Banned Toys! Barbie, Gi Joe, TMNT, Breaking Bad, Pokemon, Austin Powers - TOY HISTORY #25

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  • In this week's Toy History we take a look at some toys that got in trouble while on the shelves of you favourite toy store some got banned and some got recalled! In some cases you better call Saul!
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  • @p.d.l7023
    @p.d.l7023 Pƙed 3 lety +196

    Running into TrU as a child.
    "Which toy do I choose?!"
    Walking into Target/Walmart as an adult.
    "Do they EVER restock this shit?!"

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +10

      đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @Jim26D
      @Jim26D Pƙed 3 lety +17

      More like why would I want any of this junk. Going into toy r us or hills in the 80s used to be overwhelming

    • @nevaehstarrojas3918
      @nevaehstarrojas3918 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      Not often enough, still waiting for more GIJOE figures to hit the shelves. HEMAN is overwhelmed. Star Wars and GIJOE need to keep up in these stores.

    • @MannyBrum
      @MannyBrum Pƙed 3 lety +3

      That's what happens when consumption outpaces production. There are more puchases per capita now than there were then not only because we buy more but we consider more stuff disposable because it's cheaper relative to income. Unfortunately the population and size of the planet doesn't increase to accomodate rapidly growing production at the same rate as consumption. Just like mass production was necessary in the industrial revolution, advances in AI and people allowing robots to replace factory workers will be necessary to reset the shortage clock for another century.

    • @JTDK1981
      @JTDK1981 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      @@nevaehstarrojas3918 "He-Man is overwhelmed" . Sure is different from early 2000s when all we could find were the sh*tty "Spin-Blade" varients and no Sorceress or Teela because according to Mattel: "Uhhh, durr..girls don't play with action figures" (nevermind that girl heroes such as Buffy, Xena, and Kimberly the original pink ranger were popular not too long before that. And boys would've played with those toys... can't collect the MMPR team if you leave out two of em , after all!)

  • @aidanfarnan4683
    @aidanfarnan4683 Pƙed 3 lety +83

    Product: *Clearly not intended for a child, and clearly listed as such*
    Florida Moms: "How *dare* they expose my child to this evil product!"

    • @texasbeast239
      @texasbeast239 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      The distribution and presentation probably should've been handled differently. Place them on separate shelves in a Mature section of the toy store or something. Don't stick them right next to MOTU and Pokemon. Or just don't send to toy stores at all.

    • @reptile1677
      @reptile1677 Pƙed 3 lety

      This is the reason we have to deal with coppas bullshit

    • @bladerunner3314
      @bladerunner3314 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Also Florida moms: Now come, children, to your weekly dose of indoctrination where we tell you a book full of murder and incest is luuuuuuuv

  • @aliuniversal4100
    @aliuniversal4100 Pƙed 3 lety +202

    The classic "i cant be bothered to interact with my kid and tell them about a show/movie meant for adults so ill create an outrage and have the thing removed"

    • @antonydrossos5719
      @antonydrossos5719 Pƙed 3 lety +17

      Those early Parens damned near shut down Hanna-Barbera back in the day.
      And yes, I did combine "Parents" with "Karens". Feel free to use that one.

    • @derekwallace3871
      @derekwallace3871 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      My father had rifles and pistols but we never touched them. My father explained and demonstrated the damage the weapons could do. We played with lawn darts, I had s knife and use to whittle. We survived.

    • @columbusohio299
      @columbusohio299 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      I dont think they had a problem with the toys existing it was the fact they were at kaybee toy stores which were very kiddish looks

    • @lakewoodninja
      @lakewoodninja Pƙed 3 lety +8

      I swear, I don't know how many times I had such a talk with my mom. Mostly with Violent games but still it amazes me some parents can't do that.

    • @columbusohio299
      @columbusohio299 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@derekwallace3871 i am sure he picked the time and place that it was appropiate to teach u that stuff as well. Not just done half heartedly because a toy store forced the issue on you. Me personally i taught my daughter to ask about stuff she doesnt know. I also dont want to lie to her. Her asking me about an adult show at a kids toy store is neither time nor place for me to explain to her about breaking bad. I mean as a child i should be able to take her to a toy store and not expect to half to explain drug and drug use to her on a day we going to get her activity books to teach her long division.

  • @dreibel
    @dreibel Pƙed 3 lety +56

    "They caught us selling Breaking Bad action figures at Toys R Us! Better Call Saul!"

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +8

      Better call saul indeed đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @Merrifieldsam
      @Merrifieldsam Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Lol yes!! I seriously thought it was a joke meant for the thumbnail at first.

    • @davyjones2994
      @davyjones2994 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      I remember picking up breaking bad figures, the last day I went in Toys R Us

    • @bettyschneider5268
      @bettyschneider5268 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@EdsRetroGeekOut Ya i believe Toys R Us went out of business in Maryland! Maybe not all of them? I go to ebay🌈Lol 😂

  • @sipioc
    @sipioc Pƙed 3 lety +67

    I miss toy stores. Makes me sad that my kids won’t experience the fun and joy of the toy store

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +4

      So true 😱

    • @chatboulon743
      @chatboulon743 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      There used to be a toy store in my local mall. Unfortunately, a new shopping center closed most of the mall down, including the toy store. For years, the spot sat vacant... Suddenly, another toy store appeared. For a few months. Around Christmas. Then, it moved out. ;_; Priorities??

