30 Toys From The '90s That You Or Someone You Know Definitely Had When You Were A Kid
This post will give you back the sweet and pure mems of playing with them.
1. Sky Dancers, which you knew better than to stand underneath after launching:
2. This plastic sword, which would legit hurt someone if you struck them with it:
3. The Disney Happy Meal toys that came in mini-VHS cases...MINI-VHS CASES!!!
4. And the McDonald's Play-Doh play sets, which low-key tempted you to want to eat Play-Doh:
5. Crossfire, which was 99% hyped up in your mind because of the commercial for it:
6. The Barbie Fashion Designer CD-ROM, which helped you create some seriously janky outfits for Barbie that you thought were the LOOK:
7. The Magic Ball and Mitt, which was fun for like five minutes — and also, the balls would eventually get all fuzzy and stop sticking to the mitts:
8. Puppy Surprise, which was always a major disappointment if you got fewer than four puppies:
9. These windup bathtub toys, which you would also use at the pool in the summer:
10. These Magic Diaper Babies PVC figures, which, honestly, were kinda creepy:
11. The Littlest Pet Shop, which was just the cutest toy line:
12. These monster finger puppets that you would get in birthday party gift bags:
13. YoYo Ball, which made you feel like a pro yo-yo player:
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14. Don't Wake Daddy, which was the most stressful board game ever:
15. And 13 Dead End Drive, which felt like an ~edgy~ Clue:
16. Tiger Electronics handheld games, which made you really stress your eyes to see what the hell was going on:
17. Bumble Ball, which nobody knew exactly how to play:
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18. K'Nex sets, which were always much harder to put together than how they were portrayed in the commercials:
19. The Disney Golden Sound Story book series, which wasn't really a toy but had buttons that were so fun to press:
20. The Playskool flashlight, which was the best thing to make shadow puppets with:
21. Hot Wheels Power Loop play sets, 'cause it didn't get any better than setting this up and then watching your cars do loops:
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22. These clackers that you would get as party favors and immediately drive your parents crazy with:
23. Gak, which even at the time you knew was gross:
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24. The random Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures that were dressed up in weird themes:
25. And all the different Batman action figures that came from all the various movies and cartoons:
26. The Disney Princess mini-dolls, which were actually pretty magical:
27. Playmobil figures, which you really only played with at your rich cousin's or friend's house:
28. The Jurassic Park T. rex, which had the “dino-damage wound” that was just fun to touch:
29. The Super Soaker 50, which was a summertime staple:
30. And finally, Nintendo 64, which was always a major source of fights among you and your siblings...particularly about who got to use the Rumble Pak:
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