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remember having some versions of the Skydancers, and an Easy Bake Oven as a child. ! But even back then! I know very well of their dangers, so with the skydancers went slow with the pull rope (and not to hold it so close to someone or your face). as for the oven, parents for the cooking/baking part. getting the treat out of it, keeping watch on the minioven while it cooked the treat. Also, lawn darts. Father might still have some, my friend and I have played with them but again knew of the potentials dangers so threw them into the ground. A few sometimes got into a tree trunk when we had the target hanging on the tree.
Definitely Pokemon BK toys. :P I probably have bits and pieces of others as well (like Magnetix), but I know the BK toys for sure since i still have the cards as well.
I worked at Burger King during that Pokemon promo. I recall that, as per usual, it had a warning. *"Not intended for children under 3 years of age ALTERNATE TOY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST."* But hey, why bother acting like an adult and reading the warning labels, when you can just sue someone else for your negligence?
Way too many of these issues are because parents give their kids things that their kids are not old enough to be playing with. Parents can't just leave kids that aren't smart enough to put crap in their mouths in a room with anything they'll just put in their mouths
@RoMayDrako I think we all chewed on dumb things as kids. I was someone who always chewed on dolls hands and feet, no clue why but I never allowed myself to swallow anything I was chewing on. It really comes down to how attentive are the parents and how smart are the kids
It's not solely about age imo. If they teach them not to do those kinds of things, then it can be okay to play with them. I remember being 4-5 and never having the bright idea to put small toys in my mouth.
@@musicvixen78 I don't remember chewing on anything. Only thing I had an obsession with putting in my mouth as a kid was a pacifier. But I think I stopped that at about 1½-2.
yeah that case was totally flawed, the data used to account for kids swallowing them was based on medical records with the phrase "magnetic item swallowed" not specifically Buckyballs, but "magnetic items", which ironically using the same records search terms showed that the years before Buckyballs ever existed had MORE cases.
@@lynntaylor9681 it's funny how it a ride operater lets a kid too small on a ride and the kid gets hurt, they can be sued. But nothing ever happens to parents who give small children toys outside their age range that they get hurt using.
The funny thing is, a good portion of these banned/recalled toys have nothing to due to the lack of safety features; it's more the fact that parents are lazy/stupid - either by buying toys that were not age appropriate for their little ones and/or not supervising their children when playing with these toys (seriously - how does a little girl get her hand stuck in an easy bake oven and how does a kid suffocate on a large plastic pokeball when it's way too big to swallow)
My personal theory on the pokeball scandal is evil people forcibly holding them over a toddler's mouth and nose until the kid stopped breathing. Then they could get their 15 minutes of fame by telling everyone a sob story about how a toy killed little Junior or Susie
if an infant or even young toddler holds the pokeball over their mouth and nose it will get suctioned to their face. thats how the suffocations happened and unfortunately suffocation is silent :(
@@cooperminion825 i dont think they wouldve had to hold it over their kids face, it genuinely could get suctioned onto an infant face by accident because there was no little hole on the top
I remember my cousin had a Magnetix set. It was a blue plastic briefcase like box with a metal base that was sunken into one of the flat sides so you could use the case as a building platform. They were clearly not intended for children who would be young enough to consider eating the pieces. Shame that they were discontinued because a lot of parents only viewed the age-limit on toys as suggested and not required.
I had loads of magnetix sets that I played with, my dad even got into it and we'd spend some nights just building with em. I had wondered why they disappeared suddenly, it's a shame 😢
I think little kids who swallowed them should not have had them at all. So the toys should've gone to older kids who know better then that. Instead of pulling them off the shelves. My sister had a Sky Dancer and never got hurt. The little girls who did while watching them spin and fly should've dodged them, or catch the dolls by the leg. I know I did when she and I were little and played with together. Parents who as part of the job, r suppose to protect their kids, thus would look to others at fault. But, realistically, sometimes it's the child to blame. Unless they're very small who don't know better, then there should b labels like "This toy is meant for 8 to over".
Most toys are clearly labeled with an age limit on them - it's been that way as far back as I can remember. The problem is, some parents are just careless because they consider the recommended age a suggestion and not a requirement.
I must have missed the memo that went out to all the children telling them to "EAT MAGNETS! EAT ALL THE MAGNETS YOU CAN GET YOUR DUMB LITTLE HANDS ON!!!"
My mom took away my kit of those magnetic balls and those elongated pieces, I still have no context why she did, but my money’s on the magnets even though I can’t ever recall putting them in my mouth
I remember the Pokeball recall. It was the only recall that I was aware of when I was a kid, it even had a short commercial explaining it. I was already old enough to not let myself choke on one of those, so I kept mine.
I dont think you can hold a company liable for a toy or office toy that is purely magnets, if you get your kids them you obviously know what they are and what could happen if your child ate one.....also why the hell are kids eating magnets
yeah the only children who were killed or maimed from these toys were gonna have the same thing to happen anyhow. just an easy way for shitty parents to try and make money.
