29 Best Selling Christmas Toys 1960 - 1989. With Commercials!

Behold, America's top selling Christmas playthings as compiled by the Toy Industry Association, plus (most of) the original TV spots that convinced us to buy them. One question remains; Who was buying all the Koosh? Worst present ever.

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1960 The Game Of Life — youtube.com

1960 The Game Of Life

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1960 The Game Of Life

1961 Trolls!

In the absence of a Troll commercial, we present this horrific nightmare instead. — youtube.com

In the absence of a Troll commercial, we present this horrific nightmare instead.

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In the absence of a Troll commercial, we present this horrific nightmare instead.

1962 Chatter Telephone (made a recent comeback via Toy Story 3!)

1963 Easy Bake Oven — youtube.com

1963 Easy Bake Oven

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1963 Easy Bake Oven

1964 GI Joe — youtube.com

1964 GI Joe

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1964 GI Joe

1965 Operation — youtube.com

1965 Operation

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1965 Operation

1966 Twister — youtube.com

1966 Twister

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1966 Twister

1967 Battleship — youtube.com

1967 Battleship

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1967 Battleship

1968 Hot Wheels — youtube.com

1968 Hot Wheels

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1968 Hot Wheels

1970 Nerf Balls (with added Monkee business!) — youtube.com

1970 Nerf Balls (with added Monkee business!)

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1970 Nerf Balls (with added Monkee business!)

1971 Mastermind

1972 UNO ( commercial from 1981) — youtube.com

1972 UNO ( commercial from 1981)

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1972 UNO ( commercial from 1981)

1972 Shrinky Dinks — youtube.com

1972 Shrinky Dinks

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1972 Shrinky Dinks

1974 Dungeons & Dragons — youtube.com

1974 Dungeons & Dragons

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1974 Dungeons & Dragons

1975 Othello

1976 Magna Doodle

1977 Star Wars Action Figures — youtube.com

1977 Star Wars Action Figures

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1977 Star Wars Action Figures

1978 Hungry Hungry Hippos — youtube.com

1978 Hungry Hungry Hippos

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1978 Hungry Hungry Hippos

1979 Strawberry Shortcake — youtube.com

1979 Strawberry Shortcake

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1979 Strawberry Shortcake

1982 Stompers Vehicles — youtube.com

1982 Stompers Vehicles

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1982 Stompers Vehicles

1983 Cabbage Patch Kids — youtube.com

1983 Cabbage Patch Kids

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1983 Cabbage Patch Kids

1984 Transformers — youtube.com

1984 Transformers

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1984 Transformers

1985 Teddy Ruxpin — youtube.com

1985 Teddy Ruxpin

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1985 Teddy Ruxpin

1986 Pound Puppies — youtube.com

1986 Pound Puppies

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1986 Pound Puppies

1987 Koosh Ball

1988 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — youtube.com

1988 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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1988 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1989 Super Soaker — youtube.com

1989 Super Soaker

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1989 Super Soaker

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