hollynn2001 Yeah, he might actually have a tremor; I can imagine being a bit nervous about something like this regardless of your interest in the topic, though. His nerves may be amplifying the tremor as well.
Most people bought the pet rock to read the manual. It wasn't a toy , it was a best selling comic book in the form of a manual bunddled with a toy rock.
I also liked how didn't say that was really an issue but that it gave 'options' for doll play as if girls haven't been undressing their barbies and slamming their bodies together since the 60s
Edit: I read an article wrong. This is wrong. Thank you for letting me know about my mistake. You're right. The Wii U was a commercial failure, but despite the poor sales and the confusion about the tablet add-on's use, it sold almost 14 million units in 2012, more than any other console that year, hence technically making it the best selling toy of the year.
@@the9file I personally never bought the console, mostly because none of the games stuck out to me and I mostly get Nintendo consoles to play Pokemon anyways so I'm glad you enjoyed the Wii U tho! It's interesting that the Nintendo community is split on it, one side loved it while the other side completely forgot it existed
The original Wii was an amazing social toy and so many young adults had them. As for the Wii U, I never saw one other than at the stores. I don't even see how it was better than the original? I'm sure there was something better that year which sold better and was more popular.
It was just a Wii that was made to look different and had the latest electronic (the tablet) so they thought it would sell more. I don't see how PlayStation didn't make it with the PS2 it sold the record amount. More than any console ever has or since with over 150 million units. The PS4 has came close but it's just over 100 million. PS4 has sold more than this gen of consoles.
Aric Wood True! I think it might because he is talking about something he knows so well and clearly loves. Whatever the reason is... he makes the video feel short!
Omg seriously. I remember having a specific way of getting on and off of the scooter in order to avoid this because I always ripped my ankles up. And the scariest thing was being next to someone while they were getting off because if they were going too fast they would spin the bottom and it would slash your ankles open
I think it's same thing with barbie. It is sold for so long that there is no "WOW" element with it. There is no demand for one specyfic set/ doll coz there is always other one.
The products listed were by the first year they achieved popularity or mainstream success... for Lego, it was more than 50 years ago. 1940s and 50s in europe before expanding to US in 1961.
@@boxhead6177 if it's by popularity or mainstream success, why is the Wii U on the list? It wasn't popular and was famously not successful for Nintendo.
Mine died when I went to school and my mom forgot to take care of it. We didn't realise there was a reset button in the back and threw it away. I was sad about it for several days.
This presenter has an almost Mr. Rogers feeling...a kid at heart for life. Good for him to not be one of the disenchanted depressed people making up today's oi polloi
@@Reckreational For sure, and it is still popular to this day but I wouldn't know if it's THE play toy of any year. If it's in terms of sales, I couldn't find which made more. All I know is that bioncle made 100m in the first year and bratz made 2B by 2005 since the 2001 launch. However Bionicle was presented as toy of the year by a toy association. Nevertheless, both are unique. Bratz is interesting since it takes dolls to a different level in customisation and style and Bionicle is neat since it takes the whole lego concept into a completely different direction
My parents got me a pet rock, but he didn't pay for one, he just made one. It's amazing to me that this product sold so many units, considering that rocks are available for free just about everywhere. All you need is a rock, a box and some shredded paper.
He said in the beginning "Not just popular, but influential ont he later ages" (or something like that). It spawned the Nintendo Switch, and you could say it spawned the idea of people using a screen to participate in games played on the big screen, with smaller screens in their hands... If you know about Kahoot or Jackbox TV ;)
Nintendo might not have the best sales all of the time but they are always the one who makes innovations in gaming, PC, Sony and Microsoft just keeps making higher quality games of existing genres and methods of play with no special innovations comparable to Nintendo.
@@visualcoco One of the issues is that a lot of the big toys of 2012 were older products. Furby was still huge that year, as were Skylanders, Monster High toys, Beyblades, scooters... a lot of the other stuff on this list. The other toy probably deserving a mention would be "learning tablets" like the LeapFrog tablets, although these had existed well before 2012 and, similar to the Wii U, would burn out soon afterward. So I guess in the end, 2012 was a year where earlier successes clung on, and newer successes wouldn't last.