    • @reapeesdeeznutz8o
      @reapeesdeeznutz8o Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Me sad

    • @reapeesdeeznutz8o
      @reapeesdeeznutz8o Pƙed 3 lety

      Me too

    • @rachelmartin8130
      @rachelmartin8130 Pƙed 2 lety

      I remember the first toy store I ever went to as a little girl. Playworld and I remember it was right next door to another famous Colorado landmark , Casa Bonita

  • @angryanonymous2
    @angryanonymous2 Pƙed 3 lety +48

    I do remember another MacFarlane toy being banned : Sin City's Marv on the electric chair.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +11

      Oh yeah that one didn’t go down to well with kids playing executioner 😅

    • @ArtemyMalchuk
      @ArtemyMalchuk Pƙed 3 lety +4

      I remember seeing a Kevin action figure with a sledgehammer in a local bookstore. They supplied yoyos, Wii and ps2 and PSP games and even had a demo kiosk. When I got my first Wii in 2017, I first started stocking up on games that I saw back there on the shelves, like Cooking Mama and Zack&Wiki.

  • @paulrippcord506
    @paulrippcord506 Pƙed 3 lety +155

    I think the Burger King Pokémon recall was just an excuse for poor parental supervision.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +12

      Indeed đŸ€“

    • @nyengster
      @nyengster Pƙed 3 lety +12

      Also.... why not just add a smalle hole in both parts

    • @Merrifieldsam
      @Merrifieldsam Pƙed 3 lety +5

      Right! I remember this recall and I remember doing this exact thing even before I knew it was dangerous. I think I even still have the toy that came in the pokeball lol

    • @Justin-Hill-1987
      @Justin-Hill-1987 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      @@nyengster or attach both sides with a hinge...

    • @jennthurston364
      @jennthurston364 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@nyengster That is what they did with pen lids.

  • @outerspaceman7534
    @outerspaceman7534 Pƙed 3 lety +56

    Ironic Michelangelo’s nunchakus are the most least violent of TMNTs weapons and he gets censored.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +10

      Indeed đŸ€Ł

    • @DuoXCity
      @DuoXCity Pƙed 3 lety +12

      "Nun-Chucks? No way Jose! Put those down, before you hurt yourself.
      Now, enjoy the Katana and Sai action"

    • @dawnharley9889
      @dawnharley9889 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @matt fahringer they have thankfully I remember a friend had a set of real nun-chucks we all thought he was super cool and bad ass

    • @kaitlando636
      @kaitlando636 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @matt fahringer 😂

  • @knightwolfpro4494
    @knightwolfpro4494 Pƙed 3 lety +53

    I think Robin William's did a bit where he mocked the recall on the Spark Skate Barbie doll, Something about the news announcer saying "This doll seems harmless, but what if she were made to skate through a puddle of gasoline?" "I store all my gas cans in my daughters room" I know I'm off with the quotes, but you get the drift.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +5

      đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł that’s awesome

    • @thetxaggie6575
      @thetxaggie6575 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Thats a Bill Engvall joke

    • @knightwolfpro4494
      @knightwolfpro4494 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      @@thetxaggie6575 Thanks for clearing that up. Three comedians I use to listen to, Robin Williams Bill Engvall and George Carlin. I knew for sure it wasn't Carlin, but I missed the 50/50 on that one.

    • @BrennanBarrier
      @BrennanBarrier Pƙed 3 lety +6

      Yeah it was Bill. lol the best part was when he said “what if Barbie had a hand grenade? What are you talkin about?!”

    • @chatboulon743
      @chatboulon743 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      @@BrennanBarrier With all the careers that Barbie's had, I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't have a hand grenade at this point. Lol

  • @tompollockjr144
    @tompollockjr144 Pƙed 3 lety +14

    Back in the 80s, my brother and I had these small red & green clear plastic guns that had metal triggers and internal parts. When you pulled the trigger, sparks would light up inside... And when you would rapidly pull the trigger over and over, sometimes they would get small smoldering fires inside. It's amazing they made some of these toys without any thought of children burning their homes down.

    • @croooks1052
      @croooks1052 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      They still sell those here in New Zealand haha even the $2 shops have them so you could imagine how dangerous those things are😂

    • @korvus1248
      @korvus1248 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      You just woke my nostalgia. We had those guns too!

    • @tompollockjr144
      @tompollockjr144 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@korvus1248 so deadly, so fun.

  • @brianrichardson3744
    @brianrichardson3744 Pƙed 3 lety +27

    I have a Toy Biz talking Venom, one phrase was, "I want to eat your brains".. it was pulled months later..i love that figure

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Indeed he’s also one đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @screwuguyz4524
      @screwuguyz4524 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Wow yes I had that one you just brought back memories lol

    • @lawrenceweitzel6809
      @lawrenceweitzel6809 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      That's how I fell in love with Venom (l want to eat your Brain Spider-Man) 😂

  • @ryanbouchard2907
    @ryanbouchard2907 Pƙed 3 lety +61

    So moral of the story is to make sure that toy lines stay away from over sensitive Karens, I mean moms

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +2

      đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ™Œ

    • @mordiez-
      @mordiez- Pƙed 3 lety +2

      2021 everything is offensive or insensitive, can't imagine how hard it is to make a product for kids lol.

