Most Popular Toys Of The 1980s

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  • This video will discuss some of the most popular toys of the 1980s. Some of them are still popular today as they have evolved with the times. Others never even made it out of the decade. Either way these popular toys are memorable to all who had them.
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  • @BumblebeeFan-pg2fy
    @BumblebeeFan-pg2fy Před 3 lety +171

    John Moschitta Jr. voices Blurr in Transformers the Movie, G1 and Transformers Animated. P.S. Fastest talking man in the world!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +5

      I didn't realize he was a voice in Transformers, either that or I had forgotten about it. Thank you for watching!

    • @RetroFuseable
      @RetroFuseable Před 2 lety +5

      Does anyone have the McDonalds happy meal transformers?

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +2

      I don't have any but I sure had some when I was a kid.

    • @SentinelPrimal
      @SentinelPrimal Před 2 lety +5

      I remember him from the Micromachines commercials before the Transformers movie. Toy commercials in the 80s were entertaining. 😄

    • @darrenpokorski7756
      @darrenpokorski7756 Před 2 lety

      Blurr was my favorite Transformer

  • @paulackerman5021
    @paulackerman5021 Před 2 lety +960

    I dont care what generation your from, the 80's were the best time to be a kid!!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +31

      It was certainly a great decade! Thank you for watching!

    • @James-tt1cv
      @James-tt1cv Před 2 lety +32

      Got dat right it was fun times unlike today

    • @video1974
      @video1974 Před 2 lety +22

      Paul Ackerman, Well said! Long live the 80's. I was age 6 to 16.

    • @wexjap
      @wexjap Před 2 lety +18

      Yea because you partied in the 90's!

    • @lucywas5888
      @lucywas5888 Před 2 lety +14

      I liked your comment on being the best time to be a kid in the 80's. Thumbs up to that. 👏🤗

  • @Yada_EL
    @Yada_EL Před 9 měsíci +17

    If you didnt grow up in 80s you missed it all ...glad to be apart of an epic time and era

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 Před 3 měsíci +2

      I went from 14 to 23 80’ to 89’ so that’s pretty much most of the formative years of life. I miss it

  • @mikesharon2177
    @mikesharon2177 Před 2 lety +429

    If u were a kid in the 80s we can all agree it was the best time to grow up:) between music, toys, cartoons life was simple and great!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +8

      It was definitely a great decade for all the reasons you mentioned! Thank you for watching!

    • @brunoskorniak9722
      @brunoskorniak9722 Před 2 lety +15

      I grew up in the 80s and it was by far the best decade to be a kid in. The toys, the music, the movies. All were so great!

    • @alishabacchus4891
      @alishabacchus4891 Před 2 lety +2

      True

    • @damienmercer4731
      @damienmercer4731 Před 2 lety +9

      …you cant beat it, NOTHING CAN BEAT THE 80’s… Im screaming that till i die…

    • @thunderdragon8341
      @thunderdragon8341 Před 2 lety +4

      Unless u had a mom like mine who only let u have Christian stuff and toys was banned till Super Nintendo came out

  • @iceberggslim22
    @iceberggslim22 Před rokem +94

    Going through a Sears catalog and circling all of the items you wanted for Christmas was epic

    • @iprincemajestic2.0
      @iprincemajestic2.0 Před rokem +1

      Yes!!!!!!!!!

    • @burtster6666
      @burtster6666 Před rokem +2

      it was Argos, Toymaster and Leisureworld if you were from Northern Ireland :)

    • @thegrays3303
      @thegrays3303 Před rokem +4

      Yes!! I did that also!

    • @claudiacanales2662
      @claudiacanales2662 Před rokem +2

      Was the Toys r Us Christmas catalog produced in 89’s or 90’s?

    • @Grandizer8989
      @Grandizer8989 Před rokem +3

      Except back in the 1900s when it had another purpose 💩

  • @michaelmyers5027
    @michaelmyers5027 Před 2 lety +332

    Toys will never be the same. 80s the best decade ever.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +6

      They were great times! Thank you for watching!

    • @drmurphy9219
      @drmurphy9219 Před 2 lety +5

      Damn straight

    • @kathyquinn8616
      @kathyquinn8616 Před 2 lety +11

      @@RhettyforHistory I was born in the 80s, and grew up with those toys when I was young and Living on the Farm in Canton South Dakota, I grew up with Toys like, Barbie, He-Man, She-Ra, G.I. Joe, Popple's, Teddy Ruxpin, Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake, The Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Glo Friends, My Little Pony, Mr. Potato Head, The Real Ghostbusters, Etc. Etc. and also, I grew with plush Animals of the 80s, Like, Fievel (From the American Tail Movies), Pound Puppies, Etc. etc. and other dolls of the 80s, Like Jem and the Holograms, Barbie and the Rockers, Rose Petal Place, Maxie's World, also I grew up with RC Cars, Trucks, and Trains of the 80s too, and I also grew up with other 80s Toys too, Like Dungeons and Dragons, Dino-Riders, Etc. Etc.

    • @DrEvil-sd9nu
      @DrEvil-sd9nu Před 2 lety

      Nah, 90s was better

    • @michaelmyers5027
      @michaelmyers5027 Před 2 lety +18

      @@DrEvil-sd9nu nope, 90s are when things got complicated. Internet, cellphones etc... when there were no distractions a kid can be a kid and play outside. This why the 80s were the last best decade. The last decade before complications

  • @williamarchibald1378
    @williamarchibald1378 Před 2 lety +180

    I was born Aug 1979. I miss my childhood. I'm glad I was a child in the 1980's.

  • @niftynic115
    @niftynic115 Před 2 lety +20

    Glow worms, Pound Puppies, Rainbow Brite, Care Bears, Nintendo, KB Toy store, and Toys R Us, thanks for a trip down memory lane and my childhood.

  • @waynecyr8213
    @waynecyr8213 Před 2 lety +137

    I'll never forget plugging an Ozzy or Iron Maiden cassette into my little sister's Teddy Ruxpin and scaring the crap out of her when she went to play it! Aaaah....good times!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +12

      Haha! That's hilarious! I didn't have anyone to do that to.