@@visualcoco they're not basing it on the release year. A lot of these are after the toy had already been released. They're basing it on when something achieved notoriety. Several toys that were more popular than the Wii U in 2012 include Skylanders and Ninjago. Skylanders was technically released in 2011 but it's also a spin-off of Spyro the Dragon which originally released in 1998. Ninjago was also released in 2011 but it's also technically a Lego spin-off even though they created it as a new property. I mean, they have Tekno the Robotic Puppy on the list at 2013 even though it was originally released in 2000. A full 13 years before the place they have it at. Either way, the Wii U wasn't popular when it was released. It was never popular and was a financial failure for Nintendo.
90s was definitely the decade to be a kid. Toys were in their prime as far as quality, unique, and creative, and let's not forget to mention the entertainment. there was tmnt, goosebumps, Power Rangers, pokemon, Nickelodeon gave birth to Nick toons + other amazing content. It was just pure magic.
RUclips promotes it to you because it's "safe" content. No worries of it violating guidelines. They would love it if everyone only watched these kinds of channels.
He could be really nervous and the items could be anchoring him. Like a comedian that leans on the mic stand. Or he could be self conscious about the way he would talk with his hands.
Hi Eddy! This is Steph. I saw myself in this video! It has been an honor and a pleasure working for you all of these years. You are one of a kind. Love the documentary, so genuine!
It's just tremors. I have them and it's not that big of a deal. There really isn't a cure and the only medication prescribed for it is beta blockers, which suck to take. It hasn't effected me throughout my life and career. I've been an aviation electrician that had to solder tiny wires and rebuild connector plugs with little tiny pins etc. And I'm an artist. The shakes actually help my lines look organic. When drawing foliage I just let my shakes make the random squiggles. The only thing it really limits me on is using an etch-a-sketch. My etch-a-sketch drawings keep erasing while I'm drawing!
Yay! Finally a large company realizes there’s an audience for long form content, it just has to actually have substance. This gentlemen is a wonderful speaker.
The toys that made us is great I hope it gets a season 4 cause it’s become a annual thing for me because I watched the first season the day it came out I was so hooked
I loved listening to this host! He so obviously loves his job and loves playthings and finds them fascinating even though he's (usually) outside of the suggested age range. As an adult with a particular fascination in toys, it was a joy to hear him speak.
My parents actually won a radio contest in just before Christmas 1985, they won either a shopping spree or a selection of popular toys. I just remember it being a particularly bountiful year. Part of the prize was a Teddy Ruxbin, which included a cassette tape, a booklet, and a video. We used to have a picture somewhere of my brother and I zonked out with Teddy Ruxbin between us. XD
I loved my bratz dolls and to this day I remember that blue car with the built in radio, I thought that was the coolest toy!!! I loved Myscene dolls too lol!!! Good times! ❤️
Dude we had the radio car too. That was so cool. We always drove the car to the TV as a drive in movie for the dolls. Lmao we always got snacks set up too 🤣🤣
Same thing happened to the poor soul who shared his idea of gourmet jelly beans with, what he believed, was his good friend. Instead, as Jelly Belly became a billion dollar sensation, the man who created the product originally was living in a trailer and broke and heart broken. To this day, I love Jelly Bellies, but I can't stand to know their father of phenomenon flavour and quality lost everything to a very mean and nothing sweet person. Look for the documentary, "Candy Man," (he wasn't allowed to use the actual name of his own candy in the title,) I think it's called, about the story of Jelly Belly.
Chris Bensch needs a RUclips channel of his own, there's a lot to talk of the toys he'd just presented, some others that didn't get in the list, and I'm very curious of the toys that are behind him. Chris seems to really love every toy he talks about.
WIRED also how is puppy surprise 2004? I had them in the 80s. Also cabbage patch was a stolen idea, the Pokémon cards shown aren’t real Pokémon cards, and you got the wrong version of power rangers for what you’re talking about.
"1999: Pokemon Cards" *Shows the Topps Pokemon cards in the background instead of Wizards of the Coast cards in the background* Any other 90s kids have intense flashbacks to asking your parents for Pokemon cards for your birthday and getting those god awful knockoffs?
The Pet Rock is a classic study in marketing and packaging. Dahl wrote (and illustrated, I believe) the "owners guide". Pure genius. My younger sister had one and happily carried it around in its container.
As a kid I liked how Bratz featured all of their 4 main dolls of different ethnicities equally and gave them unique personalities and names, in contrast with Barbie, which featured the blonde haired blue eyed doll most of the time, making her the face and name of the franchise. I always felt like the other dolls were nameless side characters, and it made me feel like my brunette hair was inferior before Bratz were introduced.