I had a skydancer and loved it! Never had any problems because my parents had strict rules for playing with them: Only outside, always angle it away from yourself and anybody else. I also had an easy-bake oven (that I only ever used with supervision) and some of those pokeballs. My parents might have thrown the balls away after the recall, though. I wasn't big into pokemon and was find just having the cute toy without the container. I WANTED one of those cabbage patch kids, but my parents wouldn't get me one. Good thing, I guess, lol.
More like how incompetent and neglectful parents can be. So many buy their kids whatever they want even if it isn't something a kid should have and not supervising them while they play. They're the only ones a fault tbh. Don't be a parent if you can't even do the basic requirements as a parent.
Not stupid so much as naïve. Little kids are still new to the world, trying to learn how things are supposed to be. That's why parents must be vigilant and keep an eye on them at all times.
As a child, I used to play with a lot of small toys. My brothers and I had a lot of Kinder Surprise toys (I am from Europe) and we also had a similar game to Magnetix, which I loved playing with! Despite all these supposedly dangerous toys, we sll grew up fine because our mother knew how to do her damn job and not let us play with things that could be harmful. Parents, if you don't want to look after your children, then don't have any
Exactly. How are they not teaching kids "don't put that in your mouth." I grew up in the 90s and know of a lot of these toys. I had plenty of Barbie playsets as a kid and not once did I think it would be cool to just start eating the toys. I even had an Easy Bake oven too and never had the issues they talked about in this video.
A problem is that if a parent doesn't watch the news on TV they may not know about a recall. They have the time to go online to see if a recall has been issued for their product
It’s almost always the neglectful parents who let their small children play with toys that they may or may not have been old enough to even play with that end up getting toys recalled. Obviously there are exceptions like the C.S.I kit with literal asbestos, but the Pokéballs, those were almost entirely the fault of the parents leaving their children UNDER 3 with a toy said for kids OVER 3!
I still remember having Magnetix. My sister accidentally swallowed a magnetic ball when she was 5. Thankfully, it was only a single ball, but it was still very scary, so my mother threw out the entire Magnetix set afterwards.
Parents: *Buys young child toys clearly meant for older kids or even teenagers* Child: *Gets hurt by the toy* Parents: This is the company's fault. Governments: You are absolutely correct, we could never blame parents!
I *_really_* hate that I missed out on Buckyballs, but they were kind of expensive considering how many I would want to purchase. I had a toy that was a huge magnet base and hundreds of tiny, thin metal shards that you stick together to make sculptures. It certainly would not be allowed today, but we played with it for hours and I never once thought about eating one of the pieces. I also owned a toy similar to sky dancers that was just a small dowel rod with a propeller piece on the end. You spun it with your hands. I hit myself in the face with it so many times, and it hurt, but I blamed myself for not being careful instead of Mexico for making the simple toy. Also also, I owned Lawn Darts and have a set of decades-old clackers in a box somewhere.
@@SignatureFox713 I just can’t imagine letting a child watch a show like that. Maybe seeing commercials or something but watching enough to want a toy based on an adult show befuddles me.
@@theupliftchannel in all fairness I was 11 or so at the time, so I wasn’t a YOUNG child by any means. But this was also after my brother was nearly murdered himself. So I think my parents were just trying to keep me happy by letting me watch whatever DVDs we had on the car rides, and that was one of them
I was very upset when the Pokeballs had to be recalled. I loved carrying it around to pretend I was a trainer We never hurt each other with Sky Dancers. The biggest issue was them getting stuck on the roof of the house.
A lot of these recalls seem like they could be avoided if the products just advertised not for children under three. Seems weird to me that a lot of babies were playing with these toys. I guess there's a lot of dumb parents out there that don't take responsibility for their own actions and shouldn't have had kids to begin with. Edit: I feel bad for Buckyballs. I've never heard of them before this but they weren't intended for kids so the parents who gave them to their toddlers are the ones to blame. Idiots shouldn't have kids. As a 80's kid, I'm disappointed about the hoverboards. If they can't make ones like the movie they shouldn't have been made at all.
They do advertise that. Parents just dont care or dont read or maybe both. Probably the same parents who got angry when they took their kid to see Deadpool.
I get most of these being recalled, but Buckyballs was completely unfairly recalled because of parents that didn't have common sense and refused to accept accountability.
To me it seems most of these items were a case of parental failure... Why are American parents so incompetent at ensuring they get age appropriate toys? Same with Kinder surprise. We've had them for 30+ years in Sweden/Europe, the US had to ban them... Ikea hutches are no issue here, yet killed x amount of kids in the US...
Back in the early 70's, I had a pair of beautiful, blue Clackers. They were great, until, after only having them about a week or two, I was playing with them and got hit really hard in the head. My mom saw the welt and took them away permanently. I was devastated!
I freaking knew lawn darts would be number one! In fact I have a very good story about how one kid nearly destroyed my uncle with him a lawn dart if it wasn't for the fact that he missed him completely.
Why is it always kids eating magnets... I had plenty of toys that were magnetic and not once did I eat them. Nor did I eat Play dough. I think because my parents would always say, if we ruined our toys we were not getting another for awhile.
