1970s Forgotten Toys!

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  • Опубликовано: 12 май 2023
  • The 1970s had a lot of toys for kids to choose from and some of those have remained popular to this day. Other toys weren't so lucky and some have been lost over time. In this video we will remember some of the 1970s forgotten toys!
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  • @thegood9
    @thegood9 Год назад +33

    Thanks!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      You're welcome. Thank you for watching and I appreciate the super thanks!

    • @carlpaladino427
      @carlpaladino427 11 месяцев назад +3

      We used to wait for the sears Christmas catalog every year to see the latest greatest toys.

    • @jskelly1979
      @jskelly1979 11 месяцев назад +1

      that $1.40 is going to go a long way!

    • @jonbond1644
      @jonbond1644 11 месяцев назад

      @@RhettyforHistory cool video , remember Johnny Soco and flying robot?

    • @ronbaker2673
      @ronbaker2673 8 месяцев назад

      @@carlpaladino427 my sister and I used to Circle what we wanted in the Sears Christmas catalog

  • @diandian9827
    @diandian9827 Год назад +271

    I am sure beyond a doubt that there was no better time to grow up than the 70's!

    • @richardfowler6699
      @richardfowler6699 Год назад +6

      That is the truth I love growing up in the 70s

    • @janetdolman7843
      @janetdolman7843 Год назад +7

      Loved the 60's better. Didn't like the style of clothes in the 70s

    • @MikeysMorgue
      @MikeysMorgue Год назад +10

      I grew up in the 80s and early 90s. I'll take the 80s over any decade! What a fun time! I miss it dearly!

    • @barryallen871
      @barryallen871 Год назад +1

      Yea, besides all of the serial killers.

    • @bettymonath5741
      @bettymonath5741 Год назад +4

      80's kid here and I'd like to have a word😂

  • @deborahasher176
    @deborahasher176 Год назад +566

    I grew up in the 60s and 70s. What a glorious time to be a child. I feel sorry for children these days. They have no idea what it means to be a carefree child.

    • @caroleroseburgh1344
      @caroleroseburgh1344 Год назад +34

      I totally agree with you Deborah Asher. I Too grew up in the 60'sand70's. And we didn't have a Care in the world 👍🏽😃

    • @edwardstroko4665
      @edwardstroko4665 Год назад +43

      Our biggest care was where our friends were and being home by dark!!!😎🙏🇺🇸

    • @scrappyjunk8793
      @scrappyjunk8793 Год назад +35

      yes it was great the street lights were your supervisor the lights come on u best be home lol

    • @RobinMarconeCassidyRN
      @RobinMarconeCassidyRN Год назад +39

      @@edwardstroko4665 I wish life was as easy as it was back then! We were very lucky.

    • @tonycollazorappo
      @tonycollazorappo Год назад +26

      Same, I was born in 61, best times ever!

  • @angelsnheaven0798
    @angelsnheaven0798 11 месяцев назад +18

    I was born in 1970 and I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY MISS THOSE DAYS.
    I realize & UNDERSTAND things change but I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY DON'T LIKE THIS CHANGE AT ALL! I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY MISS THOSE DAYS.
    Thank You and God Bless

    • @larryhaug71
      @larryhaug71 Месяц назад +3

      I was born in 71 and feel the exact same way 😢

  • @dbloyd2
    @dbloyd2 8 месяцев назад +42

    Cartoons and toys were good in the 60s and 70s. What a great time to be a kid.

  • @mclark2709
    @mclark2709 Год назад +159

    How can these videos make me feel so old and yet. So happy?

    • @tonycollazorappo
      @tonycollazorappo Год назад +7

      LOL, same here I was born in 1961, now I'm 62...wait I'm 62! wink ,LOL.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      Thank you for watching M Clark!

  • @chris7574
    @chris7574 Год назад +151

    Born in 1974. So grateful to grow up in the world that I did.

    • @aariley2
      @aariley2 Год назад +9

      I'm a 1975 model myself!

    • @SJMcK
      @SJMcK Год назад +5

      Born in ‘73. It was miserable.

    • @melissaconnellyjones2622
      @melissaconnellyjones2622 Год назад +6

      I’m a 76er. It was an amazing time but when you stop and think about all the dangerous things we did (like laying in the back window of the car while your mom was driving and what not) it’s surprising that we’re still alive. 😊

    • @ogami1972
      @ogami1972 Год назад +4

      Hello, fellow early 70's kids. How's your great space coaster?

    • @Donathon-xt2nl
      @Donathon-xt2nl Год назад +1

      1963.... and I agree with you 100 percent

  • @thegrimspeaker8987
    @thegrimspeaker8987 11 месяцев назад +33

    I grew up in the 70s it was a magic time I’ll never forget it. A different world for sure from what it is today.

    • @silvrx-pz3ce
      @silvrx-pz3ce 5 месяцев назад +2

      I wish I could have grown up in the 1970s...but I unfortunately grew up in the 90s..yeah the 90s was a crappy time to grew up.

  • @chuckhuard9853
    @chuckhuard9853 11 месяцев назад +48

    One toy that you didn’t mention was View Master. I had the hand held viewer and the projector with quite a selection of reels. I’m 63 years old and still have them both. Although the bulb is burnt in the projector and haven’t had any luck finding a replacement. I used to spend many hours watching them when I was a youngster.

