We hear you! It was hard to forget those awesome toys. More likely we just didn’t come across them because the shelves were covered with all the other amazing lines.
Snugglebumms!!! They're never forgotten to me, as I used to have the board game, and I still have one of the miniatures. I never had any of the actual toys that I recall, and I kinda want to hunt one down now... Thanks for including this in your video!
It was our pleasure! I (Producer Tony) saw one or two of them at Retro Con this year and had no memory of them. I had a younger sister who would have been in the market for them, but I’m pretty sure she didn’t have any!
My sister had one. I remember the brush and the booklet that came with it. It always seemed to be in the way of all the other cooler toys in the toy box, and its hair was a chore to brush. Glow worm was a better light up toy.
All the ones mentioned were very short-lived toy lines. Some were not even around for a full year. Either the first production batch sold out and no additional batches were made due to poor sales, or the toys did not pass certain safety regulations, and the companies did not see the point in spending money to redesign them if it would not make a profit.
Congrats on being the first one of these videos I've ever seen on RUclips to actually feature a toyline I've never heard of before. Animax is 100% new to me.
@@Keldroc Neither had we! It was suggested to us by one of our viewers and we are very grateful for it! Animax looks to have been very promising, but just had everything working against it.
As an only child in the 80s, I had full lines of the big ones like Joes and He Man etc.. But also had a bunch of a little bit of everything at the time like some of this shown here and Sectaurs , Crystar you name it, I probably had at least a few things from all of it! The D@D figures were cool too!
@@Brando-Lee3725 Crystar is on our list as well for a future episode. There were always those little known toys that would get included in the adventures of the more popular toys we owned. 😆
When those MicroMan / Cosmoman figures hit 48cents on the "Toys R Us Clearance Wall of Doom" (as I call it), I'd bought quite a few, and was sticking them randomly in tubing at a nearby park, so other kids could find them and be excited for, hey, "free toy". I had such admiration for their joints and ability to color-swap with a screwdriver, I wanted to spread the love.
@JinzoCrash When Matchbox's Robotech line hit clearance I mowed so many lawns for the cash. The sad part is when I was older making decent money I didn't pick up the Exo Squad/Robotech stuff. You just think stuff will be around forever...
I used to have a remote control van called Max Machine. The remote just made a click which caused the van to change directions. I couldn’t find a commercial or video on RUclips. But I remember hearing them singing “You want a Max Machine” on the commercial in the 70’s.
@@Corleone1891 Awesome! Glad we were able to help excavate a memory. It was a clever idea, though as mentioned by Jon, the novelty could wear thin quickly.
The funny thing is I remember seeing a commercial only once for the Golden Girls toyline but it only stuck with me as The Golden Girls sitcom started a short time later and I was for a time confused because it was two completely different things with the same name.
@@RetroDaze Hi I am referring to the Animax Commercial that you show in your video. I never knew that it existed! Gosh, where did you get it? Schaper never showed it to us. And as the two main characters were not released they must not have aired it on TV.
Another great episode gang! Wasn’t familiar with any of these but the producer’s voice reminded me of my teachers when I was a kid for some reason (LOLs) Loved Micronauts and interesting to see how the mold got reused over and over. Thanks 👊🏻🕹️😎
Oh man you unlocked a core memory with Powertrons! I suddenly have a vague recollection of playing the black one. Great video by the way, I have never heard most of toys featured here, and great work on the research, too.
I had the knight rider powertron.. that was one solid toy for a toy designed to ram into a wall.. mine lasted well into the 90s before I lost track of it..
Have you guys ever linked a bunch of these together for 1-2 hours of long form content? I’d watch that in a heartbeat. These short vids are cool but the longer format vids would be super rad.
We do have a playlist for all the “Forgotten Toys” episodes. Would that be helpful? It’s here: ruclips.net/p/PLuG1-7Tr0ei4j6qUfhwOeTukD8mk9cDPt&si=1sNIGzHytdS3AJWm
Anyone remember a toy line around 1987 that was 2 factions (blue and red) that you built the sets using large grey blocks with circular connectors primarily? The blue robot like army even had a 6 legged powered at-at like walker. The red faction had a lot of wheeled builds. The figurines were very small and only had movement at the shoulders and hips.
I hadn't thought about PowRTrond in years. I had one, and the clasp that help it together wore down very quickly. It was difficult to keep in car form!
I gotta go through your videos for sure. Had so many one offs from certain series from 80s early 90s ive forgotten or cant remember the names of. These ones i had used ropes(little strings) and like i can only describe as Printer ribbons to run around on. Sky something probably, 😂 aweome video
The "Kn" of Knuffelbunt in german is pronounced like Kn in "Evil Knievel", the rest like Knoofleboont :) which says something like "colorful cuddle/snuggle".
@@RetroDaze And Troeliewoelie is pronounced truly woolie. Dutch oe = American oo sound. Dutch oo = American oa sound. Just in case you ever wanna order some stroopwafels.
I randomly picked up Dragon Queen from Golden Girl a few months ago. She came with the cape and the ridiculously heavy die cast shield. Funnily enough, not two weeks later I found her helmet and hairbrush. I had no idea they were even sold here in Sweden 😅
That’s crazy! Not only to find so many of her accessories but also the fact that this all happened in Sweden! 😆 Be on the lookout… 👀 Who knows what else you may find!
