What Was That INCREDIBLE Toy You Just HAD to Have as a Kid?!

[ACMESkydiver 0]

Mine was undoubtedly...SEA MONKEYS!!!

So they aren't really a 'toy', but they sure were billed that way. Man, I remember having a 7 page ratty little printed (no pics) catalog of Sea Monkey stuff...and I was saving my money for ALL the accesories!

There was the cool 'cage' that had magnifying bubbles to see the little dudes...there were little crystals for them to 'play' with...there was even a PEN that had a miniature Sea Monkey aquarium in the top! Oh joy! Oh happiness!

Then when I finally got them, they didn't hatch, and I cried. I didn't get any more until I was an adult working at a mortgage company...I was so stressed out, that I bought some Sea Monkeys to make life happy again.

What was your 'it' toy??

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[popsjumper 2]

6 year old.

Red Texaco gasoline truck for Xmas. Only cost $3 but that was a lot for our family situation back then so I never did get it. What I got instead was a bunch of junk I didn't want.

I think it warped my little psyche.

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[apollard24 0]

The toys I wanted the most were these little rubber like toys that were called GERMS. They were weird looking, came in a test tube and were named after different germs ofcourse. I had the whole collection and they were so cute. I still wish I had them.
http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/image.php?image=http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/images/user-image-1178219044.jpg

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6 year old.

Red Texaco gasoline truck for Xmas. Only cost $3 but that was a lot for our family situation back then

Well no shit, that was like $4000 in today's dollars! I'm surprised that dollars even existed back then.

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so I never did get it. What I got instead was a bunch of junk I didn't want.

I think it warped my little psyche.

So that's what you're blaming it on?

Blues,
Dave

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[1969912 0]

The "Atom Smasher" from Edmund Scientific, a Van de Graaf generator!

EDIT: When the rubber belt in the thing absorbed too much moisture, my dad would take it to Aerojet where he was deveolping Apollo SPS engines and dry it in a vacuum drying chamber.

"Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ."
-NickDG

[LisaH 0]

Yummy
http://www.samstoybox.com/toys/IncredibleEdibles.html

Be yourself!
MooOOooOoo

[1969912 0]

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Yummy
http://www.samstoybox.com/toys/IncredibleEdibles.html

OMG! I think my brother had that. Way cool. Wasn't there also a toy whereby one could make non-edible bugs and spiders? Also army men with wire inside so you could bend the arms and legs? I think the stuff used to make them was call "Plastigoop" or something like that.

"Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ."
-NickDG

[LisaH 0]

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Yummy
http://www.samstoybox.com/toys/IncredibleEdibles.html

OMG! I think my brother had that. Way cool. Wasn't there also a toy whereby one could make non-edible bugs and spiders? Also army men with wire inside so you could bend the arms and legs? I think the stuff used to make them was call "Plastigoop" or something like that.

Yes! My brother had those bug and army man making things as well. Don't remember what they were called.

Be yourself!
MooOOooOoo

[1969912 0]

Here's one I didn't know about at the time, but would have desired bigtime. See pic.

"Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ."
-NickDG

[swOOOPS 0]

Model Airplanes, had four flying models by the time I was twelve.

[vskydiver 0]

Barbie town house. Never did get it.

[Squeak 17]

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Here's one I didn't know about at the time, but would have desired bigtime. See pic.

I had a Chem kit and i Microscope Loved them and still love playing with microscopes

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Barbie town house. Never did get it.

I'll trade you one for a jumpsuit or three.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[vskydiver 0]

well, I'm kind of big to be playing with a Barbie town house at this stage in my life. I was hoping that one of my girls would like one but I couldn't convince them they wanted one.

You already know what you have to do to get a jumpsuit Dave.

[normiss 898]

Every airplane model made....I had an entire ceiling of them "in flight" hanging from fishing string. I would fall asleep at night dreaming of flying. My dad and my uncle were always helping me build model aircraft....everything I could find.

oh....and that fucking Tonka crane with all the goddamn strings I could never keep straight!

[ACMESkydiver 0]

OOOO!!! What about the Holly Hobby Easy Bake Oven?!?! Oh dang I woulda given anything for one of those...

I think mom bought my little sister a knock-off brand at a garage sale years later. By then I was already fascinated with the REAL oven.

Hey have you guys seen the new version? It looks like a microwave instead of an oven!!


I love all the answers in this thread...such cool toys!!

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[1969912 0]

I used to use my sister's Easy-Bake Oven to immolate plastic army men.

"Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ."
-NickDG

[LisaH 0]

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I used to use my sister's Easy-Bake Oven to immolate plastic army men.

I have those green army men on the top of my desk at work. Guns pointing at my office door.

Fellow employees like to set them up in compromising positions when I'm not there.

Be yourself!
MooOOooOoo

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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well, I'm kind of big to be playing with a Barbie town house at this stage in my life. I was hoping that one of my girls would like one but I couldn't convince them they wanted one.

Uh, yeah....and your point is? The FIRST thing I bought for my daughter for Christmas when she was old enough was -you guessed it-Sea Monkeys. yeah she stirred 'em up, sat them on a shelf, and dehydrated them to death.

Next I bought her a -wait for it- a Holly Hobby Easy Bake Oven!! she used it once, now it's in the pantry.

She just got a new bike (it's in the shed...her birthday is TOMORROW!!! ) and SOME DAY...SOME DAY my kids will GET...A...PONY!!! That's right!! living my childhood dreams through my kids. I don't even give a shit whether they want the stupid equine or not, I'M GETTING A PONY, DAMN IT!!!

Oh...I mean they...they are getting a pony, damn it!

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[LisaH 0]

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OOOO!!! What about the Holly Hobby Easy Bake Oven?!?! Oh dang I woulda given anything for one of those...

I think mom bought my little sister a knock-off brand at a garage sale years later. By then I was already fascinated with the REAL oven.

Hey have you guys seen the new version? It looks like a microwave instead of an oven!!


I love all the answers in this thread...such cool toys!!

I had one. Dad took it away when I got meat out of the freezer and tried to cook it.

Be yourself!
MooOOooOoo

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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I used to use my sister's Easy-Bake Oven to immolate plastic army men.

Pshaw...we used lighters, matches, and magnifying glasses... And we were melting GI Joe's.

Yes I was kind of a tom-boy. What can I say? There weren't any little girls to play with in my neighborhood, so I had to act like a boy.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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OOOO!!! What about the Holly Hobby Easy Bake Oven?!?! Oh dang I woulda given anything for one of those...

I think mom bought my little sister a knock-off brand at a garage sale years later. By then I was already fascinated with the REAL oven.

Hey have you guys seen the new version? It looks like a microwave instead of an oven!!


I love all the answers in this thread...such cool toys!!

I hade one. Dad took it away when I got meat out of the freezer and tried to cook it.

Ok I laughed out loud on that one...

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

Did anyone collect Garbage Pail Kids? I did. they were too funny!


Ps...I didn't get a Cabbage Patch Kid until after the craze was over. That was ok, I was happy with my Snoopy and Belle plush animals.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[vskydiver 0]

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well, I'm kind of big to be playing with a Barbie town house at this stage in my life. I was hoping that one of my girls would like one but I couldn't convince them they wanted one.

Uh, yeah....and your point is? The FIRST thing I bought for my daughter for Christmas when she was old enough was -you guessed it-Sea Monkeys. yeah she stirred 'em up, sat them on a shelf, and dehydrated them to death.

Yes, but see, the difference is the sea monkey toy cost $8. The Barbie town house cost $100+. Not a good thing to buy if your kid doesn't want it. Plus the sea monkey toy takes up about 3 inches of space on the shelf. The Barbie town house takes up about 4 square feet of floor space. Again, not a good toy to have taking up that much room that no one wants. (except me) {{sigh}}

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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well, I'm kind of big to be playing with a Barbie town house at this stage in my life. I was hoping that one of my girls would like one but I couldn't convince them they wanted one.

Uh, yeah....and your point is? The FIRST thing I bought for my daughter for Christmas when she was old enough was -you guessed it-Sea Monkeys. yeah she stirred 'em up, sat them on a shelf, and dehydrated them to death.

Yes, but see, the difference is the sea monkey toy cost $8. The Barbie town house cost $100+. Not a good thing to buy if your kid doesn't want it. Plus the sea monkey toy takes up about 3 inches of space on the shelf. The Barbie town house takes up about 4 square feet of floor space. Again, not a good toy to have taking up that much room that no one wants. (except me) {{sigh}}

Oh Valinda . I think it's one of those weird psychological things...if you don't ever own one, you just won't feel like your life is complete!! That's why I bought the Sea Monkeys and the Oven and whatever the hell else I've gotten over the years! Actually, I was really hoping my kids would like the stuff I did...and in some cases, they did. Other times...oh well. i got to be a kid again for a short moment.

$100?! That's CHEAP!! Tell John it's WAY cheaper than psycho therapy to heal that childhood wound of never having one!!

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.