    • @ralphsattler8014
      @ralphsattler8014 Před 2 lety +11

      That is the funniest thing I've hear yet! I bet your sister thought her teddy ruxpin was possessed 🤔😂🦇👻⛪

    • @waynecyr8213
      @waynecyr8213 Před 2 lety +9

      @@ralphsattler8014 You shoulda seen her face! 😂😂😂 Poor kid had nightmares!

    • @karensteck3800
      @karensteck3800 Před 2 lety +6

      That is awesome!!

    • @stephaniecorelli3034
      @stephaniecorelli3034 Před 2 lety +3

      Ha ha! My big brother put a Blondie tape and sometimes led zeppelin lol!

  • @valhatch9265
    @valhatch9265 Před 2 lety +126

    The 1980's were the best. I would love to go back and relive my life of those awesome rad years!!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +3

      It was a great decade! Thanks for watching!

    • @rebeccayood5302
      @rebeccayood5302 Před 2 lety +3

      Me too

    • @laurapreslartherealgoodcla5822
      @laurapreslartherealgoodcla5822 Před rokem +6

      @@RhettyforHistory Dude, you forgot Strawberry Shortcake! Strawberry Shortcake is made in the 1980s, too!

    • @billsalvey
      @billsalvey Před rokem +1

      That makes 2 of us.

    • @StealthAZ
      @StealthAZ Před rokem +2

      I remember that movie RAD 🤔😃 loved it ! I was born in 1980 and wouldn’t change that decade for anything. Life was bliss back then

  • @mikeseibert4889
    @mikeseibert4889 Před 2 lety +83

    The 1980s made the best toys ever and im so glad I was a kid growing up in the 80s

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +2

      It was a great time to be a kid! Thanks for watching!

    • @DrEvil-sd9nu
      @DrEvil-sd9nu Před 2 lety +4

      I was born March 1980, so I was a kid in the 80s and my favorite toy in the 80s was the Voltron action figures!

    • @dreamguardian8320
      @dreamguardian8320 Před rokem

      Me too.

    • @mikeseibert4889
      @mikeseibert4889 Před rokem

      @@DrEvil-sd9nu I loved the Voltron toys too the lions forming I also liked the show especially the first couple episodes when they had to find the last key and the mice had it I loved that cartoon

    • @ConsiderTheCrows
      @ConsiderTheCrows Před rokem

      I remember loving action figures. I could play with one for hours with my young imagination.

  • @AClRCLEOFLlGHT
    @AClRCLEOFLlGHT Před 2 lety +63

    For Cabbage Patch Dolls, there's a Cabbage Patch Hospital just outside of Helen Gerogia, which contains a museum, but also you can custom order new Cabbage Patch dolls with all the details you want, and they're made right there. You can then pick them up for adoption and be there when they're 'born'.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +3

      You're right about that and it's quite an attraction. Thank you for watching!

    • @ladydeanna3775
      @ladydeanna3775 Před 2 lety

      Oh that’s cool.

    • @redheadkd1565
      @redheadkd1565 Před 2 lety +1

      I had no idea that this was still open! Wow! I've never been there but as a child I always wanted to go (grew up on the West coast).
      Thanks for mentioning this!❤️
      I have my original dolls and ones I've found over the years. My children love them too!

    • @Equestrianmommy
      @Equestrianmommy Před rokem +1

      @@RhettyforHistory Oh yes! I went there last year, it was quite the experience!

    • @anti-ethniccleansing465
      @anti-ethniccleansing465 Před rokem +1

      It’s called ‘“Babyland General Hospital?” I found it on CZcams and am gonna check it out! I adored my cabbage patch dolls in the 80s! I still have all three of them! Judy Christabella was my first and thus favorite - her red braided pig tails still smell a bit like baby powder because I put some on her back then lol.
      My grandma was the one who braved getting it for me on Black Friday for me to have for X-mas that first year they blew up. I’ll never forget how surprised and excited I was upon opening the gift! I hadn’t asked for one or anything - parents just knew that every little girl loved them (and we seriously would take them EVERYWHERE, and sleep with them etc). The other ones I “adopted” was a premie named Wade Ely, and a short curly blonde hair girl named Layla (ugh I forget her middle name atm! I’m a bad mom!).
      They were such high quality dolls! I can’t believe the advertisement here said they were only $19.95! Even when accounting for inflation, I’d think they’d be worth so much more with such high quality!

  • @edwardbright5894
    @edwardbright5894 Před 2 lety +7

    I was Born in 82. So yes, I remember the Glory Day's of the 1980's 🤠👍🍒💃🇺🇸I remember playing with my cousin. She was such fun to play outside with all day. Riding bikes,climbing tree's, playing with toys, riding big wheels down the hill.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      Those all sound like fun! It was definitely a great decade! Thank you for watching!

  • @sammylane21
    @sammylane21 Před 2 lety +64

    This decade had the most impactful toylines ever.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +2

      Definitely some of the biggest ever. It was really toy insanity and you could get a glimpse of how things would be in the future. Thank you for watching!

    • @dreamguardian8320
      @dreamguardian8320 Před rokem

      Indeed.

  • @michaelcastillo3231
    @michaelcastillo3231 Před 2 lety +10

    Nostalgia overload. My heart exploded.

  • @swansfan6944
    @swansfan6944 Před 3 lety +97

    It’s strange how watching these toy videos, make me so happy 😃 but so sad 😞 at the same time.
    Thank you Rhetty ❤️🇦🇺🐨

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +3

      It does. Seems like yesterday and then in other ways it seems forever ago. Thank you for watching!

    • @rtoriq
      @rtoriq Před 3 lety +5

      I honestly want to research about why that is. My guess is that it triggers ALL the memories, good and bad, that were attached to that single memory. Seeing Duck Hunt for some reason really triggered a big rush of sadness for some reason, even though I was like “oh wow I remember that” at the same time. I also think it has to do with the “loss of innocence” adulthood brings about, and it’s your subconscious way of grieving your childhood, which is common for any of us when we reminisce.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +2

      You are probably right in many ways on that. There are good things about getting older but there were sure good things about being a kid too.

