A trip in the way back machine

[NikDC]

Things we'd forgotten about that remind us of when we were kids


Sea Wees were mermaids with long Barbie hair. They came with a Sea Wee child, that was smaller and had painted-on short hair. They had names like Stormy, Sandy, and Coral. I think there were 4. The lagoon was a large seashell that came with a floating seahorse and some other stuff. They were made by Kenner.

http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/images/seawee.jpg


Little Professor Calculators-- A calculator designed to help kids learn how to use a calculator.
http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/images/littlepro.jpg


Alphie--the little robot you played games with
http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/images/alphi.jpg

[iggy]

can you find me a picture of that thing that said, "The cow goes moooooo."

See 'n Say maybe?

[NikDC]

Sit 'n Spin--You sit, you spin. It had a post running through the center of it that you would use to spin your self on a big circular plastic base

http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/images/sitnspin.jpg

Voltron: Defender of the Universe--They were popular during 1985-87. They were recognized by and colors and the fact that they formed one large robot.

Black lion = the head and torso,--(the hot one)
Red lion = 1 of the arms,
Yellow lion = 1 of the legs,
Green lion = 1 of the arms,
Blue lion =1 of the legs.

http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/images/voltron.jpg

[Short Chris]

That's a "Speak and Say" iggy. I've got like 15 at my house, I'll ship one down to you.

[NikDC]

No, X, back then they were See 'n Says...

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1066.jpg

[iggy]

I do have some recall of my childhood. I had the one on the right with the pull string that got all grimey and knotted after the first day.

What about Simon or the ever-daunting Super Simon? LOVED mine. Sorry to give you so much busy work.

[NikDC]

PickUp Sticks

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1056.jpg

Spirograph
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1379.jpg

[insearchofjason]

Oh my God... that professor calculator brings back memories!

As for SeaWees, I have them profiled on my website. :D They rock.

[MerrySunshine]

I was just talking about the Spirograph the other day with a friend. They were awesome! :D

[insearchofjason]

They have Spirographs at Target, Mer! Only $4.99 or some rediculously cheap price like that.

Got one for my kid. :D

He hates it.

[NikDC]

Spirographs kept me entertained for hours on end.

Simon
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1146.jpg

[insearchofjason]

SIMON! All the cool kids could work the Simon.

[insearchofjason]

BIG WHEEL

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1118.jpg

I HAD THE RED ONE! Busted my knee open on it... still have the scar.

[NikDC]

The ABC Weekend Special

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1561.gif


Everything's Archie
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1405.gif


The Great Space Coaster Garry Gnu. No gnu is good gnus



http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1300.jpg

[iggy]

red green yellow, blue yellow blue yellow (insert beep and/or boops)

Alas, no Super Simon

[sophisticatedmoma]

Is it just me or is anyone else having remember moments and smiling as they look back on these toys? :)

PickUp Sticks were one of our favorite things to do when my best friend came home with me after school to "study".

[iggy]

I had the red big wheel also...whenever you used the blue break level, it acted like an EJECT button for the pilot.

I always marvelled at anybody who had a Mean Green Machine...could never work that.

[NikDC]

Dungeons and Dragons I wanted to be the redhead

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1290.gif

Kidd Video
They got sent to the Flipside. Aiyiyi! We're cartoons! I can't hear Baby Baby Where Did Our Love Go without thinking of it.
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1112.gif

G-Force

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1698.gif

In Battle of the Planets, the team was led by Mark, the thoughtful yet daring commander. He was assisted by the headstrong and impetuous Jason, whose exuberance for battle needed to be muted now and then. Princess was G-Force’s only woman, quick with a quip and holding more than a team-member’s interest in Mark, though their defense assignments kept them too busy to pursue a full-time relationship. Keyop, the fourth member of the squad, was created in a lab expressly for G-Force. A malfunction in his production gave him a strange manner of speaking, which only made him more loveable.

G-Force was rounded out (pun fully intended) by Tiny, the overweight pilot of “The Phoenix,” the squadron's ship. The Phoenix was a technical marvel, capable of transmuting from a conventional spaceship to an amorphous, fiery bird when necessary to escape danger. G-Force’s headquarters was named Center Neptune and was manned by 7-Zark-7, a robot who provided the team with their assignments, keeping them abreast of enemy movements. This character did not appear in the original Japanese incarnation of the show. He was kept company by his loyal robot dog 1-Rover-1, and a never-seen secretary, Susan, whose sultry voice would make 7-Z-7’s antennae vibrate with excitement whenever he heard her talk. Dr. Anderson was the security officer who advised the team about operational procedures.

