Weird 80s Toys đ„Ž Top 10 WEIRDEST toys from our childhood
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 12. 12. 2021
- Growing up the the 80s, we now realize that some of our favorite toys were really WEIRD! Join us for a fun trip down memory lane as we reveal our picks for the 10 weirdest toys of the 1980s!
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Talk about weird stuff, when I was little in the 70s, there were Pet Rocks! They each were unique and I think I remembered them being painted different colors, decorations. They came in their little homes which were just boxes. So odd & crazy.
That's quite a marketing scheme, lol! I think today's kids have much higher standards than we did, ha!
@@Our80sLife Totally! I agreeđđ»
I absolutely love you two. Sat wrapping presents and it's so wholesome to watch. I've had a really crap day and you've made me smile. Thank you. #84
Aww, thanks Jane! We hope your day gets better, glad to make you smile!
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The finger at 5:02 looks like a vibrator, lol. Definitely weird. Like you guys said, a lot of these toys were so ugly that they are cute, like the trolls. đčđč
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So, I actually have two or three original Teddy Ruxpin. One isn't working, so he's just for decoration, but one actually does still work.
My kids collect the original and new versions of Garbage Pail Kids... when they can find them anyway. My son has an obsession with hot sauces, so he had to have the Garbage Pail Kids hot sauce when it came out.
My daughter stole all of my trolls and buys pretty much every single one that she finds. She has one of the bigger ones that you mentioned. I'll have to get a pic of it later to share.
We also have a rather extensive collection of California Raisins. I struggle to fight the urge to not buy duplicates of them.
If I dig deep enough, I know that I have hundreds of E.T. pins that came on little blue cards. About 10 years ago, I came across this huge bag that had hundreds of them in it for the most amazing price. A friend who owns an antique store asked me how much I'd sell him one of each style. I gave him 5 of them for free, because I had more than I needed. Still do... if I find them. LOL
Wow!! You (and your kids) are quite the collectors of 80s goodies. Weâre super impressed! Thanks for stopping by our channel and sharing your memories. Happy collecting!! đ
You two are so fun to watch! Dang, 1983??!?!? That's when I was born!
Thanks Joseph! đ
Hey guys, I remember classmates in the 2nd grade trading garbage pail kid cards on the school yard before classes started, lol. This is THE quintessential '80s channel by far. It's also work to collect all that 80s decoration and albums for your videos, especially those board games, I wasn't even aware of Top Gun and ET boardgames. I remember MouseTrap, Trouble, Number's Up, Hungry Hippo, Life, Fireball Island. I remember Hugga Bunch
Thanks SO much for your nice comments Jimmy! We're really glad you're enjoying our videos! I had forgotten about MouseTrap... it was definitely one of my favorite games as a kid!
Never heard of Koosas. Kind of scary looking to be honest!
They're odd little creatures for sure, ha! Thanks for watching our video Mark!
I love how you have all these toys and you didnât just give it away at a garage sale or something, that you have these toys to look back on and remember. Remember the time youâve played with it or even purchase itâs actually pretty iconic how you still have some of these popular toys from back them today. I was a beanie baby type of boy I absolutely LOVED them growing up (especially the bears) I was always so hype when I got them.
Thanks Eli! Fortunately our parents kept many of our old toys, and some we've been able to replace at estate sales or antique stores (but it makes us feel old seeing our childhood toys in antique stores, lol!) Our daughter collected Beanie Babies when she was younger too!
Remember those light-up yoyos....? Those were cool.... My parents bought me one back in the 1980s at the city fair with one of those toy snakes that have interconnected parts with the different color designs on each interconnected parts.... Well, recently... I was moving things around in my grandma's old garage.... In there, I found my 1980's Teddy Ruskin toy bear... It started talking and stuff on it own for about 20-seconds.... It looks like it is in mint condition.... Around that same time, I found my old Star Wars audio cassette tape.... I played it and it still works and has good sound except the tape covers are all warped.... I lost my E.T. unopened CD with Michael Jackson.... But, I still have all of the E.T. kid books in a few boxes and they are in mint condition....
I really appreciate how you two come together to make this channel and have this genuine sense of excitement when you talk about what you are showing. Im a 90s baby so I am fascinated by what you two have to show. I wish you two happy holidays and please keep making more content.