    • @lexluther919
      @lexluther919 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      and dont forget the soccer van with stickers saying my child is smart

    • @mordiez-
      @mordiez- Pƙed 3 lety +4

      @@lexluther919 or coexist, people with coexist stickers are always doing horrible things to people lmao.

    • @APLSCERT
      @APLSCERT Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@mordiez- What does 2021 have to do with this. All these things were banned years ago, when they were made.

  • @GaryAa56
    @GaryAa56 Pƙed 3 lety +25

    I was a '60s kid, we survived our dangerous toys.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Oh yeah đŸ€“đŸ€˜

    • @ajm5007
      @ajm5007 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      The reason toy recalls, age ratings, and products liability warnings exist today is because so many kids got hurt or killed in the 60s and 70s, and THEIR parents sued. YOU survived. Plenty of other kids didn't.

    • @adamtrogdon959
      @adamtrogdon959 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@ajm5007 good point and well said

    • @ajm5007
      @ajm5007 Pƙed 3 lety

      @matt fahringer I'm not the one who filed the lawsuits. Parents from the 60s and 70s did. Blame them, not me. I'm just informing you of the facts.

    • @ajm5007
      @ajm5007 Pƙed 3 lety

      @matt fahringer Sad that you don't even know what a Karen is

  • @themadhamster3771
    @themadhamster3771 Pƙed 3 lety +107

    It's amazing how any of us ever survived the 80's and 90's. Apparently going to the toy store was like russian roulette. 🙄

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +4

      It’s true 🙌😏

    • @patrickwentzell4638
      @patrickwentzell4638 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@EdsRetroGeekOut
      Toys like Sucker man, Barbie,
      Turn Over Choo Choo, Peewee Doll,
      Heman, Skeletor, E T , Voltron, these and more were a complete rip off. but the
      Transformers were cool except a few of them had been difficult to transform. because Megatron and Perceptor had been so hard at changing. now as a favor to so many I caution others about scams that sell lies to people. cause we know the following are not legit and for real at all.
      Publishers Clearing House.
      Lottery.
      Make Money At Home Programs.
      Online Paying Surveys.
      Gambling Online Games.
      Some Dating Websites.
      Kevin Trudo.
      Cleo.
      Adult Chatlines.
      all of these full of it big time it's not cool that scams rip people off my sister and I have dealt with scams in the past we did not like them at all.
      here are funny name titles for movies I thought up one is Lechturegeist and the other one Slenderella. also came up with this name Grooters my Gardians of the Galaxy Humor. now I've done this because I'm a real strange person.
      😆😄

    • @hacksbeenjamin
      @hacksbeenjamin Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Imagine all the kids that didnt though.

    • @EckerKyle
      @EckerKyle Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Its how we used to weed out the weak. I'm retarded and somehow I never suffocated on a pokeball

    • @patrickwentzell4638
      @patrickwentzell4638 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@EdsRetroGeekOut I thought of another toy not mentioned it's called Doctor Drill and Fill.

  • @yeahokkkay
    @yeahokkkay Pƙed 3 lety +12

    The teletubbies intended saying “slower slower faster faster” is creepy on its own Lmaooo

  • @TheChrisHype
    @TheChrisHype Pƙed 3 lety +21

    You’ve really got to stretch to hear “bite my butt”.
    And no. That’s not what she said.

  • @joshuahanson6352
    @joshuahanson6352 Pƙed 3 lety +16

    Walmart banned the WWF Al Snow figure because it contained his mannequin "Head".

    • @Sanguivore
      @Sanguivore Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Man, I wish I still had that figure. I loved Al Snow as a kid.

    • @joshuahanson6352
      @joshuahanson6352 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@Sanguivore I do independent pro wrestling. I've met Al Snow a few times. He was cool with me. He is running OVW now.

    • @Sanguivore
      @Sanguivore Pƙed 3 lety

      @@joshuahanson6352 Dude, that’s awesome! Is there anywhere you know of that I can watch OVW?

    • @lawrenceweitzel6809
      @lawrenceweitzel6809 Pƙed 3 lety

      Some claimed it was spousel abuse

  • @maddestmike5791
    @maddestmike5791 Pƙed 3 lety +21

    The whole Hero Turtles thing is just plain stupid, and so was taking Mikey's nunchucks.

    • @CTimmerman
      @CTimmerman Pƙed 3 lety

      Nunchucks look cool, but are most likely to get the user hurt.

  • @carlosa7598
    @carlosa7598 Pƙed 3 lety +11

    I remember the makers of Barbie tried to sue the song "Barbie Girl" lol

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +2

      😏 well they did copyright barbie ©

  • @Ali_k20
    @Ali_k20 Pƙed 3 lety +64

    I miss the 80's/90's :(

  • @brianb815
    @brianb815 Pƙed 3 lety +207

    It's 'nice' to know that Karen's have been around for a while now.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +32

      Oh yeah 80smoms listening to nancy reagan

    • @lawrenceweitzel6809
      @lawrenceweitzel6809 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      Doesn't her kid star in florida man videos catching bathtubs on fire check the mugshotsđŸ˜Č

    • @davidbeaulieu4815
      @davidbeaulieu4815 Pƙed 3 lety +9

      @@EdsRetroGeekOut the Reagan's were the beginning of the end

    • @infernalstryfe
      @infernalstryfe Pƙed 3 lety +13

      Karen's ruin everything!! We should make our own petition to ban them on a deserted island, & then nuke it from space, just to be safe.

