Toys and Games - Totally the 80's

Garbage Pail Kids: The Gross Trading Cards Schools Couldn’t Stand

Few things felt more dangerous, or more fun, than opening a wax pack and finding a card so disgusting you had to show somebody immediately. Garbage Pail Kids were rude,…

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Why the Rubik’s Cube Craze Took Over 80s Bedrooms

If you grew up in the early 80s, you probably remember a Rubik's Cube sitting somewhere in your room, half-solved and impossible to ignore. It wasn't tucked away like an…

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Cabbage Patch Kids and the 1983 Toy Frenzy

One doll should not be able to turn a toy aisle into a contact sport. But in late 1983, Cabbage Patch Kids came awfully close. If you were around then,…

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Popples Plush Toys and the Ball Trick That Made Them 80s Icons

Some toys were cute. Some toys had a gimmick. Popples plush toys had both, and that was the whole magic. Created by Those Characters From Cleveland, a division of American…

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Nintendo Cereal System: The Breakfast Box Every Kid Wanted

Some breakfast cereals promised vitamins. The Nintendo Cereal System promised Mario, Zelda, and a much better reason to get out of bed. If you were a kid in the late…

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Best 80s Arcade Games for First-Time Players

80s arcade games looked easy from across the room. Then you stepped up, grabbed the stick, and lost your quarter before the theme song in your head even kicked in.…

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Teddy Ruxpin, the 80s Talking Bear Kids Loved

Before smart speakers and talking gadgets filled the house, one plush bear already had star power. Teddy Ruxpin did more than sit on a bed and look cute, he told…