I feel like this glosses over nonbranded toys like slime and squishies. Those were much more popular and influential toys last year than whatever those finger things were.
Wait a minute. The Wii U, one of Nintendo's biggest failures was the most popular toy of 2012, but the Switch which is one of Nintendo's biggest successes wasn't mentioned for 2017?
I was thinking the same thing (I own a Wii U and despite my enjoyment of it that thing was a financial failure of epic proportions to the point where it's very noticeable due o the lack of software. Even the original Wii got longer lasting software support when it got Just Dance 2020 and Wii U did NOT receive that game or any other games during that exact time and has remained dead while the original Wii at least had a little life still in it). I looked up 2012 sales numbers of the Wii U and it did apparently sell well during 2012. NOT very well (it still had a negative impact upon Nintendo, even as early as January 2013) but it did have a pretty decent 2012 (it's just everything after for the Wii U that was a financial disaster). To explain a little more.... While the Wii U wasn't exactly selling like hot cakes even during 2012, in COMPARISON to everything else it was selling better. In other words, 2012 wasn't a very good year for almost anyone. But Wii U did sell slightly over 3 million units world wide during 2012, so it had a promising start and outsold everything else that year. It's just everything afterwards which was a complete financial disaster (resulting in a very pathetic lifetime sales of only slightly above 13 million units for the Wii U). As for Switch, while it was by far a MUCH greater success than the Wii U (even during it's first year during 2017, the Switch was far more popular than the Wii U during 2012) , I guess 2017''s L.O.L Surprise made more money than the Switch that year (which I find shocking, but I guess young girls forced their parents to buy that crap up in large quantities during 2017).
@@johnpenguinthe3rd13 Well LOL Suprise are blind box type toys. Randomly assorted and all that, so if a girl wants a specific LOL Surprise, she'll probably have to buy three or four or something like that to get the one she really wants. That helps to inflate the numbers for them somewhat. Also, given their blind box nature, they shouldn't be too expensive, to make it easier for kids/parents to buy multiples.
@@OlafLesniak They obviously didn't come out the same year so they aren't in competition for the same slot, the inclusion of one had no bearing on the inclusion of the other.
Olaf Lesniak it’s not surprising at all. LOL is huge. If you enter a toy store they’re literally everywhere and whenever they release a new product it’s gone very quickly.
@@thecommunistpartyofvooperi9613 1960, but to be fair to the guy he said the last 50 years, so that means 1970-2020. Man i must be getting old, where has the time gone? But not including the 1980's Transformers?? Bruh?
Chris here totally looks like he loves every single day of his job and I love people as passionate as him.
My exact thought, the respect I have for people like him has no bounds
Yeah, imagine having a job around something you’re actually that interested in. Never happened to me.
The Jiro Dreams of Sushi effect. A boring job made exponentially more interesting due to passion.
see retty nervous to me
hollynn2001 Yeah, he might actually have a tremor; I can imagine being a bit nervous about something like this regardless of your interest in the topic, though. His nerves may be amplifying the tremor as well.
"kids today are the most stupid kids ever"
1975's kids buying pet rocks: hold my coke
Most people bought the pet rock to read the manual. It wasn't a toy , it was a best selling comic book in the form of a manual bunddled with a toy rock.
Kids are just stupid no matter what year they were born
@@PoppoYoppo hm
Rock with a funny introduction manual sounds more entertaining to me then small rainbow colored rubber bands. Just saying, but who am I to judge?
dimitreze lol people in general have always been stupid, just look at Black Friday crazes
The way he holds each toy like it's a precious artifact makes me smile
@Kangarooster I don't know the name but it's a brain disorder, usually you can't control the shaking. It's fairly common for older people.
@@shmliffy Parkinson
Just in case, here’s a quick guide to every toy in the video by year, plus a link to click to skip right to each one.