At first I thought the Snuggle Bumms were Popples, but nope. They are “forgotten” to me, but I never really looked at girls toys and didn’t have a sister.
Spiral Zone and Bionic 6, and Rainbow Brite somehow got lost in the mix. I'm actually more surprised that Rainbow Brite didn't resurface at some point with todays climate.
Wow, I don't have a comment because I never knew any of these toys existed! Just wow. Thanks for this presentation, I really had no idea about any of these things.
How about the "real metal and bolts" of the 1970s "ERECTOR-Sets" that also had a motor available to make your creation move! Or, the mid 1980s LEGO Sets that was all about gears, chains, and reversible electric motors...
@@cabbitkisser2620 Generally there is at least one toy in these videos that folks do remember, whether they actually had some, just saw ads for them, or knew a friend who had them.
Just an FYI, the image you used for the Ghostbusters was of Kenner's The Real Ghostbusters toyline. Schapher produced thr Filmation Ghostbusters toyline which was not related to either the 1984 Columbia Pictures film or the DIC cartoon The Real Ghostbusters.
@@RetroDaze You also had two figures in the TRGB photo that weren't TRGB, a Captain Planet villain and the fat guy wearing glasses who I don't recognize. Does anyone have an ID on the fat guy with a hole in his face?
I turned 12 in 1981 and I didn't play with toys anymore. I don't recognize any of those toys... HOWEVER...I love cartoons till this day. I watched He Man and Thunder Cats at 14 or 15 yrs old. LOL
We covered Supernaturals, Wheeled Warriors, and Bone Age in previous “Forgotten Toys” episodes! Check them out when time allows: ruclips.net/video/S8bHr3rzKT0/видео.htmlsi=kzYn-LYZBa7-4eT8 , ruclips.net/video/K57U0INXkpE/видео.htmlsi=VgssRSAwYp2kOa8o , ruclips.net/video/-ULLuaP7-YY/видео.htmlsi=ApoTTQshLEND9FUE
Parker Brothers Construction Company was something i thought was awesome but only lasted one year. I also have a fondness and most of the figures of the Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos
Those Chuck Norris figures could be easily worked into play with other toy lines, which was nice. Real fact… Chuck Norris’ figure had a kung fu grip that could crush steel.
I remember standing in the toy aisle selecting Moth Lady instead of bringing my 3 Princesses of Power at home one of their friends. She had an edgy look, but the huge gemstone in her shield & shiny cape sold me. If the Misfits were mythical action figures, that's how I'd describe them looking back. And yes, the quality of the shield, comb, figure & cape were terrific...especially in comparison to She-Ra. I never regretted choosing Moth Lady - only that I didn't have more from the GG line. Greatest regret: don't have her anymore Have Kenner Glamour Gals & Mattel Dazzle Dolls been forgotten?? Early 80's 4" fashion dolls something like a Polly Pocket & Barbie. Heavy Disco influence...at least my hoard was. Loved those!
@@ladystrange7791 We’ll have to research and add those to our list! And thanks for sharing your memories of Golden Girl. Such an under appreciated line.
@@RetroDaze the irony is, i used to be a dj and my name was rhinox lol. of course I stole it from the beast wars one. But I was kind of a big deal and used to have fans bring me all sorts of plush and toy rhinos. I have like 30 rhinos tattooed on me including the marvel AND the word rhinox lol. the irony is amazing. thank you again,. if you have not looked into this yet check out a line called "bugmen of insecta"
Reading this comment before getting to the 8:00 mark was giving me a distinctly different image in my head. For a few minutes I was wondering how I’d never heard of Rose and Blanche being part of the DCU.
I can see that … and hate that never materialized as Amythest as I was a HUGE Fan of the comic thanks in part to George Perez’s involvement on the early covers, as well as my love of the fantasy comics like it, Warlord and Arion.
I had Count Magno from Micronauts. It was pretty cool. It had magnets inside the body and where all the joints that attached had steel ball bearings I believe they were 3/8 Diameter. You could swap an arm for a jousting arm or missle arm, etc. You could also swap body parts with other characters as well. All interchangeable with ball bearing/ magnet system. Cool toy I had.
The interchangeable nature of the Micronauts probably contributed to their long run on toy shelves, even after they were gobbled up and reused as “Interchangeables”.
Because I missed out on a lot of Micronauts because of Star Wars, I did have the Microman Voyager-1 vehicle because my dad sent it from Okinawa. When i saw the Interchangeables at our mall toy store i bought every Time Traveler and Cosmo i could and got the two steeds. I never saw that box of a command center on the shelves though, i guess its kind of a grail for me.
@RetroDaze For me, yes! I had a pretty decent imagination, so one of the Hourtoy guys was translucent blue and I named him Dreadstar after the comic and he had superpowers and led the after Return of the Jedi rebels in my Star Wars playtime. I had a few Kenner Klattu figures and because he looked kinda lizard like they served as Visitors from "V" and invaded the SW universe over Spice cause I saw V and Dune in '84. So my discount time traveler Micronaut was the war chief. My bud Louie would play this story line out with me and because him and I both had Millennium Falcons they served as the visitor's ships. "Dreadstar" did a lot of playtime duty and held up quite well...ok I'll go the extra mile with this story. Me and and my bud had a playtime where my "Dreadstar" went crazy and we had one of my die cast Shogun Warrior figure shoot him in the head with a spring loaded fist to bring him back to sanity. Don't remember the Shogun, but I think he had a yellow chest with rocket launchers on his shoulders. Anyway, thank you for letting me go down memory lane, the Cosmo Man and king tut chambers held up great!
