The Greatest Toys Ever

[LisaT]

The #1 best toy I ever owned was the original Creepy Crawlers...I had SO much fun with it...I think it was about 10 bucks way back when, and that was considered kinda steep! :D

[LisaT]

The next best thing was when they followed that with the Fright Factory...

[LisaT]

Let me bet that every girl on this site had a Barbie, or two, or twenty!

I had some patio furniture, a Ken, a clothes case & clothes, but never had really a ton of Barbie stuff...

My Barbie was old fashioned...kooky looking compared to what came out through the years

[LisaT]

I loved dolls too...I had one of the first talking dolls from Mattel....In fact, I still have him in the attic! I dont think hes worth much though...doesnt talk, no original little black shorts

[LisaT]

Of course I never played with Legos, but my sons and grandsons sure did/do!! We have roughly a billion of them, I think.

Probably Jeremy played with legos too...:D

[LisaT]

OH!!! I also LOVED Spirograph!!!!!

[cbeyer]

Lightbright!!! :)

[cbeyer]

The Superball. :)

[cbeyer]

Silly Putty :)

[cbeyer]

I loved The Etch-A-Sketch!!!

Uno.

[cbeyer]

Monopoly (used to play that for hours with friends growing up). :)

[LisaT]

Yeah, I had an etch a sketch....I wanted it so bad, and tried so hard, but nothing I made ever looked like much of anything. It was so hard to turn both dials to try and make something rounded....ugh...
Of course, I bought them for my kids years later....they are still a pain in the a** LOL

[LisaT]

Silly Putty :)


HAHA!! That was fun....taking the pictures off the newspaper...And of course, admit it, you had to bite it at least once...

[Krazyklubhead87]

Lightbright!!!!!!!!! oh man do I miss light bright. Creepy crawlers too I had when I was little. I ust to try to eat them and would get yelled at by my mom haha. I also had Toby the Terrier. Yea, if no one heard of it, it's a dog that comes with a video and you sit there and he responds to the TV. It was cool haha

Also, I loved my collection of matchbox cars :)

[LisaT]

I had Monopoly, but dont remember getting in to it...Im not sure why, since the rest of the population certainly loves it...
One game I LOVED was Trouble

[cbeyer]

I think Etch-A-Sketch got me into drawing and then got me into graphic design in college (was a 2nd major for me while in college). I used to always draw cartoon characters while I was young as well. I took like 5 drawing classes while in college.

Do you remember that game Jenga?

[cbeyer]

LisaT- Yeah Silly Putty was fun!!! I remember also with the Superballs, having contests with my brother to see who could bounce their ball the highest.

[motowngirl1967]

I had several Barbies, the Barbie ski lodge that I had to share with my bratty little sister, the Barbie airplane that my brother used his G.I. Joe to hijack, then destroy, a Marie Osmond doll, one of the first Baby Alive dolls, and Tiffany Taylor doll (she had blond hair on one side, brunette on the other, and you could spin the top of her head around depending on your mood, and change her hair color).

I also have one of the original versions of Trivial Pursuit (Genus 1), although the 1980's version is my favorite.

Remember the board game Trouble? You had the bubble int he middle you had to press down on and pop so that the die inside would roll around and change.

I had a Merlin--one of the original hand-held video games. Tried to figure it out and never could; the only game I could play on it was tic-tac-toe!

We weren't allowed to have Play-Doh in the house, but we played with that stuff for hours on the porch.

My brother had an Evel Knievel doll and motorcycle. He also had a ton of Matchbox cars and tracks. We loved to take apart the tracks and hit each other with them.

[Krazyklubhead87]

OMG OLD MAID!!!! that card game was so much fun :P

[cbeyer]

I remember Nintendo, used to play Game Boy (hand held) for hours as well.

[motowngirl1967]

Another fun thing that always kicked off the spring months of us was saving our allowance to buy kites and bottles of bubbles. We played outside from sun up 'til sundown with all of that stuff!!

[Lisaloo73]

I used to love playing on The Sit N Spin!!