Wow, thank you! The 90s were pretty great too... after all, we met, graduated, got married, and had our kid in the 90s- our Zoe is a 90s baby too! Thanks so much for your kind words, and Happy Holidays Donovan!!
I had a water wiggler as a kid, but it was called a "Water Weenie"
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I wore those glasses for a whole summer. I THOUGHT it was cool at the time.
Glad I wasn't the only one, lol! Thanks Bruno!!
I didn`t know some stuff from the 80s. I think that water....thing at the end wasn`t released in Austria. I liked your Strawberry Shortcake dolls in the back. So cute. And this bear with the ugly nose...hahaha...that made my day! Love and kisses!
Thanks Bernhard! I'm sure some of our toys were different geographically, I hadn't thought of that. American kids had some wacky toys, that's for sure! I'm always on the hunt for more Nosy Bears now, lol! đ
Oh and Glo Worms and Wuzzles.
Yes!! We had written down Glo Worms, but they didn't make the cut this time. How weird was it that kids cuddled up to a worm (that lights up!)??
I canât wait to see the GPK cards, I collect too!!
Awesome, stay tuned! đ
I remember a lot of these toys....I still have my Garbage Pail Kid cards tucked away in the basement, along with my WWF wrestling cards! I still have California Raisins on my Christmas playlist too! Awesome video guys!
Cool! We keep hoping our Garbage Pail Kid cards will be worth something one of these days, ha! As always, thanks for watching!
This was fun! I remember when Teddy Ruxpin came out he was so groundbreaking. I also remember he was hard to find and everyone wanted them for their kids.
Thanks Melanie! I remember that too... then when our daughter was little, it was Tickle Me Elmo. Also kind of a weird little toy, but quite innovative at the time (and our daughter loved that thing!)
shrinky dinks were weird and kind of a fire hazard also slinky's we always got our slinky's all mixed up together into one big ball of wire.
Oh dang! Slinkies were definitely bad about getting tangled, ugh! We enjoyed Shrinky Dinks, but now that you mention it they seem a bit dangerous if kids are using an oven! đŹ
I love teddy ruxpin! He has the sweetest bedtime đ” songs! He and Grubby was fun to play together..but they ate the batteries.đ Teddy Ruxpin recently was released and he works great and the batteries last and last! đ„° Remember pop its?! Dangerous but fun! đ
Sweet!! đ»Oh yes, Pop-Its are fun too!
Teddy Ruxpin is a winner! I never had one, but the sky's the limit for that story-telling bear. The company should just let some other engineers reproduce the original bears instead of releasing all those odd versions.
I recently found a California Raisin toy that was in a toy bucket and it was the one with the glasses and the big plush of the California raisins
Nice!!
Good List, This made my day.
Glad you enjoyed today's video, thanks Brian!
I looked up those Nosy Bears and that one was Happy Heart Nosy Bear. It was one of three heart themed bears and were smaller sized than some of the others. The other two heart themed bears were Candy Heart and Heartfelt. There were six original bears in the first release and then the three heart themed bears were the second release and the final three. (There were a total of nine Nosy Bears made.)
PS. There were also some Nosy Bunnies made.
Nosy Bunnies?? Oh wow, I've never seen those. Now I'm gonna be on the hunt for them, ha! Thanks for the info Sharon!
@@Our80sLife oh, let me know if you find any of the bunnies!
My best friend's little sister had a Teddy Ruxpin it kinda freaked me out, I had been watching Horror movies since I was like 4 years old and it reminded me of those killer dolls the ones you don't want to be in the same room as. One time the batteries must of been getting low and it started talking for no reason.
Yikes!! Sounds like the actual storyline in Child's Play, eek! Those talking dolls are not welcome in my home, LOL! Thanks for stopping by our channel and sharing your memories!
That ET finger is strange but could be a lot of fun for a gag.
Ha ha, yep. đ
Omg! Loved my Koosa! I think it was a cat. I never had Teddy Ruxpin but instead I had a talking doll named Cricket. You would put cassette tapes in her back and she would talk and sing. Her mouth and eyes moved. I loved her but my sister was terrified of her. Lol!
