformers, but for girls. Frown.

Polly Pocket Commercial

You haven’t felt real pain until you’ve stepped on a loose Polly Pocket piece.

Ribbon Dancer

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Please, can anyone find the commercial with the amazing Ribbon Dancer jingle in it?

90s Birth Control

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The Crocodile Dentist Game

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Hungry Hungry Hippos

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Totally Hair Barbie

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Don't Wake Daddy

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2XL - Educational AND A Pun

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Remember the day when being able to push four buttons excited the American child enough to listen to 2-hour history lessons? 2XL was ahead of its time, though when you got an answer wrong, he definitely said, “Was your brain made in a meatloaf factory?”

Topsy Tail

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You finally convince your mom to call the 800 number and order Topsy Tail with her credit card. You check the mail with Fruity-Pebbles-jitters every day for 2 weeks. Finally, it arrives, and you tear open the glorious package…
…And it’s a piece of plastic with a loop on top. And I don’t even think they had a song.

Light Bright Commercial

Endless fun with plastic pegs, but seriously, what’s with the jingle? Pretty square compared to Splish Splash.

Teddy Ruxpin Commercial

Someone did their Brit Lit homework on this one.

Puppy Surprise Commercial

If you or anyone you know ever got 5, please identify yourself.

Party Mania

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Talk about high-tech. Players interact with the studly young boys on the screen in order to make it to a party. I still play this game every Thanksgiving. No, really.

Treasure Trolls

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Do You Still Have Yours With The Tag On?

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Stretch Armstrong

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Don’t try putting this one in the microwave. I learned the hard way.

More 90s Birth Control

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Discussions

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Teddy Ruxpin! I forgot all about that little bastard. My room was also full of My Little Pony, the Get Along Gang, Care Bears, and Jem and the Holograms (truly outrageous). Oh, plus dismembered She-Ra dolls.

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Gordon Barlow designed the one with the apples on it. I have one printed in German.

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I loved those muffin dolls too!! And, let’s not forget POPPLES! I was obsesssssed.

About The Author

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elissa Rss 

San Francisco
I like to overdress, I don't understand musical theater, and I'm always the one who changes the message in a game of Telephone.