    • @billcat1840
      @billcat1840 5 месяцев назад +3

      I had the manual one that you pushed a slide to rotate the disk. I had many disks and many were 3d...I was entertained for hours with these things. Imagination was much stronger in our generation. We were the last of the feral children 😂.

    • @MitchMitch77-77
      @MitchMitch77-77 5 месяцев назад +2

      Johnny Lightning, Hot Wheels, Tonka Toys, Easy Bake, Pe-Kee-No boards, Stretch Armstrong, Stratego ....list goes on and on! 👍

    • @outspoken117
      @outspoken117 5 месяцев назад +1

      Don't forget the Tyco slot car tracks, Rock em' Sock em' robots, Shogun Warriors( I had Mazinga Z), and the SST Smash Up Derby set.

    • @shanefelkel9966
      @shanefelkel9966 4 месяца назад +2

      Oh yeah. Had plenty of those. Watched Bugs Bunny slides in 3d. And like the other response comments say: Tonka was great. Those toy vehicles were stout. Hot Wheels too. I think one of us boys had an Easy Bake at one time, but of course, it wouldn't really even make toast. The electric trains were great too. Think that was monopolized by one or two makers, but can't remember their names. The race tracks were ok, but seems I remember the cars going to fast and falling off the track before even making a lap or them not moving worth a poop at all. And that reminds me of electric football. Good concept - maybe - but awful execution. Looked like a mutiny when your linemen turned on your quarterback. Slot-hockey was better. More like foos-ball, where you could actually control the action.
      Oh my gosh. No one mentioned Etch-a-Sketch.

    • @glennpelloat3654
      @glennpelloat3654 4 месяца назад +2

      I had the Starsky and Hutch RC car.

  • @LauranCHB
    @LauranCHB Год назад +153

    I was born in '66. I had most of these toys! Thanks for the memories!!

    • @betsybrains
      @betsybrains Год назад +5

      Me too!! We are the totally tubular, gnarly #BreakfastClub.
      #Spicoli just remembered he's not in Saturday detention.
      He's in his own room, having been ordered by the spaceman from the old tv show, to pass history class,
      or fail to graduate high school. Who was that guy?
      I should go ask #MrHand. He knows history. 😁💞

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +3

      You're welcome and thank you for watching Lauran!

    • @Han9emA11
      @Han9emA11 Год назад +7

      Born in 66 as well. 70's & 80's were the best.

    • @merkury06
      @merkury06 Год назад +6

      Me too! I feel like my entire childhood was in the 70s. I guess because I don't really remember the 60s and I was a teen in the 80s.

    • @exodore2000
      @exodore2000 Год назад +5

      Same me and my sister had most of these too, my favorite toy was the Evel Knievel motorcycle.

  • @leesashriber5097
    @leesashriber5097 Год назад +85

    The seventies and eighties were the best decades!!! The good old days. Thank you my friend 😊
    I loved my Weeble Wobbles!!! And my spirograph!!! We didn't need all the technology and people weren't butt hurt about everything. We still said the Pledge of Allegiance and we sat down as families for dinner. We turned out just fine riding our bikes without helmets. We lived in a great decade. Oh! I also loved playing Pay Day!! 😊

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +2

      Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Leesa! There were a lot of great times during this decade for kids.

    • @nileswillis7992
      @nileswillis7992 Год назад +2

      Absolutely agree.

    • @detmstr341
      @detmstr341 11 месяцев назад

      I was born in the late 80's, and I was a transformers fan. I would get out my transformers and race with them in vehicle modes, and make up my own battles in robot forms.

    • @colonelkurtz2269
      @colonelkurtz2269 11 месяцев назад +3

      Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down.

    • @demitriuswilliams4729
      @demitriuswilliams4729 11 месяцев назад +1

      Absolutely 💪🏽

  • @LynyrdSkynyrdFan
    @LynyrdSkynyrdFan 11 месяцев назад +31

    What great times. What a privilege to have gotten to enjoy the 70s

    • @frankrizzo4460
      @frankrizzo4460 5 месяцев назад +2

      Yes I totally agree with you it really was a great time to be a kid. I really believe that we were blessed to have experienced those days.

  • @diannemcintosh8447
    @diannemcintosh8447 10 месяцев назад +5

    I was born in 1965. Growing up in the 70's was the best. Best cars, best music, best hair and fashion, best TV shows and the best toys. ❤❤

  • @amberjasmine2347
    @amberjasmine2347 Год назад +75

    I was born in ‘76 and had a lot of these toys in the early 80’s. I miss those toys! They were so well made they lasted for years.

    • @melissaconnellyjones2622
      @melissaconnellyjones2622 Год назад +8

      Me too. I still miss my Big Wheel, I rode it until it literally fell completely apart; such sweet memories.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching Amber!

    • @markvolpe2305
      @markvolpe2305 11 месяцев назад +3

      I was born in '77 and the same situation here!

    • @lewisvogel466
      @lewisvogel466 10 месяцев назад

      I built alot of houses as a kid playing with Legos in the early 70. I also had a glow-in-the-dark yoyo and two barrels of monkeys. My favorite game was Battleship, and I was so excited when I bought my first WiFi Stereo at KMART for 99 dollars which played all my vinyl records. Then when I turned 15, I went to a hair stylist and got a feathered haircut.

    • @JohnPatterson-kz8jr
      @JohnPatterson-kz8jr 8 месяцев назад

      I played with some of those toys with my little brother's and my nephees and neice.

