Dangerous Toys Of The '70s, '80s, & '90s
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- A defining characteristic of growing up in the '70s, '80s, or '90s was a distinct lack of regard for safety. Sure, occasionally mom would force you to wear a helmet while riding your dirt bike, but aside from little demands like that, you had a world of hurt at your disposal!
In this week's Celebrating Yesteryear, we take a look back at some of the most popular toys from our childhoods that ended up being pretty dangerous. We uncover some of the details of injuries that led to some toys being drastically altered, while others were simply banned!
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I still think legos are the most dangerous toys. They are choking hazards, kids getting them stuck ears/noses/other, and even worse stepping on them.
No arguments here! 😆
The plastic bubbles were fun but clackers were awesome to throw around poles and trees. and I can confirm that they do shatter 🤣
😆 They could definitely weapon if needed!
Oh man, I've got some solid and injury-free memories of lawn darts! Growing up on Long Island, my elementary school buddy, Sean, had a house upstate. Well, his parents did 😂 I distinctly remember playing on a slight hill. We would be at the bottom, while the target was up top. Which meant we had to hurl them, overhand of course, as hard as we could to get enough distance. Those were the only times I ever played with them, but the memory is vivid. Thanks for taking me back, RetroDaze!
That sounds like a very ‘80s way to play with lawn darts. 😆 We expect nothing less from you Jimmy! 😉
@@RetroDaze AH, great memory! My own memories of lawn darts aren't quite as vivid, and were mainly in the mid-90s, but I do remember there always being a sense of danger when we dug them out for a game.
Plastic bubbles!! Oh ya, thats where i got my 1st buzz 😂
😆 Ahh. That first childhood high.
I couldn't imagine having a smart phone/social media when I was a kid. All through the 80's and early 90's. Lots of bike riding and little or no technology. Great Video too everyone who contributed.🤘🏻👍🏻🇺🇲 I never played awn darts that a remember but I do remember everyone talking about them.
Thanks Z Man! So true. That lack of constant entertainment at our fingertips made for some memorable activities!
I did get burned by my Creepy Crawlers oven in the 90s. Oh and that time I fell out of a tree (surprised the government didn't ban trees).
Trees want us dead. Watch “The Happening”. True stuff. 😆
I had the 90s easy bake oven. I remember my mom didnt allow me to have slap bracelets because of the safety issues. One toy I remember being a safety issue when I was younger were Sky Dancers, kinda for similar reasons as the lawn darts
Sky Dancers? Need to research these!
@RetroDaze yeah they were fairy figures that stood on a base, then you'd pull on a cord to launch them into the air, where their fairy wings spread straight out and spun like helicopter blades. I never had one but they caused a lot of injuries
@@yamihoole They were actually on my short list for the video, but the Lawn Darts section went on longer than I expected. If and when we do another "dangerous toy" video, we'll absolutely cover Sky Dancers.
I discourage playing Dodge Darts. You’ll definitely get a scar from that.
That sounds like the king of bad ideas. 😆 🎯
Looove your videos! Brings back so many memories
We're very happy to bring back fond memories Keith! Thank you for joining us on this nostalgic little journey!
We were stupid kids playing with dangerous toys and things that caught fire easily...AND WE LIKED IT!
And if’n ya don’t like it, git off my property!
What's the fun playing outside as a kid if there's no danger and no chance to end up in the emergency room? Playing with no danger means no excitement and pain and no hospital bills. When I was a kid in the 90s, that element of danger was still there because metal playgrounds were still a thing. Going outside without supervision was still allowed, and people wouldn't call the cops on your parents.
Exactly! Much of the ‘90s was either a continuation or an expansion of the culture of the ‘80s. So the danger was still quite real and regulations still a bit loose.
I remember a sketch from Mystery Science Theater 3000 where in Joel and the Bots discuss the time and reason the Mattel Thing Maker got taken off the market.