    • @seth7407
      @seth7407 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      As long as the PTA exists, t
      Karen will have a place to go

  • @powermasterjazz
    @powermasterjazz Pƙed 3 lety +36

    I had a talking Michael Jordan from Space Jam that I swear said "I really enjoy passing gas."

    • @jimmylarson7856
      @jimmylarson7856 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      Nah, I had it and it was clearly “I really enjoy playing with you guys” which can also be taken out of context lol

  • @robonintendo
    @robonintendo Pƙed 3 lety +24

    My fave is the 1950s chemistry set with real radioactive uranium!

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Yes! đŸ€©

    • @lawrenceweitzel6809
      @lawrenceweitzel6809 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Or the CSI CRIME LAB with Asbestos lead Asbestos in the fingerprint dust still sometimes found at goodwills

    • @juanelorriaga2840
      @juanelorriaga2840 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      I remember the early 1980 chemistry sets I think called Chemlab but it gave so much stuff and chemicals and the book would should you how to Mack green explosion haha it goes to show you we were made of sterner stuff than kids today they missed out on all the fun

    • @lawrenceweitzel6809
      @lawrenceweitzel6809 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      @@juanelorriaga2840 All the lead paint of childhood 😁

    • @johnsiders7819
      @johnsiders7819 Pƙed 3 lety

      Grew up with chemistry sets and real gasoline powered go karts and a mini bike oh the horrors !

  • @DozFilms
    @DozFilms Pƙed 3 lety +20

    My favorite type of Ed’s retro geek out vids, TOY HISTORY!

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety

      Thanks buddy đŸ€“

    • @michaelgutierrez4912
      @michaelgutierrez4912 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@EdsRetroGeekOut They should have done something else with the spark shooting feature on certain toys.

  • @NerdicWarrior
    @NerdicWarrior Pƙed 3 lety +8

    You know, I remember seeing Austin Powers figures in the toy section of a supermarket back in the day and even as a kid I thought "why are they selling these as kids toys?"

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +3

      đŸ€Ł they’re probably really looked outta place there compared to now where most toystores have more neca than mattel toys

  • @MiKeMiDNiTe-77
    @MiKeMiDNiTe-77 Pƙed 3 lety +15

    Ultimately Zartan became much more popular, due to his original file card it already made an edgy cool figure even cooler because of the controversy...

  • @MrMeatHook
    @MrMeatHook Pƙed 3 lety +27

    I’m sure you hear this all the time, but the fact that you only have like 29k subscribers is mind boggling. Far and away the best toy channel on CZcams

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +6

      Thanks buddy, the numbers will come when they come I guess đŸ€“

    • @andrewgrant2990
      @andrewgrant2990 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      I agree! He is one of the most fun & diverse toy reviewers & through him we see stuff from other continents! I learned of him through a certain Legendary Laura up north. SO maybe we should all share the toy love (& not in a way as to ban us lol)!

    • @sideswipe1261
      @sideswipe1261 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      This is a *great* channel! I really like “Toy Galaxy”! (Warning: Functional Half-Brain required to enjoy the fantastically witty, written dialogue). Pixel Dan and Fwoosh are excellent too!

    • @kingslowbrafas292
      @kingslowbrafas292 Pƙed 3 lety

      Im not surprised. He covers very surface level stuff that most collectors already know. Hes not breaking any new ground. Just repeats info. Not to mention there are countless other manchildren making retro 80s toy videos.

    • @LegendStormcrow
      @LegendStormcrow Pƙed 3 lety

      WOW. He edits as well as Ask Mojo, but the content is actually good.

  • @darkhierophant4914
    @darkhierophant4914 Pƙed 3 lety +5

    I don't ever remember the spark feature being a concern. The G1 Transformers line had many figures with the sparking feature. The Sparkbots and Monsterbots come to mind. I think paranoia sparked ;) the controversy with no incidents.
    I love how this started with the jumbo Shogun Warrior Dragun, which i have.

  • @blindcrow849
    @blindcrow849 Pƙed 3 lety +11

    To be honest, It actually tried to "light" quite some stuffs as a kid with my Saurod action figure but never succeded.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +2

      There’s apparently cold sparks đŸ€“

    • @blindcrow849
      @blindcrow849 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@EdsRetroGeekOut My parents must be thankful for this.

  • @rlewis3669
    @rlewis3669 Pƙed 3 lety +9

    I worked at Target when they had us pull all the Talking Freddy Krueger Dolls off the shelves.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Yeah freddy should have stuck to nightmares even the max fx thing got cancelled due to them starting out woth freddy

    • @rlewis3669
      @rlewis3669 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@EdsRetroGeekOut Right! I had one of those, but I didn't pick it up in a store. That was found second hand somewhere, don't remember where.

    • @lawrenceweitzel6809
      @lawrenceweitzel6809 Pƙed 3 lety

      Then Pee Wee Happened that was a florida thing too

  • @robonintendo
    @robonintendo Pƙed 3 lety +14

    Transformers G1 Monsterbots, Sparkabots and Firecons all shot sparks. These were considered safe as they were "cold sparks".