1969: Snoopy Astronaut - 0:23
1970: Nerf Ball - 0:49
1971: Weebles - 1:35
1972: Uno - 2:18
1973: Skateboards - 2:57
1974: Dungeons & Dragons - 4:08
1975: Pet Rock - 5:13
1976: The Bionic Woman & Cher - 5:59
1977: Star Wars Action Figures - 6:59
1978: Simon - 8:01
1979: Atari - 8:38
1980: Rubik’s Cube - 9:24
1981: He-Man - 10:23
1982: Care Bears & My Little Pony - 11:20
1983: Cabbage Patch Kids - 13:03
1984: Trivial Pursuit - 14:44
1985: Teddy Ruxpin - 15:20
1986: Lazer Tag - 16:12
1987: Jenga - 17:07
1988: Nintendo Entertainment System - 17:54
1989: Nintendo Game Boy - 18:26
1990: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 19:28
1991: Super Soaker - 20:15
1992: Super NES - 20:51
1993: Barney - 21:34
1994: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - 22:17
1995: Beanie Babies - 22:50
1996: Tickle Me Elmo - 23:34
1997: Tamagotchi - 24:44
1998: Furby - 25:37
1999: Pokémon Cards - 26:19
2000: Razor Scooter - 26:51
2001: Bratz Dolls - 27:29
2002: Beyblade - 28:25
2003: Robosapien - 29:09
2004: Puppy Surprise - 29:38
2005: Webkinz - 30:00
2006: Nintendo Wii - 30:45
2007: iPod Touch - 31:29
2008: Littlest Pet Shop - 32:04
2009: ZhuZhu Pets - 32:40
2010: Monster High Dolls - 33:22
2011: Skylanders - 34:08
2012: Nintendo Wii U - 34:38
2013: Tekno - 35:12
2014: Rainbow Loom - 35:36
2015: BB-8 - 36:39
2016: Hatchimals - 37:38
2017: L.O.L. Surprise! - 38:22
2018: Fingerlings - 38:55
I hope this helps! Enjoy the video!
i can see my lifespan in your comment, and i feel weird now.
Thank you for just saving me 40 minutes
Thank you. It's still worth a watch but this is very helpful. This should be a sticky.
Kenner Star Wars and Masters Of The Universe need to be in place of Star Wars and He-Man.
Lol I didn't think "slutification" was a word I'd hear said by this nice toy man.
Cassandra Temple “anime eyes” got me good as well.
Not to mention "purple dinosaurness".
Gabriela M. When?
@@blakebackes 28:17
I also liked how didn't say that was really an issue but that it gave 'options' for doll play as if girls haven't been undressing their barbies and slamming their bodies together since the 60s
first time i've heard someone describe the wii u as a "success"
Edit: I read an article wrong. This is wrong. Thank you for letting me know about my mistake.
You're right. The Wii U was a commercial failure, but despite the poor sales and the confusion about the tablet add-on's use, it sold almost 14 million units in 2012, more than any other console that year, hence technically making it the best selling toy of the year.
@@cowking6426 interesting fun factoid. i personally love the console & its library.
@@the9file I personally never bought the console, mostly because none of the games stuck out to me and I mostly get Nintendo consoles to play Pokemon anyways so
I'm glad you enjoyed the Wii U tho! It's interesting that the Nintendo community is split on it, one side loved it while the other side completely forgot it existed
As compared to the Wii, wich sold above 100 million units, doesn't sound that impressing. But if you stop to think, over 10 million is a big number
And don't forget he didn´t mention playstation
This is the only time I have ever heard the Wii U being called successful.
Successful, it was not.
The original Wii was an amazing social toy and so many young adults had them. As for the Wii U, I never saw one other than at the stores. I don't even see how it was better than the original? I'm sure there was something better that year which sold better and was more popular.
It was a good sistem but not so good sold
It must have been a very bad year for toys.
It was just a Wii that was made to look different and had the latest electronic (the tablet) so they thought it would sell more. I don't see how PlayStation didn't make it with the PS2 it sold the record amount. More than any console ever has or since with over 150 million units. The PS4 has came close but it's just over 100 million. PS4 has sold more than this gen of consoles.
He should be hired by Netflix’s “The Toys That Made Us”
Oilerpa this is his audition to get hired as a consultant.
He curates a toy museum. I wouldn't be surprised if he got this Wired gig BECAUSE he consulted with Toys That Made Us.
@Nathan Trujillo There's a new season. As long as there are new generations of children, there are always toys to report on.
@@linocappelli2765 I'm not sure, he ignored the Transformers, that's unforgivable.
That would be absolutely below him. That show is edited and narrated like it was made for retards.
i want this man to have his own series
He has been on national TV/Cable programs a number of times, fyi as in The Discovery Channel.