    • @swansfan6944
      @swansfan6944 Před 3 lety

      @@rtoriq yes I agree but I also think,for me anyway that the world has changed so much and so have the people. I find there are so many disrespectful, rude people ( I don’t understand it ) people who make nasty comments, and make every thing about them. Where I am the opposite and do everything for everyone else first ( even strangers). Makes me remember how nice people and neighbours used to be. Also my children are grown adults, age 32 and 20. I miss when I went to all the school events and helped out with everything. My parents are unwell and I am realising it’s only two years till my husband retires. Where has the time gone ? Really wish you could turn back time. I’m also going through menopause, which means I’m crying 😢 now. Sorry for the rant. You stay safe and all the best. ❤️🇦🇺

    • @lisajada1505
      @lisajada1505 Před 2 lety +1

      @@rtoriq I'm intrigued also,I just wanted to go back in time.So innocent yet at the time we we wanted to grow up so we could do adult things.Now grown we often crave for the reverse.We used to feel it took too long for birthday, Christmas etc and now time flies by.We thought we had it hard going to school and doing chores but those days were easy compared to adult life.What we didn't realise at the time is how short childhood was and when grown we we will be an adult forever... I had a hard childhood but the good times last a lifetime. I love psychology and I think your study idea sounds great I believe reflecting on these memories may provoke happiness and sadness could be due to on one hand we are reliving things from both a childhood and adulthood perspective rolled into one.We only thought with childhood insight at the time.We have lost our innocence,yet we didn't know we had it until its now gone.(I want it back).It feels like only yesterday but at the same time so long ago.Imagine if teachers reversed the question they still always ask kids.Instead of"when I grow up I want to...and change it to "I don't want to grow up because ...I wonder what the answer would be and then ask 30 years later.Interesting how dementia patients are often happiest reliving positive childhood experiences.

  • @EpiphanyCardCollector
    @EpiphanyCardCollector Před 2 lety +12

    No decade will ever beat the 80s as greatest decade for kids.

  • @ms.kim7493
    @ms.kim7493 Před 2 lety +49

    I’m so glad I grew up in the 80’s. It was the best decade for toys, tv show’s, and music. ♥️

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      It was certainly a great decade! Thank you for watching!

    • @jennyrose9454
      @jennyrose9454 Před 2 lety

      What cartoon was your fave

    • @ms.kim7493
      @ms.kim7493 Před 2 lety +3

      @@jennyrose9454 The Jetsons, Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones and The Smurfs.

    • @hmpz36911
      @hmpz36911 Před 2 lety +4

      Neverending Story!

    • @johnagen3688
      @johnagen3688 Před rokem +2

      @@hmpz36911 yes! Neverending story! !

  • @gwenb4531
    @gwenb4531 Před 3 lety +73

    A nice trip down memory lane, thanks!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety

      I think things really changed for kids after this decade. Less toys and more electronics. Thank you for watching Gwen!

  • @elizabethmckenna5397
    @elizabethmckenna5397 Před 2 lety +13

    Haha I was a twenty something woman in the 80’s with two sons. I remember coming across a lone Cabbage Patch Kid sitting on a counter in a store one night. I grabbed that doll so quick. I still have it. So many of these toys were purchased for my boys. Good Memories. Thank you Rhetty!

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 Před rokem +1

      I was also in my twenties. First job out of college & my boss had three kids I was always shopping for. She had some in for the Cabbage Patch. NJ

  • @mikeecko
    @mikeecko Před 2 lety +68

    As a kid from the 80's , this brings back so much nostalgia 🤯😊 It's sad that none of these products ever got a second life because the kids of today are too busy playing on cell phones and video games.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +6

      You are right about that. The toy market has really struggled against the technology. Thank you for watching!

    • @drstupid4366
      @drstupid4366 Před 2 lety +3

      Thats what im saying . The Nintendo wasnt a toy .....it was a video game console. ( And the phone you're complaining that kids are on .........yep , you're addicted to You Tube , social media , etc. Too . )

    • @jasonbrown467
      @jasonbrown467 Před 2 lety +1

      my nephews have all the tech stuff, but they always have liked and still play with real toys too, lots of lego stuff, star wars, transformers and even some halo themed toys. christmas of 2019 my 17 year old nephew got nothing but transformer toys, it was sweet

    • @jennyrose9454
      @jennyrose9454 Před 2 lety +1

      My son is not into phones or video games he's very retro. He wanted Dixie cups and glow worm as gifts

    • @foxesofautumn
      @foxesofautumn Před 2 lety

      I was obsessed with computer games in the 80s so I can’t blame today’s kids for the same.

  • @tiamarie7443
    @tiamarie7443 Před 2 lety +48

    I still have all 6 of my original Cabbage Patch kids from the 80s. My daughter, who is 3, now plays with them.
    What a fantastic video! 💜

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      That's great you are passing them along to your daughter. Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

    • @Julia-nl3gq
      @Julia-nl3gq Před rokem +1

      I so so regret throwing all my 80s toys away, or just losing track of them. I'd love to have them now, especially my cabbage patch kids. I remember, as a teenager, idiotically throwing most of them away.
      I'd love to have my glow worms. Although I didn't have the big soft one like they show here, it was a smaller, rubber one. My Carebears. My My Little Ponies. Barbies. Jem Jerica dolls. The Littles dolls. Sun Pets. Hot Looks dolls. Contrux. Oh and all these cool Fisher Price toys I had, especially all the food ones.

  • @eternallove830
    @eternallove830 Před rokem +23

    Born in 1977….100% an 80s kid❤

    • @hittrewweuy7595
      @hittrewweuy7595 Před 10 měsíci +3

      ‘77 kid here , best time to grow up ever

    • @eternallove830
      @eternallove830 Před 10 měsíci +5

      @@hittrewweuy7595 yesss best toys best music EVERYTHING WAS BETTER😂

    • @jonasbrothersrockist
      @jonasbrothersrockist Před 5 měsíci

      What was your favorite cartoon as a kid growing up?

  • @itchierichie4446
    @itchierichie4446 Před 2 lety +32

    The new Boss Baby movie has several He-Man action figures and a Castle Greyskull. My 3 year old saw the castle and busted out in the theater “ Hey, that’s a He-man castle!” Never been so proud lol

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      I loved He-Man! I watched the cartoon but always enjoyed the toys way more. Thank you for watching and sharing more on them.

