FabSwingers.com forum: Toys from the 70's & 80's

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I mean actual toys not adult toys here.

What were you favourite toys of the eras and the ones that stick in your mind?

Personal favourites were

star wars figures & spaceships

He man figures

The weird named one that sticks in my mind:

The purple people eater

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My children loved Weebles. They wobbled but they didn't fall down lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Space-hoppers, etch-a-sketch and stylophone's....all of which you can now buy again. Much to my daughters disgust........ hahahahaha I'm a naughty grandma, my grandson loves them.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

A few more that we can remember

Kerplunk

Buckaroo

Mouse Trap

Crossfire

Action Man

Game of Life

Frustration

Operation

Play doh barber shop

Bring back any memories?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's not true I tell you!!!!! it's not!!! .... it's not!!!.....I never even had a Barbie........so stop thinking that !!!!!.....

IhonestlyneverhadonehonestIjustsometimesplayedwithonethatbelongedtothegirlwholivednextdoor

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

stickle bricks..... how many parents tiptoed into their kids room to check on them at night and stood on one of those little fekkrs?

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I have to say for me it was speak and spell and simon says the thing with the different colour buttons and you had to get the sequence right...

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

Oh remember lolo balls?? Hours of fun there!

But kids don't like being active today, so will be wasted on them lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Major morgan

lego

mecanno

airfix models

demon driver

battleships

guess who

atari

pacman

space invaders

commadore vic 20

spectrum zx

chopper

raleigh grifter

pogo stick

Its all flooding back,lol

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By *aughtyHubbyMan
over a year ago

Sunderland

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

had to mention spirograph, bloody hated that and sure i got it on more than one occasion!

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By *aughtyHubbyMan
over a year ago

Sunderland

I used to love my Chopper.....the bike I mean!

Some great games listed above, all happy memories.

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

I alway yearned after a Mamod steam engine. Gonna google and see if they still do them!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the raleigh chopper but my parents could never afford one back in the 70's as they cost a fortune .i've got one now though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

girls world and my roller skates

oooo n monopoly used to wear an arm full of bangles thought if i jangled i sounded rich so would win

oh the logic of a child

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Evil Kenevil

Stretch Armstrong

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I alway yearned after a Mamod steam engine. Gonna google and see if they still do them!

I have three of them.

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

spinning tops

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By *mm_n_ZedCouple
over a year ago

Fareham

Hungry hungry hippos

Battling Tops

Dizzy Bug

Etch-a-sketch (good for drawing a few straight lines - not much else)

Tin can alley (Chuck Norris stylee)

Proper toys!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

BMX! BMX! BMX!

spent hours out on my BMX's in the 80's and have a small collection of early 80's BMX now

i will not grow up!!

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

"I alway yearned after a Mamod steam engine. Gonna google and see if they still do them!

Yes they do1 But you`ll have to take out a mortgage to buy one though!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Evel Kenevel wind up stunt bike

Matchbox toy cars

Action Man

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That reminds me I need some batteries

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Evel keneval was garbage I used to wind it up like mad hit the release button only to watch him flop on his side immediately .As for me it has to be Tonka toys ,it was a challenge to break him and near impossible

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a cindy an a action man an a horse an a carriage and they got married like the royals every week lol

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By *wingersrus465Couple
over a year ago

Cheshire

"had to mention spirograph, bloody hated that and sure i got it on more than one occasion!"

Oh I loved getting a Spirograph, would spend hours on it. The modern version isn't the same!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I loved my care bears and my little ponies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Tressy doll with the real growing hair out of a hole in the top of her head. I still have her and original outfit but lost the key for shortening her hair but a table knife works just as well.

I used to make pretendy road journeys on my bike and can still remember every pothole in the road and missing bit of kerbstone en route.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I had a tressy

spirograph

lots of board games

used to have lots of paper and gummed shapes and paints and glitter that sort of stuff that we made things with

chemistry set which was great

pipa dolls

We where out side most of the time though, playing two ball, elastic, skipping, making dens, hopscotch

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

I used to love pulling the heads off dolls they looked so much better when id finished

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to cut the hair of my barbie dolls much better.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Operation

Ker Plunk

Connect 4

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mr Pop, is now sold by Asda and called Funny Face

Keeps young kids amused for hours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It was Pro shot golf for MrM xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It was Pro shot golf for MrM xx"

Oh yeah and shaker maker too

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

I would say I have a fair selection in the loft now.. *my little pony *he man all figures ...castle grey skull sindy dolls and lego wweebles and the ramps they wobbled down tree house several trays of cars garages .. in fact 30 years worth of toys .. anyone want a coach built silver cross pram. .. going back further all my 60's clothes shoes bags etc..someone gonna have a ball when im dead clearing out that lot..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a game called turbo tops, basically it was a spinning top you'd power by blowing down a straw, let them go and battle ina a small arena, would end up with a splitting headache after about 10 minutes of intense blowing to get the spinning top to shift as fast as you could

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