December 4, 2006

Popular Christmas Toys of the Last 23 Years

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.

Source: Wikipedia

7 Responses to “Popular Christmas Toys of the Last 23 Years”

  1. Katherine said:

    2006: Robo Reptile by Discovery http://www.myroboreptile.com

  2. fargo said:

    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.

  3. fargo said:

    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.

  4. Stan said:

    There was also Tamagotchi (virtual pet) in 1997.

  5. Frank said:

    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/

  6. Booo!!!! said:

    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…

  7. Amber said:

    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.