Hey, does anyone remember playing the game Uncle Wiggily?? I loved the silly rhymes in that game.

[cbeyer]

Yahtzee is also another good game.

[LisaT]

Remember the board game Trouble? You had the bubble int he middle you had to press down on and pop so that the die inside would roll around and change.


MG--you must have missed this on page 2!!
My favorite game!


Is this your Marie doll??

[LisaT]

I admit it....I played with dolls til I was 12! One of my favorites was Chatty Baby...I didnt care for Chatty Cathy, but I loved the baby version!!!

[LisaT]

Yahtzee is also another good game.


OH YES!! Has to be one of the top games EVER!!! I loved it as a kid and still enjoy it!

[cbeyer]

LisaT-It is definitely one of the best games ever!!! I still love the game to this day as well. :)

[LisaT]

I used to love playing on The Sit N Spin!!

Hey, does anyone remember playing the game Uncle Wiggily?? I loved the silly rhymes in that game.


Sit & Spin---not for me...first of all, it wasnt around when I was a kid..lol...secondly--I get dizzy if I stand in my living room and turn around in a circle...UGH too easy to get dizzy...


Uncle Wiggly....Im having a flashback Lisaloo!! Maybe one of my friends had it?? It sounds soooo familiar!

[cbeyer]

Scrabble. :) I used to play that a lot when I was younger.

[LisaT]

I sure spent a lot of money on this stuff in the 80s....

Lots of fun for my sons, though...well worth it!!

[cbeyer]

I remember going to a lot of the Star Wars movies when I was younger. I never played the game though, it looks like it would be a good game for your sons.

YoYos? I used to play with them all the time. :)

[motowngirl1967]

MG--you must have missed this on page 2!!
My favorite game!


Is this your Marie doll??

Yep, that's her! She had the purple and pink skating outfit on when Santa brought her! I gave her to my nieces when they were growing up, along with my case that contained many classic Barbies. I have NO CLUE as to whatever happened to them, but I'm willing to bet they are in my sister's house somewhere, buried in clutter.

[motowngirl1967]

Sit & Spin---not for me...first of all, it wasnt around when I was a kid..lol...secondly--I get dizzy if I stand in my living room and turn around in a circle...UGH too easy to get dizzy...

My sister bought one for my son. It's green and talks to him; it tells him when to spin, and when to change direction. He loves it because he loves to spin in circles for hours (autism) and he can also use it as a step stool to get on top of things Mom has told him he cannot. ARGH!!!

[cbeyer]

Simon was also a good game. :)

[Lemonpoptart]

I had lots of Barbies, and a Barbie Townhouse, a Barbie Pool, and a Barbie Camper with the pop out tent. :)
I had Donnie and Marie Dolls, and played with them too.

Baby Tender Love. (I loved dolls), and Baby That Away
I even had a Chatty Cathy Doll. :)

I loved Trouble, Aggravation, Mouse Trap, Ganip Ganop, Sit N Spin, and my Donald Duck Hippety Hop. LOL One of my favorite games was and IS, Yahtzee! I loved bubbles and kites, and my childhood best friend had an older brother and we used to take his Hot Wheels cars and sit in the cool damp earth behind the hedges near the water spigot and carve out roads to "drive" the matchbox cars on.

We played in the sprinklers until my Dad got us an above ground pool.

Ahhhhh, memories!!

[cbeyer]

I remember the 10 speed bike that I used to have and loved that bike. Yahtzee IS one of the best games as I mentioned before for sure. :)

Yes, it does bring back a lot of memories. :)

[Lemonpoptart]

I had a red ten speed bike that I loved!!! :)

[cbeyer]

I had a red ten speed bike that I loved!!! :)

No way!!! I had a red ten speed bike also!!! I had that for years!!!! I loved it. :) Good taste in bikes as well. :)

:D

[cbeyer]

I loved Tetris, still do to this day!!!! I remember Super Mario Brothers 3(I used to play that on Nintendo all the time). I also remember playing duck hunt. I also liked Mario Cart and still do.