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 Před rokem

      I live in a small town along the Delaware in PA. Our police station is the old stone Catholic Church on top of a hill with views of the river. My son refers to it as Castle GreySkull 😂

  • @Nat-lg2ks
    @Nat-lg2ks Před rokem +6

    You managed to fit my entire childhood into 1 short video!

  • @briancraig4680
    @briancraig4680 Před 2 lety +53

    1980's
    where kids got an actual toy and were happy to play with it.
    2021
    where kids expect a smartphone as their toy and nothing else

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +4

      You're right about that. I think kids now days are really missing out on the fun! Thanks for watching!

    • @skywishr1313
      @skywishr1313 Před 2 lety

      um no

    • @damienmercer4731
      @damienmercer4731 Před 2 lety +3

      😂😂😂😂💯💯💯💯💯

  • @horrorfanrikki8038
    @horrorfanrikki8038 Před 3 lety +37

    Oh my lord!!..My favorite toys in the 80's were:GI Joe.He-man and Stompers!!..GREAT Memories as a kid!!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +2

      Those were all great ones and they have special memories with me. Thank you for watching!

    • @James-tt1cv
      @James-tt1cv Před 2 lety

      Stompers ???

  • @alanm5090
    @alanm5090 Před 2 lety +23

    My childhood in the 80s! Great times! 👍

  • @eddiepullman2745
    @eddiepullman2745 Před 2 lety +10

    The 80’s were absolutely awesome. So glad it was the decade I grew up in.

  • @angelapennington4724
    @angelapennington4724 Před rokem +7

    Born in 1982. This video brought back great memories from my childhood. Thank you! So happy you randomly popped up on my feed!

  • @Hugginsince79
    @Hugginsince79 Před 2 lety +16

    Between me and my boy neighbor we had all these. I was so jealous over his Night Rider big wheel with pull break :)

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      Sounds like you all had fun! They were good times for sure! Thank you for watching!

    • @garya.2281
      @garya.2281 Před 2 lety

      Classic I had one of those with the E-break. Was probably one of my Favorite Christmas 🎄 toy's 🤣

    • @adammartinez376
      @adammartinez376 Před 2 lety

      I had one of those too, loved it!!!!
      Miss my childhood 😢

  • @greglemieux9809
    @greglemieux9809 Před 3 lety +24

    GI Joe, transforms, He-Man, Mask, and of course NINTENDO.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      They were all awesome! Thanks for watching!

    • @James-tt1cv
      @James-tt1cv Před 2 lety +1

      Don't forget Atari

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      Atari came out in the 1970s so I have it in that decades video. It certainly remained popular and got even bigger in the 1980s.

    • @James-tt1cv
      @James-tt1cv Před 2 lety

      @@RhettyforHistory You're absolutely correct was even bigger in the 80s I was born in the mid 70s

  • @aridante4110
    @aridante4110 Před 2 lety +15

    Yesss, being a kid in the 80s was fleckin’ awesome, 😆 (b.1978!!)

  • @MP-cr7uf
    @MP-cr7uf Před 2 lety +6

    My favorite toys as a kid was Strawberry Shortcake dolls and Sea Wees! I didn’t own any of the Jem and the Holograms dolls, but loved the cartoon!!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      Thank you for watching and sharing some of your favorites.

  • @Crasher1982
    @Crasher1982 Před rokem +6

    I was a kid in the 80's. Great times.

  • @mimidavis2686
    @mimidavis2686 Před 2 lety +5

    Hey Rhett, Cabbage Patch Dolls originated in Cleveland, Ga several years before the toy manufacturers started mass producing them. The original building is still there and you can take your child there and they can create their own personal Cabbage Patch Doll. They have a “delivery room” where a “nurse” delivers their doll from under a cabbage leaf. It’s a pretty awesome experience! I took both of my daughters there to get their own special doll there when they were little. There’s also birth certificates, announcements and baby clothes you can get for you doll. This was in the early 2000’s and my daughters still cherish the memories of adopting their Cabbage Patch Doll! I do remember how crazy it was when they first came out. People were crazy over them.

  • @DungarooTV
    @DungarooTV Před 2 lety +7

    I was born in the late 80s so pretty much grew up in the 90's, but love the cartoons and toys of the 80's!

  • @krystal1722
    @krystal1722 Před 2 lety +11

    No one ever mentions Alphie II. It was a educational robot toy; you would insert cards and push buttons on him accordingly. I guess it wasn't very popular, but that was me and my brother's favorite toy!

    • @thatgirl3253
      @thatgirl3253 Před rokem

      Yeah, I remember Alphie II, I loved that toy too! I think the problem was that it was made for the younger kids and only came with a few cards, it was also more expensive so most parents couldn't afford it--but you always had a cousin, friend, or try me in the store.

  • @ericpowells3425
    @ericpowells3425 Před 2 lety +5

    Born in 1981❤️ the 80’s had the best toys, movies, TV shows, and music ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      It really was a great decade! Thank you for watching!

    • @joeyfarris2543
      @joeyfarris2543 Před 2 lety +2

      I was born in 1981 too and i totally agree with you😎❤

    • @VivaciousVirgO
      @VivaciousVirgO Před 2 měsíci

      September 1981 here. We are unique in a sense that we were born at the top of the decade; the babies of the first official year of the glorious '80s. And no, 1980 doesn't exactly count lol. 🥳🎂🍼🧸⭐

  • @karenoldershaw6237
    @karenoldershaw6237 Před 2 lety +19

    The good old days! Miss those days

  • @robindew9072
    @robindew9072 Před rokem +3

    I remember buying my oldest niece her 1st Cabbage Patch kid. Oh Man! She really loved that doll. The 80s really were the best time

  • @kevinbriggs6118
    @kevinbriggs6118 Před 2 lety +8

    My girlfriend still has a few of her Barbie dolls from the sixties, they are in great condition being how old they are, she was offered 3500$ for one still in the original box, she turned it down, she knows money tight, but the memory of her grandmother means more.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      I can certainly understand that. But if she ever does need it then it's a great thing to have as well. Thank you for watching!