Funny thing about golden girls is they are often put in as he-man toys and part of he-man collections in fact you go to vintage toy stores or cons it's not uncommon to see golden girl figures in with the he-man and she-ra stuff!
I had a toy bought in the old pharmacy that had all the toys form Asia. It was 15 dollars ballpark, I would have to say it was ruffly between 1985 and 1990. Why i remember it so well is that it was made of metal, was a heave toy avout 6 inches tall and 4 wide , had armes and legs and the housing deep sea diving mech with a hatch that housed a little plastic dude you could take out, it was highly detailed, had black rubber hosed that plugged into different holes on the outside of the mech shell. The color was mainly red, with a white body. the hands were interchangeable with different gray attachments, it even had an underwater jet engine that it held with both hands...coolest toy ever, If i could find the toy i would pay handsomely for it. I have no idea where i could even start to look for that specific toy....
Dad wanted me to suggest Galaxy Fighters, not to be confused with Galaxy Warriors that were a direct knock-off of He-Man. Galaxy Fighters were a line of about 6 figures that were robotic/cyborg men. They had interchangeable hands and feet with slide off armor. Dad had 3 of them but we lost them in a storage unit fire, along with the rest of his toys I grew up playing with.
I know this is more of a 90s toy than an 80s toy, but back when I was in elementary school, there was this game called Rotten Egg, which was kind of like hot potato, except it was an egg with a really ugly face. A lot of people don't talk about it as much. There's even a game page for it on GameFAQs. Also, how about a video on web/online games from the 90s and early 2000s?
Your amused annoyance at saying "Snuggle Bumms" reminds me of 2001-2, when I worked with a good guy named Shawn, who was better known in the public by his stage name Sikki Nixx. He was even better known as the title character in the cinematic masterpiece Edward Penishands, a film incidentally really loved by Tim Burton & Johnny Depp. I mention this because I always look for a reason to say "Edward Penishands" in a sentence. The toy looks awesome, BTW, kind of like Popples. Incidentally, if you say "Snuggle Bumms" 3 times in a row while looking in a mirror, something really cool happens. (Haven't tried saying "Edward Penishands" 3 times in a mirror, but feel free to try that as well.)
@@RetroDaze I have mostly some of the transformers figures, and some of the Gobots, and some of the Robotech toys, and my friend Jeff has the same kinds, and he used to have the four of the straight armed g.i.joe figures, and version 2, and one Webster figure from MOTU💁🏻♂.
There was this series of motorized vehicles that, with a switch, transformed into battle vehicles with missiles. It was like MASK before MASK, and I think they were battery-driven. I had a van that, when you hit the spoiler on top, guns would pop out the sides and front. They didn't shoot, and there were no figures, just that. I think I got mine at a flea market, but I'm unsure. Are there any leads on that? Great video, by the way
@@RetroDaze Many forgetters have forgotten Robotix, even though it had a cartoon. But I think your forgotten listers usually don't have a cartoon, so many were not even known to begin with.
Wow, never had one but I remember the PowerTron commercials! Oddly they just made me like my Transformers/GoBots and M.A.S.K. more! I can't remember if it was Matchbox or HotWheels, but did you guys cover uhhh I think they were called Parasites or somesuch. Matchbox/Hotwheel scaled cars n trucks that could separate top from bottom to reveal its innards change Into Robotic style aliens
There was a toy line from the 80's that I can't remember the name of, or find anything about. All I do remember is they were a line of collectable monster figures, who's gimmick was that you could squish them flat and watch them reinflate. And one of those figures was a guy with a wide open mouth filled with eyeballs.
Trust me when I say that those of us who grew up in the 80's didn't forget a thing especially the toys!!!! Great video though
We hear you! It was hard to forget those awesome toys. More likely we just didn’t come across them because the shelves were covered with all the other amazing lines.
The toys and Saturday morning cartoon sessions 😅
I personally don't recall any of these except Power•R•Trons. Great Episode everyone.
Thank you so much Z Man! You are just the best! Appreciate you brother.
Thanks, Zman!
Snugglebumms!!! They're never forgotten to me, as I used to have the board game, and I still have one of the miniatures. I never had any of the actual toys that I recall, and I kinda want to hunt one down now... Thanks for including this in your video!
It was our pleasure! I (Producer Tony) saw one or two of them at Retro Con this year and had no memory of them. I had a younger sister who would have been in the market for them, but I’m pretty sure she didn’t have any!
I don't think I ever heard of them at all growing up. Maybe I'm reading this wrong but wouldn't they basically translate into snuggle butts?😂
My sister had one. I remember the brush and the booklet that came with it. It always seemed to be in the way of all the other cooler toys in the toy box, and its hair was a chore to brush. Glow worm was a better light up toy.
All the ones mentioned were very short-lived toy lines. Some were not even around for a full year. Either the first production batch sold out and no additional batches were made due to poor sales, or the toys did not pass certain safety regulations, and the companies did not see the point in spending money to redesign them if it would not make a profit.
I Totally Dig this Retro Flashbacks series
Really glad you enjoy it Andrew!
@RetroDaze oh 100%
One thing I haven't forgotten was those awesome Dino Riders toys!
