Foo - Blast from the past thread

Here's how it works....just post something (preferably a picture or link) to something you vividly remember from your childhood. It could be a toy, type of candy, TV show (youtube??), song (youtube??), whatever. That type of thing.


Big Trak (~1979) - Probably my absolute favorite toy in childhood.

http://www.robotroom.com/BigTrak/BigTrak.jpg

Your turn.....will you post something old enough (or new enough) that many of us have to say WFT is that? :D

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r162/jsharr/gijoeadventureteam.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r162/jsharr/GIJoeAdvTeam.jpg

These two Gi Joe sets combined provided me countless hours of adventure as a kid.

how about....

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/exhibits/toys/images/airport.jpg

Filled with.....

http://homepage.mac.com/knarley/.cv/knarley/Sites/.Pictures/weebles.gif-thumb_273_205.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6LZzVCpYDY

That dinosaur always scared the bajeezus out of me.

My brother had me play for hours at the time, whenever I see this I think of him.:)
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/blonduathlongrl/gijoefield.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/RedRBB90s.jpg

I remember this clock!!

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/blonduathlongrl/clock.jpg

http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/38_games_life.jpg

One thing that really stuck in my mind, being eight years old at the time, was the Israeli entry in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, the song Shir Habatlanim (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxxaHlQuYeQ). The chorus and the choreography stayed with me for twenty years from that single performance in 1987. Earlier this year, I tried to find out what the song was called, and tried to find a video of it on YT. Found several, of which the one in the link above is the best out there.

http://www.chem.sunysb.edu/msl/LEGO/5550sm.jpg

Here's how it works....just post something (preferably a picture or link) to something you vividly remember from your childhood. It could be a toy, type of candy, TV show (youtube??), song (youtube??), whatever. That type of thing.


Big Trak (~1979) - Probably my absolute favorite toy in childhood.

http://www.robotroom.com/BigTrak/BigTrak.jpg

Your turn.....will you post something old enough (or new enough) that many of us have to say WFT is that? : D[

F*ck me. I had one of those. I loved the thing, even if I can only vaguely remember what it did.

This is all I wanted for Christmas when I was or 4 years old.

I got it too. I love my Mom!

http://www.samstoybox.com/toys/DynamiteShack.html

F*ck me. I had one of those. I loved the thing, even if I can only vaguely remember what it did.

You used the keypad on top to "program" it. You could give it commands in sequence like "forward 10", "right 45 degrees", "forward 3", "laser 10x", etc....

It was fun to use to chase around the cats and dogs with.

http://www.datamath.org/Speech/Images/SpeaknRead.jpg

http://joes.propadeutic.com/88art.jpg

I had almost all the figures, multiples on the horses, teepee, wagon, buckboard and ranch

http://www.marxtoymuseum.com/_borders/johnny-west.jpg

Where's the beef? (http://youtube.com/watch?v=4w88Mz_Q154)

Evil Knievel stunt cycle, the only toy a boy needs
http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/assets/evel-knievel-stunt-cycle.jpg

, that and a raleigh super grifter, 200lbs of thoroughbred stunt machine. You can keep your BMX anyone who was anyone had a grifter. I once broke a wall bunny hopping it on my grifter, that thing was like a sherman tank.
http://www.re-buy-cycle.co.uk/uploads/190/0.jpg

Where's the beef? (http://youtube.com/watch?v=4w88Mz_Q154)

:beer:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/bionic/images/b/bf/Steve_austin_action_figure_box.jpghttp://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/bionic/images/thumb/a/af/Steve_austin_action_figure.jpg/306px-Steve_austin_action_figure.jpg

This was really fun at the time
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d126/telehammer/covergirl.jpg

http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/simon.jpg
http://www.twistedsun.net/files/page3_blog_entry210_1.jpg

http://www.historyofthebutton.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/merlin2.jpg

http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/02/Mattel-Football.jpg

http://todayslessons.blogspot.com/marathon-bar.jpg

http://www.gamerevolution.com/images/misc/stretch_armstrong.jpg


... Brad

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb256/asrick/pong.png

I had almost all the figures, multiples on the horses, teepee, wagon, buckboard and ranch

http://www.marxtoymuseum.com/_borders/johnny-west.jpg

I think I had one of those with a horse and a pony.