  • @JheriCurlJankins
    @JheriCurlJankins Před 2 lety +5

    No one else remembers the M.A.S.K. toys and accompanying cartoon from the 80s? I'm still holding out hope for that live action film they've been trying to produce for that past 10 years or so!

    • @Rocket1377
      @Rocket1377 Před 11 měsíci +1

      MASK was awesome, but quite short-lived compared to other toys on the market. It was more successful in Europe than the US, especially in the UK, where it had a MASK comic book that lasted longer than the cartoon did (over 100 issues).

    • @shieldb
      @shieldb Před 3 měsíci

      M.A.S.K. was the awesome

  • @sallyintucson
    @sallyintucson Před 3 lety +25

    Oh Gawd... I worked at a toy store when the Cabbage Kids dolls came out. The store would only get a few each week and always given to employees but we were told to lie to the customers and tell them to come back. I finally put my foot down and told the customers the truth. When told I had to lie by my boss, I flat out refused.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +6

      I would have trouble lying on that as well. Seems like that would make people even more mad than they already were. Thank you for watching and sharing your experience!

    • @gregorywade8933
      @gregorywade8933 Před 2 lety +2

      My son just turned 31 yesterday and he still has the cabbage patch that my wife - his mom- bought him when he was a few months old. Mom gave the doll same name.

    • @drstupid4366
      @drstupid4366 Před 2 lety +3

      I worked at KB Toys in 96 and everyone wanted " Tickle Me Elmo " ......id have to go to the stock room and pretend I was looking for one lol ( I would tell the customer " Sorry , We don't have any " )
      Employees always , always , always gets first dibs on stuff off the truck .

  • @flipflop8989
    @flipflop8989 Před rokem +6

    This brought back some awesome memories

  • @bentleymilnes1977
    @bentleymilnes1977 Před rokem +5

    I love the original Care Bear movies from the '80s

  • @SWEETSJEM805
    @SWEETSJEM805 Před 2 lety +14

    Oh yes these good old fashion toys you play with awhile eating cereal in the morning watching inspector Gadgets the 80s were the best 👌 time goes to fast! These are things that these kids will never understand!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      They were great times! Thank you for watching!

    • @Julia-nl3gq
      @Julia-nl3gq Před rokem

      And the cereal often had a toy in it, just like the little toys in the CrackerJacks boxes.

  • @darrenpokorski7756
    @darrenpokorski7756 Před 2 lety +4

    My mom donated all and we had a LOT of our G.I Joe, Transformers and Star Wars toys to an orphanage. I remember helping carry the box’s of toys in to this day.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      Definitely a weird feeling when you get rid of your toys. Thank you for watching!

  • @geechie-don7157
    @geechie-don7157 Před rokem +5

    For all the sad folks, you don’t have to let your inner kid die. As an adult, feel free to enjoy all these 80’s gems 😊

    • @em84c
      @em84c Před 4 měsíci

      yea I started collecting dolls a year ago and its so fun!
      And I bought a scented care bear recently

  • @hr106
    @hr106 Před 2 lety +45

    I didn't want this to end wow we 80s babies were the last to really love and play with toys we had some awesome things

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      The 80s was a great decade! Thank you for watching!

    • @thatgirl3253
      @thatgirl3253 Před rokem

      You hit the nail on the head, you absolutely said it best--we did really love and play with our toys. I had a "relationship" with my toys, tbh, talking to them and pretend play with them. The Toy Story movies really capture what it was like to be a kid playing with your toys in the 80s, especially if you were born in the mid to late 70s, because you were at the perfect childhood age; not too young, not too old.

  • @homeschooladventure5687
    @homeschooladventure5687 Před rokem +3

    The 80s were the best years for toys, music, and TV! Going back to the whole Cabbage Patch Kids craze when my parents finally got one for my sister for Christmas. I loved the Autobots pic in this video, naming as many as I could, yet forgetting some names.
    Thanks for the great video!

  • @willr322gt
    @willr322gt Před rokem +2

    Born in 74 and I loved my 80's! I wish I could turn back time! Kids these days dont know what it is to really be a kid.

  • @lyndamello3293
    @lyndamello3293 Před 3 lety +18

    Thanks for sharing! That brought back a lot of great memories! The biggest ones for me were the Cabbage Patch Dolls and collecting the Garbage Pail Kid cards! I remember my parents couldn’t get those Cabbage Patch Dolls anywhere. We had to wait a long time. The Garbage Pail Kids were so cool with their looks and names. I had to collect them all!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +1

      I always thought that anyone who loved Cabbage Patch Kids hated the Garbage Pail Kids. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories.

    • @lyndamello3293
      @lyndamello3293 Před 3 lety +1

      @@RhettyforHistory I was a little older when I collected the Garbage Pail Kids cards!

    • @stephaniecorelli3034
      @stephaniecorelli3034 Před 2 lety +1

      We use to trade those cards at school

    • @lyndamello3293
      @lyndamello3293 Před 2 lety

      @@stephaniecorelli3034 me too! Lol.

    • @jennyrose9454
      @jennyrose9454 Před 2 lety

      I bought garage pail cards a few years ago on ebay

  • @Johnny.5.Is.Alive.
    @Johnny.5.Is.Alive. Před 2 lety +12

    Toys from: M.A.S.K, Dinoriders, Voltron, SheRa, Inspector Gadget.
    The 1980’s was really the best time for children as the toys matched their cartoons so children felt like they got to be part of their favourite cartoons. I had bits of everything: M.A.S.K, HeMan/SheRa, My little Pony, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Glow Worm/bugs (they also had a small figurine range) match box cars, micro machines (including the aircraft carrier!)

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      You're right! Those cartoons were the perfect advertisements for the toys. The franchises were doing well. Thank you for watching!