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Awesome đŸ€“

    • @royallison5307
      @royallison5307 Pƙed 3 lety

      Don't forget the " exploding Death Star " toy from Taco Bell!!!!

    • @Kai0nTheMoon
      @Kai0nTheMoon Pƙed 3 lety +1

      I had a toy gun as a kid called the "Razer Ray Gun". It shot out sparks pretty far and made a cool noise. The sparks didn't hurt at all if you put your hand in front of the gun, but my little bitch cousin swore I hurt him with them and got me in trouble.

  • @corinneadams5390
    @corinneadams5390 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I am always amazed at banned toys. One that I'm sure you have heard of is from The Barbie Line-Pregnant Midge. She was accepted on the East coast but the Bible belt would have none of it and the dolls were taken back to the factory. Their magnet pregnant bellies thrown away and the little newborn and Midge were repackaged. The original doll had a permanent wedding band, painted on panties and a back story of a husband and a little son already as part of this growing family. I do show and tells in Pre-K and I can tell you, even the biggest fidget doesn't take his eyes off this show and tell!

  • @Jim26D
    @Jim26D Pƙed 3 lety +7

    I loved the smell of the sparks from old toys, have not smelled it in 30 years but remember it well

  • @petersmv1
    @petersmv1 Pƙed 3 lety +9

    The barbie skates actually had cigarette lighter flints that's how they sparked. And the were not recalled in Australia as they were everywhere.

  • @burni82
    @burni82 Pƙed 3 lety +15

    About those spark shooting toys:
    There were also the Transformers Firecons (in 1988)

    • @williamthompson5504
      @williamthompson5504 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      Sparkbots or something like that too. I would LOVE some Euro G2 firecons, but they crumble.

    • @darkhierophant4914
      @darkhierophant4914 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      The Monsterbots and Sparkbots had the features as well.

  • @p.d.l7023
    @p.d.l7023 Pƙed 3 lety +8

    They change the Barbie name to 'Arsonist Barbie'. Now that's marketing!

  • @andrewmiville67
    @andrewmiville67 Pƙed 3 lety +8

    I remember a Salem cat doll from Sabrina the teenage witch show, that had a pull to speak feature.
    Among the things it would say was... "Worship Me!"
    Went back to store three days later to show a friend, and they were all gone, and so were all shelf tags.
    Don't know if it got banned or recalled. Always wondered.

  • @IaMShadows1
    @IaMShadows1 Pƙed 3 lety +12

    I always loved the spark toys from the 90s😭

    • @randominternetprofile8270
      @randominternetprofile8270 Pƙed 3 lety

      I had the human toy Saurod. I think it still sparks

    • @adamtrogdon959
      @adamtrogdon959 Pƙed 3 lety

      I forgot about the rgb one. Storm from the og x men line

    • @randominternetprofile8270
      @randominternetprofile8270 Pƙed 3 lety

      @matt fahringer it's just a basic flint/steel system, similar to a lighter. Few years ago my parents moved out of my childhood home and I took some boxes of toys from the attic. I'd have to check. Its in my attic now. For some reason I swear it still sparked.

    • @randominternetprofile8270
      @randominternetprofile8270 Pƙed 3 lety

      @matt fahringer I guess a few things could go bad. I know for sure it still made the sound, so the mechanical system was still intact. Flint is only good until you've shaved it all off, but the steel portion could rust and deteriorate overtime and not make contact with the flint.

  • @FanboyMarkJabroni
    @FanboyMarkJabroni Pƙed 3 lety +13

    Let’s not forget about the Al Snow WWF action figure that came with a mannequin head & was accused of promoting domestic abuse

    • @Sanguivore
      @Sanguivore Pƙed 3 lety

      @matt fahringer I’d watch the heck out of that!

    • @CTimmerman
      @CTimmerman Pƙed 3 lety

      As if picking fights and beating each other up isn't abusive in general.

  • @rbswords2353
    @rbswords2353 Pƙed 3 lety +50

    People apparently want to protect their kids they just can't be bothered with telling them not to stick toys in their mouths,etc.

  • @ready2rumble661
    @ready2rumble661 Pƙed 3 lety +9

    I still have my ninja action tmnt figures from the 90s .. it was still "ninja" in the Uk by the time i got mine.

  • @MrDrokkul
    @MrDrokkul Pƙed 3 lety +11

    Wow. Walter white survived Krazy 8, Tuco, The Twins, Gus Fring, & Hank, but couldn't make it past Florida Mom (now with "sign my petition" action!).

  • @infernalstryfe
    @infernalstryfe Pƙed 3 lety +7

    I miss the good ol' days of being a kid in the 70's, & having a real set of lawn darts.

  • @lonreed9743
    @lonreed9743 Pƙed 3 lety +9

    I got the Walter White figure at Toys R Us right before they closed. Figure came with a hand gun, sack of cash and hidden behind the feet was a bag of “meth”. Very cool figure.

