Big Time Toys Socker Boppers Inflatable Boxing Pillows - 2 Pairs of Boppers

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Remember when you were a kid, and you were so excited to find a new Furby or Barbie Princess under your Christmas tree? In the 20th century, some toys were all fun and games until someone lost an eye...literally. My brothers and I must have watched too many Mike Tyson fights because we went absolutely crazy with these things. That wouldn’t be much of a problem in and of itself if the toys actually stayed inflated.

Rosenfeld, L. (2015, July 10). A Brief History of the Etch a Sketch: Why We’re Still Fascinated By the Toy After 55 Years. Retrieved from, Lorio, J. (2018, October 9). Big Wheel 1970s Vintage Tricycle for Sale is Perfectly Preserved, Perfectly Awesome. Retrieved from,A Tamagotchi is a virtual pet on a keychain that first came out in 1996. It was created by a Japanese toy company named Bandai and eventually moved overseas to Europe and the United States.

Bet you didn’t know this original song was written by the legend himself, Rod Stewart? Prepare to tell people Maggie May is his second best song now. This jingle’s been floating through the decades for a long time, but it sounded particularly great in the 90s. According to a 2000 recall notice from the CPSC, "The hard plastic Sky Dancers dolls can fly rapidly in unpredictable directions, and can hit and injure both children and adults." Lite-Brite was released in 1967 by Hasbro, but it didn’t become popular until the 80s. This is in large part because the light-up toy was paired with other beloved properties of the decade like My Little Pony and Darth Vader. https://www.asiaone.com/world/5-facts-you-never-knew-about-everyones-favourite-virtual-pet-tamagotchiMy Little Pony galloped into every little girl’s heart in 1982. Released by Hasbro, these mini ponies had beautiful rainbow colored hair that was just begging to be combed and braided! Vailshery, L. (2021, January 22). Global Unit Sales of Nintendo 64 As of September 2020, By Region. Retrieved from, The Easy-Bake Oven was invented in 1963, but it became all the rage in the 90s when it was rereleased by Hasbro. An alum from the University of Cincinnati named Ronald Howes brought the first prototype to the New York Toy Fair and went on to sell half a million of these mini ovens by the end of the year. Teen Talk Barbie became infamous for its talking functionality, with one line being “math class is tough.”

Instead, these toys would deflate more and more as the seams wore down from use. I can’t explain the exact mechanism of their structural failure, though. That probably has something to do with all the blows to the head. How could something like this be dangerous? It’s soft, after all. On one side is a knot of hard plastic that connects to a soft-ish, fluid-filled ball with an elastic cord that could stretch several feet. That doesn’t sound too bad, right? Except it was. In fact, every part of this toy was a little hazardous.Spanish Barbie is probably exactly what you think it is. A normal Barbie doll dressed up as a matador, complete with red cape. Mattel was bombarded with letters demanding the doll be changed or removed, as this was viewed as a stereotypical portrayal of Spanish people.

Although it was fun to play handball or race on one of these, a lot of fingers got bruised and broken on these bad boys. They don’t have brakes and something about them seemed to make your hands slip off of the handle and onto the floor just as someone was rolling by. Wham-O’s Slip N’ Slides were introduced in the 1980s and hit their stride in the 1990s. At first glance, you’d have trouble figuring out how in the world this could be dangerous to someone. Add a little imagination, a bunch of misuses, and a lot of people that didn’t pay attention to the recommended age. When buying partner items like this one, your contract of sale will be with our Range Plus Partner instead of The Range. The Gym Scooters were the best thing to happen to gym class and the worst thing to happen to school kids’ fingers. I honestly feel sad for anyone that did not get the chance to play with these.I can still hear that commercial in my head, though. More fun than a pillow fight. Yeah, sure. Yo-yo Water Balls Like flails, but softer It’s cute, cuddly, and you can show off your artistic talent! The Doodle Bear was invented in New York by a man named Ed Kaplan in 1995. Go to listen to the audio podcast on your favorite platform: https://dumbcoolweirdpodcast.buzzsprout.com/share Jarts are lawn darts, which means they’re like regular darts but much bigger and much heavier. In 1987, they came under fire for their design. David Snow campaigned against Jarts, and a commission began investigating the toy. What they found was strange.