Dino Riders were very cool!
12:06 - Gotta love the placement of the "drill" on that C.A.R.P robot.
Yeah, some toy designer thought he was funny. 😆
Congrats on being the first one of these videos I've ever seen on RUclips to actually feature a toyline I've never heard of before. Animax is 100% new to me.
@@Keldroc Neither had we! It was suggested to us by one of our viewers and we are very grateful for it! Animax looks to have been very promising, but just had everything working against it.
As an only child in the 80s, I had full lines of the big ones like Joes and He Man etc.. But also had a bunch of a little bit of everything at the time like some of this shown here and Sectaurs , Crystar you name it, I probably had at least a few things from all of it! The D@D figures were cool too!
@@Brando-Lee3725 Crystar is on our list as well for a future episode. There were always those little known toys that would get included in the adventures of the more popular toys we owned. 😆
Battlebeasts, Megaforce, and AirRaiders were some of my lesser known favorites.
We did cover Battle Beasts in an earlier episode!
Battle Beasts are awesome
@@wjbrooks19 Are you man enough for Megaforce? I remember that fan club ad on the back of Marvel Comics.
Some of these are such a beautiful look into what fed our souls..
@@GenXCountdown Agreed. Lasting memories are tied to these toys.
Great video!! Never knew these toys existed! Shout out to the Vintage 2-XL on the shelf! Had that growing up as a kid, many great memories!
@@robertdanker6193 Thank you so much Robert! Glad you enjoyed the video and that we brought these under appreciated toys to your attention.
I'd like to see more on the Dragon Riders of the Styx and certain Remco 3 3/4 lines.
@@BayushiGemma Dragon Riders are on our list!
When those MicroMan / Cosmoman figures hit 48cents on the "Toys R Us Clearance Wall of Doom" (as I call it), I'd bought quite a few, and was sticking them randomly in tubing at a nearby park, so other kids could find them and be excited for, hey, "free toy". I had such admiration for their joints and ability to color-swap with a screwdriver, I wanted to spread the love.
Ha! Now that’s a nice surprise treasure for some lucky kid. Bravo!👏
@JinzoCrash When Matchbox's Robotech line hit clearance I mowed so many lawns for the cash. The sad part is when I was older making decent money I didn't pick up the Exo Squad/Robotech stuff. You just think stuff will be around forever...
I used to have a remote control van called Max Machine. The remote just made a click which caused the van to change directions. I couldn’t find a commercial or video on RUclips. But I remember hearing them singing “You want a Max Machine” on the commercial in the 70’s.
@@talir71 Need to try to find some information on this one.
PowRtrons just totally unlocked a forgotten memory for me. Thank you. Totally had one. What a damned good idea these were!
@@Corleone1891 Awesome! Glad we were able to help excavate a memory. It was a clever idea, though as mentioned by Jon, the novelty could wear thin quickly.
I had Dino riders, I remember watching the Dino riders VHS tape a bunch.
Dino Riders was another great series and the toys were really cool!
I had no idea Animax was a thing, they are SO cool, I totally would have wanted those as a kid, because i want them all NOW.
It really is unfortunate how the launch and sales of Animax went down. Had some great promise.
Well, now I'm imagining the old ladies from the Golden Girls TV show starring Betty White and Bea Arthur as long-retired warrior princesses
@@masonsykes2240 That’s begging to happen!!!
The funny thing is I remember seeing a commercial only once for the Golden Girls toyline but it only stuck with me as The Golden Girls sitcom started a short time later and I was for a time confused because it was two completely different things with the same name.
One of the first toys I had as a kid was a Glowworm that lit up when you hugged it...not unlike the toy that shall not be named.
@@AvatAR42420 Glo-Worm! Makes you wonder which came first with the hug/light feature.
Amazing! I never saw that commercial or even knew that it existed! You did a nice job of presenting this. Thank You!
Thank you for watching! Which commercial are you referring to?
@@RetroDaze Hi I am referring to the Animax Commercial that you show in your video. I never knew that it existed! Gosh, where did you get it? Schaper never showed it to us. And as the two main characters were not released they must not have aired it on TV.
@@BIRNKRANTWe don’t recall them either from our childhoods. Really must have been a short-lived run.
Another great episode gang!
Wasn’t familiar with any of these but the producer’s voice reminded me of my teachers when I was a kid for some reason (LOLs)
Loved Micronauts and interesting to see how the mold got reused over and over.
Thanks 👊🏻🕹️😎
@@tedadamgreen My (Producer Tony) voice changes depending on my mood. It gets very Peanutsesque when dealing with Jon… 🙄 😆
@ 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I feel Stompers 4x4 is kinda forgotten …… they provided me many hours of fun as a kid !
@@sonhuynh8222 We covered them in a previous episode, here! - Even More Forgotten Toys of The 1980s
ruclips.net/video/K57U0INXkpE/видео.html
Those were probably one of my favorite toys. I remember having some that were amphibious.
I had the foodfighters.. got the whole set 1 year.. i remember the egg carton personnel carrier.. nice!
Ahh Food Fighters. Proof that action figures could be made of literally anything! 😆
Oh man you unlocked a core memory with Powertrons! I suddenly have a vague recollection of playing the black one. Great video by the way, I have never heard most of toys featured here, and great work on the research, too.
Thank you for those kind words! We are always hoping to excavate a few buried memories with these “Forgotten Toys” episodes.
