In the spirit of Christmas... your favorite toys as a tot.

[Dr. Greenhorn]

Anyone remember these things, i think they made em small so you would lose em and buy more

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ya man I remember those, lol. another thing that was big at the time and I was in to as a kid was stompers, those battery powered mini trucks, and electric slot cars

 

[cheechako]

I had the computer and the aeronautics kits. I had some other kits and of course was a Battery of the Month cardholder.

 

[AltarNation]

kikaida and kamen rider v3 figures was popular in my parts and I had a few of those too.

That was a nationwide trend in the 90's actually, for some reason.

It even made the Simpsons.

"Look, Bart! It's Alf! Remember ALF?! He's BACK! In pog form."

 

[gioua]

http://www.cracked.com/article_19481_the-8-most-wildly-irresponsible-vintage-toys.html

I didn't have any of those specific toys, but I did have a chemistry set as a kid and I vaguely remember the tools.

Yeah I did have a ton of chemistry sets+ microscopes..

Now that glass blowing kit is pretty cool... can seen making some nice bongs!

 

[gioua]

Not exactly a "toy", but a real treat for the kids back in the day...
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anyone remember the ones we would get that actually blew a puff of smoke? you had to exhale thru the cig to make it work tho

 

[eye exaggerate]

anyone remember the ones we would get that actually blew a puff of smoke? you had to exhale thru the cig to make it work tho

...paper wrapper, gum inside - and it was like flour or some kind of powder!

 

[gioua]

this was badass

I had this too

I still wonder how the heck we found these awesome!! esp the football game that just vibrated and blew air.. wtf?

 

[gioua]

Wow this thread is bringing back some memories I thought were long gone. Good stuff OP.
I haven't thought of the Black Knight in decades. My first skateboard.

loved skateboards too!! almost broke my tailbone going down tandem on one once.. love the original wheels... were those stone??

 

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[gioua]

i use to like lego cuz u could real fuck someone up with legos

if the world goes to heck on 12-21..... I have 4 bags of legos to toss on the yard to stop the zombies... even zombies hate stepping on legos!

 

[gioua]

Merlin? lol!

 

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Merlin? lol!

..."powerful computer brain" Oh dear

 

[eye exaggerate]

...now, this was rockin'

 

[theQuetzalcoatl]

I've had this guy since I was a tot. I have MANY MANY more. (You can see a few in the background)

 

[Dr. Greenhorn]

...now, this was rockin'

shit dude! I forgot about those. haven't seen one of those in ages.


this thread rocks! it brings back some awesome memories as a kid.

 

[cannabineer]

I dunno if it was before or after the vertibird but someone came out with a plane set similar but it was on a flexible piece of wire instead of the rigid kind the vertibird used, it would get to humming! can't remember what it was called.

I had one of these. The "wire" is actually a driveshaft! The motor was in the hand controller. This thing used batteries a little faster than a thick piece of copper wire in a short circuit. cn

 

[eye exaggerate]

shit dude! I forgot about those. haven't seen one of those in ages.


this thread rocks! it brings back some awesome memories as a kid.

...I really loved that one! I have to say OP, stirrin' up some good stuff!

...I had a love for (building) models These 'were' great things to receive and keep busy with.

 

[mysunnyboy]

my little brother and i would play pong for hours just watching that stupid blinking light

i love lite brite, i used to put mine under the covers when i had to go to bed and play with it then as well

 

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(...and, although some here could call me whippersnapper, I offer this )

 

[gioua]

the lite brite.. lol.. My mom gave me ours we had as a kid.. kept it for ages then gave it away to some kids..