  • @kristencarlbon4561
    @kristencarlbon4561 Год назад +62

    The toys in the 70s were so much fun to play with

  • @jamesmanolakis2420
    @jamesmanolakis2420 3 месяца назад +6

    I'm so grateful I grew up in the 70s. Awesome time to be a kid. Thanks for the memories....

  • @J..a..y
    @J..a..y Год назад +25

    Born in 73. I remember getting the Light Bright for Xmas and spending all day in the dark closet playing with it.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      They were hours and hours of fun! Thank you for watching Jay!

  • @paul8926
    @paul8926 Год назад +71

    I remember getting a Lite Brite for Christmas, and loved every minute of it ! Super Spirograph was both fun and aggravating when you accidentally slipped off the gears ⚙️ when you nearly finished.

    • @MarkNOTW
      @MarkNOTW Год назад +3

      Yep! Lol

    • @nicolemegyeri5267
      @nicolemegyeri5267 Год назад +4

      Same here.

    • @D-Fens_1632
      @D-Fens_1632 Год назад +4

      And somehow I bet you're STILL stepping on loose Lite Bright pegs while barefoot.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      That definitely was a little aggravating. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories Paul!

    • @dehydratedwater9806
      @dehydratedwater9806 11 месяцев назад +1

      My wife is younger than me and made me feel really old when I pointed out a spyrograph at a garage sale and she didn't know what it was.

  • @Peachy08
    @Peachy08 8 месяцев назад +25

    Born in 1959 and am so thankful for it! The 60s and 70s were amazing ❤

    • @00bikeboy
      @00bikeboy 7 месяцев назад +1

      A fellow '59er here, it was a great time to be a kid ❤🇨🇦

    • @mr.d.4175
      @mr.d.4175 6 месяцев назад +2

      1958 here. Had 5 older brothers and saw every toy of the period.

    • @silvrx-pz3ce
      @silvrx-pz3ce 5 месяцев назад

      The 80s and 90s we're garbage...

    • @73beetle19
      @73beetle19 3 месяца назад

      I was born in 1956 with 4 brothers and played with a lot of those games.

    • @RobertHill-tu2rl
      @RobertHill-tu2rl 10 дней назад

      @@silvrx-pz3ce actually, 80s,90s good decades but super 70s best Ever!!

  • @JamieCarter-wv8rp
    @JamieCarter-wv8rp 5 месяцев назад +6

    Born in 66. I had quite a few of these toys. Brought back memories. Fun to be a kid back then...

  • @jmsdeco
    @jmsdeco Год назад +48

    I had a lot of those toys as a 70's kid. The Evel Knievel stunt cycle was by far my favorite. Big wheels were another 70's classic.

    • @MarkNOTW
      @MarkNOTW Год назад +4

      Yes! Loved my Big Wheel!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching and sharing your memories JMS!

    • @Gronk79
      @Gronk79 11 месяцев назад +2

      I agree 100% The Evel Knievel stunt cycle was really something FUN!

    • @ReginaRibaudo
      @ReginaRibaudo 11 месяцев назад +1

      My brother would play with this for hours on the kitchen floor.

    • @cSsm65
      @cSsm65 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@MarkNOTW Ditto!
      I also loved the big bouncy ball you sat on and bounced that had a handle. It was maroon colored, and it bounced you good when you pushed up with your legs to make it bounce. Simple toy but fun when you're a little child.

  • @GeemailMailboxx
    @GeemailMailboxx Год назад +50

    Thanks for posting and making Saturday mornings great again. It's like anticipating Saturday morning cartoons as a kid all over again. 💯👍🤗🌞

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      Thank you for watching Planet of Robots! I'm happy to know you are enjoying the content!

    • @tabbykitty68
      @tabbykitty68 11 месяцев назад

      First I had to clean my room n make my bed...geesh

    • @Ryan-ju4pn
      @Ryan-ju4pn 11 месяцев назад +3

      Saturday morning was the one moment of the week when the kids had unchallenged dibs on control of the TV. The parents were sleeping off their hangovers anyways. After the crack-like cartoon binging of Saturday, kids had to go to cartoon rehab on Sunday morning and watch Davey and Goliath.

    • @rickyprouse7982
      @rickyprouse7982 10 месяцев назад

      @@Ryan-ju4pn omg I totally agree with your! :)

  • @spaztekwarrior
    @spaztekwarrior 11 месяцев назад +26

    I grew up in the 70s. I was born in ‘66
    I remember so many of these toys.
    I remember the evil Knieval bike jump set. I got it for Christmas and it wasn’t even on my list. My mom thought I’d like it and she was right. Micronauts we’re cool too.
    Towards the later half of the 70s it was all about the handheld electronic games.
    Anyone else remember pouring over the Sears Christmas catalog (I had the Canadian version) and dreaming big?

    • @Supergiantgeckos
      @Supergiantgeckos 8 месяцев назад

      I remember paying around $10 for the Evel Kneivel windup

    • @charlesh946
      @charlesh946 8 месяцев назад +1

      1966 back at ya bro. Dont forget Big Jim and his camper!!. 🔥 Went through that Sears Catalog constantly in the Fall. haha

    • @Craigonater
      @Craigonater 8 месяцев назад

      I'm 54. I had the Evil Knieval too, but I'm so glad to see someone else mention Micronauts. I had a hell of a time with those. ✌🏼

    • @user-bl6ne3hc6n
      @user-bl6ne3hc6n 8 месяцев назад +1

      Me too, I jumped that bike every where, I even had evil jump off of my horse, and after the failed snake canyon jump, I had him jump off of my roof, with parachute that also failed, next to my hot wheels and my trains, and still have, Evel Knievel bike, was my favorite toy,

    • @LisaMeyers-qk6yh
      @LisaMeyers-qk6yh 28 дней назад

      I had a easy bake oven being a kid back then was a lot easier

  • @DrummerforChrist550
    @DrummerforChrist550 11 месяцев назад +12

    I loved being a kid in the 70s!!!!! Great times and Great music!!!👍

  • @SplinkProductions
    @SplinkProductions Год назад +11

    Surely, the best of times. Thanks mom and dad.

