Childhood memories: 1980’s toys
I come from a single-parent household in New York and had no siblings, so my mom and grandparents would spoil me with toys even though I never demanded them. Here’s a quick list of some 1980’s toy lines I was obsessed with:
The Main
- WWF LJN Wrestling figures- In terms of sheer fun, the oversized rubber wrestling figures takes the cake. Granted the paint would scratch off pretty quickly, but I must have had thousands of wrestling matches.
- Masters of the Universe- Had every action figure, vehicle, and castle. I loved the cartoon and the mini-comics
- G.I. Joe- Near complete collection…I started in 1984 and backtracked to 1981 at flea markets. It was great streak that lasted until around 1989. The most pose-able figures I ever had, with tons of accessories. 100% fueled by comics and cartoon.
- Super Powers- DC made many more figures than Marvel, and I had problems getting some rare figures, but I managed quite a few. Darkseid was one of my favorites. The quality kicked Marvel’s butt. But the good news is that they were virtually the same size as Secret Wars, so I did my own “Crisis”, even before 1985.
- Secret Wars- Had the entire set of Marvel heroes and villains.
- M.U.S.C.L.E.: Mini fictional alien wrestlers…gotta admit these were the only toys I still played as a mid-teenager, and I didn’t throw them out because it took me so long to track down the little guys. In the end, they outlasted every other toy listed on this page. I gave them to my nephew Jericho, but I don’t think he plays with them. Different era, I guess.
Transformers- At the time I believe these to be the highest quality toy. Never had the whole set…pretty expensive, but I had a lot.
Second Tier
- AWA Wrestling figures- If only they were the same size as LJN’s WWF figures….grrrrr…anyway, I still had smaller scale battles with Ric Flair, The Road Warriors, Rick Martel, Abdullah the Butcher, and others.
- Thundercats- Too big to play with my other toys, they were high quality. Thundercats was a fantastic cartoon.
- Go-Bots- El cheapo Transformers.
- Zoids- Awesome dinobots that moved with batteries.
- Army guys: Heck, before G.I. Joe I loved those green little army men. Cowboys and Indians, too.
- Dinosaurs: Give me a big generic rubber dinosaur made in China and I will give it army men for lunch.
- Star Wars: Truthfully I came aboard a little late, but thought the quality was awesome, including the obscure characters.
- Matchbox cars: Cars were cool..especially playing in the dirt and mud.
Just a few
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- Got a few as a gift…never really saw what the fuss was.
- Arak- Conan rip. They were made the same size as He-Man, which was great for me.
- Voltron- High quality robots, but seemed too expensive for me to pester. The cartoon kept me hooked.
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