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DECEMBER 20, 2006

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This week's topic: Our favorite toys and games of the 80s. Brace yourself. That means Care Bears, Monchichi's, Smurfs, My Lil Pony and more. It's a little sickly sweet for some people, but that's the risk you take when you go back 20 years and check out what entertained the kiddies.

Our favorite toys?

The Rubik's Cube: So cool (and impossible to solve for most) that it's still popular today.
Star Wars action figures: Don't tell us you didn't own any. We all did. The only question is: Did you own the cool figures (Boba Fett and Greedo) or the really lame ones (Princess Leia or a Jawa)?
Simon: Forget this electronic game? Then check out this 80s-era commercial for it on youtube.com...

Posted by Steve Spears at 12:20:30 pm on December 20, 2006 in

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