  • @tsukiyumetan5362
    @tsukiyumetan5362 Pƙed 3 lety +8

    Dude ur collection is out of this world!Also,your jokes are great!Glad I subbed!Keep up the quality content,Ed!👍💯👏

  • @francescorengifo
    @francescorengifo Pƙed 3 lety +11

    The Moral of this video.. If you don't want to talk to your kids about something. Start a petition and ban it . So since Pokemon sounds like Poker Man and I don't want to talk to my kids about gambling. PETITION :P

    • @aubreyh1930
      @aubreyh1930 Pƙed 3 lety

      In the older Pokémon games there was slot machines, but in the remake it was replaced with a new mini game. So someone did complain about Pokémon and gambling :P

  • @cgimovieman
    @cgimovieman Pƙed rokem

    When I watch this, I can’t help but think of the old SNL sketch with Dan Aykroyd, where he plays a sleazy toy company CEO, trying to defend unsafe toys like “Bag O’ Broken Glass” LOL! It’s a classic. 😂

  • @gabecoolwater4497
    @gabecoolwater4497 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    No way! I had that Ken version of the Rollerblade Barbie. I loved that toy! Never got hurt once and I played with it for years: watching those rollerblades spark was so awesome! Had no idea they were banned...

  • @GrimesFinds
    @GrimesFinds Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Man some of those clips bring back great memories

  • @TheJorssk
    @TheJorssk Pƙed 3 lety +8

    My Cindersaur from Transformers G1 Firecons have same sparkling gimmick from his mouth :).

  • @GerwynT
    @GerwynT Pƙed 3 lety +2

    That sparking Ghostbusters toy was my favorite and I played with it endlessly.

  • @zot.v420
    @zot.v420 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    I remember having a Godzilla with Sparks coming out the mouth when you roll it across the floor. đŸ€”đŸ€ŁđŸ˜‚

  • @danielrecommends
    @danielrecommends Pƙed 3 lety +12

    Some of these are crazy stories Ed. McFarlane Toys caused a couple of controversies with Toys R Us. I love Bryan Kranston's tweet about burning his Florida Mom figure. I love how you seamlessly go from one toy to another on these. This is one of the best toy segments on CZcams. Keep up the great work Ed.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Mc farlane always pushing the envelope đŸ€©

    • @lawrenceweitzel6809
      @lawrenceweitzel6809 Pƙed 3 lety

      First Angela figures without panties l didn't notice till you toy fare or some magazine mentioned it đŸ˜Č

  • @snukastyle
    @snukastyle Pƙed 3 lety +6

    I'd forgotten about the "mass market" variations of the Austin Powers figures, aside from Fat Bastard being "Fat Man" in Toys R Us stores.
    That Barbie thing was definitely odd-like you said, most boy's toy lines had sparking or working caps in them. Even Transformers had half a dozen spark "fire" breathing toys!

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety

      Oh yeah the caps in the robocop toys đŸ€©

    • @andrewgrant2990
      @andrewgrant2990 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Barbie also had that talking one that got pulled for being sexist when she said "Math is hard". There may have been other pulled Barbie's as well...

  • @BrokenHedgehog
    @BrokenHedgehog Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Lawn darts. Those things actually impaled a couple of kids before people realized that , "Hey. maybe handing children sharp things that are meant to be thrown AND letting them use these things under lackluster at best adult supervision is a bad idea!"

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety

      Yeah i had them in the previous banned toys video đŸ€“đŸ˜… those were dangerous indeed

  • @chatboulon743
    @chatboulon743 Pƙed 3 lety

    The best history is toy history. It's so fun to see how children of old played, the trends that were popular, and the hit/miss toy that was either iconic or forgotten with time.

  • @raab837
    @raab837 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    Banned toys! my favorite topic!

  • @modmiiwii
    @modmiiwii Pƙed 3 lety +3

    When I was a kid we loved to eat Aqua Dots but then one day they just took them off the market for no apparent reason. I was so distraut I shook for weeks, and couldn't sleep.

  • @Carlos_Balli
    @Carlos_Balli Pƙed 3 lety +23

    Dam that ghostbusters toy can light a cigarette 🚬 who made it zippo?

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Kenner 😏 lights up your action like never before

    • @larrychilders6599
      @larrychilders6599 Pƙed 3 lety

      there's also 6 transformers that can do that too

    • @DuoXCity
      @DuoXCity Pƙed 3 lety

      All clever cigarette marketing.

  • @timwhite5562
    @timwhite5562 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    I had the Zartan figure. I only remember him changing color and having different faces.

  • @wyldarmz
    @wyldarmz Pƙed 3 lety +5

    When you mentioned the Austin Powers toyline, I thought you were going to mention how they changed the name of the "Fat Bastard" figure to "Fat Man"

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +3

      I didn’t know that đŸ€Ł

    • @wyldarmz
      @wyldarmz Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@EdsRetroGeekOut Yeah, it's the figure where he's in the Scottish attire with bag pipes. It has his name on the bottom left corner of the card. eBay has one to check (tried to post the link but it got deleted here)

  • @FNHot
    @FNHot Pƙed 3 lety +6

    Roller Blade Barbie wasnt recalled before it caused issues, a little girl went up in flames. She had a ton of hairspray on (90's hair...) and the sparks caused her to go up in flames. There is even footage from a court hearing, showing how dangerous the doll was and how easily it started fires. Saurod on the other hand used different metals and the sparks that came out of him were far too cold temperature wise to cause ignition. What's weird is Saurod came out BEFORE Rollerblade Barbie, so why this ever happened is a mystery.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Yeah and mattel would have had acces to the same technology so đŸ€”

    • @RunnerX13
      @RunnerX13 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      They should have banned those aerosols cans faster

    • @FNHot
      @FNHot Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@RunnerX13 it's not the gasses in the cans that make hairspray flammable, hairspray itself is. A lot of them use alcohol to speed the drying process.