Not seen that episode, though I was always a Mike guy.
It’s terrible that children were injured or died,but ultimately , lawn darts were dangerous due to the negligence and stupidity of the the person who should have been responsible for using them properly
True. Sometimes as a society we have to account for that negligence or stupidity and decide what risks are worth taking and which ones should be discouraged by law. A hard choice.
I totally remember throwing lawn darts as high as i could. Good times
Yeah. Not our best moments. 😆
@@RetroDaze especially since i was at my grandparents house, amusing myself while they puttered around. I guess if you've been through ww2 nothing is a biggie
Yeah, that would definitely desensitize you to some silly kids grass dart thingies.
My son has slap bracelets with animals glued on to them! An alligator, lion and a koala! They also gave out regular crazy patterned metal ones to all the kids last year. 😅
They never truly went away. The novelty just wore off.
Slip and slide with mom's shampoo. Going down hill. Good times
Oh man! You could definitely end up in bad shape if you didn’t have a clear path to stop.
The boy across the street from me lost an eye to a dart. It can happen so fast and be so devastating.
So true. Pays to take precautions.
Had an Easy Bake Oven in early 80s. It was fun a couple of times but the novelty wore out faster than the light bulbs.
Overrated IMO. Safey aside, why not have the necessary parental supervision on a real oven??(real oven with real danger vs toy oven with "perceived" danger as marketed as a toy
Maybe some combination of both?
We never got the bubbles to work. No one passed out though. LOL
Probably had to really be purposefully trying to breathe the stuff in for the true effects to occur. 🥴
My mom bought lawn darts at a yard sale around 1995.
They’re kind of a treasure now. People buy them thinking they’ve got one over on the law. 😆
@@RetroDaze You know, I also had a set that my dad found at a yard sale in the mid 90s! He'd been keenly aware of the danger, and we were very careful the couple times we played with them (no one EVER standing where we were lobbing the darts). I don't know what ever happened to those, but I think we trashed them by the early 2000s.
Still have some of my slap wraps. I don't recall any issues or problems at school but I guess it depends on the location and environment.
Agreed. It’s pretty likely that many schools had no issue at all with them.
I don' know much about the Clacker case, but it sounds like a case of asset forfeiture, where something is labeled as contraband and confiscated. This was most most notoriously used in the 70s with the Drug War, and rapidly escalated during the Reagan-Bush years (and continued and normailized during the Clinton Administration.) The DEA and state police would seize property, claiming it was the result of profits from narcotic sales, and the seizures were done in a particularly racial and socioeconomic discriminatory way, with widespread corruption and abuse. Even worse, since the defendant in the cases were the property and not the owner (thus legally, nobody's life and liberty were under threat) the burden of proof was shifted from the government to prove guilt to the owner proving innocence. I'm sorry if this is perhaps an overly political comment on your wonderful channel, but thought it was important to add the historical context and how it was part of something bigger that was (and though less, still is currently) a part of US history that is pretty shameful.
Appreciate the context there without the side-blaming. That we can do!
@@RetroDaze I'm not above side blaming, but not on your channel. ;) Also, unfortunately, there aren't really any good sides on this and many things, and to pretend otherswise is dishonest. I'll get off my soap box now...
@@Robalini1 Excellent historical context here, and we thank you for it. I did in fact fall down quite a deep rabbit hole while researching that particular aspect of the video, but left a lot on the cutting room floor to keep things lean and on topic, however much I may at times regret having to do so. Again, thanks for comment!
The smoky bear tent is just wrong. 😮
I guess only you couldn't protect your kids for a tent smh. 😮
Ha! Smokey was off duty the day those tents were made. 😆
I found that ironic. 😬
Maybe we were tougher then. I mean, my elementary school playground was all blacktop!
We definitely had to be aware that some things we enjoyed could hurt us.