Nostalgia Critic featured Powertron (I think) in his commercial special. He loved the Protagotron and Antagotron's names and theme song.
That would have been the Chargertrons.
Hey! Where's "Robotech" that you had in the beginning? Loved the animated TV show❤
We don’t have it on the forgotten list, as it had a pretty significant following through the years… still does to a certain extent.
I had the knight rider powertron.. that was one solid toy for a toy designed to ram into a wall.. mine lasted well into the 90s before I lost track of it..
Very nice! Stinks that it got lost though.
Have you guys ever linked a bunch of these together for 1-2 hours of long form content? I’d watch that in a heartbeat. These short vids are cool but the longer format vids would be super rad.
We do have a playlist for all the “Forgotten Toys” episodes. Would that be helpful? It’s here: ruclips.net/p/PLuG1-7Tr0ei4j6qUfhwOeTukD8mk9cDPt&si=1sNIGzHytdS3AJWm
@@RetroDazeThanks!
Anyone remember a toy line around 1987 that was 2 factions (blue and red) that you built the sets using large grey blocks with circular connectors primarily? The blue robot like army even had a 6 legged powered at-at like walker. The red faction had a lot of wheeled builds. The figurines were very small and only had movement at the shoulders and hips.
@@seandeering500 Hmm, need to do some research on this!
Legions of Power
@@RichardX1 thank you!! This is it! Loved these. Even made blueprints on graph paper for my custom spaceships I would make.
@@seandeering500Glad you found this out!
@@RetroDaze thanks. Ended up on a trip down memory lane watching some videos on them. They appear to be pretty cheap if you can find them too.
I hadn't thought about PowRTrond in years. I had one, and the clasp that help it together wore down very quickly. It was difficult to keep in car form!
Ahh, that would suck. That would ruin the whole novelty of it.
My two daughters were little girls in the 80's, but I don't remember Snugglebumms or Golden Girls.
They had a difficult time catching on amongst the many great toy lines of the time.
I gotta go through your videos for sure. Had so many one offs from certain series from 80s early 90s ive forgotten or cant remember the names of. These ones i had used ropes(little strings) and like i can only describe as Printer ribbons to run around on. Sky something probably, 😂 aweome video
@@Stephen_Eee Sky Commanders! We covered them in a previous “forgotten toys” episode! Thanks for tuning in Stephen, we greatly appreciate it man.
The "Kn" of Knuffelbunt in german is pronounced like Kn in "Evil Knievel", the rest like Knoofleboont :) which says something like "colorful cuddle/snuggle".
Thank you for that info!
@@RetroDaze And Troeliewoelie is pronounced truly woolie. Dutch oe = American oo sound. Dutch oo = American oa sound. Just in case you ever wanna order some stroopwafels.
I randomly picked up Dragon Queen from Golden Girl a few months ago. She came with the cape and the ridiculously heavy die cast shield. Funnily enough, not two weeks later I found her helmet and hairbrush. I had no idea they were even sold here in Sweden 😅
That’s crazy! Not only to find so many of her accessories but also the fact that this all happened in Sweden! 😆 Be on the lookout… 👀 Who knows what else you may find!
At first I thought the Snuggle Bumms were Popples, but nope. They are “forgotten” to me, but I never really looked at girls toys and didn’t have a sister.
They do have a very “Popples” vibe.
@@RetroDaze they’re pretty cute. My lady thought so and loved their hair 😂
Spiral Zone and Bionic 6, and Rainbow Brite somehow got lost in the mix. I'm actually more surprised that Rainbow Brite didn't resurface at some point with todays climate.
My girlfriend at the time (2005) dressed up like her for Halloween. A lot of people recognized the costume.
Didn’t she though?
@@RetroDaze No new figures or show since the 80's. Just a few liscened things, but nothing much.
I loved food fighters and the awsome dyno riders I remember them both
Especially Dino Riders! A very cool line.
Wow, I don't have a comment because I never knew any of these toys existed! Just wow. Thanks for this presentation, I really had no idea about any of these things.
It is our pleasure Daniel. Glad we could introduce (or re-introduce) you to these great toys!
Star Wars figures were the cream of the crop.
@@AngeloBoca1 Definitely they were at the top of many kids’ lists.
How about the "real metal and bolts" of the 1970s "ERECTOR-Sets" that also had a motor available to make your creation move!
Or, the mid 1980s LEGO Sets that was all about gears, chains, and reversible electric motors...
Both were so great and a lot of fun.
Blanch will always be my Golden Girl.
She was everyone’s Golden Girl 🤩
I'm an 80's kid. there were some toy's i do remember. but there are some i have forgotten all about.
@@cabbitkisser2620 Generally there is at least one toy in these videos that folks do remember, whether they actually had some, just saw ads for them, or knew a friend who had them.
Just an FYI, the image you used for the Ghostbusters was of Kenner's The Real Ghostbusters toyline.
Schapher produced thr Filmation Ghostbusters toyline which was not related to either the 1984 Columbia Pictures film or the DIC cartoon The Real Ghostbusters.
Correct. We have punished Alyssa for her transgression by forcing her to watch Mac & Me for 24 hours straight.
@@RetroDaze You also had two figures in the TRGB photo that weren't TRGB, a Captain Planet villain and the fat guy wearing glasses who I don't recognize. Does anyone have an ID on the fat guy with a hole in his face?