The leading enemy antagonist was Zoltar, who constantly plotted take-over invasions of Earth using robot troops, tanks, planes, and hideous mechanical creatures. The ruler of the dying planet Spectra, Zoltar hoped to conquer earth and plunder its natural resources. The baddie received commands from a higher and more powerful evil galactic being known as “The Spirit,” whom Zoltar referred to as “Oh Luminous One.” This can be attributed to the fact that “The Spirit” was never represented by anything more than two eyes on a monitor.

[insearchofjason]

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1173.jpg

I had the blonde doll in the red dress. My mom called it my "Mary Doll" for some reason. Lost it on a camping trip after giving it a weed-whacker worthy haircut.

[iggy]

G-Force, like Voltron, had the under articulated mouth animation. That fact turned me off to that cartoon...if you can imagine me not wathcing a cartoon.

[insearchofjason]

POGO BALL

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1206.jpg

[NikDC]

Green Machine

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1349.jpg

[insearchofjason]

DOLLY POPS!

Nik, did you have these?

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1272.jpg

[NikDC]

Yep :D I think I even had little houses they popped into!

I loved these! Make it and Bake it T
his was a little oven (alot like Easybake Oven) that you could make your own sun catchers in. The highlight was the viewing window in the top so you could watch the plastic magically melt before your eyes.


http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/images/makeit.jpg

Along the same lines....Shrinky Dinks

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1067.jpg

[insearchofjason]

The house was like the toystore, only it had three parts that clicked together, right?

I remember being told I could get that if I practiced the piano for 30 minutes every day for a week. It was hell, but I did it. :D

[insearchofjason]

Remember shopping here?

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/fashion/fa1038.jpg

[NikDC]

Ummmm...no. Either it's a Midwest thing or it was hip and I was tragically unhip.

[insearchofjason]

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/fashion/fa1558.jpg

[vester]

I remember them!
In fact, I think we still have some stores around somewhere. Although it's only 1989 here. ;)

Anyone remember clackers?
Always loved dangerous toys ...

http://bigredtoybox.com/articles/clackersindex.shtml

[NikDC]

Those clackers remind me of the torture device/ponytail holders my mother used to attempt to use to tame my fluff.

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

who here remembers the "Merlin"?? *raises hand* (red cell-phone looking thingy that had little flashing red LEDs that you push the buttons and stuff... had sounds, flashing lights... not unlike the "Simon" stuff :o)...

I had a friend who let me use one WAY back when I was a kid, but then WAY later on, somebody's grandkids still had one in their stash, and it was all busted, so they gave it to me...
and being the engineer that I am (;)) got it to work again :o... still works :) lol... you could do like a dozen diffent things on it... tic-tac-to (w/ 2 players OR against the machine), sort of a simon repeat kinda thing, just TONS of stuff :o

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1113.jpg

[vester]

I remember those.
I couldn't use them though.
My spare time was always filled up trying to get this clacker out of my forehead. ;)

[insearchofjason]

Loved Merlin! Loved Clackers!

After about 4.7 seconds of using Merlin, I was back to playing "house" and using it for my phone.

God forbid I used a real phone for my phone. :rolleyes:

I think Simon LeBon was my husband and he used the Merlin phone too.

[vester]

bahahaha
I would have used the Merlin as a phone too.

I had this ballerina doll, which hardly ever would work and when you'd pivot her by the crown in her head, you'd always whack your legs with her outstretched leg. I may still have the bruises.

My sister, had Swingy. Swingy had a go-go dress and you played the 45 on your record player and she kind of did the twist. I coveted that doll. Alas, I was in the other room making sounds like pivot ... whack ... ouch, etc. ;)

[NikDC]

Was it the My Friends that had the slogan "Let's Be Friends!" in that annoying high-pitched voice?

If so, my friend Adrian in 8th grade (Shout out to you, Adrian, if you're watching!) wrote a rap on our long bus rides home about it. Like to hear it? Here it goes... Warning: it's not exactly PC.

(sung) Let's be friends, we'll do things together
We'll have a gay ol' time
Let's be friends, we'll do things together

(rap) My name is Bridget
I'm a little white doll
And the only time I hurt myself is when I fall
And when I fall, my arms might fall off
Just like in the shuttle with Christa MacCullough
Let's be friends and do things together
Yes, my name is Bridget, or my name is Heather.
And if it isn't, need to fill me in
So I can get on the phone and call my friends

(sung again) Let's be friends, we'll do things together...
©Adrian, Long Bus Ride Productions, Inc.