  • @MamaPinks
    @MamaPinks Год назад +36

    Born in 1969, this was for sure the perfect time for these toys! I had almost all of them in this video. The 70's for toys and the 80's and my teen years, it was all about the music! ❤

    • @tinytt854
      @tinytt854 Год назад +4

      1969 here too.

    • @bluebonnet1014
      @bluebonnet1014 Год назад +5

      1970 here but it really was a great time to be a kid. I wish we had a time machine

    • @MamaPinks
      @MamaPinks Год назад +2

      @@bluebonnet1014 Meee toooo my friend! Meee tooooo! 🥰😘

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching Mama Pink!

    • @bluebonnet1014
      @bluebonnet1014 Год назад +1

      @@saminaneen yes!

  • @minajones1635
    @minajones1635 9 месяцев назад +14

    Spirograph and Lite-Brite!!! Yes! I spent hours and hours creating “art” with these! Born in ‘62, these were all so reminiscent of my childhood! 💗

    • @pitman6992
      @pitman6992 3 месяца назад

      I was born in 62 also! Battling Tops was 1 of my fav's! Also had Lite Brite, Battleship, Rock'em Sock'ems etc!!

    • @pitman6992
      @pitman6992 3 месяца назад

      I was born in 62 also! Battling Tops was 1 of my fav's! Also had Lite Brite, Battleship, Rock'em Sock'ems etc!!

  • @ccculture9681
    @ccculture9681 11 месяцев назад +3

    Born in '71 and remember those toys. Man! What a great time to be a kid. Kids now have no clue what it was like to be carefree in the world before cesspool social media.

  • @paulstan9828
    @paulstan9828 Год назад +23

    Ha!!! I can remember amusing myself for hours playing with a lot of those. Sometimes things change way to fast.

    • @swansfan6944
      @swansfan6944 Год назад +2

      Hi Paul 😁

    • @paulstan9828
      @paulstan9828 Год назад +1

      @@swansfan6944 😁👋 Hi Jodie!!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      I agree. Sometimes changes are good but I sure do miss how things were at times too. Thank you for watching my friend!

  • @Carolbearce
    @Carolbearce Год назад +35

    Oh I remember so many of those toys. This was fun to travel down this memory lane. Thank you.

  • @debbiewilkins1623
    @debbiewilkins1623 10 месяцев назад +4

    I was born in 1965 and remember all of those toys, and had many of them at one time. How I wish I was living those days over again!!!

  • @daviddigital6887
    @daviddigital6887 5 месяцев назад +5

    I did experience this era and these toys. The ones I didn't have, my friends did. The 70s was probably the best decade for children.

  • @phrasedeyebro3255
    @phrasedeyebro3255 Год назад +14

    Seventies were a great time to be a kid

  • @johnphantom
    @johnphantom Год назад +11

    Born in 1969. Remember most of these toys. I was a lucky kid, my family gave me tons of toys.

  • @thomastanner336
    @thomastanner336 11 месяцев назад +4

    I'm so thankful I grew up in the 60s and 70s. It's was a great time.

  • @leslirogers891
    @leslirogers891 11 месяцев назад +3

    Loved playing in the sandbox with the Tonka trucks.

  • @ElwoodPDowd-nz2si
    @ElwoodPDowd-nz2si 11 месяцев назад +3

    Remember Jarts?
    You could hit a tree 50 yards away. Deadly fun.

  • @killrmillr
    @killrmillr Год назад +26

    In the 70s we actually played with our Star Wars action figures. We got them dirty and threw them around the yard. We didn't keep them locked up in the original packaging because we thought they might be worth something someday. Toys are meant to be played with!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories as well as what you enjoyed.

    • @BarrengerFynar
      @BarrengerFynar 9 месяцев назад +2

      Yep my Darth Vader killed many a micronaut in his day. To this day I don't fully understand the story behind the Micronauts, But Vader sure loved killing them.

    • @brianparker8352
      @brianparker8352 7 месяцев назад

      Absolutely! I lost my stormtrooper figure down a hole, and I thought it was gone forever. About 15 years later I was at my parent's house and dug it up!! And I still have it today, over 25 years later!!!

  • @nicolemegyeri5267
    @nicolemegyeri5267 Год назад +56

    This brought back so many good memories,that I had as a kid. Thank you for making these nostalgic theme videos. 👍

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +2

      You're welcome Nicole and I appreciate you watching and commenting as well!

  • @williammorales-gonzalez1637
    @williammorales-gonzalez1637 8 месяцев назад +1

    I turn 47 this year and I admit, this put me in tears a couple times. 👍❤

  • @davehue9517
    @davehue9517 6 месяцев назад +3

    I still have my Evil Kneval motorcycle toy...it was my Christmas gift and I found where my Mom had my older brother hide it...but my nosy brother followed me and knew I had found it before Christmas...I knew Mom couldn't afford much, but she bought the Evil Kneval because I really, really wanted it... I always felt so bad because I spoiled her surprise Christmas morning... I've held onto it ever since and kept it in pretty pristine condition ...

