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35 Awesome Toys Every '80s Girl Wanted For Christmas

Let's be honest, you still want that Glitter N' Gold Jem doll.

1. Girl Talk Date Line Board Game

2. Fashion Plates

Why you totally wanted this: It was an effortless and fun way to make amazing designs of everything from minis to prairie skirts.

3. Barbie and the Rockers

4. Colorforms

Why you totally wanted this: Mainly because they looked directly like the cartoons they were based on. Also, it had that addictive plasticky smell. Unfortunately these only really provided about 20 minutes of fun, since all you could do with them was stick the vinyl stickers on a board.

5. Get In Shape, Girl!

6. She-Ra: Princess of Power

7. Crystal Castle Playset

Why you totally wanted this: 'Cause She-Ra needed to plan her battles somewhere.

8. Tinkerbell Makeup

9. Fisher-Price Medical Kit

10. Strawberry Shortcake Dolls

11. Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls

12. Popples

13. Pound Puppies

14. Glitter Batons

15. My Little Pony

16. Sweet Secrets

17. Rainbow Brite Dolls

18. Barbie Corvette

19. Charm Necklaces

20. Keypers

Why you totally wanted this: These made the perfect hiding place for all those extra charms you couldn't fit on your necklace.

21. My Child Dolls

Why you totally wanted this: Unlike the creepier looking Cabbage Patch Kids, My Child dolls came with cute fuzzy little faces and non-yarn hair.

22. Barbie Dream House

23. Monchhichi Dolls

24. Pillow People

25. Fisher-Price 1-2-3 Roller Skates

26. Big Wheels

27. The Heart Family

28. Rose Petal Dolls

29. Care Bears

30. P.J. Sparkles

31. Herself the Elf and Friends Dolls

32. Poochie

33. Sharp Boombox

34. Jem and the Holograms Dolls

Why you totally wanted this: Well, if you couldn't actually BE Jem, at least you could style the doll in that insanely fierce metallic wrap dress and the greatest belt of all time. Young contrarians snatched up Jetta instead.

35. See-Through Phone