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Discussions about the toysand games of the 70's, 80's and 90's. Which were your favourite toys? Which toys have you still got? What was the best toy ever?

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Old Catalogue toy pages

    I have been meaning to post these scans for ages no, sorry about the wait Sixtyten. Hope you enjoy them. More to follow.952 953 954 955 957

    Started by Retro Ghoul, 18-02-2009 00:20
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  1. Go to first new post Talking toy Monkey

    Please, please can anyone else remember a toy monkey, very similar to the Chad Valley Jacko Monkey's , but he was made by PEDIGREE, He could say three Phrases when you pulled his arms. 1 Have a Banana 2 munch, Munch 3 I am Jack??/ or my name is Jack This would be a toy of the late 70's maybe...

    Started by huggie74, 30-07-2007 12:33
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  2. Red face CHEEKY MOUSE play set thing... HELP!

    Does ANYONE please god remember "Cheeky Mouse"? It was a small carryable little plastic case in light blue, yellow or pink with a handle. The case itself was a house with a handle at the top, it had a window and a door on the front of the case and above the door it said "cheeky mouse" ... ...

    Started by nicky-noodles, 27-02-2008 21:11
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  3. 70's Circular Hand Launched Spinning Disc

    OK Community - A spinning disc, slightly biconcave, possibly blue and green, came with plastic launching device (bit like a guitar plectrum) could have been free with curly wurly? Size, about 3 inches in diameter. Anyway when launched by inserting plectrum into slotted radius of disc it used...

    Started by FLYING SAUCER, 03-01-2010 14:08
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  4. spaceship toys join together to make big one

    Does any remember this set of toys? They were seperate spaceships, but then if you collected them all they could be joined together to make a big spaceship. They were quite big and could fit a man inside about five inches tall. i remember the man was one of those wierd figures with an elastic...

    Started by pickles4uk, 20-10-2007 18:37
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  5. Smile Zodiac Toy Shops

    For 15 years from 1971 to 1986 I worked for Zodiac Toys, first as an area manager and then as retail operations director. By 1986 when I left following a takeover we had 85 UK branches. I've just been working on a website dedicated to Zodiac. Its a work in progress at the moment. If you're...

    Started by ziksby, 08-02-2008 00:46
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  6. U-Do Ball?

    Anyone else have one of these? It was a kit with powder and a mould.You mixed up the powder and let it set in the mould.after a few hours/days, you popped open the mould and you had bright coloured bouncy ball!. I got mine in the early 70's from a school jumblesale,so I only had enough mix to make...

    Started by sixtyten, 07-03-2007 14:54
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  7. Question Small Porcelain Doll...???

    Hi guys, I always get answers from everyone here, your all fab!! :D So I was wondering if anyone recognised this?? I've had it for years, It may have been my grandmothers but not 100% sure on that, if not, I thought it may be useful to know that I spent the first 5 years of my life in Spain,...

    Started by AmethystWitch, 2 Weeks Ago 00:03
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  8. Popples

    Anyonje remeber these? They were so cute! I think i still have my 2 up in the loft somewhere :) http://tatooine.fortunecity.com/dick/209/Popples.jpg

    Started by SpiralCoolStuff, 19-12-2005 21:48
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  9. Smile Little Shop of Horrors Game

    Helloo! So, when I was a kid I LOVED the Little Shop of Horrors movie! Well actually I still love it now.... :D Well my parents bought me this game! and I loved it sooo much! :) Anybody else have this?? Or remember this.....I don't remember where mine went...maybe I still have it in our storage...

    Started by AmethystWitch, 2 Weeks Ago 23:07
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  10. Shoe House

    this was a house in the shape of a shoe, it had a family of bears living in it. It wasn't Sylvanian Families.

    Started by jaygon, 2 Weeks Ago 22:48
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  11. HELP! Horror Hand Money Box

    Hey all, This one's been bugging me, on and off, for a few years now. Back in the mid-late 70's, I had a Horror themed money box: It was a large, black cube, with a hinged lid, and a coin 'rest' on the top (it was a very glossy, black plastic). You'd place your coin in the 'rest',...

    Started by robstanley1, 10-05-2010 16:46
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  12. 1980s music toy

    Hi Guys been trying to track the name of a 1980s cartoon for ages but am having no luck. I know that the cartoon was merchandised because I had a toy from it. I'm not too sure what the toy was called but it was like a wind up picture/music reel. It had like a flat monitor with a button to wind...

    Started by jaygon, 3 Weeks Ago 00:55
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  13. Pocketeers

    Anyone remeber these small pocket size (hence the name!!) games, giving you hours of fun (all without a microchip!!) idont recall any specific gmes but i do remember a football game and also a car racing one being particular favourites of mine.

    Started by swervey, 02-12-2004 19:06
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  14. Does Anyone Remember Sweet April?????

    When I was about 7 or 8 my dad bought me this little doll and I started to collect her "world". She was a cute doll and I still have her now. I've realised that she is now "vintage" (which is scary) and this has prompted me to start collecting again. I'd like to chat with any other...

    Started by sailorsgirl64, 3 Weeks Ago 20:05
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  15. Battery Operated...

    ..toys. I've started collecting these. Costing a fair bit but when you have to have something..... .Triumph police car which has a small record player built in for 'police radio' sounds. http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/frame69/007-9.jpg This is an Austin 1800 with cable control....

    Started by frame, 3 Weeks Ago 14:42
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  16. Plastic rugby ball with two long lines running through??

    A friend of mine is turning 30 this week and he mentioned the other day a toy he used to play with when he was younger.......it involved two players each holding two handles with two long bits of string attached to the handles and a ball (rugby shaped) was threaded on the string. The idea was that...

    Started by veedub, 24-04-2006 13:47
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  17. Miss World Board Game

    Hi everyone. I must say that i am becoming hooked on this site. My wife has just asked if anyone remembers a board game called 'Miss World. ???:confused:

    Started by Kevin Fletcher, 3 Weeks Ago 22:22
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  18. Matchbox trains.

    An odd Matchbox line from 1991-1992, approximately, which rose and then vanished with little trace. I'd known it existed but had never seen or got my hands on a set until very recently, when I acquired one battered and one almost mint set (there were three of different sizes) ...

    Started by Emettman, 3 Weeks Ago 12:45
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  19. Treasure Collector

    I remember this popular toy but can't think what it was called. It was a plastic tube on a base. What you did was fill it with water and pieces of plastic (underwater treasure), which fell to the bottom. When you squeezed the tube, the diving bell would go to the bottom of the tube and a...

    Started by Kevin Fletcher, 3 Weeks Ago 13:32
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  20. Does anyone remember Little Big Men

    A colleague of mine has just asked me if anyone remembers Little Big Men... Hmmmmm :confused:

    Started by Kevin Fletcher, 3 Weeks Ago 13:59
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