  • @melissaann1401
    @melissaann1401 Před 2 lety +43

    What can I say? The 1980s were perfect for childhood. The characters were cute. Strawberry Shortcake was a cute rag doll looking girl with adorable eyes.. her cartoon was adorable and cute.. fast forward to this week and you will see her again in the 21st century with a hyperactive over the top fake like personality which is common in today's era cartoons along with the awful cal-art style.
    Carebears, Rainbow Brite, My Little Pony.. all are so ugly now and I feel sorry for the kids of today for having these pitiful offerings for their future nostalgia.
    Kids of today are so into tech and online devices they are unaware of the fun times we 80 kids had without technology and were more grateful for our toys as a result. Kids of today could never get into animatronic toys and would never be attached to Teddy Ruxpin for example like we were. I spent time examining his moving mouth fascinated by his motion and excited about owning him.. kids of today would be like.. he's creepy.
    They are also void of having the excitement of a cereal box toy and the kid meal items most of the fast food had.. these days it's just a plastic piece of goods from McDonald's. Back in the 1980s there were many fun items and more fast food places had collectables to get excited about.
    I could go on and on with how much better the 1980s were. I am grateful I grew up before technology poisoned society and the world

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      I think kids are really missing out on some great toys. I also think it's vital for developing an imagination as well as critical thinking skills. Most of the technology is spoonfed to them and they develop skills that could lead to innovation. Thank you for watching!

    • @LadyCoyKoi
      @LadyCoyKoi Před 2 lety +1

      Speaking of great McDs and BK toys... they were made of better materials too that were hard to break.
      I totally agree with all you posted. Back then the clothes were less vulgar and less erotic too. Today I have a hard tie finding clothing that I would be comfortable in and that could last. I brought a "used" jacket and pant set from that time and still looks new with bright colors and wearable. People knew how to make things last. Now-a-days jeans would last under 8 months.

    • @Julia-nl3gq
      @Julia-nl3gq Před rokem

      @@RhettyforHistory That is a great point. Play does develop your imagination. And it helps to create a number of other skills as well.
      We used to do things in the 80s, as kids, that I can't imagine kids nowadays would have any interest in, but were great for developing all kinds of skills - we made 'houses' of out old cardboard boxes and decorated them, made plays and put them on for our friends, things like that.
      One thing I had a lot of was paper dolls. Barbie ones, Rainbow Brite ones, etc. They came with punch-out clothing, but I used to make my own paper ones, too. Even with that kind of thing, you were creating something, not just stuck online like kids are now so often.
      Also so much of what we did was social. There's less of that now, and that effects the development of a kid's social skills.

    • @roxassora2706
      @roxassora2706 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@Julia-nl3gqLots of kids still do pillow and blanket forts with their parents...

  • @velvetbear7184
    @velvetbear7184 Před 2 lety +3

    Best era of toys period..,, and nd of story. This list didn’t even scratch the surface of all the amazing toys of the 80s!!!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      You're right this decade had all of the popular toys of previous decades plus the current ones. Thank you for watching!

  • @yamil.343
    @yamil.343 Před 8 měsíci +3

    I was a kid in the 80s.. I’m 52 now.. Still don’t know where time went. Thank you for this. Took me back 😊

  • @levis6945
    @levis6945 Před 2 lety +15

    I miss the 80s

  • @mrs.jgreen7955
    @mrs.jgreen7955 Před rokem +6

    My childhood! 80s babies unite❤️

  • @robindew9072
    @robindew9072 Před rokem +7

    The 80s we're simply the best decade ever. Everything was awesome

  • @Stanley_A._Hunt
    @Stanley_A._Hunt Před 2 lety +9

    Toys that I had:
    6:41 - Koosh
    10:41 - Go Bots wristwatch
    12:50 - Nintendo Entertainment System
    14:35 - Mad Balls

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      You had some good ones from this decade too! Thank you for watching!

    • @dancarlton7973
      @dancarlton7973 Před 2 lety

      I had none but I had a GE Superadio for listening to the distant AM stations

    • @Nhoj176
      @Nhoj176 Před rokem

      I had that transformers tape player! Good times.

  • @lonesomedovecall822
    @lonesomedovecall822 Před 3 lety +15

    Wow! Brought back loads of memories! I had many of these growing up.
    Wish I kept them all 'cause I could probably retire early if I had.
    Never got into the Cabbage Patch dolls -- always thought they were kind'a creepy looking.
    LOVED the Pound Puppies though. I remember carrying mine around with me every where I went.
    Great video, Rhetty! Lots of fun sitting here reminiscing!
    Have a great evening!
    Valerie.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety

      Thank you so much for watching Valerie! There were a lot of great toys in this decade. I'm also wishing I would have kept mine as well. I sold them for more than we paid for them at 18 but never would have dreamt that they would keep their value much less gain.

  • @rodneyheintzelman9378
    @rodneyheintzelman9378 Před 3 lety +7

    I also remember penny racers and key cars

  • @darthlobo1213
    @darthlobo1213 Před 2 lety +5

    No Thundercats? WTF!

  • @isaacmathews4693
    @isaacmathews4693 Před 2 lety +5

    Yes! So many memories watching this. I was a kid in the 80s, and I played with so many of them. Thanks!

  • @brendakrieger7000
    @brendakrieger7000 Před 3 lety +10

    So much nostalgia! We had a lot of these. My Little Pony, Cabbage Patch Kids, He-Man , Pound Puppies. My friends had Trivial Pursuit and GloWorm. I remember GoBots! We had micro machines too!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +1

      There were a lot of toys by this time period but a lot of times friends would have things someone else didn't. Thank you for watching Brenda!

    • @brendakrieger7000
      @brendakrieger7000 Před 3 lety +1

      @@RhettyforHistory oh yes and it was fun to share toys and try new things. Thank you for the great video! Always enjoy your content😊

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +1

      You're welcome. That was always the best thing to have friends over or to go over at their house and play with different toys.

    • @jennyrose9454
      @jennyrose9454 Před 2 lety +1

      Did you have bow biters for your shoes

    • @brendakrieger7000
      @brendakrieger7000 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jennyrose9454 no, but I have some now!😂

  • @justicebeginstoshine8069
    @justicebeginstoshine8069 Před 2 lety +21

    I miss the days that you were able to fix your console just by blowing into the game cartridge really hard a few times. . . . Yes the good ole day's! 😇

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      It was definitely a lot more simple. Thank you for watching!