I somehow tend to confuse Golden Girl with She-Ra as well as the sitcom Golden Girls.
It was probably a good thing the toy line and the sitcom didn’t coexist much if any. Would have been pretty confusing back then too!
I remember SnuggleBums…they creeped me out. My Little Pony on the other hand… adored from the moment I first laid eyes on them.
@@jedilegoarts9882 They are a bit odd looking, like maybe they’re plotting something dastardly. 😆
Normally, seeing toys or commercials from the 80s will spark memories. But I'm surprised to say I don't recognize any of these!
@@ThomasMHead Mission Accomplished! 😆 But in all seriousness, thank you for watching. We appreciate it.
Great video a lot nostalgia just subscribe
@@elcowabungahe-man6156 So glad it brought back some memories for you!
Had a Powrtron, it was a cool toy, but we never understood why it drove toward something and when it hit, it just transformed and ran away 🤣
In robot mode it became as brave as a 5 year old kid. 😆
I remember all of those except AniMax which feels like something from an alternate timeline to me. Literally zero recollection of ever seeing that.
@@namelessjedi2242 It’s too bad really, because it seems like it would have had a lot of potential.
I turned 12 in 1981 and I didn't play with toys anymore. I don't recognize any of those toys... HOWEVER...I love cartoons till this day. I watched He Man and Thunder Cats at 14 or 15 yrs old. LOL
There was still a lot that was entertaining about those old toons that kept us coming back for more even in our teens.
You stopped playing with toys at 12 ? Who are you Ted Bundy ?
@Dad-Gad LOL, I got into video games and books. Nerdish I guess...but not Bundyish. 😎
Insectuars, robotix, supernaturals, visionaries, wheeled warriors, bone age, are some I had and still do.
We covered Supernaturals, Wheeled Warriors, and Bone Age in previous “Forgotten Toys” episodes! Check them out when time allows: ruclips.net/video/S8bHr3rzKT0/видео.htmlsi=kzYn-LYZBa7-4eT8 , ruclips.net/video/K57U0INXkpE/видео.htmlsi=VgssRSAwYp2kOa8o , ruclips.net/video/-ULLuaP7-YY/видео.htmlsi=ApoTTQshLEND9FUE
Parker Brothers Construction Company was something i thought was awesome but only lasted one year. I also have a fondness and most of the figures of the Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos
Those Chuck Norris figures could be easily worked into play with other toy lines, which was nice. Real fact… Chuck Norris’ figure had a kung fu grip that could crush steel.
The extra "M" is added value. 😂
Adding letters always increases the desire to buy a product. 😆
Any Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors?
@@feffe4036 We covered them in our very first video! 5 Forgotten Toys of The 1980s
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@ oh ok thanks, ill have a look! :)
There’s no way Dan Halen from Squidbillies wasn’t modeled after Snugglebumms.
😆 Who knows? Maybe so!
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I remember standing in the toy aisle selecting Moth Lady instead of bringing my 3 Princesses of Power at home one of their friends. She had an edgy look, but the huge gemstone in her shield & shiny cape sold me. If the Misfits were mythical action figures, that's how I'd describe them looking back. And yes, the quality of the shield, comb, figure & cape were terrific...especially in comparison to She-Ra. I never regretted choosing Moth Lady - only that I didn't have more from the GG line. Greatest regret: don't have her anymore
Have Kenner Glamour Gals & Mattel Dazzle Dolls been forgotten?? Early 80's 4" fashion dolls something like a Polly Pocket & Barbie. Heavy Disco influence...at least my hoard was. Loved those!
@@ladystrange7791 We’ll have to research and add those to our list! And thanks for sharing your memories of Golden Girl. Such an under appreciated line.
Definitely remember having Powertrons!
They were a neat novelty, for a little while anyway. Until that novelty wore off. 😆
wow. I have the Animax Rhino and driver. had no idea what it was. Thanks!
Our pleasure! That’s really cool that you still have one.
@@RetroDaze the irony is, i used to be a dj and my name was rhinox lol. of course I stole it from the beast wars one. But I was kind of a big deal and used to have fans bring me all sorts of plush and toy rhinos. I have like 30 rhinos tattooed on me including the marvel AND the word rhinox lol. the irony is amazing. thank you again,. if you have not looked into this yet check out a line called "bugmen of insecta"
That Pow-R-Trons theme is catchy lol
Ha! It really is. It’s definitely got that ‘80s toy commercial sound set to 11.
There is a legend that Golden Girls were meant to be DC's Amethyst, Princess of Gem World.
There’s not much out there on the net about Golden Girl’s origins unfortunately.
Reading this comment before getting to the 8:00 mark was giving me a distinctly different image in my head. For a few minutes I was wondering how I’d never heard of Rose and Blanche being part of the DCU.
@@rutherfordappraisal258 😂😂
@@rutherfordappraisal258 The Golden Girls vs Skeletor’s minions would have been epic to act out. Betty White laying waste to everything.
I can see that … and hate that never materialized as Amythest as I was a HUGE Fan of the comic thanks in part to George Perez’s involvement on the early covers, as well as my love of the fantasy comics like it, Warlord and Arion.
I had Count Magno from Micronauts. It was pretty cool. It had magnets inside the body and where all the joints that attached had steel ball bearings I believe they were 3/8 Diameter. You could swap an arm for a jousting arm or missle arm, etc. You could also swap body parts with other characters as well. All interchangeable with ball bearing/ magnet system. Cool toy I had.