How about this?

http://www.kshs.org/cool3/graphics/ftballgameclose.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r104/Mo_Phat/mastermind13.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r104/Mo_Phat/mastermind13.jpg

We still have that. My wife and I bust it out occasionally and I can't wait until I can teach the kids to play.

As for toys, this was my all-time favorite:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/Vertibird1.jpg/800px-Vertibird1.jpg

Always wanted one of these:

http://uploader.chipszone.net/userfiles/164/playthingspastllc_1975_4791046.jpg


never got it:(

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/bionic/images/b/bf/Steve_austin_action_figure_box.jpghttp://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/bionic/images/thumb/a/af/Steve_austin_action_figure.jpg/306px-Steve_austin_action_figure.jpg

I had the satellite capsule too. It had a button you could push that would make it come apart in pieces to simulate the accident. :D

http://www.twistedsun.net/files/page3_blog_entry210_1.jpg
Merlin.....I don't even remember what it did, but yeah, I had one of those.

Nice back scratcher Shifty!:D

http://z.about.com/d/desktoppub/1/0/a/j/chalk2.jpg

http://home.olemiss.edu/~badwf/2600box.gif

http://home.olemiss.edu/~badwf/2600box.gif

With the best Atari game EVAR!!!!

http://www.warrenrobinett.com/adventure/adv_box.jpg

http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/atari_2600_adventure.gif

http://www.cnspace.net/cge/atari2600/adventure.gif

One thing that really stuck in my mind, being eight years old at the time, was the Israeli entry in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, the song Shir Habatlanim (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxxaHlQuYeQ). The chorus and the choreography stayed with me for twenty years from that single performance in 1987. Earlier this year, I tried to find out what the song was called, and tried to find a video of it on YT. Found several, of which the one in the link above is the best out there.

O.M.G. I saw that very Eurovision Song contest on TV when I was living in Belgium! :eek: That was the year that that Johnny Logan of Ireland won with "Don't Cry (Hold Me Now)." That song really stuck with me all these years. All I have is a version taped from the radio. Incidentally, Celine Dion won the following year, representing Switzerland....

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb256/asrick/pong.png

I remember playing this on my neighbors' TV when I used to babysit their son! After putting him to bed, natch.

http://www.gamerevolution.com/images/misc/stretch_armstrong.jpg

http://www.wildtoys.com/Shogun/shoguns!.jpg

Shogun Warriors FTW!

I remember playing this on my neighbors' TV when I used to babysit their son! After putting him to bed, natch.

We had it on our TV for a whole weekend when my dad borrowed it from a co-worker for the weekend for us all to play.

These came in all sorts of shapes and sizes and colors - and some the made sparks!

http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/wizzzer.jpg

http://www.liveandlearn.com/pics/slinky.jpg

My last Christmas living in Maine, I got this:
http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/3229679.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=27D044C0A019FA6C42BB43CA106711ECA55A1E4F32AD3138
Big Jim Playset

http://christmasandthensome.com/uploaded_images/ssp-765232.jpg

My brother, sister, and I used to fight each other to ride this thing! :D I can remember my sister chasing my brother down on his purple Huffy coaster bike. He had to make wide turns to turn around, and she could practically turn on a dime by comparison, and keep up with him. :p Ahhhh, good times.... :)

http://www.tricyclefetish.com/images/research/1d_12.JPG

Kids these days don't get the This GameMight Kill You element of fun we got from this one.

http://i2.iofferphoto.com/img/item/278/912/86/o_Jarts_box.JPG

http://image.orientaltrading.com/otcimg/k289.jpg

http://www.candy.org/nerdsvariety.jpg

http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/atomicfireball.jpg


http://www.bewarethecheese.com/juicyfruit.jpg

These came in all sorts of shapes and sizes and colors - and some the made sparks!

http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/wizzzer.jpg

Thank you! I was trying to describe this to my wife and I couldn't remember what it was called. I had a little truck that you stuck the Wizzer in the back and it drove it around in crazy circles. Plus the Wizzer itself was the best top ever.

Remember how it would make the RRRR-RRRR-RRRR sound? Awesome.

heh
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/readertown/188.jpg

http://scruss.com/wordpress/wp-content/dontwhiz.jpg