TOY STORY
MOST POPULAR TOYS OF THE CENTURY
Everyone knows it’s Slinky
by Dorette Rota Jackson
Whether you are 5 or 95, nothing can replace the thrill of unwrapping the perfect present. Close your eyes and remember. What Toy brings you back to that moment in time? Did your toy make it to the Top of the List of favorites over the past 100 years?
1900s
1940s
1960s
LIONEL TRAINS (1901) CRAYOLA CRAYONS (1903) ERECTOR SET (1913) RAGGEDY ANN (1915) RADIO FLYER (1917) CHEMISTRY SET (1923) JOY BUZZER (1928) YO YO (1929)
LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS (1942) SLINKY (1943) BUBBLES (1940) CANDYLAND (1949) LEGOS (1949)
ETCH A SKETCH (1960) KEN (1961) G.I. JOE (1964) EASY BAKE OVEN (1963) ROCK’EM SOCK’EM ROBOTS (1964) LITE BRITE (1967) HOT WHEELS (1968)
1930s SOCK MONKEY (1932) BUCK ROGERS ROCKET PISTOL (1934) MONOPOLY (1935) VIEW MASTER (1938) ARMY MEN (1938)
1950s
1970S
COLORFORMS (1951) MR. POTATO HEAD (1952) MATCHBOX CAR (1953) FRISBEE (1955) GUMBY (1955) PEZ DISPENSER (1955) TONKA TRUCKS (1955) PLAY-DOH (1956) SILLY PUTTY (1957) HULA HOOP (1958) BARBIE (1959) CHATTY CATHY (1959)
NERF BALL (1970) MAGNA DOODLE (1974) RUBIK’S CUBE (1975) STRETCH ARMSTRONG (1976) STAR WARS ACTION FIGURES (1977)
1980s CABBAGE PATCH KIDS (1981) MY LITTLE PONY (1982) CARE BEARS (1983) TRANSFORMERS (1984) TEDDY RUXPIN (1985)
2000s RAZOR SCOOTER (2000) BRATZ (2001) MINDFLEX (2009) ZHU ZHU (2009)
1990s BEANIE BABY (1993) POWER RANGERS (1993) THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE (1994) BUZZ LIGHTYEAR (1995) TICKLE ME ELMO (1996) FURBY (1998)
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