EDIT: As this thread has evolved, I've changed the title and tweaked the content a bit. - Duplicate postings are welcome. Everyone should enjoy this thread as it flows and not have to worry about researching it before posting something. Share whatever pops into your head and go for it.

Here are some of my favorite toys: Stingray bike, SixFinger, BB Rifle, Secret Agent gun and badge.

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Hey that video was cool. Really took me back.

Thumbs up on the M-80's. What didn't we blow up?

Yeah, with the Kung Fu grip! - Why does Joe looks so guilty?

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Did anyone mention Yo-Yo's yet? There was a real fad there for a while and I bet I could still, Walk the dog, sleep it, rock the cradle...

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Oh my god, the horrible squeaking sounds that thing made. I loved it.

I designated my little brother as catcher.

The Sea Monkeys in the catalog reminded me. - I wanted these so bad.

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This was my Rubiks Cube.

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Thats an on going inside joke with Lloyd and I.
In the original RGP thread I referred to, I posted: "When I was 12 my mother bought me a *single* Walkie-Talkie"

That was 2007, Lloyd.

It may have been a subliminal message. When I was 12 my mother was still trying to get an abortion.

I would play with those right now!

Hey its cool. No worries.

Tell us some of the toys popular in Canada. I was hoping some of our friends in Europe or down under would contribute to this thread.

I had the "Divorce Barbie". - It came with all of Ken's stuff.

I remember my parents playing Twister one night and thinking how stupid they were. Now I am my parents.

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The problem with those was refilling under combat. You'd be stuck at the sink, water on full blast filling it mostly with air, while your opponent would empty his gun into your ear.

Depends

Not really a toy but during my experimental years this provided some entertainment.

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Good one, John.

Someone topside complained to the moderators and they move my thread here. This is my first time ever in the basement. I've never once clicked on the link... I thought the basement was designed more towards controversial topics or squabbles.

No matter, maybe I've found a new home.

Can we say the word "Booger" down here?

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Go to page 5 of that thread, Post # 207. I made an off comment, comment, that is now bearing fruit.

First picture is a normal Google search. If you look across the top you will see categories: All - Shopping - Images - Videos - News - and More with a drop down menu. "All" in this case is highlighted.

Second image is what your search will look like after clicking on the "Image" category. I use Chrome and this is what my screen looks like. Yours may differ slightly.

Edit: Wow, some serious glitches going with this posting pictures.

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I'm giving up on posting the second screenshot. Not sure whats going on but I hope that helps.

Oh man, I am laughing my ass off at this one. Fun reminder from childhood I was a natural born skeptic.

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Mine also. They don't flush like fish.

Circle of life. Fun story.
I hope you were able to share it with your father.

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I use a bar stool.

Share away, Art, I love it and would enjoy seeing more. Don't worry about going off topic here. Moderators won't care and I certainly don't.

Wiped the dirt and worms off and drank water directly from the hose. I'm OK.

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I use to watch Combat and Rat Patrol.

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Its funny, I've had the same thought about being spoiled while reading this thread. But at a young age I was also taught the importance of work and the value of a dollar.

That television commercial I posted of The Great Garloo (Page 7) shows a price at the end of the video of $17.98..... $17.98 in 1961?!!!! Yikes!!

I would have been Ted's best friend.

""I know you told me to be home by 9 o'clock. But mom, I thought that meant I could leave my friends house by 9 O'clock".

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If your friends on Pinside told you to jump off a bridge, would you?


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I know I'm really scrapping the barrel with this one. But its tough to keep up with some of the people here.

I think O-din was raised in a toy factory by Willy Wonka.

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Actually O-din, I was being complementary of your memory in my silly little posting way. You and some others have blown me away with your remembrance of toys that I hadn't thought of in decades. And they most likely would have remained lost to me if you guys hadn't of posted them. - Fun stuff.

Oh man, that Siren Whistle... I loved mine.

That reminds me. My favorite game was playing Doctor.

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I only had brown paper bags but I saw a few kids that had some variation of these. Cowboys and Indian ones?? Astronauts? I remember the girls had pink ones but cant remember who was on them.

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This looks more like mine.

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I'm reminded of a kid that brought ice cream in a thermos one day. I'm re-living my shock and jealousy of that moment right now.

Enjoy it while you can my friend.

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I have no memory of riding these. But I remember setting my daughter on a few. I wonder how much money the operators made?

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I use to go as hard and as high as I could before releasing. Kids today are weak.

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I remember my first bumper car drive. I was puttering along avoiding people when out of nowhere an older kid blindsided me at warp speed. I learned quickly and after that.

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I was raised by wealthy carnival people. ... - OK, I lied about the wealthy part.

It's for sale on eBay. I wish I had room for it.

ebay.com link: VINTAGE GEBR IHLE BUMPER CAR AMUSEMENT CARNIVAL RIDE 1962 CORVETTE REPLICA

A cheap inner tube was year round fun in Minnesota. (And Colorado)

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Nice, George!!!

I'm enjoying it and have no problem with it blending in. And its not going to last forever or take over the thread. And besides, it pleases me whenever I see my thread get bumped and hopefully gain new people here.

And thanks to all for participating and enjoying this thread.

Mrs. Robinson?