  • @robertshawiv1513
    @robertshawiv1513 Год назад +24

    The 70’s were the greatest! Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻

  • @tonycollazorappo
    @tonycollazorappo Год назад +37

    I was born in 1961 and enjoy both the 60s and 70s. I was 9 in 1970 and graduated high school in 1979-80. The best times for kids to have grown up in were the 50s, 60s and 70s. Just about everybody was nice to each other and kids played outside with their friends and no cell phones, lol. Bikes were in and every kid rode one. I would go back to those simpler times if I could.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Carlos. Things seem to have changed a lot!

    • @gamermike6657
      @gamermike6657 11 месяцев назад

      Don’t forget the 1980s!

    • @lobsterwhisperer7932
      @lobsterwhisperer7932 10 месяцев назад +2

      I had the best of both worlds, entire childhood in 70's, and all my teenage years in the 80s.

    • @JohnSmith-el6lk
      @JohnSmith-el6lk 9 месяцев назад

      The closest thing we had to cell phones were Walkie-Talkies. You were the coolest kid on the block if you had a pair.

    • @DustinHawke
      @DustinHawke 9 месяцев назад

      @@lobsterwhisperer7932 Your teenage years are part of your childhood.

  • @paulbourgeois4491
    @paulbourgeois4491 5 месяцев назад +2

    Born in 63, we were blessed to have two loving parents who provided us with most of these great toys. Didn't realize how lucky we were til I was older!

  • @dkm6085
    @dkm6085 11 месяцев назад +3

    Born in 1965. One of the worst combinations of things in the 70’s was the crank up Evel Knievel motorcycle sets and sculptured shag carpeting. If you understand, your frustration was real!

  • @janicefrantz1831
    @janicefrantz1831 Год назад +24

    Born in 1960. I loved sooo many of our toys back then. A few that stand out for me are Creepy Crawlers, Hot Wheels, Major Matt Mason, Silly Putty, Estes rockets, and the Revell model kits. What great time to be a kid....

    • @robichj
      @robichj Год назад +4

      Don't forget the etch-A-sketch!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      You mentioned some great ones Janice! Thank you for watching!

    • @danielmaher7108
      @danielmaher7108 11 месяцев назад +1

      I had Major Matt Mason, "Mattel's Man In Space". Pretty cool!
      I also had Action Jackson and Big Jim.

    • @mikes1686
      @mikes1686 8 месяцев назад

      Remember incredible edibles. They were like creepy crawler but you could eat them ? And don't forget shrinky dinks. Lol ! Those were the days. 😊

    • @angelanbrentenlowndavis2949
      @angelanbrentenlowndavis2949 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yes estes rockets and cox gas powered airplanes big then..

  • @nathanwilliams244
    @nathanwilliams244 Год назад +32

    I was born in 1961 and remember most of those toys. "Opration", "Hot Wheels", "GAF Viewmaster", "SSP"were some of my favorites. Those were the good ole toys for kids. Too bad that kids today will never experience what toys were back then.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories Nathan!

    • @fredtracy3931
      @fredtracy3931 Год назад +4

      Speaking of SST, remember the SST Smash Up Derby set?

    • @soulpatrolhawaii5409
      @soulpatrolhawaii5409 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@fredtracy3931 “smash, bang, crack ‘em up, put ‘em back again…! “

    • @soulpatrolhawaii5409
      @soulpatrolhawaii5409 11 месяцев назад

      Those 3 were great toys, I remember them well!

    • @kl0wnkiller912
      @kl0wnkiller912 9 месяцев назад

      SSTs... I had several.

  • @Newsonearth-li1jg
    @Newsonearth-li1jg 2 месяца назад +1

    What a privilege to have gotten to enjoy the 70s

  • @kevinstogner9477
    @kevinstogner9477 10 месяцев назад +6

    How could you miss Operation ? Classic oldie.

  • @nicolethomas6586
    @nicolethomas6586 Год назад +13

    I still have PTSD from Perfection. Such a stressful game but as an only child, there weren't too many other options.

    • @jenniferhansen3622
      @jenniferhansen3622 Год назад +5

      I still jump when I play Perfection. My daughter and I like to play board games and we played Perfection the other day. 😆 We take turns and she's really quick and able to get them all in there before the timer goes off but I'm a lot slower now than I was when I was a kid.😂

    • @warpath6666
      @warpath6666 Год назад +2

      I'm convinced that game was grooming us for factory work 😄

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      I loved it but I know it stressed a lot of kids out! Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!

    • @jenniferhansen3622
      @jenniferhansen3622 Год назад +1

      Do you guys remember the game Superfection? I think it was made after Perfection. It was even more challenging, I think!

    • @warpath6666
      @warpath6666 Год назад

      @@jenniferhansen3622 I certainly do LOL!!! It was like Perfection, only on crack 😄🤣

  • @dalerushton1394
    @dalerushton1394 Год назад +13

    I was born in 1969 and oh how I absolutely loved being a boy in the 1970's ! I remember all of those toys, I really enjoyed being outside all the time riding my Big Wheel, then my bike pretending to be Evel Knieval. Or just walking and running all over the place. I guess if I had to pick a favorite toy it would be a toss up between Legos and Lincoln Logs. Thanks 😊 !!! Such happy, great memories ! 👍 I would give anything to relive those times ! We had so much freedom as kids then ! 🇺🇸

    • @vincent7160
      @vincent7160 6 месяцев назад

      Me too! I was born in 68,and I loved the toys of that time!! Rocket sockem robots , stretch Armstrong and the Evel Kneivel motorcycle that you wind up on the side of the deck! Awsome!!

