80s Toys Kids Today Need to Know
When it comes to the nostalgia driven 80s, it’s not just fashion and pop culture that drives it. There are a number of 80s toys kids today need to know and a recent article highlighted a couple of awesome ones for sure. 80s Toys Kids Today Need to Know “Millennial moms and dads who are expecting their first child have plans to keep Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood and Sesame Street on as background noise in their...
Did You Know? : My Buddy Doll Song Inspired A Violent Rap Song
Back in the 80s, the My Buddy Doll was a symbol of friendship and companionship. However, in 2009, the adorable theme song was turned into a pretty violent rap song. You can thank Mr. 50 Cent for that one. Let’s explain. “My Buddy, My Buddy, where I go he goes. My Buddy My Buddy, I’ll teach him everything I know.” Those were the lyrics that played in the 1985 My Buddy Doll commercial that can be seen in the...
Netflix’s ‘The Toys That Made Us’ Is Made For ’80s Toy Fans
If we were to compare the toys of today ’80s toys it’s quite possible the iconic characters trump those of today. In fact, it’s also possible that they are the inspiration for toys today. ’80s toy fans will love what Netflix has done. Netflix explores the classics in a docu-series titled, The Toys That Made Us. The Toys That Made Us For ’80s Toy Fans The Toys That Made Us explores some of the most iconic...
New Transformers Toys Get An 80s Makeover
80s Transformers is arguably the best decade for the franchise. Why? Because the 80s was one of the most awesome decades ever. That’s why it doesn’t come as a surprise to use that the new Transformer toys are getting an 80s makeover. The current Transformers series is called Robots In Disguise and there is a line of new Transformers toys coming. “Characters like Starscream, Soundwave, Cyclonus, and Blurr, to name a...
80s Toys: ‘Infaceables’
Remember those action figures called Infaceables? Those mystic warriors were some of the most popular action figures to come from the Galoob company and we decided to pay a brief little homage to them, as well as give you that little feeling of nostalgia. “The Infaceables: Mystic Warriors of Change was a 1984 toyline by Galoob in which plain-face characters grew more animalistic through the use of vacuum suction,”...