    • @drstupid4366
      @drstupid4366 Před 2 lety +1

      The Nes wasn't a toy .....and blowing in the cartridge didn't help one bit ( taking the cartridge out and putting it back in so all the connectors were connected was what worked )

  • @bradr3541
    @bradr3541 Před rokem +1

    Toy stores in malls will never be repeated the way they were back then and toys r us and children’s palace in their prime… and how fun it was to look thru Christmas toy catalogues

  • @lisajada1505
    @lisajada1505 Před 3 lety +28

    I just subscribed and being unwell this video really cheered me up.One of my earliest memories is when mum bought my first cabbage patch kid I was aged 4 and I remember it so vividly.It was night time and we went to Kmart and I remember the store seemed huge.In the middle of the store there was a huge square trolley piled high with cabbage patch dolls.As my sister aged 3 and i admired them we let out a squeal when mum said we could choose one each I couldn't believe mum allowed us one when it was neither Christmas nor my birthday I remember telling myself maybe I had just been well behaved I couldn't believe I could pick anyone I wanted.My sister and I giggled because none of the dolls had hair, I think that was on the later edition's.As we both we were very in decisive poor mum had to keep grabbing and putting back dolls which were stacked high in the shape of a pyramid.Just as mum said hurry up or the shop will close I picked my doll.It had a mint colored outfit and I struggled to carry the big box.As I happily skipped with excitement to the register to pay I heard a kid scream"can I have one mum".I knew I was a lucky girl and I wanted mum to drive fast as it seemed to take forever to get home I just wanted to open the box as I now had a baby to look after.Dont you just love the innocence of children.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you for watching and subscribing. I'm sorry for that you are not feeling well but I'm glad the video helped you feel a little better. It's always great to hear others memories of the decade.

  • @bernie472
    @bernie472 Před 2 lety +5

    I loved Stompers. Had a whole bunch of those. Loved to make dirt hills, and watch them roll over them.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      They were hours and hours of fun! Thank you for watching!

  • @QueenNess80
    @QueenNess80 Před 2 lety +2

    I still have my Cabbage Patch Kid and my Rainbow Brite from when I was five. I'm now 41! During the years we moved so many times, I lost my Monchichi. I wish I could find her...😢

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      That's great you still have two. They could be worth a lot of money but I know the sentimental value is more. Thank you for watching and sharing what you have.

  • @Mindblazter80
    @Mindblazter80 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I was born 1980.. Im so happy about that. I had all of these toys, wonderful memoris!!

  • @hunbun28
    @hunbun28 Před rokem +3

    My mom had a rough time finding my Cabbage Patch Kid for Christmas, as you seen people were fighting over them, and I wanted the African-American doll. It took my mom six months to find her, we live in Canada but my parents went to the US to do our Christmas shopping and found one there

  • @u.ppredatorx2394
    @u.ppredatorx2394 Před 2 lety +4

    Does that bring back the good ole days. I completely forgot mad balls. So many other greats not mentioned. Sure did help remember lots of other memories.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      You're right there was a lot not mentioned. It's difficult to put them all in a video!

  • @dinaboaro4558
    @dinaboaro4558 Před rokem +1

    I was an 80s kid and loved every minute of growing up in that decade and loved the toys we had too.

  • @donnap587
    @donnap587 Před 2 lety +3

    I still have the 1980s Nintendo along with several games.

  • @jamesferris4573
    @jamesferris4573 Před 3 lety +10

    My wife and I raised two daughters. Both had to have Cabbage Patch Kids that first Christmas. My poor wife stood in line for eternity to buy two dolls. In a drawer in my youngest daughter's bedroom we still have the adoption papers. My Little Pony was also a big hit with our oldest as well as Sheera. Our youngest daughter was always in love with Barbie dolls. I stayed up all night one Christmas eve to put together a Barbie Dream House. There was about 1000 pink see through pieces that all looked alike. I put that house together and had to take it apart many times. Our oldest daughter loved Strawberry Shortcake and our youngest daughter loved The Smurfs. Those days passed too quickly and each girl had three boys so we have six grandsons. The oldest is in college on a football scholarship. Time is short cherish every second with your children. Our oldest daughter has a rare inoperable stage four stomach cancer. We are spending all the time we can with her and her boys. She has a good attitude and a positive outlook and is on many prayer list. Thank you for the memories.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +2

      I'm sorry to hear about your oldest daughter and what she is going through. She will be added to Sarah and I'm prayer list as well. I'm glad you are able to spend time with her and that she didn't move far away.

    • @laurafranich4807
      @laurafranich4807 Před 2 lety +4

      James Ferris I will add your daughter and family to my prayer list as well. Thank you for sharing. Wishing your family health and happiness

    • @jamesferris4573
      @jamesferris4573 Před 2 lety +2

      @@laurafranich4807 Thank you so much. There is power in prayer and we appreciate all the prayer list we can get our daughter on. We love all who show such kindness and will in turn pray for you and yours.

    • @garya.2281
      @garya.2281 Před 2 lety

      That was a powerful message in your comment as an 80s kid now with 3 children of my own. My thoughts and prayers 🙏 go out to you and your daughter.

  • @rougeakane
    @rougeakane Před rokem +4

    I love the original My Little Pony! I grew up with the third generation (early 2000s), but the OG is very charming :D

  • @anubiswerelupe
    @anubiswerelupe Před rokem +2

    I was sad to not see the ThunderCats on this list but I can understand why they wouldn't be here when He-Man was.
    So many memories.

  • @snoo333
    @snoo333 Před rokem +2

    love your videos. man, i remember all of those toys. my most wanted toy of that decade was a large sized Millennium Falcon along with all the SW action figures. What sweet memories.

  • @Toaster81
    @Toaster81 Před 2 lety +5

    Having been born in 81 I have so many memories of what's in the video & so much more thats not. Man the 80's was about being wild & wacky. It was all about fun as far as I can remember. From tv/movies, the music, clothes, toys, & more. I remember knowing your neighbors, playing outside & inside, people caring about their country & each other. We really had one of the best era's. 90's weren't too bad it had its spots, then came the 2000's which screwed the pooch

    • @patmygroin
      @patmygroin Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah I was born in ‘76 and I must say the 80’s & 90’s were the bomb 💣 now we’re led by a potato and everything is made in Chyna, streets are dangerous and everyone hates everyone 😞 what the heck happened 🤔

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for watching the 1980s Most Popular Toys. There really were a lot of great toys in this decade as well as the 1990s. I just released the 1990s toys this morning.