    • @yal100
      @yal100 6 месяцев назад

      1969 here too. I had at least half these toys. Loved my Evil Knievel motorcycle. I really really wanted the Chopper version. Also loved taken out Green Machine poseurs in the park with my Big Wheel.

  • @ms.krueger2660
    @ms.krueger2660 8 месяцев назад +1

    Born in 64 and my brother and sis was born in 73 and 74. We had all but maybe 3 of these. Great memories teaching my siblings how to play games!!

  • @gooniesgirl1979
    @gooniesgirl1979 Год назад +14

    I was born in ‘79, so I still had the 70s design toys. I had the Fisher-Price camera, desk, cash register and doctor’s kit. That’s the jack-in-the box I had. My brother born in ‘74 had the Electronic Football and Pass the Puck. My brother born in ‘70 had the Pay Day board game.

    • @gooniesgirl1979
      @gooniesgirl1979 Год назад

      @@stonecodfish2365 I don’t think I ever played it. I remember it being in the closet along with this Godzilla toy that scared me. I had to share a room with my brother born in ‘74 for a few years. We all still have all this stuff!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Sounds like you and your brother really had some great ones, Thank you for watching and sharing your memories Lisa!

    • @08jag81
      @08jag81 11 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah! and; Major Matt Mason, Hot Wheels, All-star Baseball (spinner-disc baseball), Rod Hockey game.

  • @KattMurr
    @KattMurr Год назад +15

    Born in 1972 and wow did this bring back memories!! Thank you for the stroll down memory lane!

  • @michiganspencer6920
    @michiganspencer6920 8 месяцев назад +1

    AAAAHHH!!!! The old Evel Kneveil toy motorcycle. I can remember how often I cracked my KNUCKLES on the pavement revving up that toy!!!

  • @user-hu1tg4nl2t
    @user-hu1tg4nl2t 9 месяцев назад

    Born in 1965 through the 70s
    Had such an awesome Child Hood.
    Played outside Had many toys
    From the 70s.
    Good old days.

  • @stanford-nf4jk
    @stanford-nf4jk Год назад +16

    I was born in ‘77 so I owned and played with most of these, as I got most of my toys secondhand. As far as the fashion, that’s definitely what my parents, aunts & uncles, and their friends dressed like. Thanks once again Rhetty for another humor infused nostalgia video!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      You're welcome and thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories stanford!

    • @TH-hy9kr
      @TH-hy9kr Год назад

      Likewise

  • @wendygore2709
    @wendygore2709 Год назад +19

    Born in 74'. As always, these videos make me both happy and sad at the same time. Thanks for the memories, Rhetty 😢❤😊

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      You're welcome and thank you for watching Wendy!

    • @stevenjett701
      @stevenjett701 9 месяцев назад

      Makes me sad because of how old I am!

    • @svenjansen2134
      @svenjansen2134 7 месяцев назад

      Remember the good things and don't forget it's better to be old nowadays!

  • @mackavent5647
    @mackavent5647 11 месяцев назад +3

    Born in 63', I was the perfect age for 70s toys. Loved my GI Joe's, Big Jim's, Johnny Wests, Evel Knievels,SST daredevils,DC action figures and I spent hours and hours using my imagination creating stories and plots with all the accessories that came with them. The 70s.....
    Great toys !

  • @72seasonsofwither
    @72seasonsofwither 3 месяца назад +1

    Spent my early childhood in the 70's, and my God, how awesome the toys of that decade were! I had the Fisher Price medical kit from this video. I remember a boatload of FP toys scattered across the basement of my 1970's house, including the wooden Jalopy with lop-sided wheels and a bobblehead clown riding on top, and the one you pushed like a lawnmower with little colored balls popping around inside a clear plastic dome. Then as I got older, there were other toys like Star Wars, Shogun Warriors, Hot Wheels, the Even Knievel stunt cycle, Energized Spider Man, Lionel trains, slot car sets, Burning Key Cars, Big Trak, the Starbird Avenger spaceship, plastic model dinosaurs, green army men, etc. The toys absolutely defined the 70's for me!

  • @infowarriorone
    @infowarriorone Год назад +6

    Kid of the 70s here. The Spirograph was my first introduction to psychedelia.

  • @karenrosen2983
    @karenrosen2983 Год назад +8

    Born in 1970 and watching this channel you can’t help but realize how lucky we all were to grow up in the era in which we did. Loved the Bionic Women game along with the Bigfoot game,Welcome Back Kotter game and the Yogi Bear game!

    • @nicolemegyeri5267
      @nicolemegyeri5267 Год назад +3

      THE best year,ever to be born in.😉😁

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      Thank you for watching and sharing some of what you loved Karen!

  • @Ray-03645
    @Ray-03645 4 месяца назад +1

    Bring back so many of my childhood memories they do..

  • @Thewarrior63
    @Thewarrior63 11 месяцев назад

    I was born in 63 and had most of those toys,brings back memories...thank you.

  • @davidgoodman6924
    @davidgoodman6924 Год назад +10

    Born in 1972, had alot of these! Thanks for the nostalgic video Rhetty!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      You're welcome and it sounds like you had some good ones then David. Thank you for watching!