I had the first Polly Pocket quick clip pack thing many years ago. Enjoyed it though the magnets were finicky at times, parents asked if I ever put them in my mouth and I did not luckily. Never returned it, still kind of a cool toy overall despite the obvious hazards
It looks really cool. Disappointed they took it off. It's like anything with magnets just can't be a part of children's toys. So they can't have really cool shit like that. They're stuck with characters with boring clothes, or clothes molded on. Lame!
@@fodkfkdkfkfkfjfjfj if you eat two of them, they'll migrate through your intestine, and eventually they could get close enough to start attracting each other, and if they're strong enough, they'll start punching holes to do so.
Saw someone lose their balance on a hover board while riding it down the sidewalk. The guy didn’t completely fall but he did run out in front of me while I was driving. He smiled afterwards probably thinking how lucky he was not to get hit by a truck.
The otteroo wasn't recalled it was the knock off versions of it. As a result they did a voluntary stop to improve the product based on where the others failed, and relaunched it. it was also never marketed as a toy, it's a physical therapy aid. otterroo NEVER had a drowning or death. It was knock off companies. We used one with my infant after the suggestion of our physical therapist to help my baby with tongue tie and neck torticolus.
My family's Jarts set alternative were weighted round things that looked like Pac-Man ghost Popsicles. Instead of a head wound, you could have some blunt force trauma.
I purchased one of those floating months ago and returned it after one use (baby hated it and it was dangerous) I was out almost half my money because they said they want to resell the returned items so I paid a restocking fee and had to pay to ship it back to them. They aren’t going to stop selling these things
Ok, I grew up with sky dancers! WE WERE SHO0TING THEM AT EACH OTHER!! That is what really caused the injuries. They were recalled because we had more fun launching them at one another then we did playing with them correctly 😅
I had a clacker, I remember hitting myself with it more than actually having fun with it. My friend had the easy bake oven, it was too hot for kids, but I didn't get burned. I didn't have lawn darts, but I did throw butter knives at my brother when I was a kid. Oh, the good old days. 😁🤣👍
@@melissagrant4178 because he is a devil spawn, who did bad things and blamed me for it all. He's still a demon in disguise, I don't have anything to do with him anymore.
Had a feeling Aquadots would be on here. I'd recommend Aquabeads, the by the Japanese company Epoch, the orignal creators of the water based art beads. Those ones are safe. They have many sets with some from anime and Nintendo like Demon Slayer and Splatoon
My brother had Magnetix and I remember them being a lot of fun (we were both clearly old enough to know to not swallow them). I wish I still knew where they were because of how rare they are now. Also my sister had aqua dots, but they had a different name, so IK they were not the recalled ones. I remember having a Sky Dancer for a bit but I could only use it with my dad around (this was before the recall). I feel like he took it away after the recall but I was pretty young so IDK for sure. We also had these launching discs that worked similarly but were soft and round and that didn't get recalled. Still had those after Sky Dancers but had to do those with Dad watching *and* only outside.
I have my dad's 1950's lawn darts. He and I played them all the time when I was little, and still do to this day. Never once got hurt. Hell, it's our fav summer time game at the cottage, and we ALWAYS play when we've been drinking lol.
I remember Lawn Darts when I was a kid( they used to be called Jarts) and my family enjoyed them along with the neighbors. But when we played them, I don't recall anyone being careless and we made sure the little kids were a safe distance while playing.
Bucky Balls couldn't be blamed for parents not keeping dangerous things out of young children's reach. Kitchen knife or plastic bag manufacturers wouldn't get expected to recall their products if kids got hold of them!
I don’t think it was all Sarge items, just the Mattel ones from 2006 and only the ones made in China.I think if a 2006 Sarge diecast is from Thailand it’s safe, also the Sarge shown at 8:48 was released by the Disney Store and not Mattel.
I remember Sky Dancers I wasn’t interested in the stand for them to fly I used their wings to chew on because I wanted my baby teeth gone because they were loose.
Lol I remember having one of those Pokeballs and I used to put it on my mouth all the time. Actually I had three of these toys on the list as an child.
I had the a Sky Dancer as a kid and loved it. Never hurt myself with it (always held it away from my face when launching it). Honorable mention: the original Polly Pocket (the teeny tiny ones that came in a compact). I had a few of those growing up, and I loved them. I still have a soft spot for them. I work at a thrift store, and I've "saved" a couple of the older models because we can't legally sell them because of the choking hazard.
I'm surprised they didn't have the creepy crawly oven on this list. I had one and loved putting the creepy crawly fluid in the molds and watching them solidify into all kinds of bugs. There was the rings and things as well as the incredible edibles. I never got burned even though it got incredibly hot. It even got hotter than my stepsister's easy bake oven. I had sense enough to be careful. I was upset when they recalled them. I couldn't get the fluid or new molds anymore.
I remember my little sister when still toddler once stuck bead toys on her nose and need to be taken to clinic. But after that she still allowed to play with it because she learn not to stuck it again. Most of this recall seems not necessary if the child can be teached
I had a magnetix set. I had a lot of fun with it. I used to make a lot of small pyramids with it. I also had a fidget spinner, however I only played with it at home because they got banned at school. And the last one I had was an easy bake oven. That's where my love of cooking comes from.
