10 Iconic Toys from the 1970s That Shaped Childhood
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Today we look back on vintage toys and explore the iconic 1970s toys that shaped childhood memories. From the thrill of the Big Wheel and Evel Knievel to the creativity of Shrinky Dinks and the challenge of the Simon game, we cover it all, including favorites like Stretch Armstrong, Atari 2600, NERF, Pet Rock, Baby Alive, and Weebles. Join us as we take a nostalgic journey through the unforgettable 1970s!
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What other 1970s toys do you remember? 🤔
I'm more of a 1990s kid (born in 1987). Many of these were in my childhood!
RUB-A-DUB DOLLY.
That was my sister's favorite doll. She took that everywhere she went... And I mean, everywhere, as though it was attached to her.
Megos Superhero Collection , GI Joe , Evel Knievel , Big Jim , The Micronauts , Kenner Star Wars , Atari , Stretch Armstrong , Six Million Dollar Man , Shogun Warriors , The Green Machine cycle
Smurfs, strawberry shortcake, the incredible hulk, lemon ankle skippers, tether ball, easy bake ovens, lite-brite
G.I. Joe with the Kung-Fu grip. Bullet Man the Human Bullet. Marvel and DC comics action figures. There was this robot that walked and every few seconds, it would display a weapon out of his chest.
Anyone remember Gnip Gnop ? It was a game that used Ping Pong Balls. Gnip Gnop is just pung Pong Backward
I had one!
Anyone remember Lawn Darts, Hula Hoops and Tinker Toys?
YES... Tinker Toys!
Lol, lawn JARTS! Javelin-darts. Yeah, you could stick them in a tree if you tried.
Nobody does....you guys act like 2/3 of those arent still on the market. You guys are really special at heart and in your head arent you...
@@jamesmeppler6375 go away troll.
I had the whole line of Evel Knievel toys, the van, all 3 bikes, the dragster, made a custom 3 bike trailer with my Spin Welder kit. Also had a Stretch Monster.
I remember playing with Merlin. My other 2 favorites were Evel Knievel Motorcycle and Sky Cycle. Had both of them.
Got my Creepy Crawler scar the first day, lol. My fingers stay burned for a long time, I loved that thing. Can you even imagine a "toy" like that now?
The 1/12 scale Winnebago was my fave toy back then.
Yeah. It was awesome!
It’s also amazing how diverse we were as well in everyday interest’s.
G I JOE AND COMIC BOOKS. BEST TIME IN MY CHILDHOOD
The greatest feeling was peddling as fast as your little legs could, then pulling the "break" handle on your 3 wheeler to see how far and long you could spin out.
I don't remember my parents being very happy with my brothers teachings, being that their youngest and only girl was coming home bloody and brused. Even more so because I grew up in an extremely traditional home and was practicing my newfound talent in handsewn smocked dresses. 😂
The neighbor kids would flip tricycles over to make what Bigwheels eventually became! I didn't get a Stretch Armstrong toy until I was an adult and found a blue monster keychain out of the same stuff!
Of these, the only one I remember owning was a NERF. I do remember some of my friends having some of the others, though.
I liked playing with a slinky. Anyone remember those?
Stretch Armstrong was the greatest boon to the carpet industry since the mechanical loom! The number of carpets destroyed by the Gel this toy was pumped full of is Astronomical! While it was very stretchy in the toy, upon exposure to air it hardened into something you could armor a tank with!
I still wish I had a grown up big wheel!
Tonka Trucks, Connect Four, View Master and Parker Bros. board games.
When i was a kid in the 80s my friend and I called it "big wheel bloopers"... We would just go down dangerous steep hills on a big wheel, crash into things and just try to survive! Ahhh, the good old days😂
I learned crash avoidance and buffering, it helped 10 years later when snow sledding: Bail out! Tuck and roll!
I'm still alive today😀
SSP Crash Up Derby
Had the Atari 2600 with my favorite game, Adventure. Also had the original Pong.
When we moved into our forever home in 1979, Atari was en route and so was cable tv. We got our first Atari in 1980, and then cable arrived in Miami at that time. We had Big Wheels when we were younger, during grade 3 and 6. My brother wanted Evel Knievel then he aspired to become him. He tried to create his own stunts, to his own detriment. He cracked his head more than once. Simon Says was a big party centerpiece. Everyone had those various memory consoles, there were a few different ones. The Weebles tagline "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down!!"
