Toys, Toys, Toys!!

With the Christmas holiday sales season just around the corner (or already started for those of us who don't want to wait for the last minute)
I was thinking about all the toys growing up in the 1980's and 1990's, before Xbox, PS3 and Wii was at the top of every child's wish list....

Rubics cubes: These were everywhere, for a while even as keychains, they were so hard to solve, eventually did though, admittedly by just peeling the stickers off and putting them back in order lol

Voltron: The poor man's Transformers

Transformers: The hardest one to find, was always the Optimus Prime action figure, when you did have one, you'd brag to your friends about it and show it off, pretty much just shortly before it somehow disappeared.

Thundercats: I had the action figures, the fortress, I even had a plastic "Sword of Omen"

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: These were amazing little toys, barely did anything, but you HAD to have them!!

Monster Mash: An admittedly fun game, we all had one, and some of us probably still do somewhere right?

Happy Happy Hippo: for a game requiring very little skill, sure was a lot of fun.

Pogs: These little collectibles were expensive, the store owner would always go on about how they'd be going up in value in the years to come, you should get them, and tell your mom to put them away and give them to you on your wedding day...where are they now??

HE-MAN: These action figures were flying off the shelves at one time, and you'd have them with you as you'd watch the show (that was lame?)

Skip-It: This toy was fun, and so easy to use!

Pogo Ball: Why was this toy so hard to stay on??

Gameboy: The original one with the green screen, this was so cool when it first came out

Game Gear: Just like the Gameboy, but COLOR!!! by Sega (SEGA!!!) I was surprised this didn't catch on more then it did.

Hot Wheels: Had so many of these, but what was really hot about them?

Micro Machines: ALL over my room!! EVERYWHERE!!! I loved these little cars!!!

Atari/The original NES/Sega: Great systems, GREAT games, I'd waste away my entire weekend (literally) because of them

There were so many other toys back then that were THE toys to have, (some by boys, some by girls)
Some of the other toys I remember that all the girls would be raving about were:

Strawberry Shortcake: This doll actually smelled like strawberries!!

Cabbage Patch Kids: Every little girl you saw had one of these things, and the ones that didn't had..

Garbage Pail Kids: These weren't around as much, does anyone else remember them?

Pound Puppies: these little plush dogs were everywhere

Gumby: Woohooo GUMBY!!!!!!

Just thinking of this list really takes me back.... I really wish I had a time machine so I could go back and relive everything all over again.... What about you? What toys do you remember from your youth?

Until next time........