The interchangeable nature of the Micronauts probably contributed to their long run on toy shelves, even after they were gobbled up and reused as “Interchangeables”.
I just realized that Dan Halen was an evil Snugglebum!!!
Dan Who?
@@RetroDaze
Squidbillies. A very bizarre Adult Swim cartoon.
I have Manglors and Manglor Mountain complete in box and a manglodemon in egg for another weird line of old 80s toys.
Very nice! How did the Manglors hold up? Brittle? Melted into a gelatinous mass? 😆
@RetroDaze still Sticky in their wrap and I will not rip them apart. The slime in the package of the mountain is a hard rock though
i did get the manglor mountain for Christmas one year. that was the worst gift i ever had.
I still have a Snugglebumm. And it still works. Funny.
@@SandraOrtmann1976 That’s awesome that it still works!
Because I missed out on a lot of Micronauts because of Star Wars, I did have the Microman Voyager-1 vehicle because my dad sent it from Okinawa. When i saw the Interchangeables at our mall toy store i bought every Time Traveler and Cosmo i could and got the two steeds. I never saw that box of a command center on the shelves though, i guess its kind of a grail for me.
Did the Interchangeables versions of the figures seem to hold up alright compared to their Micronauts forefathers?
@RetroDaze For me, yes! I had a pretty decent imagination, so one of the Hourtoy guys was translucent blue and I named him Dreadstar after the comic and he had superpowers and led the after Return of the Jedi rebels in my Star Wars playtime. I had a few Kenner Klattu figures and because he looked kinda lizard like they served as Visitors from "V" and invaded the SW universe over Spice cause I saw V and Dune in '84. So my discount time traveler Micronaut was the war chief. My bud Louie would play this story line out with me and because him and I both had Millennium Falcons they served as the visitor's ships. "Dreadstar" did a lot of playtime duty and held up quite well...ok I'll go the extra mile with this story. Me and and my bud had a playtime where my "Dreadstar" went crazy and we had one of my die cast Shogun Warrior figure shoot him in the head with a spring loaded fist to bring him back to sanity. Don't remember the Shogun, but I think he had a yellow chest with rocket launchers on his shoulders. Anyway, thank you for letting me go down memory lane, the Cosmo Man and king tut chambers held up great!
What about "The Animal"? Nothing can stop The Animal!
@@triadianz The Animal is on our list to get to! Saw one at Retro Con this year.
My Sister had the SnuggleBumms and Golden Girl; I'll check the other videos to see if you've found Keypers and Sweet Secrets (she LOVED them too)
Hmm, we may need to add Keypers and Sweet Secrets to our future episode list!
Funny thing about golden girls is they are often put in as he-man toys and part of he-man collections in fact you go to vintage toy stores or cons it's not uncommon to see golden girl figures in with the he-man and she-ra stuff!
And that’s okay… they do fit in nicely. By design we’re guessing.
I had a toy bought in the old pharmacy that had all the toys form Asia. It was 15 dollars ballpark, I would have to say it was ruffly between 1985 and 1990. Why i remember it so well is that it was made of metal, was a heave toy avout 6 inches tall and 4 wide , had armes and legs and the housing deep sea diving mech with a hatch that housed a little plastic dude you could take out, it was highly detailed, had black rubber hosed that plugged into different holes on the outside of the mech shell. The color was mainly red, with a white body. the hands were interchangeable with different gray attachments, it even had an underwater jet engine that it held with both hands...coolest toy ever, If i could find the toy i would pay handsomely for it. I have no idea where i could even start to look for that specific toy....
Oh wow. That one would definitely be tough to track down.
Dad wanted me to suggest Galaxy Fighters, not to be confused with Galaxy Warriors that were a direct knock-off of He-Man. Galaxy Fighters were a line of about 6 figures that were robotic/cyborg men. They had interchangeable hands and feet with slide off armor. Dad had 3 of them but we lost them in a storage unit fire, along with the rest of his toys I grew up playing with.
Definitely recall Galaxy Warriors, but Galaxy Fighters we do not. This will be a great one for our growing list!
I jad the Knight Rider Powertron and thought it was awesome!
@@JamesHatfield1981 Not gonna lie… we kind of want it now!
I know this is more of a 90s toy than an 80s toy, but back when I was in elementary school, there was this game called Rotten Egg, which was kind of like hot potato, except it was an egg with a really ugly face. A lot of people don't talk about it as much. There's even a game page for it on GameFAQs.
Also, how about a video on web/online games from the 90s and early 2000s?
Rotten Egg sounds like fun!
Snuggle bums were kinda like glowworm.
I remember them. You saw them everywhere for like a month. Then they were gone.
@@bjdenil They didn’t stick around long. Too bad really, seems like much thought, money, and effort was put into them.
Your amused annoyance at saying "Snuggle Bumms" reminds me of 2001-2, when I worked with a good guy named Shawn, who was better known in the public by his stage name Sikki Nixx. He was even better known as the title character in the cinematic masterpiece Edward Penishands, a film incidentally really loved by Tim Burton & Johnny Depp. I mention this because I always look for a reason to say "Edward Penishands" in a sentence. The toy looks awesome, BTW, kind of like Popples. Incidentally, if you say "Snuggle Bumms" 3 times in a row while looking in a mirror, something really cool happens. (Haven't tried saying "Edward Penishands" 3 times in a mirror, but feel free to try that as well.)