You can also watch "The Toys that Made Us" on netflix for the same content
I can watch him defend doll “SLUTIFICATION” for hours
Are you trying to kill him? You saw how shaky his hand was? And you want to give him more human interaction?
It’s called The Toys That Made Us
This is one of those guys who you would never think to hire as a spokes person or host, yet is undeniably charismatic in a weird way!
Aric Wood True! I think it might because he is talking about something he knows so well and clearly loves. Whatever the reason is... he makes the video feel short!
The razor scooter could be also used as a weapon...
RIP my ankles 😣
Omg seriously. I remember having a specific way of getting on and off of the scooter in order to avoid this because I always ripped my ankles up. And the scariest thing was being next to someone while they were getting off because if they were going too fast they would spin the bottom and it would slash your ankles open
I had a slight pain in my ankle when I saw it. Lots of fun times though.
CraftMaster 188 my left ankle still can bend outward cause of it
Interesting that American Girl doll is in the background but never discussed.
Its irrelevant
@@thisisntfine6729 merely making an observation
I noticed that too. But, it has such a high price point, I think it never really hit that stride. Well, not like Cabbage Patch Kids.
So is a tricycle and Mickey Mouse and others. It's just a set piece for the background.
Every Year’s Most Popular Toy
Lego: Am I a joke to you ?
I think it's same thing with barbie. It is sold for so long that there is no "WOW" element with it. There is no demand for one specyfic set/ doll coz there is always other one.
Lego's just waiting for Every Century's Most Popular Toy to be made in the future.
The products listed were by the first year they achieved popularity or mainstream success... for Lego, it was more than 50 years ago. 1940s and 50s in europe before expanding to US in 1961.
Totally thought Lego Star Wars was going to be there
@@boxhead6177 if it's by popularity or mainstream success, why is the Wii U on the list? It wasn't popular and was famously not successful for Nintendo.
R.I.P to all the tamaghochi's that died since `97
Do you think making me cry is cool ?
I never owned one. I borrowed a friend's and was soo careful to keep it alive for the week I had it.
I never had one, but I didn't know they could die
A spaceship came and took mine.
Mine died when I went to school and my mom forgot to take care of it. We didn't realise there was a reset button in the back and threw it away. I was sad about it for several days.
This presenter has an almost Mr. Rogers feeling...a kid at heart for life. Good for him to not be one of the disenchanted depressed people making up today's oi polloi
Kinda disappointed that he didn’t mention the Transformers 😔
You and me both.
And Voltron - THE OG Power Rangers
Bioncle
And GIJoe! I think I only knew one person with a Teddy Ruxpsin. But pretty much everyone owned some GIJoe and Transformers.
@@cheeseburger12 This guy really needed to just ask people who grew up in that era. Not hard.
I don't know what to do with this information
Pick your favorite
You are gonna be fun at parties with that information
@@buffalog6126 Bold of you to assume I get invited to parties
@@GeorgesDegoumois dont watch youtube, its rotting your brain
if you dont watch the right stuff
i would be so proud of myself for selling pet rocks 😂
The best of kind of entrepreneur - the type that becomes rich off of something that pretty much anyone could make
1968: In 2001, after conquering space travel, humanity will transcend into its next phase of being.
Actual 2001: Bratz!
wasn't expecting him to say the word "SLUTIFICATION"
That made my day.
this guys needs to be protected at all costs
but i'm surprised fidget spinners weren't on here!
OMG those were THE WORST!
Fidget spinners were more of a Summer fad that year, I think this list is more definitive of the holiday seasons
Gei
It's not a toy. It's a pacifier for iGen idiots when they have to leave their safe spaces.
Chris Winston ok boomer
I’m so mad I didn’t see Polly Pockets.
Or M.U.S.C.L.E.S., Transformers. Some are mostly toys for parents who got money
Polly pockets is dead.
@@itzzzsss Seriously, Transformers was one of the biggest toys of the 80s I don't know how it didn't make it on
And the “boys version” Mighty Max!
@@hihihihihello nah Polly pocket is making a comeback
This just reminds me of every toy I wanted as I kid but didn't get lol
I was having a panic attack and this video captivated me and interested me so much I forgot about my anxiety. Thanks!
I found it soothing as well. I also recommend ' The Toys That Made Us' on Netflix that is also soothing.