It was freakin' hilarious then. Obviously, if I still remember and can perform it!

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

speaking of "remembering things"...

*clears throat and talks REALLY fast in about 15 seconds flat*

Big Mac, McDLT, a quarter-pounder w/ some cheese, filet-o-fish, a hamburger, cheeseburger, or happy-meal... McNugget, tasty golden french fries regular or large in size, a salad 'chef' or 'garden' or a chicken salad/oriental, big big-breakfast, egg McMuffin, hot hot-cakes with sausage, maybe biscuit with bacon egg and cheese or sausage, a danish, maybe hashbrown, for dessert, hot apple pies, sundaes - THREE varieties, soft-serve cones, three kinds of shakes, chocolate chip cookies, and to drink a coca-cola, diet coke, or orange drink, sprite a coffee, decaf too, low-fat milk and orange juice... I love McDonald's good times and great tastes, and I get this all at ONE place... the good times, great tastes of McDonalds :o!

*takes a bow* thank you, thank you :D lol

[NikDC]

Wow, True. You should be a shoe-in for the McManager position! ;)

The game that is probably singlehandedly responsible for my nervous condition.
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1055.jpg

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

well, something to fall back on I guess, huh Nik ;) LOL

hehe Perfection... HATED that game :o lol...

had a similarly nervous game... don't remember the name... it was like this full sized alarm clock thing that rode around on these little plastic track pieces... the pieces were BRIGHT yellow, like 3-4 inches square, and had grooves in them, you moved the pieces around in like one of those sliding puzzles, trying to keep the clock moving around on the board and you lost if you made it dead end...

[vester]

I hated Perfection too.
But I had this game to give me a nervous tic ...

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1033.jpg

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

ah... ker-plunk... kinda like the predicessor for Jenga :o lol

[NikDC]

Thankfully, I never had the pleasure of playing either of those or I think my hands would still be shaking. Nor can I find a picture of yours, True, or the ballerina or Swingy dolls (though if you put Swing and lifesize doll in a search the sites that come up are certainly not firm approved :eek: )

I did find this though...HOW MUCH DID I LOVE THIS!
Fashion Plates

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1314.jpg

[NikDC]

My Sno-cone addition also started young.

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1222.jpg

[MerrySunshine]

First, Dungeons and Dragons and G-Force? I'm in cartoon heaven, Nik! ;)

Loved, LOVED Fashion plates. :D

Always hurt myself with the clackers.

Had a Simon. Used it as a Simon, though. In fact still have the Simon. Refused to allow mom to get rid of it b/c knew it would appreciate in value one day. :p

I'll have to go get me a Spirograph, ISOJ. Seriously, I think I need something like that to make me a happy girl after a rough day at the office.

[vester]

I found Swingy!

http://www.dollinfo.com/images/60misc/mswingyfl.jpg

[NikDC]

For iggy:
The Degrassi family
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1756.gif

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

I think I saw the commercial for those a couple times :o...

ahhhhh *flash-back* :)... Crossbows & Catapults :D... THAT was some fun!!
played that ALL the time before... was actually lucky enough to go into one of those "dollar" type stores last year and happened across they had brand-new sets of them in there... picked up 2 sets ;) LOL
idea: basically you have these little plastic castle bricks and stuff and you build little forts, and then you have these rubber-band powered "weapons" that are.. you guessed it ;) cross-bows and catapults lol... they fling these little disks across the room and you try to knock down your opponent's castle and little toy soldiers and stuff :)

[ellenmed]

Man, I'm missing all the fun.

[NikDC]

Never seen her before in my live, v.

Sesame Street had nothing this
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1327.jpg

Picture Pages, Picture Pages,
Time to get your Picture Pages,
Time to get your crayons and your pencils…”

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1728.gif

Magic Mirror tell me today, did all my friends have fun at play
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1334.jpg

And I used to play that with my brother, True.
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~dbarrett/crossbows2.jpg

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

PICTURE PAGES!! :eek:.. still know the tune by heart :o LOL

[insearchofjason]

I remember crying when the Electric Company would come on... yes, I was that sad that Sesame Street was over.

Ahh... to live such a simple life.

Fashion Plates rocked. Nik, I'm constantly blown away by how freaking alike we were when we were kids. But I bet you never crapped your pants in the front yard because you were having too much fun to go inside and go to the bathroom.

