Every year at Christmas it seems there are at least one or two items that are the “must-have” toy or gadget of the season. This year, the Sony PlayStation 3 appears to hold this position; in the past month there have been numerous reports about the lengths people are going to in order to obtain one for their kids or themselves.
In 1983, the quest for the “it” toy of the season was raised to a whole new level with the introduction of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. For those of you old enough to remember, the demand for these glorified rag dolls had frantic parents nearly tearing stores (and each other) apart to get one (since I was nine at the time, I really wanted one too).
Not every year sees this kind of toy phenomenon, but here are some of the most popular toys of the last twenty-three years.
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1983: Cabbage Patch Kids
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1984: Transformers
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1985: Care Bears
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1986: Pound Puppies
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1989: Nintendo Game Boy
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1991: Pogs
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1996: Beanie Babies & Tickle Me Elmo
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1997: Pokémon
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1998: Furby
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2000: Razor Scooters
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2001: Bratz Dolls
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2005: Xbox 360
Source: Wikipedia
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December 6th, 2006 at 6:52 pm
2006: Robo Reptile by Discovery http://www.myroboreptile.com
March 11th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
If you say the last 23 years, you should also include its not every year because its really making me mad that you dont have them in order and theres only certain years there.
March 11th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
If you say the last 23 years, you should also include its not every year because its really making me mad that you dont have them in order and theres only certain years there. I’m trying to do a school report and now im going to fail.
May 27th, 2007 at 6:20 am
There was also Tamagotchi (virtual pet) in 1997.