If a simple video distracted you then you weren’t having a “panic attack”
Chim Konda I didn’t know you were a psychiatrist. Thank you for your insight
Jessie Writes oh excuse me when I was writing that I was having a panic attack. I became confused and manic and forgot what I had done
Chim Konda manic episodes don’t come and go in the span of 42 minutes but I’m glad you are feeling better
Cant believe binoicles wasn't on here, didn't realize how influential bratz was
lego in general should've been there but perhaps it wasn't because it was more gendered
@@Reckreational For sure, and it is still popular to this day but I wouldn't know if it's THE play toy of any year. If it's in terms of sales, I couldn't find which made more. All I know is that bioncle made 100m in the first year and bratz made 2B by 2005 since the 2001 launch. However Bionicle was presented as toy of the year by a toy association. Nevertheless, both are unique. Bratz is interesting since it takes dolls to a different level in customisation and style and Bionicle is neat since it takes the whole lego concept into a completely different direction
Was surprised Transformers wasn't on the list.
@@toysmostwanted true, didnt even think of that
And the bionicle movie should have been nominated for best movie of the year
Anyone else just get absolutely clueless as to what most of the toys were after like 2013
Try 2007... I feel old
You say that but people actually bought pet rocks way back in 1975 lmao
feels early 00's gang
No because I worked in an amazon warehouse and also retail so I knew exactly what kids and parents were buying
Pff.Try 2003
“1975... the pet rock”
Oh... the 70s
2019's hot seller would be baby Yoda if they could get it to market.
Steam PC, but it's free.
*Edit: Im almost sure i commented on the wrong video...lol
It definitely would be!
And till this day friendships end because of differing uno rules
he really be holding a power rangers in space toy while talking about mighty morphin'.
I came here to say it. Thank you
There were plenty of discrepancies in this video. I am 28 so that one really stuck out to me.
He also mispronounced "famicom" as "famicon"
There's a few display errors in it. The comics shown for He-Man & TMNT weren't the correct ones for those years.
Oh thank God I wasn't the only one who noticed
23:27 That dog is freezing.. get him a heater!
:(
My parents got me a pet rock, but he didn't pay for one, he just made one.
It's amazing to me that this product sold so many units, considering that rocks are available for free just about everywhere. All you need is a rock, a box and some shredded paper.
@Eric Taylor You obviously didn't read the marketing materials at the time about the dangers of getting wild rocks and treating them as a pet rock :)
My pet rock went for a swim in the sea and never came back 😥
Maybe the batteries died.
....if you love something you have to let it go....?
I'm pretty sure he drowned.
"Went", more like you threw it to the abbysy
Thats nothing, i just burried mine yesterday.
Most popular toy of 2012: *The Wii-U*
**Press X to Doubt.**
He said in the beginning "Not just popular, but influential ont he later ages" (or something like that).
It spawned the Nintendo Switch, and you could say it spawned the idea of people using a screen to participate in games played on the big screen, with smaller screens in their hands... If you know about Kahoot or Jackbox TV ;)
Nintendo might not have the best sales all of the time but they are always the one who makes innovations in gaming, PC, Sony and Microsoft just keeps making higher quality games of existing genres and methods of play with no special innovations comparable to Nintendo.
Ok so what toy debuted and sold better in 2012 than the wii-u? They're basing this list on the release year of the product
@@visualcoco One of the issues is that a lot of the big toys of 2012 were older products. Furby was still huge that year, as were Skylanders, Monster High toys, Beyblades, scooters... a lot of the other stuff on this list. The other toy probably deserving a mention would be "learning tablets" like the LeapFrog tablets, although these had existed well before 2012 and, similar to the Wii U, would burn out soon afterward. So I guess in the end, 2012 was a year where earlier successes clung on, and newer successes wouldn't last.
@@visualcoco they're not basing it on the release year. A lot of these are after the toy had already been released. They're basing it on when something achieved notoriety.
Several toys that were more popular than the Wii U in 2012 include Skylanders and Ninjago. Skylanders was technically released in 2011 but it's also a spin-off of Spyro the Dragon which originally released in 1998. Ninjago was also released in 2011 but it's also technically a Lego spin-off even though they created it as a new property.
I mean, they have Tekno the Robotic Puppy on the list at 2013 even though it was originally released in 2000. A full 13 years before the place they have it at.
Either way, the Wii U wasn't popular when it was released. It was never popular and was a financial failure for Nintendo.