I loved my Koosa too, but now I look back and think they're kinda weird, lol! We actually saw one of those talking dolls in an antique store a while back, and she was expensive! I don't remember her from the 80s though. I've also seen a Mother Goose doll that reads stories on cassette (also expensive!) I'm pretty sure I would've been terrified of a talking doll too, ha ha! Thanks for watching our video Amanda!
@@Our80sLife omg! I just remembered my little sister had the talking mother goose!! I forgot all about that. We found a Koosa at an estate sale and my daughter said it's eyes were staring into her soul. Lol!!
One of the strangest toys that I can think of were stuffed animals called My Pet Monster. My younger brother had one. Thank you for the video.
Oh yes!! It didn't make our list, but we totally remember that weird monster doll, ha! Thanks for watching!
Madballs and MUSCLE Men are classic mid 80s weird! Great video! Your videos are so much fun.
Classic and weird, lol! đ We're glad you're enjoying our videos, thanks for watching!
I love the toys from the 80s.
We agree, they're the best!
Cool đ q
My great grandmother had a whole display of troll dolls of all sizes. It was an extremely unusual sets of toys for someone who had consistent conventional depression-era tastes.
How interesting! It's funny to see what people like to collect. My great grandmother collected salt & pepper shakers, but as a kid I'm sure I would've been way more impressed if she'd collected troll dolls, lol!
@@Our80sLife Was there any particular reason she collected them? There was no rational reason that my great grandmother collected Troll dolls, she was like a robot and everything else in her house was conventional for homesteaders.
@@btetschner Thatâs funny! I really donât know why my great grandma collected them, but I think salt & pepper shakers were a common collectible for that time. I often see them at older peopleâs estate sales nowadays.
Some say food fighters is a weird series of toys but they seem pretty cool to me
Mad balls were weird but I loved them.âșïžđđ»
I had the cricket doll! And my cousins and I would record our voices on the tape recorder and put it in cricket and it was hilarious!
That sounds like a blast!! đ
I loved Garbage Pail Kids! I wish I still had my old collection.
They were so fun (also gross!) đ€ą
I had the 3" minature plastic California Raisin Figures. But I can't believe Teddy Ruxpin made the list, đđđđ. I use to love him, and I still have the original by the way. My late Grandmother brought it for me as a Christmas Gift. It was actually very educational.
You're not the first person who's told us that they loved Teddy Ruxpin. I guess we just missed the boat on that one, ha! As always, thanks for watching our video! đ
I loved the Wacky Package stickers.
Those are hilarious! Reminds me of some of the old stickers back in the day.
For sure I would add Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I mean think about how weird it would be if they were just Teenage Turtles. Or even Teenage Mutant Turtles.. But we had to take it one step further.
LOL!! You make an excellent point. đ
I would include those little rubber flying saucers. You put them on the ground and it would jump up. I remember an accident involving this little toy and because an childrenâs eye was sucked out of his socket these saucers needed to be pierced before allowed to be sold again.
Oh I forgot about those, they were fun! Sorry to hear about that accident though... yikes!!
How that happen?
A Teddy Ruxpin that came alive and commited murders like Chucky? - That would be super, super scary! Which reminds me, I meant to ask if you guys watched the new Chucky TV Show? Very nostalgic, and the original guy who played Andy (in the first Child's Play movie) was in it. It wasn't bad!
We haven't watched the new Chucky, but I totally want to! I've been bugging Keith about it, but he doesn't enjoy the horror genre as much as me, lol! I always tease him that he's a scaredy-cat. đ
I'm kinda surprised not to see Wuzzles on this list. They were similar to Koosas, but made by a different company, I think. I had a Wuzzles bag that I bought at a garage sale for carrying small toys, etc. Never had one of the dolls. I did have a Teddy Ruxpin and a couple of trolls. I think I liked trolls mostly because my mom wasn't a fan of them đ
I sort of remember the Wuzzles, but I guess I wasn't into them because it's a faint memory for me. Maybe that cartoon was on at the same time as my favorite, who knows! Trolls were funny little toys for sure!
#GenX #80s Iâm so glad I found this channel!!
Welcome to the party!!