Do you remember Atari? I remember playing Pacman as well and Donkey Kong!!! Loved those games!!!

[LadyK2]

do you remember the granddaddy of video games ... PONG!

I guess my favorite toys were my easy bake oven, brother had creepy crawlers (guess what you can't make creepy cakes!)
I loved LEGOs, my shrinking Violet doll, her eye lashes and mouth moved when she talked ... the Barbie in LisaT's picture, the blonde one I STILL HAVE. I was in to Barbie a lot.

I had a blue big bike, no gears, silver fenders ...

LadyK2

[Lemonpoptart]

I was the envy of my friends when I got pong. :D

Oh... I had an Easy Bake Oven too that I loved. Now my little girl has one. :p I also had a Snoopy Sno Cone Machine!

I was really good at Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man. We had an arcade not that far and all us kids used to hang out and play and buy us an Orange Julius.

[LisaT]

Is this what you had??

[LisaT]

Your sit and spin?? ugh... im dizzy just writing that...

[LisaT]

motowngirls much cooler sit and spin??

[Lemonpoptart]

I don't remember what the packaging looked like! LOL But I think that might have been the Easy Bake Oven box. :o :p

[cbeyer]

I also loved that game Pong. I also remember Pac Man growing up as well and loved that game. :)

[LisaT]

gotta love it

[kaylee1319]

my all-time fave toy was my alf doll... i carried that thing everywhere.

nintendo also kept me entertained when i was younger (and still does). super mario bros/duck hunt all the way! :)

[LisaT]

OMG we still have an Alf doll in the attic!!

[LisaT]

what a doofy looking creature

[LisaT]

Did you guys play with My Little Pony---Strawberry Shortcakes---Care Bears---


All that stuff came back after the 80s...and theyre making a ton of $$$$ off it!

I had a doll called 'Suzy Smart'....she came with a desk and blackboard...She talked, saying 'I am Suzy Smart...whats your name? I can spell...cat...C-A-T' etc etc
I bet she would be worth a pretty penny if I still had her today!

[cbeyer]

I agree with JeremyU about the 80's.

[kaylee1319]

this just came to mind...

i had this teddy bear that you would put a casette tape into his back, and he'd read a story. teddy rucksby? ruxby?

does anyone know what i'm talking about? you could buy the book and tape combo, and read along with him. it was great.

[LisaT]

Teddy Ruxpin!! lol

[LadyK2]

Teddy Ruxpin!! lol

I have my son's original Teddy Ruxpin, the first ones had a metal back, then they started making them with pastic backs, he's packed up in the attic, I need to get him down and put him with all my other BEARS!

LadyK2

[LadyK2]

Is this what you had?? easybake oven and the sit and spin

Yep I had both of these and a big orange hippity hop and I had and still have the Snoopy ice cone maker. in the original box with all the pieces (60's)

LK2

[Scarlet]

A cashier was one of of my favorite toys when I was little. I don´t knoe if I still have it, but when I went to a toys museum, I saw it there and I felt like a child again! So I even took this pic heheh

[kaylee1319]

Teddy Ruxpin!! lol

that's it! i loved that thing...


what about the game "mouse trap"? i wouldn't actually play the game part, i would just build the trap over and over.

[Lemonpoptart]

Kaylee, I did the same thing with the Mouse Trap game! :)



As a mom, my favorite toy of my little one's is her Hippety Hop. This poor kid could never ride a bike (she does not have good motor skills) and can't roller skate, (visually impaired), and so she misses out on a lot of "physical" type toys. Well, I got her a Hippety Hop, and I am telling you guys, she hops on that thing from the time she gets up in the morning until she goes to bed at night. Best $7 I ever spent!! :D

[Lisaloo73]

Yep I had both of these and a big orange hippity hop and I had and still have the Snoopy ice cone maker. in the original box with all the pieces (60's)

Oh yeah, THE HIPPITY HOP!! Actually, I have found that I am not too big to ride them even at my age! They are still a ton of fun, seriously. :)