My 67yo mother still has her Clackers. About 12 years ago, she took them out and showed me how they work when I asked about them. I fucking hit the deck in fear of my life when she got that thing going. My mother is often a mousy, silly, or introverted person, but for some reason, watching her use that thing with such terrifying efficiency and strength just freaked me out too much. lol
You skipped the Burger King toddler toy scandal of 2001: Their partnership with Sassy Toy company produced 16 different toys for children under 3. And three of them ended up recalled for a tendency to come apart and be choking hazards. I found a set of them on eBay and snatched them up. They’re actually quite calming to play with before bed when you live alone for any extended period of time…
Easy bake oven came with a massive push handle for the pans. Those hands should have NEVER been near the oven's holes. What were the parents doing?! Lock the oven up until the kid can be supervised! It's an OVEN!
I will never understand who in their ever-loving minds thought these would be safe enough for kids (and likely who didn’t have two digits in their age) to play with.
I had sky dancers when I was a kid so did most of my friends and none of us was stupid enough to pull the string close to our faces or aim it at another person.
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remember having some versions of the Skydancers, and an Easy Bake Oven as a child. ! But even back then! I know very well of their dangers, so with the skydancers went slow with the pull rope (and not to hold it so close to someone or your face). as for the oven, parents for the cooking/baking part. getting the treat out of it, keeping watch on the minioven while it cooked the treat.
Also, lawn darts. Father might still have some, my friend and I have played with them but again knew of the potentials dangers so threw them into the ground. A few sometimes got into a tree trunk when we had the target hanging on the tree.
Definitely Pokemon BK toys. :P
I probably have bits and pieces of others as well (like Magnetix), but I know the BK toys for sure since i still have the cards as well.
What about the thunderbirds toys
I loved that the Barbie movie pointed out the discontinued Barbies and Kens, and the ridiculous reasons why they were recalled.
Yes. So great. ❤️
The writers are rather clever over the good amount of fan service on the infamous Barbie dolls that are being recalled
Glad to hear the people who did the movie also did their research on the recalled dolls, I mean granted I love hearing about messed up recalls on YT.
I worked at Burger King during that Pokemon promo. I recall that, as per usual, it had a warning. *"Not intended for children under 3 years of age ALTERNATE TOY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST."*
But hey, why bother acting like an adult and reading the warning labels, when you can just sue someone else for your negligence?
That whole situation was so stupid. Maybe check the age on the toy and keep older siblings' toys away from little ones. Duh.
Way too many of these issues are because parents give their kids things that their kids are not old enough to be playing with. Parents can't just leave kids that aren't smart enough to put crap in their mouths in a room with anything they'll just put in their mouths
I was a kids that chewed everything but even still I was smart enough to only chew on large objects and never put anything small in mouth
@RoMayDrako I think we all chewed on dumb things as kids. I was someone who always chewed on dolls hands and feet, no clue why but I never allowed myself to swallow anything I was chewing on. It really comes down to how attentive are the parents and how smart are the kids
@@musicvixen78I did the same thing and I also. Ate one of my barbies nose when I was little 😂
It's not solely about age imo. If they teach them not to do those kinds of things, then it can be okay to play with them. I remember being 4-5 and never having the bright idea to put small toys in my mouth.
@@musicvixen78 I don't remember chewing on anything. Only thing I had an obsession with putting in my mouth as a kid was a pacifier. But I think I stopped that at about 1½-2.
Buckyballs were to blame because parents can't take accountability... Typical _😑_
I think the parents were idiots and shouldn't have had kids to begin with.
The product was clearly not meant for toddlers.
yeah that case was totally flawed, the data used to account for kids swallowing them was based on medical records with the phrase "magnetic item swallowed" not specifically Buckyballs, but "magnetic items", which ironically using the same records search terms showed that the years before Buckyballs ever existed had MORE cases.
@@lynntaylor9681 it's funny how it a ride operater lets a kid too small on a ride and the kid gets hurt, they can be sued. But nothing ever happens to parents who give small children toys outside their age range that they get hurt using.
I would never buy those because I have young kids. I wouldn’t risk it.
@@kaylapounds1359I don’t think most gave them to the child but probably to an older sibling.
I can’t be the only one who’s heart skipped a beat seeing those baby floats being used
Why did the boys otteroo toy have to go around the head?
Yeah my kids were babies when they were being marketed. Hard pass on putting my own kids in them.
I was thinking hope that baby is ok
I don't like when kids and especially toddlers get hurt or harm by these toys especially this on just shocked me
@@heatherpayne1995 good decision
The funny thing is, a good portion of these banned/recalled toys have nothing to due to the lack of safety features; it's more the fact that parents are lazy/stupid - either by buying toys that were not age appropriate for their little ones and/or not supervising their children when playing with these toys (seriously - how does a little girl get her hand stuck in an easy bake oven and how does a kid suffocate on a large plastic pokeball when it's way too big to swallow)
My personal theory on the pokeball scandal is evil people forcibly holding them over a toddler's mouth and nose until the kid stopped breathing. Then they could get their 15 minutes of fame by telling everyone a sob story about how a toy killed little Junior or Susie
@@cooperminion825I think that's it 😡
if an infant or even young toddler holds the pokeball over their mouth and nose it will get suctioned to their face. thats how the suffocations happened and unfortunately suffocation is silent :(
@@cooperminion825 i dont think they wouldve had to hold it over their kids face, it genuinely could get suctioned onto an infant face by accident because there was no little hole on the top
@@loamie but weren't the toys designed so that the little circle in the middle would stay intact when the ball opened?
