10 Toy Fads We Can't Believe We Bought Into

Furby, Beanie Babies, Pokemon...Why were these so cool? Here's our top 10, but the full 50 is over here.

• 1. Pokemon

  

  The endless array of cards, video games and accessories can ignite a young kid’s imagination for hours upon hours. And seriously, how much fun would it be to sit around conjuring names like Pikachu, Koffing and Weezing all day?

• 2. Giga Pets/Tamagotchi

  

  A handheld “egg” that eats, plays, “poops” and even dies, providing kids with a digital spin on the circle of life.

• 3. Beanie Babies

  

  Who didn’t collect these saggy cuties in the '90s? And believe it or not, these PVC-pellet stuffed animal bean bags still fetch upwards of $375 on eBay!

• 4. Furby

  

  This owly-looking Zhu Zhu predecessor forecasted more than $300M in sales back in 1999 and spoke “Furbish” plus 40 — count ’em — 40 other languages!

• 5. Razor Scooter

  

  How DO our children learn to balance and ride two metal bars with two small wheels so damn fast?

• 6. Magic 8 Ball

  

  An eight ball that tells your fortune through the arbitrary positioning of a floating octagon? Talk about a profound lesson in synchronicity!

• 7. Tech Dech

  

  An early lesson in cool, these cute mini-skateboard replicas are designed to encourage your mini-Tony Hawk to scale mini-skate ramps with their ever-so dexterous mini-fingers.

• 8. Ouija Board

  

  Without a scientific explanation for exactly how this portal channels messages from the great beyond, color us M..Y..S..T..F..I..E..D.

• 9. Garbage Pail Kids

  

  Can you believe these cheeky Gen X trading cards illustrated with exploding-headed children are still hot stuff?

• 10. Bobblehead Dolls

  

  Whether you’re prepared to acknowledge it or not, watching a large head float atop a really small body can be kind of funny.