[NikDC]

No, I'm glad to say I never did :D

Time for the tribute to Sid and Marty Krofft
The Bugaloos
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1020.jpg

H.R. Pufnstuf Witchypoo scared the crap out of me.
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1095.jpg

H.R. Pufnstuf began when young English boy Jimmy, out playing his flute Freddie, was beckoned out to sea in a colorful boat bound for Living Island. As it drifted toward the island, the boat turned out to be a trap set by the evil Witchiepoo, who wanted to add Freddie to her collection of magical belongings.

Jimmy narrowly escaped his fate by jumping overboard, only to wash up on the beach of an enchanted isle, unconscious. The boy was promptly rescued by the local mayor, H.R. Pufnstuf, a giant orange and green cowboy/dragon. Jimmy and Freddie the Flute found themselves stranded on Living Island, where everything was alive with its own personality: books, candles, and mushrooms all talked, some houses had hay fever, and money was measured in buttons.

“Alarm, alarm, Witchiepoo is coming, Witchiepoo is coming!”

Each week, the evil Witchiepoo, along with her henchmen—vulture Orson, hapless orange spider Seymour, and the aptly named Stupid Bat—would hatch a plan to steal Freddie from Jimmy and keep them both trapped on Living Island.

“You’ve got someone who loves you
You’ve got someone who cares
You’ve got someone to fix you up
If ever you need a repair…”

Sigmund and the Seamonsters
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1203.jpg

And before she was Dr. Marlena Evans Brady Black, she was Electrawoman with her sidekick Dynagirl
http://mmedia.krofft.net/art/electra1.jpg http://mmedia.krofft.net/art/dynagirl1.jpg

[MerrySunshine]

the Bugaloos ROCKED! :D

[vester]

That is hilarious!

Do you remember ISIS and Shazam?

[NikDC]

I don't, but perhaps this will jog the memory of those older than I.
It also tells me where Shazam comes from--useful knowledge! Though, there is no Greek God named Solomon-- he was a king of Israel. Atlas was a Titan (brother to Prometheus), Achilles was a warrior, and Mercury was the Roman name of the Messenger to the Gods...the Greek name was Hermes :rolleyes:

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1202.jpg

One season after his solo debut in Shazam!, Captain Marvel was teamed up with another live-action superhero, the lovely Isis, for this popular live-action show.

The Shazam! segments followed teenager Billy Batson and his superhero alter ego, Captain Marvel, comic book and movie serial stars since the late 1930's. The title was actually an acronym for the Greek gods Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury, all of whom endowed Billy with his super powers of flight, speed, and strength, and with whom Billy would discuss various dilemmas.

Each week, Billy and his elderly friend and advisor, the aptly-named Mentor, drove around in a van, taking the law into their own hands and making the world a better place.

When trouble was nigh, a light flashed on the dashboard of the vehicle, and the gods would appear to Billy to discuss the situation. When Billy exclaimed “Shazam!,” he was instantly transformed into the crimefighting superhero Captain Marvel, complete with cape, red tights, and a yellow bolt of lightning across his chest.

After righting whatever was wrong, Captain Marvel returned to his normal teenage form, at which point he and Mentor would discuss the moral and/or ethical lesson they had learned.

The Isis segments featured high school teacher Andrea Thomas, who discovered an ancient Egyptian amulet while on an archaeological expedition. Through the amulet, Andrea was given super strength, super speed, the power of flight, and a form of telekinesis. Like Billy Batson before her, Andrea literally transformed into a new superhero, the inimitable Isis. Also like her male counterpart, the heroine received her powers from an ancient legendary source, the Egyptian goddess Isis, by intoning the magic words, "Oh mighty Isis!"

Andrea used these newfound powers to right wrongs and defend the helpless and downtrodden. Joining her on the show were pet crow Tut, fellow teacher Rick Mason, and students Renee Carroll and Cindy Lee. Somehow, the other humans never managed to figure out her secret identity.

After two seasons together, the heroes parted ways. Isis continued to fight evil under the new title The Secrets of Isis from 1977-78. Both heroes later returned to Saturday morning in animated form, Isis as part of Tarzan and the Super 7 and Captain Marvel as half of The Kid Super Power Hour With Shazam.

[MerrySunshine]

I remember Isis. I wanted to be her. My friend Mary would play Wonder Woman and Isis . . . Mary was Wonder Woman and I was Isis . . . there was another girl named Melanie who always wanted to be Electrawoman, and we'd let her, but it was never as cool as me and Mary as Wonder Woman and Isis. :p

[iggy]

I remember Isis vaguely...it seemed like a stretch, but there you have it.