I remember my cousin had a Magnetix set. It was a blue plastic briefcase like box with a metal base that was sunken into one of the flat sides so you could use the case as a building platform. They were clearly not intended for children who would be young enough to consider eating the pieces. Shame that they were discontinued because a lot of parents only viewed the age-limit on toys as suggested and not required.
I used to have an old ice cream tub filled with magnetix. Fond memories.
I had loads of magnetix sets that I played with, my dad even got into it and we'd spend some nights just building with em. I had wondered why they disappeared suddenly, it's a shame 😢
I think little kids who swallowed them should not have had them at all. So the toys should've gone to older kids who know better then that. Instead of pulling them off the shelves. My sister had a Sky Dancer and never got hurt. The little girls who did while watching them spin and fly should've dodged them, or catch the dolls by the leg. I know I did when she and I were little and played with together. Parents who as part of the job, r suppose to protect their kids, thus would look to others at fault. But, realistically, sometimes it's the child to blame. Unless they're very small who don't know better, then there should b labels like "This toy is meant for 8 to over".
Omg yeah
Parents would still buy them for their kids
Most toys are clearly labeled with an age limit on them - it's been that way as far back as I can remember. The problem is, some parents are just careless because they consider the recommended age a suggestion and not a requirement.
It's a shame that some parents would ignore the age limit on some toys.
I must have missed the memo that went out to all the children telling them to "EAT MAGNETS! EAT ALL THE MAGNETS YOU CAN GET YOUR DUMB LITTLE HANDS ON!!!"
My mom took away my kit of those magnetic balls and those elongated pieces, I still have no context why she did, but my money’s on the magnets even though I can’t ever recall putting them in my mouth
I remember the Pokeball recall. It was the only recall that I was aware of when I was a kid, it even had a short commercial explaining it. I was already old enough to not let myself choke on one of those, so I kept mine.
I dont think you can hold a company liable for a toy or office toy that is purely magnets, if you get your kids them you obviously know what they are and what could happen if your child ate one.....also why the hell are kids eating magnets
I had a bunch of these things and so did my kids. None of us ever had an issue because of parental supervision
yeah the only children who were killed or maimed from these toys were gonna have the same thing to happen anyhow. just an easy way for shitty parents to try and make money.
Loved the Robot chicken parody😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
A lot of these weren't the toys' fault. If the parents were watching the kids, those issues wouldn't have happened.
I bet you have never raised a child. Have you?
Parents are the worst.
Ugh. If parents watched the little kiddos the way they should, the swallow issues probably wouldn't happen.
what if the parents were at work
I agree.
I had a skydancer and loved it! Never had any problems because my parents had strict rules for playing with them: Only outside, always angle it away from yourself and anybody else. I also had an easy-bake oven (that I only ever used with supervision) and some of those pokeballs. My parents might have thrown the balls away after the recall, though. I wasn't big into pokemon and was find just having the cute toy without the container. I WANTED one of those cabbage patch kids, but my parents wouldn't get me one. Good thing, I guess, lol.
I had 2 and my parents told me the same thing, except I did do them inside too, but at an angle like outside and held them far away from my face
I'm convinced that some parents and kids weren't bright enough to have some of those toys.
A lot of these come down to toy manufacturers underestimating how stupid children can be.
Or how unaccountable parents can be.
for real i was thinking both of these things.
How stupid _young_ children can be... and how inattentive parents can be at times...
More like how incompetent and neglectful parents can be. So many buy their kids whatever they want even if it isn't something a kid should have and not supervising them while they play. They're the only ones a fault tbh. Don't be a parent if you can't even do the basic requirements as a parent.
Not stupid so much as naïve. Little kids are still new to the world, trying to learn how things are supposed to be. That's why parents must be vigilant and keep an eye on them at all times.
I'm surprised the Harry Potter vibrating riding-broom wasn't on the list.
It wasn't actually dangerous. The ones on this list caused injuries or death.
As a child, I used to play with a lot of small toys. My brothers and I had a lot of Kinder Surprise toys (I am from Europe) and we also had a similar game to Magnetix, which I loved playing with!
Despite all these supposedly dangerous toys, we sll grew up fine because our mother knew how to do her damn job and not let us play with things that could be harmful.
Parents, if you don't want to look after your children, then don't have any
Exactly. How are they not teaching kids "don't put that in your mouth." I grew up in the 90s and know of a lot of these toys. I had plenty of Barbie playsets as a kid and not once did I think it would be cool to just start eating the toys. I even had an Easy Bake oven too and never had the issues they talked about in this video.
In teh UK, for a short time, the kinder surprise were recalled due to salmonella.