  • @kingclover1395
    @kingclover1395 Год назад +18

    Loved Spirograph. But sometimes you had a pen that didn't quite fit in the hole so you couldn't use it. It was usually the red for some reason.

  • @lisaknox7722
    @lisaknox7722 9 месяцев назад

    The 70s were great
    I remember most of this stuff and it was fun
    Way before the internet came along.those were some great times.😊

  • @daveculp308
    @daveculp308 7 месяцев назад +3

    I had a lot of those... But the Evel Knievel stunt cycle was truly a toy on another level.

  • @asa3409
    @asa3409 Год назад +8

    My brother had that football game. We also had a handheld game called Merlin. So fun.

    • @jaykayzed5213
      @jaykayzed5213 Год назад +3

      I had a Merlin, it was a Christmas present! I still remember my mother pulling up to Brand Names catalog store and leaving me in the car, in the middle of winter, BY MYSELF, to go inside and pick one up. DIFFERENT TIMES!

    • @asa3409
      @asa3409 Год назад +1

      @@jaykayzed5213 Very. Miss them.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      Those were both a lot of fun! Thank you for watching Amy!

  • @kingclover1395
    @kingclover1395 Год назад +7

    I thought for sure you were going to do Mouse Trap. That's what I was waiting for.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      That really was a good one! Thank you for watching King Clover!

    • @maryellenshock
      @maryellenshock Год назад

      I loved mouse trap! What I hated was the set up, seemed to take forever!

  • @christisrisen6774
    @christisrisen6774 11 месяцев назад

    Ahhh, Nothing like the 60s,70s, and 80S. THE 80S In particular the Best.

  • @tb7771
    @tb7771 9 месяцев назад +2

    This brought a huge smile to my face. Thank you so very much for helping me remember those wonderful times.

  • @Greg-ko4ow
    @Greg-ko4ow Год назад +11

    Grew up with most of these toys. The 70s were a great time to be a kid because it was like the wild west. Free to do as you want without all the rules and restrictions of today. Up until recently I could actually find a lot of these toys still in retro stores that have since closed down.

  • @thegood9
    @thegood9 Год назад +4

    Born in 1968. Played with every single one of these toys with my friends at some point. I remember also “Ghost Gun” and “Screech Owl” (Maybe?)…we loved the “ghostly” and “scary” games. Of course, after 1977, all I did was get Star Wars toys and figures…!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories Jason Lee!

  • @bradwilliams4921
    @bradwilliams4921 Год назад +1

    I was born in 73. I remember having the Evel Kineval Stunt Cycle and loving it. Great video.

  • @ScottRandolph-dd7dr
    @ScottRandolph-dd7dr 6 месяцев назад +1

    Greetings from coastal Mississippi. Remember a lot of these toys. Always wanted the Walton's playhouse and dolls that went with. Thank you for the research and memories 😂🎉

  • @shannondore
    @shannondore Год назад +8

    I loved Weeble Wobbles, Light Bright, and Spirograph. But the one I played with the most was Mouse Trap. When we moved my mom sold it in a yard sale but I had the diving guy and the mouse. I still have them.😊

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching and sharing another fun game Shannon!

  • @Mick_Ts_Chick
    @Mick_Ts_Chick Год назад +5

    We loved riding Big Wheels. We had Kerplunk, Monopoly, Trouble, Don't Break the Ice, Clue, Headache, Parcheesi, Old Maid, Sorry, Battleship, Mystery Date, Jane and Johnny West, Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, Connect Four, Guess Who?, Stay Alive, Which Witch, and probably dozens more I can't recall now. Fun times!

    • @CartoonPhreak
      @CartoonPhreak Год назад +2

      Correct
      I have Monopoly, Round Four, Clue (both Discover the Secrets and Harry Potter), Battleship, Mystery Date (the High School Musical and Sparkle & Shine variations), Girl Talk Date Line, Twister, Girl Talk (2021), American Girl 300 Wishes, Be Inspired, every single Barbie doll, every single LEGO building set, some Skylanders figures and every single Disney Infinity character (except for Jack Skellington, Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk and Groot)
      I do not have any single Hot Wheels car (including the Barbie Dream Camper), the Polaroid I-Zone pocket camera (both Barbie and American Girl variations), Parcheesi, DreamLife TV Plug & Play Game, any of the Girl Tech toys, Designer’s World TV Plug & Play Game, DreamLife Superstar TV Plug & Play Game, Trouble (the Lilo & Stitch version), Don’t Break the Ice (the Disney variation) and Battleship (the Disney variation)

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching and sharing what you had. It really sounds like you had some great ones!

    • @CartoonPhreak
      @CartoonPhreak Год назад

      @@RhettyforHistory
      Exactly
      You’re welcome
      I bought a Hot Wheels car

  • @Imedge6
    @Imedge6 9 месяцев назад +1

    I had a lot of those as a kid. So good memories.

  • @brendan9218
    @brendan9218 7 месяцев назад

    The good old days how refreshing.

  • @mariannecormier3021
    @mariannecormier3021 Год назад +5

    born in 63, favorite toys were my johnny west collection

    • @samuelschick8813
      @samuelschick8813 Год назад +3

      Looks like we both will be 60 year old, old farts this year. LOL

    • @Mick_Ts_Chick
      @Mick_Ts_Chick Год назад

      I'm in that club now too. I still have my Jane West and horse. Loved playing with them! I've always been a horse fanatic!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching Marianne!