In the 1970's I had this action figure, a kind of Safari or Adventure guy. He had his own Box-like trailer, in that dark brown motif. It had all kinds of interesting things about it, but I can never remember his name.
I still have an Evil Kinevil stunt cycle I bought in my 30s.
SST's came out before Evil Knievel, were very similar to his dragster, very fast, and a lot of fun, lol.
SSP (“Super Sonic Power”). Those things rocked until you stripped the plastic zipcord by pulling too hard!
@@discopants68 Thanks, been over 50 years, lol.
Oh my gosh, I think I grew up with a lot of 1980s toys even though I was born in 1990-I remember one specific time playing with stretch Armstrong with my cousin at his dad‘s wedding to my cousin way back when we were kids
And Simon!
I used to love that one or not I don’t really remember what I thought of it but I remember it real well
My Brothers would line up all there creepy crawlers in the threshold of the room so I would come in there and annoy them. I was terrified of them.
What about operation? Isn't that game from the 70's? I'm surprised I haven't seen it on any of these videos about popular toys.
I was just a Lego Maniac. And played with electronics 😏
We had an Atari, but us kids weren't allowed to touch it 😟 (a grudge I reasonably still hold today LOL). Had plenty of Nerf toys 😉. I wanted a BigWheel so baaad, but Dad called it a "big baby trike" LOL (and realized later my bicycle was more durable anyway). No Pet Rock, but we had a "Rock Concert" (I guess not really a toy?). Grandma often had us do ShrinkyDinks to keep our destructive brattiness in check LOL. Grandma also had some Weebles and houses with chutes slides.
Did the Evel Knievel doll come in a broken bones version with an ambulance instead of the bike?
I had every one of these!!!
I still have my original Atari and games
my grandparents had a sears branded atari vcs, then we got an actual atari vcs in about 1980.
Always the big wheel with the missing pedal
😂 So true, so true...
I think they came out in the 1960s, but Iloved Liddle Kiddles.
I got a big wheel wwhen i was 5 im 56 now
I remember nerf footballs. I also had the best time with LEGOs!
No mention of the Mego 8 inch action figure line? What discussion of 70's toys is complete without that?
I had shrinky dinks
I had Blythe when I was a girl.😊❤
I had ever single one of these in the 70s, although I hate dolls, they’ve always creeped me TF out and my mom was upset that I wouldn’t play with it and put all the clothes she had sewn for it on my stuffed animals. I loved the Monkees in the Nerf commercial, lol. I loved contriving ramps and obstacles for my Evil Knieval motocycle and action figure. I’d LOVE to have a working Atari 2600, with PAC Man, Ms PAC Man, Donkey Kong- gosh-I could go on and on- pitfall, Qbert, lol. And if someone could build an adult sized Big Wheel- I’d think I’d dies and gone to heaven. They still make shrinky dinks or something like that. I buy them at Michael’s and use them in crafting. Awesome trip down memory lane (except Baby Alive- eff that evil b!tch)
Weebles were introduced by HasBRO, not “Hasboro”!
Paper dolls, original red flyer wagon...😕😕
What about the SST vehicle
I had baby alive
Unfortunately Stretch Armstrong wasn’t indestructible. I had to throw mine away when it leaked jelly.
Our Atari was equipped with Pong, not a combat game.
The original games were, but the cartridges came with the 2600.
And PONG clones were available before the Atari.
SPACE 1999.... Anybody? I had the ship.
Remember Hugo? You could change his appearance with disguises such as a wig or facial scars. I can't believe I asked for that for Christmas. A really creepy toy.
Was that the magnet thing where you could make hair and such with metal shavings?
@@cmcmahon66 I don't think so. He had an actual wig.
Not sure why I asked for one too! Ended up returning Hugo “Man of a Thousand Faces” the next day and bought accessories for my new model train set instead.
I didn’t have any of these stupid toys and I had LOTS of toys.
The dollar store doesn’t carry name brand toys.
tin can ally
Great toys. Memories. When boys were boys and girls were girls. The Pet Rock was stupid, though.
Criss Cross?
Oh, stretch armstrong, hes so cool he can....stretch and...just stretch. He was one of the lamest toys ever. People dont get toys just to stretch them. Its what you do after stretching. But nothing good came of playing with that toy
Had a stretch Armstrong; until we stretched him too far and all his goo leaked out.
Same. Who knew it was just corn syrup? I can remember opening it on Christmas morning and my grandparents amused by the full page of “DO NOT” warnings included in the box.
Gel is actually corn syrup, Mr computer generated voice