I love you have toys from your childhood. I wish I still had my old Batman and Ninja Turtles. Loved Garbage Pail Kids cards. I only have the moth man card now. I had a Teddy Ruxpin. One half of the mouth always seemed to break off. But I loved that you could use any cassette and it would work with it.
Hey there Bob! You mean you could put in music tapes and Teddy would move his mouth like he's singing? Or record your own voice and play it back?? I bet you could do some funny stuff with that!
@@Our80sLife Yup. Wasn't always perfect but it worked!
That was a fun video!! I had the koosas and Garbage Pail Kids and my sister had the pillow People. They were very weirdđ đ€Łbut she loved them!!
Thanks for watching! We keep hoping we have some rare Garbage Pail Kids card, but I seriously doubt it, lol!
@@Our80sLife OMG! That would be incredible!!!
I love your channel
Thanks Leann!!
I *LOVED* my Teddy Ruxpin... I used to play Michael Jackson cassettes in mine lolol.
Oh my gosh, that must've been HILARIOUS to see Teddy sing MJ, LOL!!
@@Our80sLife When he sang *"Human Nature,"* I would totally LOL đ đ đ€Ł
@@jmiller297 LOL!! đđ€Ł
I used to have a Teddy Ruxpin
Cool! Thanks for watching our video Charlene!
@@Our80sLife youre welcome cant wait to see more cool 80s things
Like 42! This is a really fun video!
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Yay I'm first finally!!!
Love this channel đ.
Yay Emily!! đ
In 1989 iWatch Madame white snake you should wash it it's a very famous Chinese legend
I remember most of those toys but only had the trolls and the cabbage patch kids dolls but that's it so far out of ur video lol
Remember Munchichi dolls
Yes!! I even remember the commercialâs catchy little jingle. đ
had them I remember them
Of course
You Gen Xers think Teddy Ruckspin was creepy? But do you remember the Furbies of the 90s and a toy called Wuv Luv that came out in 99. Look it upâŠitâs creepy!
Oh yes, Furbies would definitely qualify as creepy! I see them occasionally at estate sales, and one was making bizarre noises when I walked by, lol! Looking up Wuv Luv now...
Okay, what in the world?!? You're right... that egg hatching thing is SUPER weird, and then it starts singing, eeeek!!
The painter who created those GPK stickers had a very sick and twisted mind.
Agreed. đ
That was the whole idea!
Yal are too funny
Thanks Angee!
@@Our80sLife you are so very welcome đ„°đ€©
Who remembers Suckerman?
We don't, but now we're curious... tell us more!
@@Our80sLife you don't know about suckerman?? Google it
@@chrisrunyon2372 Okay, just watched an old commercial⊠weird indeed! It reminds me of those Wally Walker octopus thingies except bigger! Looks like it was from the late 70s. Thanks for enlightening us!
@@Our80sLife oh yeah it was from like 1978 I belive. But it was actually cool lol
A heads up for this channel....there is a huge and consistent resurgence of 90's culture happening right now (likely because marketers find it the most reliable culture for selling things).
There were at least 100 articles in a quick Google search that did that related to 90's culture (I think last time I checked there were only around 8) and most of them are from the last week.
Focus on the 90's has a tendency to drown out the 80's.
I know you guys are good at promoting 80's culture, but the overwhelming majority of 80's fans are not.
Don't let your peers slow you down!
I am a huge promoter of 90's culture and simply call bad promoters out.
The bad promoters of 90's culture that I have met are generally: Self-absorbed, selfish, and disconnected from reality
Well of course, we think the 80s were way better than the 90s, at least when it comes to pop culture. We'll keep spreading the word in a positive way. THANKS so much for your support of our channel! We always appreciate your thoughtful comments as well.
@@Our80sLife I will agree that life nearby you guys was likely very good in the 80's, maybe even the best place to be.
For 80's pop culture to be way better....I will certainly disagree with that.
I can agree that the 80's had:
x Better toys
x More original cartoons
x That Pizza Hut was a better experience
x That 80's dance parties were probably more fun
x That there were probably more iconic films
x That there was more of a consistent aesthetic
I am sure there are other things, but the bad promoters of 80's culture probably succeeded in making them sound awful.