Thanks Nik for the DeGrassi reminder. I completely forgot that I had the entire series waiting in my amazon.com shopping cart for months now. Ding ding ding.

Connect Four, Othello, and Operation were my games of choice back then.

[ellenmed]

This is the game I loved!

http://www.centralconnector.com/images/mousetraplogo.gif

http://www.centralconnector.com/images/mtrp02.gif

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

how did that commercial go again? :D...
"turn the crank, snap the plank, hit the boot, down the chute, let it roll, hit the pole, <something something> put the man in the pan, <something something>" lol :D

[ellenmed]

I got this game one year and played it to death!
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000IWD7.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif

Then I got this game, and I wouldn't let anyone touch it. I played it by myself. So selfish then. :rolleyes:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000DMBB.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

it's too damn easy to lose those little red and white pegs all over the place... still found one the other week when I went visiting back home LMAO :p

what about the ULTIMATE version "electronic battleship"? :p...had all the cool sound effects and stuff :p LOL... never had that one :(

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

ooooo speaking of board games... Stratego :p

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

anyone remember something about a TV cartoon called "Pandamonium!" (yes w/ the exclamation point I believe :p!)... was something about like 4 panda bears that had magical powers... something about like a hot-air balloon involved I think : / lol...
only reason I remember is cuz my Aunt got me the board game version of the show when I was a kid :p

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

OH LORDY!! "Paw-Paw Bears" cartoon show too :eek:... LMAO!... bringing back ALL the old memories now I guess :p LOL

[ellenmed]

I vaguely remember that cartoon, True. But you're reminding me of the Care Bears.

Does anyone here own this game? I totally still want one.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000DMBK.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

my Aunt and Uncle had Twister :o... they also had "Toss Across" like this bean-bag throwing, turn the little triangle pieces thingy to try to get tic-tac-toe on it :o

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

is there a museum w/ like all these old toys and stuff in it?? that'd be SOOOOOO cool to go see :)

[ellenmed]

Yeah True. It'll be forever in this thread! :D

Wow! I remember owning this. I can't believe I found it. Ebay is such a great tool for finding stuff.
http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/30052002/Images/barbie128.jpg

[ellenmed]

Darn it all! I knew I should have kept my Cher doll. It's going for $56 in Ebay.

http://abacus.sj.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_7f712b06eb4e56dd3d34e30b86/i-1.JPG

[ellenmed]

http://home.att.net/~sosayi/Cher.jpghttp://home.att.net/~sosayi/Cher4.jpg Loved her shoes!

[ellenmed]

Im going waaaaay back. Of anything that I've kept as a child, this is it. About 23 years ago, my mom gave me a Benji stuffed dog.

http://abacus.sj.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_282493beb6dd742d47be6175f/i-1.JPG

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

awwwwwwwww :o

[insearchofjason]

Anyone have the Barbie Dream House?

http://abacus.sj.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_4ff66d79eb5e081e8629b6fbf4/i-1.JPG

Barbie took a gigantic step up from this dream house...

http://members.aol.com/pelupepsi/house1.jpg

Why can't I find the Barbie Dream Cottage? I know it's out there... I had the damn thing. Did they call it a cottage?

[MerrySunshine]

I always hated my Cher doll b/c her feet were so big.

On the other hand, it was easy to dress Ken (and my Luke Skywalker and Han Solo dolls, who all dated the Barbies) in drag using Cher's big-ass shoes. :rolleyes:

[ellenmed]

I got that Dream House at a Goodwill store.

[insearchofjason]

Holy crap El, they go for $100 on EBay!

[LJK]

http://www.toystotreasures.com/images/ebayimages/candylandphb.jpg

[LJK]

http://abacus.sj.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_364e1372eb3e909bd754ed3d19/i-1.JPG

Chatty Cathy

[LJK]

http://abacus.sj.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_4b197d4beb4e09e33314b44a34/i-1.JPG

[LJK]

http://www.sherwoodauctions.com/Auctions/janm1003.jpg

The Bobbsey Twins books--I've read all of them.

[NikDC]

I was never a big Bobbsey Twin fan. Now, Trixie Belden on the other hand....

Few more today since I'm bored on my lunch hour.

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1646.gif I had a big crush on Alisdair. Who knew Alanis would go on to do bigger and better things?