    • @Toaster81
      @Toaster81 Před 2 lety

      @@RhettyforHistory will check it out after work

  • @martavonnorway410
    @martavonnorway410 Před 3 lety +16

    Ahh! Nostalgia! I loved my NES 🥰

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +1

      They were hours and hours of fun and they changed gaming for good! Thank you for watching!

    • @drstupid4366
      @drstupid4366 Před 2 lety

      The NES was not a toy . I bought a NES in 1987 and it was in electronics. ......not toy department.

    • @drstupid4366
      @drstupid4366 Před 2 lety

      @@RhettyforHistory Hours and Hours ? First , it wasn't a toy . Second , days and days , months and months was put into my NES ...lol

  • @shellytriantis814
    @shellytriantis814 Před 2 lety +2

    We had trivia pursuit in our house..being a little girl of course I had My Little Pony,Carebears,etc..but I also had He-Man,She-Ra,matchbox cars,etc..man,I miss those days 😢

  • @dragonpunchdave1350
    @dragonpunchdave1350 Před 2 lety +2

    Hard to believe that several of the toys shown here in this video were many that I fortunately had myself growing up and the memories that they bring while watching this.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      They were good times and great toya! Thank you for watching!

  • @1974cobramustang
    @1974cobramustang Před 2 lety +3

    I remember making Christmas list for these gifts never to get any of them

  • @maxvanderh.2671
    @maxvanderh.2671 Před 2 lety +3

    Currenly 43 and I had a lot of those toys, pure nostalgia! I had action figures from E man with his mighty tiger! Also had action figures from The A-Team, star wars, Ghostbusters. The 80's were great! Music of the 80's as well!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety +1

      Those were all great toys! You're right about the 80s having some great music as well! Thank you for watching!

  • @bubwal23xifan
    @bubwal23xifan Před rokem +2

    I had every thing that was He-Man. Man, if I knew then why I know now, I would be sitting on a pile of money.
    My and wife found an old glow worm at a thrift store right after my 1st son was born. For the first two years, every night he had to have that thing to go to sleep. It finally died and I couldn't fix it.
    The 80's was and always will be the best decade to be a kid because of the toys

  • @ppmny7015
    @ppmny7015 Před rokem +1

    5 favorite 80s toys I had:
    1. JEM Dolls
    2. Sega Master System
    3. Etch-a-Sketch Animator
    4. Micro machines
    5. She-Ra & He-Man Dolls
    Fun video!

  • @brendaholliday6866
    @brendaholliday6866 Před 3 lety +7

    I remember alot of these toys from the 80's , this video brought back alot of memories. I remember people fighting in retail stores over the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, back in the 80's. I seen all of your previous toy shows, they're very entertaining. Take care 🐎

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you so much for watching Brenda and I'm glad you found the toy videos e tertaining. In my mind it seemed like the Cabbage Patch Kids were the first toy that parents lost their mind on. I know later there wad a little bit of it in the 90s with Furby.

  • @pamelaritter6150
    @pamelaritter6150 Před 2 lety +5

    OMG .I had a bunch of these toys .I is really cool to relive the toys of my childhood.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 2 lety

      They were great toys! Thank you for watching!

    • @moviemania1137
      @moviemania1137 Před 2 lety

      Stay away from Ebay. It's vulture city over there. Lots of greedy people hoping the nostalgic will stop by and spend 10 times the original sales price.

  • @Trey_816
    @Trey_816 Před 2 lety +2

    My Dad and I went to a Cracker Barrel and the store had reproduction Care Bears and Dad, an ex Marine missing his left arm and the toughest man I know, pointed to it and said, "I had one of them growin' up. Okay, maybe more than one."

  • @ouestlelivre
    @ouestlelivre Před 2 lety +1

    I loved Trivial Pursuit. We also had Rubik's Cube, Simon, Merlin, ... We were smart!

  • @robertday5243
    @robertday5243 Před rokem +6

    80s where a great decade to grow up as a kid.... we had it all...

  • @Mr-mopar
    @Mr-mopar Před 2 lety +3

    My favorite toys where gi joe , robotech, gaining, force five ,,,any of the Japanese robot toys I was crazy for them

  • @jaimeknoble3315
    @jaimeknoble3315 Před rokem +1

    Awww, I forgot all about my Glo-Worm!!!! Between Cabbage Patch Dolls, Barbies, Lady Lovely Locks', Little People, Care Bears, MLP, Teddy Ruxpin, Pound Puppies, My Buddy/Kid Sister, Rainbow Brite and Jem and the Holograms, the toys back then were fabulous! The children's and Young Teen books back then were so good, too! Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, Sweet Valley High/Twins/Kids, Christopher Pike and R.L. Stine 😍😍😍

  • @meemeepalmer4144
    @meemeepalmer4144 Před rokem +1

    I remember the feeling of opening that Sears catalog n seeing the advertisement for the Cabbage Patch Doll n knowing I could not live without one.i made sure to get the best grades n do all my chores n on Xmas morning of 1983 I signed the adoption papers of my cabbage patch kid n it was the best Xmas ever!!!

  • @patricialenaburg6553
    @patricialenaburg6553 Před 3 lety +5

    I still have my original Trivial Pursuit, and my daughters Teddy Ruxspin, and she's 50 years old. LOL

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety

      Trivia pursuit has been enjoyed by so many over the years! It was certainly a huge hit! Thank you for watching Patricia!

  • @ChiselMouse
    @ChiselMouse Před 3 lety +5

    I got a battery-operated Optimus Prime toothbrush for my birthday back in the 80s. It was awesome!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Před 3 lety

      That would have been a great thing to have! I never had a power toothbrush until I became an adult. Thank you for watching!

  • @justinjones6924
    @justinjones6924 Před rokem +2

    The 80's was so much fun as a kid.

  • @eriklee1794
    @eriklee1794 Před rokem +1

    Yup yup yup!!!....I was born in 82 .....a child in the 80s and a teen in the 90s.....great times