32 Toys From The ’80s That We Begged Our Parents To Buy For Us

There was a special kind of magic in growing up with toy commercials that felt more like blockbuster movies.

These were the action figures, dollhouses, plastic monstrosities, and neon-hued gadgets that ruled Gen X playground conversations and birthday wish lists in the 1980s.

Some lucky kids got them. The rest of us just admired from afar or maybe got a knockoff version that sort of looked the same if you squinted.

Let’s take a scroll down memory lane and revisit the plastic dreams that shaped our childhoods.

1. Bigtrak

2. My Little Pony

3. Lego Space Set

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5. Cabbage Patch Dolls

6. Nintendo Entertainment System

7. He-Man action figures

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10. Teddy Ruxpin

11. Castle Grayskull

12. Sesame Street Poppin’ Pals

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14. Big Yellow Teapot

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17. E.T. toys

18. Care Bears

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20. Millennium Falcon

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22. Rubik’s Cube

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24. Glo Worm

25. View-Master

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27. McDonald’s Berenstain Bears Happy Meal toys

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29. Wrinkles Dog

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31. A BMX bike

32. She-Ra: Princess of Power action figures

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