Toy fads

knewlove · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:18 am Post subject: Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake

Mmm...What's that yummy smell? Strawberries? Blueberries? Apples? Why yes, yes it is. It's Strawberry Shortcake and all her friends in Strawberryland.

Each Strawberry Shortcake character had their own fruity dessert-themed name with clothing to match, and they each had a dessert or fruit named pet. Plus, their hair was scented to match their fruit theme.

Besides Strawberry Shortcake and her cat Custard, some of the other characters were Huckleberry Pie with Pupcake the dog, Blueberry Muffin with Cheesecake the mouse, Apple Dumplin' with Tea Time Turtle, and Raspberry Tart with Rhubarb the Monkey.

Bring back memories? It sure does for me!

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knewlove · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:35 am Post subject:

ohhh I so remember the view master too Memphis!!! LMAO... in the 80's they were "IT" lol

Does anyone remember Lite Brite?

I remember having hours of fun as a kid with this hi-tech toy of the 80's
this was about the extent of my creativity (to which of course I was utmost so proud of )

that is until a bulb didn't work anymore! Images got quite colourful and abstract

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Serenity · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:25 am Post subject:

Oh I remember the name Strawberry Shortcake but not the dolls! Did they have Strawberry shortcake stationary and stuff?? I've got a vague feeling I remember that??

I remember the litebrite but never had one:( Oh the technology back then pmsl!!! I had an etch a sketch, but apart from drawing a square thats all I could ever manage....did anyone else manage to draw something recognisable? lol
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Thumper · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject:

I can remember Strawberry Shortcake but never had one, I can remember they were quite expensive over here.

As for Etch A Sketch, what a bloody waste of time

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dintrox · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:22 pm Post subject:

I remember I liked the micronauts. The micronauts were a sci-fi line of action figures imported from Japan in the mid to late 70s. Marvel comics also had a comic book based on the characters with names like acroyear, baron karza, repto etc.. I do not know if they had european distribution or not..

When I was a bit younger I had my reliable Tonka truck.. Then made of metal not the plastic of today..

Thumper · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:31 pm Post subject:

My husband always talks about his Monster truck, they were supposed to be indestructible, and he is quite proud of the fact that he broke his, boy hey

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Serenity · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject:

My bro had a Tonka truck, they were awesome. You could chuck them around fill them up with mud and stuff, they were the beast!
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judyteen · Member User Online: Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 35

just read all this thread ..awwwwwww i rem most of the mentioned items ,used to love playing 2 balls ..can't rem the songs tho but thinking hard here ....anyone rem 5 stones or gobs as me mum called them ....5 different coloured squares which you used to play with on your hands

Serenity · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject:

It sort of rings a bell Judy, were you from a posh family? lol only joking....did you have to balance them or something and catch them, adding more to the back of your hand? or have I just dreamt that up? pmsl
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judyteen · Member User Online: Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 35

lol you got the gist of the game so you never dream't it ..lol at the posh family bit ...i am a working class cockney girl,born and bred in the east end ....live in kent now so guess i could be posh now lollol