[motowngirl1967]

As a mom, my favorite toy of my little one's is her Hippety Hop. This poor kid could never ride a bike (she does not have good motor skills) and can't roller skate, (visually impaired), and so she misses out on a lot of "physical" type toys. Well, I got her a Hippety Hop, and I am telling you guys, she hops on that thing from the time she gets up in the morning until she goes to bed at night. Best $7 I ever spent!! :D


You know I'm in the same boat with Christopher! We're going to Wal-Mart later today and guess what I'm going to pick up for him? Believe me, as an only child, he's spoiled rotten, but he isn't physical at home; his health issues, the heat, and the fact that we have 51 sexual predators within a 4 mile radius of our home makes it impossible for him to go outside. He can use that in the house on the tile and get some of that pent-up energy out! Thanks for the great idea, Susan! :)

[kaylee1319]

Yep I had both of these and a big orange hippity hop and I had and still have the Snoopy ice cone maker. in the original box with all the pieces (60's)

oh WOW! the snoopy ice cone maker!!! i completely forgot all about that thing! i wonder if my mom still has it...

[Scarlet]

I loooove this one

[kaylee1319]

i used to have one of those big bouncy ball things with the handle on the top... i'd bounce on that thing all day long, then sit on it when i watched tv. :)

[motowngirl1967]

I remember the Light Bright! I think we lost most of the colored pegs after the first time we used it.

Any else have a Holly Hobbie doll?

[Lisaloo73]

I still have my Holly Hobbie doll! At the time in my life when I first received her it was life size. Now when you go to pick her up her pants fall down because the elastic has stretched out.

[TinkDncr82]

I had Cricket...it was another talking toy with cassette tapes etc. but it was a big blonde doll who talked and not a bear lol. Aw man me and toys...I think I had every toy from the 80's...but no not the snoopy snow cone cuz I don't like those lol.

[LisaT]

Cricket???!!! Hmmm that rings a bell..I gotta look that one up!!

[kaylee1319]

i loved my cabbage patch dolls. :)

i used to have a peewee herman doll that would say different phrases when you pulled the string on his back... i was a die hard peewee fan!

[kaylee1319]

polly pockets.

[betanorth]

paddington bear with the raicoat / old time monopoly with no rules from when the monopoly guy was a younger man in the prime of life/ operation / lets see what else?/play dough ever eat this stuff mmm yuck / gator golf / toy instruments ,all the annoyance of a kid playing instruments in the house with none of the elements of skill building ;great!/ twister or as i call it lets all molest each other/ remeber silly putty? penut shaped poison / othello checkers chess too easy/ atari all your favorite lovable dots in the comfort of home/ the game of life never played it ,didnt want to die at the end ,im superstitious like that / seriuosly though any body ever play skelly? seriously? you had to melt the wax in the top? no?...ok but that paddington not for nothing he looked like a flasher didnt he?...ok

[Krazyklubhead87]

Yo-yo's were awesome!!!

Chutes and ladders, hi-ho cherrio, old maid, barbie dolls (LOL I had alot when i was a little girl. I use to cut their hair haha).

[LisaT]

i loved my cabbage patch dolls. :)

i used to have a peewee herman doll that would say different phrases when you pulled the string on his back... i was a die hard peewee fan!


LOL We still have a couple PeeWee versions in the attic---that talking one doesnt talkanymore tho...


I have some sets off eBay--chairy, Randy, etc..:D

[louie]

Strawberry Shortcake dolls! :) and cabbage patch dolls!:)
My favs.. and now my kids love them too!
It's awesome!

[Lisaloo73]

I was surprised to see Smurf stuff at the store today. I asked some of the 4 year olds at work if they knew what Smurfs were and they looked at me like I was making it all up! Just wait, the craze may catch on again, like Care Bears.

I really got into Pound Puppies as a kid. Still own "Muffin". That dog went everywhere with me!

[Krazyklubhead87]

I remember Pound Puppies, I loved those Dogs.