We feel like this is something we’re not going to say in the mirror. 😆
@@RetroDaze Tony, are we giving out rewards for best comments, because I think we have a winner here! 😂
@@AnthonyJRapino 😆 Oh definitely!
This comment was pure friggin gold 😂
What!? 🤣
I remember those transformers/Gobots knockoffs that were mentioned in this video🤔.
Did you have any yourself?
@@RetroDaze I have mostly some of the transformers figures, and some of the Gobots, and some of the Robotech toys, and my friend Jeff has the same kinds, and he used to have the four of the straight armed g.i.joe figures, and version 2, and one Webster figure from MOTU💁🏻♂.
OK you got me, never saw Animax before. Looks interesting tough.
It’s unfortunate too, as it really seemed poised to make a bigger splash in toy aisles, until it was sold off.
I have the Interchangeables version of Biotron in a bin somewhere. Think he's missing one of the rubber tank treads on his back.
Did you also own any of the Micronauts they were based on?
@ Yes, quite a few, including Biotron. I no longer have my originals, but I do have some of the comics.
Those Golden Girl combs were molded to look like... uh... "axes." 😳
Yeah, a bit of a weird design choice. 😆
I saw a Robotech zfv1 and was in!
@@larryzeno7133 😆 Yeah there was a ton of Robotech at Retro Con this year.
I remember the commercials for Snuggle Bums.... I remember them being very annoying
😆 Yeah those ads were pretty grating.
he was being juvenile... and don't call me Shirley.
Writer Tony would never! 😉 👀
Yeah.....
But what is the playset in the thumbnail?
That is from the AniMax toy line.
There was this series of motorized vehicles that, with a switch, transformed into battle vehicles with missiles. It was like MASK before MASK, and I think they were battery-driven. I had a van that, when you hit the spoiler on top, guns would pop out the sides and front. They didn't shoot, and there were no figures, just that. I think I got mine at a flea market, but I'm unsure. Are there any leads on that? Great video, by the way
@@FWACATA We’ll look into this. It seems so familiar. And thank you for the kind words!
I had the Golden Girl Moth Lady figure.
Did it eventually get lost?
@@RetroDaze I believe it is in storage.
Oh nice!
That last one...wasn't Micronauts, like several other lines, based on a Japanese toy line initially?
Yes. It has a comic from Marvel, too.
There were a TON of lines originating in Japan at the time.
how about Robotix?
Loved Robotix! We weren’t sure how “forgotten” they were though.
@@RetroDaze Many forgetters have forgotten Robotix, even though it had a cartoon.
But I think your forgotten listers usually don't have a cartoon, so many were not even known to begin with.
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Giving kids the impression if you drive your car into a wall at high speed it can turn into a robot seems like a good idea....
@@joeszymanski3540 We tried it. It did transform the vehicle… a lot. 😆
@RetroDaze 😂😂😂 I'd say so! I've transformed a couple too.
😂 It’s easier than transforming actual Transformers, but way more expensive
None of these were forgotten! I still have all mine in storage..
You had all of these?! Stellar!
@RetroDaze still do along with other toys b collectibles from the 70s and 80s
That is astounding! Display them proudly!
Nobody cared about powertron when there was already gobots and transformers around!
@@floridabornhoosier7470 Yeah, the market had already been saturated with those two and other lines like Robotech, Voltron, etc.
I didn’t like Gobots, I thought they were generic Transformers.😂
Please do a battletech section no one has ever done them and theybwhere awesome toys in mid 90's
@@stevencarhart3285 Thank you for that suggestion!
@RetroDaze that would b awesome thank you for all you do and I aspire to get where you are thank you again stevencarhart3285 you tube toy hunter
It is a pleasure! We greatly enjoy it.
Wow, never had one but I remember the PowerTron commercials! Oddly they just made me like my Transformers/GoBots and M.A.S.K. more!
I can't remember if it was Matchbox or HotWheels, but did you guys cover uhhh I think they were called Parasites or somesuch. Matchbox/Hotwheel scaled cars n trucks that could separate top from bottom to reveal its innards change Into Robotic style aliens
We’ve heard of these from other viewers but the name of them we can’t recall.
There was definitely a Golden Girls tie-in TV series, but it was live action.. and it was about h0rny old ladies for some reason...
@@MicBain 😆 It really confused younger girls.
There was a toy line from the 80's that I can't remember the name of, or find anything about. All I do remember is they were a line of collectable monster figures, who's gimmick was that you could squish them flat and watch them reinflate. And one of those figures was a guy with a wide open mouth filled with eyeballs.
@@Ironcrane Hmmm. This one is not ringing any bells. Hopefully another viewer has some clues. What were they made of?
@@RetroDaze I can only guess, but some kind of rubber. They didn't have any articulated joints at all.
There is always the sky commanders
We covered them in an episode!
Where is Retrocon? Sounds like fun
It takes place in Oaks, PA in September each year. We love it!!!
@ Groovy
I’m sure I’ve read somewhere that the Powrtrons were released as official Transformers in Brazil.
Hadn't heard that but would be surprising.
I still have my ljn wwf figurines
Nice! 👍🏻
I had the black/grey Powertron!!! lol
Nice! Still have it?