A problem is that if a parent doesn't watch the news on TV they may not know about a recall. They have the time to go online to see if a recall has been issued for their product
Ironically, a lot of these accidents happen because not only do parents not watch the news, they don't watch their KIDS.
It’s almost always the neglectful parents who let their small children play with toys that they may or may not have been old enough to even play with that end up getting toys recalled. Obviously there are exceptions like the C.S.I kit with literal asbestos, but the Pokéballs, those were almost entirely the fault of the parents leaving their children UNDER 3 with a toy said for kids OVER 3!
I still remember having Magnetix. My sister accidentally swallowed a magnetic ball when she was 5. Thankfully, it was only a single ball, but it was still very scary, so my mother threw out the entire Magnetix set afterwards.
The same exact thing happened to me when I was 7. Luckily it was just one singular ball. I still remember my dad freaking out and screaming at me 😂.
@@brittneyluna9545What happened after, did you have to get it removed?
Parents: *Buys young child toys clearly meant for older kids or even teenagers*
Child: *Gets hurt by the toy*
Parents: This is the company's fault.
Governments: You are absolutely correct, we could never blame parents!
IT'S THE PARENT'S FAULT!
@@charlottebuckley2248 Absolutely
Parents should look at the warning labels at the toys before they paying it for their kids
Yes, like why would parents let their toddlers play with toys with magnets?
@@charliejoson9145Maybe they felt like abusing the legal system?
@@RVAdadain which case they should lose their children
@@charliejoson9145 ikr
Indeed, most of these toys should be fin in the hands of pre teen ,teens and adults
I never knew how dangerous the easy bake ovens were. And I used to have one as a kid.
I *_really_* hate that I missed out on Buckyballs, but they were kind of expensive considering how many I would want to purchase. I had a toy that was a huge magnet base and hundreds of tiny, thin metal shards that you stick together to make sculptures. It certainly would not be allowed today, but we played with it for hours and I never once thought about eating one of the pieces.
I also owned a toy similar to sky dancers that was just a small dowel rod with a propeller piece on the end. You spun it with your hands. I hit myself in the face with it so many times, and it hurt, but I blamed myself for not being careful instead of Mexico for making the simple toy.
Also also, I owned Lawn Darts and have a set of decades-old clackers in a box somewhere.
Dude, nice profile pic!
you can still buy those magnetic sculpture things, they just have bigger, less pointy pieces!
I have never understood why a child would even know what CSI is.
I mean, I knew what it was
@@SignatureFox713 I just can’t imagine letting a child watch a show like that. Maybe seeing commercials or something but watching enough to want a toy based on an adult show befuddles me.
@@theupliftchannel in all fairness I was 11 or so at the time, so I wasn’t a YOUNG child by any means. But this was also after my brother was nearly murdered himself. So I think my parents were just trying to keep me happy by letting me watch whatever DVDs we had on the car rides, and that was one of them
@@SignatureFox713 gotcha
@@SignatureFox713was south park one of the dvds
I was very upset when the Pokeballs had to be recalled. I loved carrying it around to pretend I was a trainer
We never hurt each other with Sky Dancers. The biggest issue was them getting stuck on the roof of the house.
One kids eye out and it effects everyone.
The thing I hated about Sky Dancers was they'd quit working after a while.
I think of the vid about the sky dancer that flew in the lit fireplace it's still fummy to this day
That one's just hilarious.
I'm actually surprised there weren't any Thomas and Friends toys on this list. Several of them were recalled in 2007 for high traces of lead.
@@quinnhouk5369 no. In 2007, several wooden Thomas products were recalled due to using lead based paint.
If a ring can easily fit over a baby's head, you should be scared. That's something I live by
A lot of these recalls seem like they could be avoided if the products just advertised
not for children under three. Seems weird to me that a lot of babies were playing with
these toys. I guess there's a lot of dumb parents out there that don't take responsibility
for their own actions and shouldn't have had kids to begin with.
Edit: I feel bad for Buckyballs. I've never heard of them before this but they weren't intended for kids
so the parents who gave them to their toddlers are the ones to blame. Idiots shouldn't have kids.
As a 80's kid, I'm disappointed about the hoverboards. If they can't make ones like the movie they
shouldn't have been made at all.
They do advertise that. Parents just dont care or dont read or maybe both. Probably the same parents who got angry when they took their kid to see Deadpool.
Clackers got a rename called lato lato
I get most of these being recalled, but Buckyballs was completely unfairly recalled because of parents that didn't have common sense and refused to accept accountability.
You could also skip the problem altogether by not having kids (in this already overpopulated world).
To me it seems most of these items were a case of parental failure...
Why are American parents so incompetent at ensuring they get age appropriate toys? Same with Kinder surprise. We've had them for 30+ years in Sweden/Europe, the US had to ban them... Ikea hutches are no issue here, yet killed x amount of kids in the US...
Sky Dancers were one of my favorite toys as a kid.
Back in the early 70's, I had a pair of beautiful, blue Clackers. They were great, until, after only having them about a week or two, I was playing with them and got hit really hard in the head. My mom saw the welt and took them away permanently. I was devastated!