  • @Pzrem
    @Pzrem Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Top notch writing and editing, dynamic, entertaining and interesting for die hard collectors and newbies. Keep up the great work!

  • @danielc3472
    @danielc3472 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Awesome episode Ed! Loved it! đŸ‘đŸŒ

  • @shazamstrongesthumansuperh8555

    Even in the 80’s there were Karens. Incredible. They are a disease

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @trustnoone3007
      @trustnoone3007 Pƙed 3 lety

      That word Karen. Jesuss.....😂

    • @cfnaround1585
      @cfnaround1585 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      There were a lot less then

    • @Daftanemone
      @Daftanemone Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Equating Karens to being equivalent to mental health activists really pissed me off in this video. Fuck off

    • @muertolamento
      @muertolamento Pƙed 3 lety

      @@Daftanemone Some of these are kids and parents in particular, being stupid or ignorant. But a good lot of these are also companies that should've had common sense as well. Not too many people realize that and just blame "snowflakes" for everything.

  • @anthonyxavier6300
    @anthonyxavier6300 Pƙed 3 lety +15

    I didn't know about the pokeball. I actually laughed when you showed the clip of the baby. Are people really that stupid for doing that. Well I guess they were.

  • @RNCV-uf7wu
    @RNCV-uf7wu Pƙed 3 lety

    Great video, like your calm, concise way of commentary

  • @SmugglersCanyon
    @SmugglersCanyon Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Great vid Ed! Your Aqua reference was quality! đŸ€ŁđŸ™Œ

  • @huntercatalcazar3728
    @huntercatalcazar3728 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    10:30 " Who would You call...Firefighters! Who would You call...FIREFIGHTERS!!! 😁

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Hello ghostbusters I need the firedepartment đŸ˜đŸ‘»

  • @jkiller404
    @jkiller404 Pƙed 3 lety +7

    Al Snows WWF figure was pulled from Wal-Mart because his mannequin head accessory was named Head.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety

      Yeah that’s a weird story đŸ€Ż

    • @DrMerkin
      @DrMerkin Pƙed 3 lety

      Pretty sure it was because people complained it resembled a severed head.

  • @WorKoHolik84
    @WorKoHolik84 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Thank you, that the most interesting recommendations from CZcams 4 that month.
    I'am a kid of the 90s and man I have so much nostalgic moments when I watch your videos.
    Keep it up, and stay Healthy!

  • @jasonleegomez2497
    @jasonleegomez2497 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    You said it at 6:49. Swing his magic ninja nunchucks

  • @iyeetsecurity922
    @iyeetsecurity922 Pƙed 3 lety +6

    That Teletubbie didn't just say _"Bite me butt."_ It would also repeat a, let's say, anti-gay slur. My little sister still has it because it was canceled/recalled.

  • @warmachine9846
    @warmachine9846 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    I actually remember a couple of those stories especially the Teletubbies

  • @maxyrobbin
    @maxyrobbin Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Great video! Love your content!

  • @rodrickadamginsburg8960
    @rodrickadamginsburg8960 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Another amazing video Ed!

  • @danclark5239
    @danclark5239 Pƙed 3 lety +10

    Wasn’t the 1979 Kenner 18-inch Alien replica action figure banned when it came out? And remaining stock subsequently ended up in bargain bins! Great video, Ed!

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Oh yeah i think i featured it in one of the episodes last august đŸ€“

    • @danclark5239
      @danclark5239 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@EdsRetroGeekOut Cool! I’ll check that out for sure

    • @lawrenceweitzel6809
      @lawrenceweitzel6809 Pƙed 3 lety

      Karen in the 70s l have him setting up on my shelf R rated movie toys who would buy those đŸ€”

  • @darrenreid4221
    @darrenreid4221 Pƙed 3 lety +9

    I remember the WWF wrestling figure of Al Snow being "controversial" due to him being packaged with a female mannequin head.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Indeed đŸ€“

    • @jamesoblivion
      @jamesoblivion Pƙed 3 lety +1

      That one, you'd think the manufacturer would figured out beforehand. I mean, when he was in the ring, he obviously has a mannequin head, but when you shrink both the wrestler and accessories down, and cast it all in the same plastic, the line between mannequin head and severed human head isn't quite as clear. haha

    • @dwornikify
      @dwornikify Pƙed 3 lety +1

      What does everybody want???

  • @p.d.l7023
    @p.d.l7023 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    If Capt. Planet couldn't save the planet he'd burn it down!