Wuzzles
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1278.gif

Transformers and the Poor Man's Transformers' GoBots
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1210.jpg
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1125.jpg

Almost forgot Robotech, their cousin.
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1143.jpg

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

yep, Transformers...I still have like a whole friggin drawer full of those things back home...

I think I still have back there one of those GoBot like their vehicle thingy... it's like a car, that folded out to be like a walker robot thingy, opened up and stuff, so you could have the GoBots all on different levels of the "command center" or whatever... had a button you pushed that made the "eyes" light up and gave off like an alert sound effect thing lol

[NikDC]

How's this for memories?

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1214.jpg

Pong!, Night Driver, PacMan, Ms. PacMan, Space Invaders, Breakout, Asteroids, Defender, Centipede, Missile Command, Frogger, Warlords, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Adventure, Haunted House, Kaboom!, Pitfall!, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman, Video Olympics, Yar’s Revenge

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

yep, got all those, and like 100 more :o LOL!... have about 7 or so different working versions of the 2600 (different styles from the few years they produced them)...
I actually have a working Atari pong system (not the OLD old ones, but still...)

I also have a full Atari 800XL computer system w/ the disk drives, and like 500 disks for the system...

as you might be able to tell, I was(/am) quite an Atari nut ;) LOL

[NikDC]

Sit 'N Spin To make you sick
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1147.jpg

Slip 'N Slide To break bones

http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1286.jpg

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

found out the hard way that Slip & Slide isn't all quite that effective unless you actually have a slope to the backyard :o... unless I did it in the FRONT yard, but then I don't think it would've been very nice to slide straight out into the middle of traffic ;) LOL!

[NikDC]

I had totally forgotten about my Toss Across Awwww.
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1080.jpg

Viewmasterhttp://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1085.jpg

Lite Brite Found the pegs EVERYWHERE in my house.
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1037.jpg

Easy Bake Oven My love of baking began early.
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1018.jpg

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

ooo lite-bright :D... yep, still finding those pegs too along w/ the Battleship ones ;) LOL

that one viewmaster looks all foony w/ the giant oval part in the front : / lol

[NikDC]

Choose Your Own Adventure Books
http://www.credis.net/demian/Gallery/cyoa001fthumb.jpg http://www.credis.net/demian/Gallery/cyoa002thumb.jpg http://www.credis.net/demian/Gallery/cyoa003othumb.jpg

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

those kicked @$$ :D... I got one before that was about the original Star Trek series... still keep that as part of my Trek collection :)

[NikDC]

Shows that are but a faded memory

Double Trouble
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/primetime/pt1069.jpg

It's a Living
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/primetime/pt1316.jpg

Just the Ten of Us--Growing Pains spinoff
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/primetime/pt1101.jpg

Living Dolls--Who's the Boss spinoff (Leah Remini from King of Queens)
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/primetime/pt1082.jpg

Manimal
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/primetime/pt1203.jpg

That's Incredible!
http://www.yesterdayland.com/images/popopedia/shows/primetime/pt1236.jpg

While we're at it, let's a moment to remember Dynamite! as seen above.

[NikDC]

*sigh*

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/joanieloveschachidynamite.jpg http://imagehost.auctionwatch.com/bin/imageserver.x/00000000/coolmama/.mids/r0301084.jpg http://theimaginaryworld.com/auc225.jpg http://members.aol.com/dittoebay3/Jan02_01.jpghttp://abacus.sj.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_f9f4c2ceb2adc1ae36692643e/i-1.JPG

Many for sale on e-bay!

[NikDC]

I have a theory that Teddy Ruxpin is the voice of Satan.

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

remember there was some HUGE thing about how Microsoft tried to basically come out w/ like a clone of Ruxpin to like interact w/ the PC??... failed horribly :o lol

[insearchofjason]

Teddy Ruxpin and Grubby! Connect the two with a cord and they talk to each other. I remember the hot air balloon book and that's about it.

Grubby. HA

[vester]

I am completely with you Nik, Say-tawn!
Even that picture gives me the creeps.

Everyone put your hand up whoever tied a red bandana around one of their jean legsa la Chachi. I didn't. I'm just asking.

[ellenmed]

http://talk.livedaily.citysearch.com/avatar.php?userid=5491&dateline=1010154944

I had tons of pins on my denim jacket too.

[vester]

Plus you met him!
*sigh* you're my hero. :)

[LJK]

*horrified that I forgot about the Easy-Bake Oven*

[Short Chris]

You guys wouldn't believe exactly how many of these objects are floating around my house right now. I think I have over half of them.

[LJK]

I'd sell them on ebay.