90s was definitely the decade to be a kid. Toys were in their prime as far as quality, unique, and creative, and let's not forget to mention the entertainment. there was tmnt, goosebumps, Power Rangers, pokemon, Nickelodeon gave birth to Nick toons + other amazing content. It was just pure magic.
the fidget spinner was dramatically more popular but whatever
“we don’t know what’s going to be the hot toy for 2019” yes we do, it’s going to be baby yoda
knockoffs don't count.
Not coming out until like May 2020... they didn't think to make them ahead of time
@@k0nidias they didnt want to spoil The Mandalorian series on Disney plus
Hehe guys baby yoda good lMoA updoots to the left
@@alwayzzootedgaming4334 Sure I believe that story.
YOU DID NOT SEARCH FOR THIS VIDEO. THIS VIDEO FOUND YOU!
Back in my day you had to actually go out and search for media. With only your sub feed to guide you.
RUclips promotes it to you because it's "safe" content. No worries of it violating guidelines. They would love it if everyone only watched these kinds of channels.
I was very surprised that Transformers didn't appear on the list in the 80's.
2019 needs a Baby Yoda Furby
tsattostrava there’s already a yoda Furby but I still do agree we need a baby one
1983: Ewoks Are Cute.
2017: Porgs Are Cute.
2020: Baby Yoda Is Cute.
2036: *Spider-Man Batman Chewbacca Is Cute.*
Why'd they make this poor man hold every toy the whole time he was talking with his shaking hands? Set up a table display or something!!
ikr? it's kinda distracting wondering/worrying about this guys shaking.
@@kingjames4886Its a hand tremor that he can't control. Maybe parkinsons, but really not a big deal
There is a table just below frame. Some of the toys are resting on it.
He could be really nervous and the items could be anchoring him. Like a comedian that leans on the mic stand.
Or he could be self conscious about the way he would talk with his hands.
When I saw him with the Simon Toy
bruh what about those little iDog robots??????????
@@ecmhands poo-chi should've been there, not the aibo or idog
omg throwbacks
Bruh lol
Poochi was such a fad... also disappointed when i got one realizing it doesnt actually walk at all lol
ecmhands Aibo isn’t a toy. If it was, who would pay over $2000 dollars for one?
Hi Eddy! This is Steph. I saw myself in this video! It has been an honor and a pleasure working for you all of these years. You are one of a kind. Love the documentary, so genuine!
I'm worried about his shaking hands :( Be well Mr. Toy Expert!
yeah i noticed that too, looks like stroke after affect
C P or Alzheimer’s?
he's an alcoholic and the 40 minute recording without a scotch was sending him over the edge
same
It's just tremors. I have them and it's not that big of a deal. There really isn't a cure and the only medication prescribed for it is beta blockers, which suck to take. It hasn't effected me throughout my life and career. I've been an aviation electrician that had to solder tiny wires and rebuild connector plugs with little tiny pins etc. And I'm an artist. The shakes actually help my lines look organic. When drawing foliage I just let my shakes make the random squiggles. The only thing it really limits me on is using an etch-a-sketch. My etch-a-sketch drawings keep erasing while I'm drawing!
Yay! Finally a large company realizes there’s an audience for long form content, it just has to actually have substance. This gentlemen is a wonderful speaker.
Netflix "The Toys That Made Us" features some of the more popular toys mentioned here.....
Yeah like Transformers and Star Trek
The toys that made us is great I hope it gets a season 4 cause it’s become a annual thing for me because I watched the first season the day it came out I was so hooked
I loved listening to this host! He so obviously loves his job and loves playthings and finds them fascinating even though he's (usually) outside of the suggested age range. As an adult with a particular fascination in toys, it was a joy to hear him speak.
My parents actually won a radio contest in just before Christmas 1985, they won either a shopping spree or a selection of popular toys. I just remember it being a particularly bountiful year. Part of the prize was a Teddy Ruxbin, which included a cassette tape, a booklet, and a video. We used to have a picture somewhere of my brother and I zonked out with Teddy Ruxbin between us. XD
I didnt even know this was made 49 minutes ago, i thought this was something that was in my recommended for months
Y'all gotta stop questioning this man's information. You know he can cite his sources.
Nostalgia bombardment, thanks Chris and Wired. It'd be amazing to see the runner-ups of each year!