Big, beautiful, blue clackers!! 😂
My son loved aqua dots. He was so angry that they were recalled.
I freaking knew lawn darts would be number one! In fact I have a very good story about how one kid nearly destroyed my uncle with him a lawn dart if it wasn't for the fact that he missed him completely.
I had both Skydancers and an Easy Bake Oven. Never got hurt by any of them.
Why is it always kids eating magnets... I had plenty of toys that were magnetic and not once did I eat them. Nor did I eat Play dough. I think because my parents would always say, if we ruined our toys we were not getting another for awhile.
I had the first Polly Pocket quick clip pack thing many years ago. Enjoyed it though the magnets were finicky at times, parents asked if I ever put them in my mouth and I did not luckily. Never returned it, still kind of a cool toy overall despite the obvious hazards
It looks really cool. Disappointed they took it off. It's like anything with magnets just can't be a part of children's toys. So they can't have really cool shit like that. They're stuck with characters with boring clothes, or clothes molded on. Lame!
how does magnets make it dangerous though
@@fodkfkdkfkfkfjfjfj if you eat two of them, they'll migrate through your intestine, and eventually they could get close enough to start attracting each other, and if they're strong enough, they'll start punching holes to do so.
I feel like the lesson of this video, is that if your child can't be trusted not to swallow their toys, they are too young to have those toys.
Anyone else notice at 15:49 when the narrator and the reporter say "half a million" at the same time? 😂
I loved my Sky Dancer even if she caused us some bruises 😂
Drove my parents insane for those Pokémon toys
Clackers. In 2023, they are such a huge trend with kids in southeast Asia. In the Philippines, it’s called lato-lato.
My brother's loved playing with the Sky Dancers. We'd turn on the fan and shoot the dolls up into the fan. If we got hurt, it was our own fault.
I know we had a set of lawn darts before the ban took effect, that was the way it was in the '70s.
Gah the product in the thumbnail gives me the worst kind of anxiety
We played with lawn darts when I was a kid. They usually got stuck up in the trees 🌳 I always enjoyed playing with my late grandparents.
Saw someone lose their balance on a hover board while riding it down the sidewalk. The guy didn’t completely fall but he did run out in front of me while I was driving. He smiled afterwards probably thinking how lucky he was not to get hit by a truck.
The otteroo wasn't recalled it was the knock off versions of it. As a result they did a voluntary stop to improve the product based on where the others failed, and relaunched it. it was also never marketed as a toy, it's a physical therapy aid. otterroo NEVER had a drowning or death. It was knock off companies. We used one with my infant after the suggestion of our physical therapist to help my baby with tongue tie and neck torticolus.
My family's Jarts set alternative were weighted round things that looked like Pac-Man ghost Popsicles. Instead of a head wound, you could have some blunt force trauma.
I purchased one of those floating months ago and returned it after one use (baby hated it and it was dangerous) I was out almost half my money because they said they want to resell the returned items so I paid a restocking fee and had to pay to ship it back to them. They aren’t going to stop selling these things
Weren’t sky dancers also prone to flying into the fire.
Dang it, you just brought back a Vine.
I actually cried after seeing the vine when I was younger cause I felt bad for the fairy 😂
this is why we cannot have nice things
I saw one of the csi crime scene kits at goodwill once. I bought it just to throw it away so nobody else could get hold of it.
Ok, I grew up with sky dancers! WE WERE SHO0TING THEM AT EACH OTHER!! That is what really caused the injuries. They were recalled because we had more fun launching them at one another then we did playing with them correctly 😅
I had a clacker, I remember hitting myself with it more than actually having fun with it.
My friend had the easy bake oven, it was too hot for kids, but I didn't get burned.
I didn't have lawn darts, but I did throw butter knives at my brother when I was a kid.
Oh, the good old days. 😁🤣👍
Why did you throw butter knives at your brother
@@melissagrant4178 because he is a devil spawn, who did bad things and blamed me for it all. He's still a demon in disguise, I don't have anything to do with him anymore.
So almost all of these recalled toys came down to choking hazards.
Oh I had a version of clackers in the 90s....that sound never goes away.
and its sounds again here in philippines
Neither does the desire of children to have loud noise makers to annoy adults with...
Satisfying use of footage thank u mojo
To be fair to Otteroo, I don’t think the float was intended to allow parents to leave their baby ALONE in the bath
12:55 did anyone else notice those wooden Thomas toys in the background?
3:36 colonial scarab and colonial viper ! I had both!
Had a feeling Aquadots would be on here. I'd recommend Aquabeads, the by the Japanese company Epoch, the orignal creators of the water based art beads. Those ones are safe. They have many sets with some from anime and Nintendo like Demon Slayer and Splatoon
My sister had that weird Barbie dog and as a little kid, I thought it was the pinnacle of comedy because haha poopy.
My brother had Magnetix and I remember them being a lot of fun (we were both clearly old enough to know to not swallow them). I wish I still knew where they were because of how rare they are now. Also my sister had aqua dots, but they had a different name, so IK they were not the recalled ones.
