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.
1983: Cabbage Patch Kids
1984: Transformers
1985: Care Bears
1986: Pound Puppies
1989: Nintendo Game Boy
1991: Pogs
1996: Beanie Babies & Tickle Me Elmo
1997: Pokémon
1998: Furby
2000: Razor Scooters
2001: Bratz Dolls
2005: Xbox 360
Source: Wikipedia
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.
December 5th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Oops, sorry about that previous comment. Here is a good resource to fill in some of the blanks:
Most Popular Christmas Gifts 1990 Through 1999
http://www.printableonlinegiftcertificates.com/blog/most-popular-christmas-gifts-1990-through-1999/
May 10th, 2010 at 10:29 am
i need the 2000’s of which you obviously dont have all of them…really? last 23 years? more like most popular toys in some random 12 years…
January 19th, 2011 at 5:04 pm
You know he did say that NOT EVERY year has this kind of toy phenomenon. So gee you really all expected to get 23 years in a row???
Dumb. Learn to read thoroughly and not just skip around.