  • @GCJACK83
    @GCJACK83 Год назад +5

    That Paddington bear shown at the start is one I'll never forget, because it's literally the first thing I was ever given and who gave it to me. My grandparents were away on a trip to New York city on the day I was born. Yet my grandfather had heard my mom's water broke right as they were getting ready to leave for that day, so he ran into FAO Schwartz and looked around for something, if anything, that seemed appropriate to give to a baby. That's when he saw "him". A Paddington Bear plushie, standing on a shelf in bright red rubber boots with a blue raincoat and yellow hat. This bear, I still have'im, has been my constant buddy for forty long years. I refuse to get rid of him because he's been with me far too long.

    • @Mick_Ts_Chick
      @Mick_Ts_Chick Год назад

      Paddington was very cute indeed. I still have a Raggedy Ann doll that my great grandmother hand made for me in the late 60s. I'll always treasure that.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories. That's great you still have him!

  • @ireneerrico4706
    @ireneerrico4706 7 месяцев назад

    Great music, sports, movies and Johnny Carson.

  • @michaeldamico9592
    @michaeldamico9592 6 месяцев назад

    Omg… I have tears in my eyes remembering all of these things
    I guess I was fortunate to have had every toy in this video..!!
    Except the super shooter..!
    I would give anything to go back…!!
    Thank you for the blast from the past…!!!

  • @dreamsinthree
    @dreamsinthree Год назад +9

    Thanks again for a nostalgic trip down memory lane! My sisters and I owned most of these, but I'd forgotten about them!

  • @Rahbinah
    @Rahbinah Год назад +4

    I used to love the Old Maid card game.

  • @suzannenapolitanp1723
    @suzannenapolitanp1723 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for bringing the toys we had back to our memories, i had the desk but, it had a seat, a big desk, with letters/ chalk board/ lights and color full pegs it was my favorite toy when i was a little 👧 girl.

  • @pickledragonrebel
    @pickledragonrebel 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks so much for the teip down memory lane. I loved my 70s childhood.

  • @pam8962
    @pam8962 Год назад +7

    Loved Battleship 😊

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      That was always fun too. Thank you for watching Pam!

  • @nickimontie
    @nickimontie Год назад +11

    Seeing Evel Knieval made me think of those 70s and 80s sports stars who were everywhere then, from cereal boxes to TV game shows. Like Joe Namath, Nadia Comenechi, Cathy Rigby, Mark Spitz, Olga Korbut, etc. They were always on tv or in magazines but we never hear of them anymore. I think this might be a good video, if you haven't already done one already.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Those sports stars you mentioned were big. Thank you for watching and suggesting that topping Nicki!

    • @paulp3369
      @paulp3369 11 месяцев назад +3

      ...and Bruce Jenner! the man that every boy wanted to grow up to be.
      *plot twist*

  • @jasonmaravelias6692
    @jasonmaravelias6692 11 месяцев назад +1

    I grew up in the 80s and received a lot of toys from the 70s as hand me downs. Loved them!

  • @TopGunAce23
    @TopGunAce23 Год назад +4

    Born in 1971 here...and I remember about 90 percent of the toys. I had the electronic football game... wanted the sit and spin....and Simon. Remember Merlin? It was an electronic tic tack toe game? And your parents would say " stop all that noise" lol lol lol

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us TopGunAce23!

  • @caroleroseburgh1344
    @caroleroseburgh1344 Год назад +3

    Good Morning Rhett 🙋🏽. I haven't seen some of these toy's in forever.

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      Hello Carole! Thank you for watching and I hope you are doing well!

    • @caroleroseburgh1344
      @caroleroseburgh1344 Год назад +1

      @@RhettyforHistory Hi Rhett 🙋🏽 I'm blessed ‼️ I'M STILL breathing 😂😆🤣😄😆 LOL. Thank You for inquiring. I hope everything is going well with you and your family also ❤️

  • @elliotspencer2648
    @elliotspencer2648 7 месяцев назад

    I was born in 1968 and I remember these toys like it was yesterday!!.

  • @brerrabbit9585
    @brerrabbit9585 5 месяцев назад +1

    Perfect! Captures all the innocence and fun of what we played with in a far, far better time than now.I still have my 'Wooly Willy' and It still is a great toy!

  • @TM_Stone
    @TM_Stone Год назад +4

    I can still remember the smell of certain toys, especially the Evel clothes.

    • @jaykayzed5213
      @jaykayzed5213 Год назад +1

      Yes, i was remembering smells throughout this video too!

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      Those things do sort of burn their way into your memory. Thank you for watching!

  • @coreyknight924
    @coreyknight924 Год назад +7

    I'm an 80's baby, but my folks were older hippies and I enjoyed 90% of what you mentioned here! Great nostalgia my friend. 👍🤘

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад

      Thank you for watching Corey and I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video!

  • @mikefitchNYC1971
    @mikefitchNYC1971 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you for the beautiful trip down memory lane.

  • @user-ob1kl4vs3w
    @user-ob1kl4vs3w 7 месяцев назад

    My favorite was a Tonka Winnebago! I loved playing cars. I had a Mustang police car and so many others. I also had a GI Joe action figure and his helecopter. Thanks for the memories!!!

  • @Broughton1128
    @Broughton1128 Год назад +4

    *Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Simpler times that I miss, dearly.*

    • @RhettyforHistory
      @RhettyforHistory  Год назад +1

      You're welcome and thank you for watching ACultured!