I remember having a Sky Dancer for a bit but I could only use it with my dad around (this was before the recall). I feel like he took it away after the recall but I was pretty young so IDK for sure. We also had these launching discs that worked similarly but were soft and round and that didn't get recalled. Still had those after Sky Dancers but had to do those with Dad watching *and* only outside.
I had a magnetix set too. It was a lot of fun.
I have an easy bake
It’s hard AF to get the food in or out but honestly that’s a good thing
seeing this video makes me think about the fact that in some species some individuals are smart and evolve and others are too dumb and die
1:40 Springfield Files ep. 😆
I have that rollerblading barbie in my mom's storage
Wait, what!? Lead!? Oh, no! I’ll have to check mine.
I have my dad's 1950's lawn darts. He and I played them all the time when I was little, and still do to this day. Never once got hurt. Hell, it's our fav summer time game at the cottage, and we ALWAYS play when we've been drinking lol.
Drinking water?
Lawn darts was soooooo much fun. Had a vintage one growing up
Lol thank you for showing homer screaming after Mr. Burns said don’t be afraid.
I remember Lawn Darts when I was a kid( they used to be called Jarts) and my family enjoyed them along with the neighbors. But when we played them, I don't recall anyone being careless and we made sure the little kids were a safe distance while playing.
Bucky Balls couldn't be blamed for parents not keeping dangerous things out of young children's reach. Kitchen knife or plastic bag manufacturers wouldn't get expected to recall their products if kids got hold of them!
You forgot water bucket makers too!
You forgot Creepy Crawlers
I’m surprised that lot of Sarge toys that came out when Cars (2006) was coming out in theaters had been recalled.
I don’t think it was all Sarge items, just the Mattel ones from 2006 and only the ones made in China.I think if a 2006 Sarge diecast is from Thailand it’s safe, also the Sarge shown at 8:48 was released by the Disney Store and not Mattel.
It was only the China Mattel toys from early 2006 that have been recalled. Anything beyond that is safe.
I still have my cabbage patch snacktime kid, easy bake oven, and my sky dancers 😂
I remember Sky Dancers I wasn’t interested in the stand for them to fly I used their wings to chew on because I wanted my baby teeth gone because they were loose.
Lol I remember having one of those Pokeballs and I used to put it on my mouth all the time.
Actually I had three of these toys on the list as an child.
I had the csi finger print kit. That exactly toy actually.
I had the a Sky Dancer as a kid and loved it. Never hurt myself with it (always held it away from my face when launching it).
Honorable mention: the original Polly Pocket (the teeny tiny ones that came in a compact). I had a few of those growing up, and I loved them. I still have a soft spot for them. I work at a thrift store, and I've "saved" a couple of the older models because we can't legally sell them because of the choking hazard.
Young kids can choke of anything. It is that the parents can turn their backs for a minute, and the child will swallow anything and everything.
these toys are made in Krampus's workshop
I had the an Easy Bake (mine looked like the one in the M&M commercial) , Sky Dancers and Magnetixs and I think that polly pocket
I'm surprised they didn't have the creepy crawly oven on this list. I had one and loved putting the creepy crawly fluid in the molds and watching them solidify into all kinds of bugs. There was the rings and things as well as the incredible edibles. I never got burned even though it got incredibly hot. It even got hotter than my stepsister's easy bake oven. I had sense enough to be careful. I was upset when they recalled them. I couldn't get the fluid or new molds anymore.
The pokémon recall ad was creepy
I remember my little sister when still toddler once stuck bead toys on her nose and need to be taken to clinic. But after that she still allowed to play with it because she learn not to stuck it again.
Most of this recall seems not necessary if the child can be teached
18:05
Fun Fact
That kid from the Nerf commercial is the same guy that later played Stan on the music video of the same name by Eminem.
I had a magnetix set. I had a lot of fun with it. I used to make a lot of small pyramids with it. I also had a fidget spinner, however I only played with it at home because they got banned at school. And the last one I had was an easy bake oven. That's where my love of cooking comes from.
My 67yo mother still has her Clackers. About 12 years ago, she took them out and showed me how they work when I asked about them.
I fucking hit the deck in fear of my life when she got that thing going.
My mother is often a mousy, silly, or introverted person, but for some reason, watching her use that thing with such terrifying efficiency and strength just freaked me out too much. lol
You skipped the Burger King toddler toy scandal of 2001: Their partnership with Sassy Toy company produced 16 different toys for children under 3. And three of them ended up recalled for a tendency to come apart and be choking hazards.
I found a set of them on eBay and snatched them up. They’re actually quite calming to play with before bed when you live alone for any extended period of time…
"A lot can go wrong with two balls and a rope."
Yeah no, that one's too easy.
Easy bake oven came with a massive push handle for the pans. Those hands should have NEVER been near the oven's holes. What were the parents doing?! Lock the oven up until the kid can be supervised! It's an OVEN!
I will never understand who in their ever-loving minds thought these would be safe enough for kids (and likely who didn’t have two digits in their age) to play with.
I had sky dancers when I was a kid so did most of my friends and none of us was stupid enough to pull the string close to our faces or aim it at another person.