Christmas in the 1980’s was incredible as a kid. So many toys & games on Christmas day that you had to figure out which ones to play with first!
In no particular order, here are 10 of the best Christmas presents I got when I was a wee lad.
Etch-A-Sketch
How did it work? I have no idea! Plus, how do these professionals make such intricate drawings with just two knobs?
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Speak & Spell
Playing their version of “Hangman” took hours out of my day. Oh, and I learned spelling too.
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Fisher Price Roller Skates
The ugliest skates you’ve ever seen, but damn if I didn’t roll around in these all the time.
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Fisher Price Garage
Sending cars down the ramp was the best part about this awesome toy that was for fans of…garages?
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He-Man Toys
By the power of Greyskull, I had the…TOYS!
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Transformers
I’d say it’s fair to assume I had about 90% of all the Transformer toys made.
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Atari
The hours I spent on this beauty. Day, night, when I should have been sleeping. What an innovation!
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Lite-Brite
I spent more time spelling my own name in lights than I did the designs they provided you with.
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Game Boy
Before Nintendo’s Switch, there was the original and best with the Game Boy. Put me in a room with this and you wouldn’t see me until dinner as I crushed Tetris.
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Smurfs
Somewhere back at my parents house, the greatest collection of Smurfs figures is sitting and waiting for me to sell them…some of which are fetching $100 each!
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