  • @Spintechfilms
    @Spintechfilms Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Dude ive been binge watching your videos today and im totally gonna give you a sub, really loving your content honestly

  • @godofzombi
    @godofzombi Pƙed 3 lety +9

    Barbie, Gi Joe, TMNT, Breaking Bad. One of these things is not like the others.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +4

      😏 is it barbie

    • @lawrenceweitzel6809
      @lawrenceweitzel6809 Pƙed 3 lety

      What's in the purse Barbie 😂😂😂I'm Cry laughing (Was it Barbie) this channel is so killer dying laughing here 😂

  • @jimmylarson7856
    @jimmylarson7856 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    Oh and Entertech guns. “The look, the feel, the sound so real, ENTERTECH”
    Cause of removal? Everything the slogan said got kids shot and killed, criminals used them in crimes and it out LJN out of business.
    It was referenced in movies like Airheads and Die Hard

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Yeah i covered those in the last banned toys video đŸ€“ there’s actually quite a lot controversial water guns

    • @jimmylarson7856
      @jimmylarson7856 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@EdsRetroGeekOut I’m new to your channel, I’ll have to check that out

  • @lesarasure2740
    @lesarasure2740 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Finally a good channel to see good toy videos! New sub here, and really enjoy your videos. Toys never go out of style, and I have been a collector for more decades than most. Keep up the good work! :)

  • @MisterMurphy
    @MisterMurphy Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Yass! Love your toy history vids đŸ‘đŸŒ

  • @andrewgrant2990
    @andrewgrant2990 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    I thought the Breaking Bad figures were selling the sad remains of everybody's favorite crystal warrior- Crystar!

  • @eleanorhogan8643
    @eleanorhogan8643 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    I was 7 years old when Pokemon made pokeball's and I never put it over my nose and mouth.

  • @hopepapernacky
    @hopepapernacky Pƙed 2 lety +1

    The Zartan recall wasn’t that unreasonable, but the Teletubbies one was almost definitely just a stunt to get those horrifying things out of the house.

  • @ProbablyRicky
    @ProbablyRicky Pƙed 3 lety +1

    this video is so good. thank you

  • @brianbarron9583
    @brianbarron9583 Pƙed 3 lety +6

    the funny thing is if that florida moms kids doctor prescribed aderall to her hyper active kid she would be literally giving that same thing to her kid but if its fda approved its alright but to a chemistry teacher there is a lot of irony there

  • @supergeoff
    @supergeoff Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Man I love the classic Ninja Turtles series great video man

  • @nohandle498
    @nohandle498 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Dude this was really well done. Definitely an awesome channel and instant sub.

  • @noahmattiello8613
    @noahmattiello8613 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    I remember having those exact TMNT toys as a kid. Totally forgot until now. Thank you for unlocking that memory

  • @arcticfox6808
    @arcticfox6808 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    He needed to stay out of Florida Mom's territory. Haha!!

  • @Jjarret
    @Jjarret Pƙed 3 lety +8

    I HAD THAT PO!!!!! And not once did anyone in my family think it was any more than random baby babbling.

    • @Sanguivore
      @Sanguivore Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Good, that means your family weren’t idiots, LOL!

  • @thewoodbarionshow2223
    @thewoodbarionshow2223 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Great video Ed!👍

  • @GameplayUploaded
    @GameplayUploaded Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Kids way back got GI Joe, plastic soliders, board games and action figures. Now, Ipad and Iphone will be the first and last thing they'll ever play with :(

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Odd how they haven’t banned the ipad 😅

  • @soulagent79
    @soulagent79 Pƙed 3 lety +28

    The description of schizophrenia on Zartan's cardback was all wrong anyway. Schizophrenia does NOT mean the person has multiple personalities. This is a popular misconception.

    • @francoisregis2155
      @francoisregis2155 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      I collect Gi joe and I have that file card kinda feel special when you know the story behind that fig

    • @loneshewolf74
      @loneshewolf74 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      It's sad and infuriating that a lot of people still think what schizophrenia means. Schizophrenia more like takes away your personality.

    • @CTimmerman
      @CTimmerman Pƙed 3 lety

      Because a personality is one mind, whereas schizophrenia means "split mind". They should've printed "multiple personality disorder".

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Pƙed 3 lety

      There are different types of schizophrenia. Split personality and multiple personality disorder can be factors of schizophrenia. So you're fundamentally wrong

  • @alexandercoltart2790
    @alexandercoltart2790 Pƙed 3 lety +22

    No toys were more dangerous than what we did with them back in the day.there are more than a few gi joes that were laid to rest in melted pieces in the woods behind my childhood home.

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +4

      😏 guess that joe had better not picked the name bbq

    • @lawrenceweitzel6809
      @lawrenceweitzel6809 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      The Joe's I melted could pay for a house but boy was it fun at the time 😁

    • @Merrifieldsam
      @Merrifieldsam Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Lol my uncle (same age as me) used to stick fireworks in his hotwheels. He had a lot of messed up toys that he did things like that to. I personally had many toys missing random parts because I liked to take them apart sometimes.

  • @thegirlstrikesback
    @thegirlstrikesback Pƙed 3 lety +2

    I had that rollerblading barbie when I was a kid!! I think I still got it somewhere! Loved that barbie it was so cool!

    • @EdsRetroGeekOut
      @EdsRetroGeekOut  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Awesome đŸ€©đŸ€˜ did it really flicker and flash that much?

    • @thegirlstrikesback
      @thegirlstrikesback Pƙed 3 lety

      @@EdsRetroGeekOut definitely not that my like in the advert but it was a littlebit, it was soo cool!!

  • @JoeyXSmith
    @JoeyXSmith Pƙed 3 lety +2

    That Mike toy was banned because nunchucks was banned in the UK. As it was part of set, they banned it. In most cases they would just sell Mike without weapon. His weapon was edited in cartoons as well in the UK.