And Polly Pockets LOL

[Lisaloo73]

I used to turn my big wheel upside down, sit on it, place a rock on the wheel and turn the pedal to make the wheel spin. I think I was pretending to smooth out the rocks, I dont know :-/ I used to miss sometimes and make a wheel burn on my fingers, ouch!

[Lemonpoptart]

A much loved toy at our house is any "Webkins". I love getting them for my children. My little one is learning to use the computer with her Webkin!! :)

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc176/sarebear0796/WEBKINZ/wackyzingoz.jpg

[cbeyer]

I remember the Slip 'N Slide (like a mini waterslide). I used to set that up in the backyard all the time. :)

[The-Corn]

We have this store by my that all they have are retro toys. They have pee wee herman, smurfs, he-man, g.i. joe, old wrestling figures, gag gifts from back in the day. I love going in this store. I took my lil 1 there for the first time today and she was like blown away by what toys I played around with. I asked the owner if he had any Full House figures. He said he had some along time ago but, was sold out. He said he's never had the Joey doll before. Just the uncle jesse and some of the kids.

[Lisaloo73]

Is this the store in Coventry? I was there in November and was amazed with all the stuff they crammed into that place?

[The-Corn]

Yep, it's called Big Fun I think. My li 1 and I are going to take another shot at Sea Monkeys this week. I love this store. All you can say in there is " I remember that " over and over again.

[LisaT]

Ohhh man, I bought a million of those in the 80s, and Im still buying them now!!
They came back!! (Or did they ever leave?? lol)

[LisaT]

Did you guys have any of the 'Get Along Gang'??

[kaylee1319]

here's something i just thought of... weebles!

[Lisaloo73]

ROMPER STOMPERS
I loved the sound they would make on the pavement.

[cbeyer]

I remember Popples which I think they had their own cartoon, slap bracelets and making lanyard key chains. :)

[Krazyklubhead87]

Connect 4, Pop-O-Matic Trouble, Legos, Barbie & Ken Dolls lol, Playdoh, Easy Bake Oven (oh man did I love my easy bake oven) lol

[LisaT]

I never had an Easy Bake Oven!! How deprived I was!! ;)

I loved play doh (new, not used) and the FUN FACTORY....
Loved my ancient Barbie & Ken...and LOVED Trouble---I put that pic back at the beginning!

[LisaT]

This game was actually FUN!!

[LisaT]

Was this your terrier, K??




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj4yqA8AZN8

[Krazyklubhead87]

Haha OH MY GOD!!! it sure was... I miss Toby so much, it was such a fun toy to have. I would sit in front of the TV for hours with that dog. I had every tape and it's cool how he could come to life. I'm glad you found that, it made me think about my Toby, where ever he went to, god only knows where all my old toys went :D

[LisaT]

Awwww....maybe you should try to get your old favorites on sBay??

[Lisaloo73]

I think they should open up a place that has 80's toys and only adults could play with them. Heck, I may want to get a part-time job there!

[LisaT]

60s toys!!! 70s toys!!!


My kinda job...youre right, LL

[cbeyer]

I did play the Wii games one time before. I loved the Super Mario Cart on Wii. I will have to get Wii one of these days. :)

[DaveCoulierFan]

How about old-school toys like: Slinkies, the original Slinky Dog, etc...

[Krazyklubhead87]

Yo-yo's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Krazyklubhead87]

hungry hungry hippos

[cbeyer]

Yo-yo's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think they also used to have glow in the dark Yo-Yo's!!! :)

[Krazyklubhead87]

chutes & ladders

matchbox cars

hula hoop

skip it (OMG i use to love skip it) LOL

[cbeyer]

I remember always playing Super Mario Land on Nintendo GameBoy (hand held).
I also remember Super Mario Brothers Three on Nintendo back in the 90's. :)

[Lemonpoptart]

Anyone here ever play with a Gideons Knot? It's a real stumper!!