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And we'd pray for a bikini top to get snagged somehow.

That is a great pinball story. You made my day.

Seems to me there was a rare matchbox car that sold for really stupid money several years ago. Like 10 or 20 thousand. ...Maybe it wasn't matchbox but I remember it being really expensive.

I got grounded a few times for playing with these.
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It pleases me that this thread is still bouncing along after three plus years and I thank everyone for contributing to it. Fun memories for certain.

Slightly off topic but not too much, is a memory I have of a kid in the 7th grade who shaved his eyebrows off. Last I saw him at the end of the school year, it still had only partially grown back.
Picture stolen from the internet so I guess he wasn't the only one. LOL

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We also had a neighbor kid that would swallow anything.

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Your comment reminded me of how much I use to love playing Army with my friends. Also politically incorrect these days.
My shrugging off a pretend flesh wound and continuing to advance is still legendary.

FYI: Playing Army only caused two of us to become serial killers.

Ask my parole officer.

I had a Steelie

My brother stuck a bobby pin into an electrical wall socket.

Rec Games Pinball or more commonly known as, RGP.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/rec.games.pinball

It's pretty much dead these days but once upon a time it was the Pinside of its day. It remains a great archive for searchable tech information especially for the older games of the 70's, 80's, 90's and early 2000's.

Ask Lloyd LTG as he was a King there along with a volunteer group of, "Cheap Ass Bastards" and many others. (Only a dwindling few on Pinside will understand that)

Kudos to Robin for building a better mousetrap.

It does look interesting. Here's a preview. https://www.netflix.com/title/80161497

I stumbled on this and took the picture in a thrift store over the weekend. I had no idea...

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"We couldn't afford tinsel so we'd wait till grandpa sneezed"

Rodney Dangerfield

I can still mimic heavy construction noise while pushing those around.

...I took everything apart as a kid and rarely reassembled anything. I still owe my father a couple of watches.

Good times.

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In high school we use to put the tail of the tissue roll into the bowl, flush, and watch the dispenser roll spin.

I found this on the internet

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Neighborhood kid where I grew up in Minneapolis had an upside down bike that I use to borrow whenever I could. The bike frame is flipped as you can see in the pictures and it really got a kid high up off the street. You had to jump off when completely stopped and caused a lot of attention from onlookers as you rode by.

Plenty of information on the internet on how to build one from an old abandoned bike if you have interest.
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Alcohol may have been involved.

Oh my. I originated this thread more than three years ago and completely overlooked our family trampoline until just now. It was my favorite also. My friends and I spent a lot of days over the summer taking turns on it and we learned to "send" one another to extreme heights. Thank you for the reminder.

Sounds like you had one similar to ours. 8 x 16 (?) Same size as they use in the Olympics with foam pads around the top side of frame but not extended into covering the bungee cords as modern ones do. I'm attaching a couple of internet pictures that I found similar to the one we had.

Man, now I want to bounce again and dream about being an astronaut.

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As I let my cat in from outdoors, I saw he had 4 or 5 feathers sticking out of his mouth. Pissed for catching and eating a bird, I reached down to smack him when suddenly he opened his mouth and a bird flew out right at me. Had to open every window and door in my house before chasing that bird out.

We had pop bottle rocket and roman candle fights. It was stupid but that's what being a kid is.

My most used toy these days is my face mask.

I have my pants tailored to the left.

Most likely classified as a carcinogen but if they made it into a perfume I'd buy some for my lady. - I'd huff some now if I could.

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I use to pop those Fizzies directly into my mouth. Loved em.

Reminded me about candy cigarettes' and bubble gum chew.

For some reason the talk about blankets reminded me about plastic covered couches.

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My parents told me my cat went to a cat farm to live with others. Probably ended up as guitar strings.

Ha ha. Reminds me of the BIG rumor that all of the kids believed. Someone's older sister got braces on her teeth and she began picking up radio stations in her head. - Such drama for pre-teens. LOL

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I love it but I'd have speech anxiety asking for it in a store.

I remember a friends father shaming me because I "still" read comic books. I was thirteen.

Fuck him, I stole a bunch of his Playboys'.

I remember playing with liquid mercury in my bare hands. yikes

And on another topic, we had a kid in our neighborhood that would swallow anything on a dare. Small toys, coins, bugs, anything small enough for his mouth.

Ha! Check out post number one in this thread where it all began 4 years ago. (And please give me an upvote while you are there if you haven't yet)

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/what-were-your-favorite-childhood-toys#post-3088008

Thanks!

BTW. There is nothing wrong with posting duplicate toys or thoughts in this thread. There is way too much information here to track and its bound to happen. I just saw an opportunity to bust on my friend O-din about Six-Finger.

Let her rip guys.

Yeah, that was me. When I was twelve years old my mother was still trying to get an abortion.

I drank a whole bottle of Robitussin and then watched TV with my unsuspecting grandmother.

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I threw the original bottle away 50 years ago and it was a close enough picture that I found on the internet. Try to roll with it.

Oh man.... Swinging as hard as I could and bailing off at its peak was my favorite.
Your Steve Canyon helmet with the visor up must of had all the neighborhood girls swooning. LOL

That's a great picture and memory. Thanks for posting.