We still have the clackers that my wife had as a child. As for Jarts, we completely misused them back in the day! Throwing them straight up and dodging them as they came back down among other things. We managed to not be a statistic despite doing stupid stuff. Ahh childhood...
Yeah, we weren’t the sharpest tools in the shed when it came to stuff like that. 😆
@@RetroDaze No I suppose we weren't! It sure was fun at the time though! LOL!
Heck yes it was!
Oh Snap!
Found the Other Channel!
Anyone Else Whip the Lawn Darts at a Tree to See if you could get it Stuck?
You’re not the first to mention this! 😆
I had a few slap bracelets as a kid. Mine never broke as I recall, but I got sick of them pretty quickly.
The novelty did wear off pretty fast.
Who remembers the ghost buster. Version of the easy bake?
That was a real thing!?
How dare the government interfere in parents freedom to let their kids be injured from toys.
Not all parents recognize that a toy has a danger, so the government is watching out for the safety of children and I don't think that is bad at all!
Pretty sure that was sarcasm from Brian 😉
@@RetroDaze I believe you are correct.
@@BrianRetro 😜 I still remember the days when people would end comments with "/s," just to be safe. I also clearly remember not know what the heck "/s" meant for a lot longer than is justifiable. 😂
There are STILL those kinds of textual things we don't pick up on! We're old.
TGV would love that room
TGV? Which room?
@@RetroDaze the watch reviewer. he likes those retro toys
Oh! Gotcha. 👍🏻
While I understand how law darts are dangerous, I think the actual danger of them is greatly over played. We had them to play with when I was a kid and was under ten when they were banned. I remember being told to be careful when we got them. It was obvious how that could be dangerous and to pay attention and not throw them at people. Same with the easy bake oven. Being told once do put your fingers there or you will get burned and my sister did not put her flingers in there.
Yeah. The danger of these toys often was pretty obvious. Unfortunately it didn’t stop some from making poor decisions anyway. Most too young or too dumb to make a better choice, at times hurting others as a result.
The boy across the street from me lost his eye to a dart. Kids can goof around and not always be careful even when warned by their parents.
Very, very true. Us included!
My kids have a few pairs of clackers. No idea where they got them. 😳😳
Maybe a yard sale?
Child's play sounds familiar 😂
No kids were harmed by possessed dolls in the making of this video. 😆
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Slap braces, and klackers…. Mine never shattered tho! Lol
You weren’t trying hard enough! 😆
@@RetroDaze Lol! I don’t know, I hit them pretty hard! I never had the tempered glass klackers tho! Lol
You must have purchased the invincible version. 😆
I remember those clackers on the stick n it was plastic.
Good for annoying siblings with! 😆
I have metal lawn darts I'm my garage attic
Contraband! 😆 better keep those things hidden.
Rip Michelle ❤
Very sad.
I think any toy would be considered dangerous if not handled properly. Toy cars like Hot Wheels or matchbox could definitely cause kids, adults and stupid crooks alike to trip and fall.😂 Marbles could also be very dangerous, as little kids would try to swallow them or shove them up their noses, ears and other areas of the human body that I'd rather not talk about on here.😅
Very true. Used improperly, many mundane things could be dangerous!
@@RetroDaze speaking of things that were supposed to be good for little kids, but obviously weren't, how about a video on shows from the 70s, 80s and 90s that were targeted towards kids, but were definitely not suitable for kids. Such as The Ren and Stimpy Show, which in my opinion, should definitely not be classified as a kid show, especially nowadays.
I had easy bake oven and it didn't work. Lol. N for some reason my actual brought some real cake mux to add to it when the other one ran out. But as stated it didn't work.
If memory serves, the results were hit or miss. Sometimes you’d get a delicious, properly baked treat… and others, a goopy mess.
Slap things but i didn't have one.
If the short stint of popularity is any indication, you probably didn’t miss anything.
Wow! First comment!!
Ha! Nice.
TODAYS TOYS SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!
Well… not all of them.