[kaylee1319]

skip it (OMG i use to love skip it) LOL


WOW i completely forgot about skip it! that thing was great! now i've got the song from the commercial stuck in my head...

[Krazyklubhead87]

LOL yea the song is addicting.. they toy was fricken sweet!!!!!!!

How about... silly putty, hot wheels, remote control cars, big foot (the huge monster truck) i miss my big foot lol

[LisaT]

WOW i completely forgot about skip it! that thing was great! now i've got the song from the commercial stuck in my head...





heheheh


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5eNcFRit8M

[Krazyklubhead87]

OMG Lisa LOL thanks for that I just watched it and started smiling. I really miss that toy. I'm afraid now if I try and use one I will fall to the ground. I'm not that active as I was when I was a kid lol

[KittyHawk84]

Silly string.. ha ha

[Lisaloo73]

I used to love watching toy commercials as a kid. I remember the Connect Four commercial when the girl would win and her brother would say, "Pretty Sneaky, Sis". My brother and I would reenact that scene. So funny!

[LisaT]

Here you go honey!! :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsfiqAdSW0

[Paula T]

Those commercials take me back in time Lisa. Does anyone remember Klik-Klaks or maybe it was Clic-Claks. It was two large plastic balls - each on a string that were attached to a ring. You had to flip your wrist up and down so that they hit (Clacked) into each other. It usually resulted in multiple black and blues on your arm. I'm surprised they weren't outlawed because we could have knocked each other unconscious with them.

[cbeyer]

I remember hacky sacks. Those were so much fun with a large group of people. :D

[Lemonpoptart]

Those commercials take me back in time Lisa. Does anyone remember Klik-Klaks or maybe it was Clic-Claks. It was two large plastic balls - each on a string that were attached to a ring. You had to flip your wrist up and down so that they hit (Clacked) into each other. It usually resulted in multiple black and blues on your arm. I'm surprised they weren't outlawed because we could have knocked each other unconscious with them.


Ha ha I remember those. Yes, my best little friend had one, and I had a black and blue arm from playing with it. :D

[cbeyer]

I remember from the 80's and 90's, Sonic the hedgehog from Sega Game Gear. :)

[cbeyer]

I also remember Rubik's cube, the Magic 8 ball, and UNO (the card game).

[kaylee1319]

not sure if anyone's mentioned this before.

that "simon says" game where you'd hit the different colors in the order they came up as. that was great!

[StarWarsDork]

Stratego!

[LisaT]

This???

[LisaT]

not sure if anyone's mentioned this before.

that "simon says" game where you'd hit the different colors in the order they came up as. that was great!


kaylee!! Simon??

[kaylee1319]

YES!

i LOVED that game! i actually was playing an online version the other day... how boring am i? :D

[LisaT]

NOT boring-- I think you are awesome!! :)

[kaylee1319]

ditto, girlfriend. :D

[cbeyer]

I remember the Legend of Zelda from Nintendo from the 80's. :)

[LisaT]

Im so old I had This doll!!!
She had a recording that said

"I am Suzy Smart
I can do arithmetic..2+2 is 4, 4+4 is 8...
I can spell...CAT...C-A T
I can recite...'twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are'


She had that blackboard and school desk..LOL!!
I loved her.
Shes pretty hard to find now!

[cbeyer]

I actually got a Yo-Yo while I was in Aruba. It changes color while you are out in the sun. I had to get it...brought out the kid in me. :)

[Lisaloo73]

Kerplunk!!

[danielsard]

More a game, Risk the board version :D

[cbeyer]

Frisbee!!!! :)

[Lisaloo73]

Speaking of frisbees...ever heard of frisbee golf? There are a ton of courses where I live in Ohio and they are all over the US. You have par just like in golf, but instead of a ball you throw the specially made frisbee at a basket that has chains hanging from it. These courses are built within woods at parks. It's quite tricky trying to keep the frisbee out of the woods. Sometimes you lose them in there, so we always carry extra. My brothers and my Dad play the game whenever they get together. There are 9 hole and 18 hole courses. I prefer the 9 :)