“Little play things have a special appeal”
That’s going in my tinder profile...
lol
That Mickey in the background is creepy
That doll in japanese schoolgirl uniform is creepier
The mouse knows all
Mickey has F I N G E R S
It represents the ever watching eye of big Disney.
I really expected to see Transformers and Yu-Gi-Oh cards!
Power Rangers kind of covered Transformer like toys, taking it back to its Japanese roots
As a 2000s kid, I was expecting both the Nintendo DS and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards to make the list
I expected the Billy Bass
No Transformers or GI Joe and the Wi U? This list is fired!
You read my mind!
This video should have come with a childhood nostalgia warning
it's crazy to me that tekno the dog came out like 2000 but wasn't most popular till 2013!
WTF nothing about Transformers or G.I. Joe in the mid 80's
He-Man nabbed that spot
F*** He-man. Transformers and G.I. Joe are better than f***ing He-man
Ok Boomer
He didn't mention Voltron either.
@@Gtafan20014 He-Man sold more toys than Gi Joe and Transformers. They got this one right.
I loved my bratz dolls and to this day I remember that blue car with the built in radio, I thought that was the coolest toy!!! I loved Myscene dolls too lol!!! Good times! ❤️
Dude we had the radio car too. That was so cool. We always drove the car to the TV as a drive in movie for the dolls. Lmao we always got snacks set up too 🤣🤣
This guy is exactly how I imagined a toy expert would look like.
I can't believe how people had a rock as a pet.
Great marketing
And a book as funny af
What I can't believe is that they bought a rock!
Fun fact: Xavier Roberts did not come up with the idea of cabbage patch kids, google it. It’s awful and very interesting
I was looking for this comment, the actual story is horrible :(
Thank you! It’s very sad how he stole the idea.
I was really hoping this was mentioned in the video... I hate when people credit that guy!
Same thing happened to the poor soul who shared his idea of gourmet jelly beans with, what he believed, was his good friend. Instead, as Jelly Belly became a billion dollar sensation, the man who created the product originally was living in a trailer and broke and heart broken. To this day, I love Jelly Bellies, but I can't stand to know their father of phenomenon flavour and quality lost everything to a very mean and nothing sweet person. Look for the documentary, "Candy Man," (he wasn't allowed to use the actual name of his own candy in the title,) I think it's called, about the story of Jelly Belly.
I think beanie babies were really the first “Pokémon” because you had to collect em all.
Chris Bensch needs a RUclips channel of his own, there's a lot to talk of the toys he'd just presented, some others that didn't get in the list, and I'm very curious of the toys that are behind him. Chris seems to really love every toy he talks about.
This video was SO good, I had so much fun. Thanks Wired and Mr. Bensch!
just looking at that razor scooter made my ankle bones hurt
Same 🤣
Forget the toys, watching Chris explain everything so eloquently was worth the 40 mins and change.
Toy expert : I think this pony is going to be the most popular toy this Christmas.
Baby Yoda : Hold my frog.
You didn’t mention Pogs... I remember them being just as big as the others on this list.
When it comes to Star Wars toys, you can't just have one storm trooper, you gotta buy a few.
i never thought to do that , but when you say that, it makes sense
And yet, today they neglect army buildable characters for more reys
All the Storm Troopers wore the same white uniforms so how would you tell them apart?
different weathering? perhaps markings for squads, legions, armies
i played with every single toy...he talked about..age 57.
lol me too except i'm 40. I had a lot of hand me down toys when i was little. But there's a few i skipped out on ,the pet rock for example
"Hi, I'm Great Value Kevin Conroy, Chief Curator at the Strong Museum of Play."
16:13 hol up, you could BUY Lazer Tag equipment IN A STORE???????
@@SWEbear021 they sell something like that now. It has a chest piece and a few different guns you can buy.
as far as I'm aware they still sell crappy consumer laser tag kits...
Yep, used to play it with my 2 siblings back in the day. Pretty low tech though, you had to be quite near each other to successfully hit someone.
The best thing about those IR tag games is hitting them with a tv remote
@@chucklebutt4470 "set phasers to wide beam" lmao
No Lego? Or is that just because it was founded before 1969?
That’s what I’m saying, it’s one of the most sold toys in the world
Yup! It’s from before 1969, Kceam. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Probably because it's never been the "must have" thing in a particular year
WIRED also how is puppy surprise 2004? I had them in the 80s. Also cabbage patch was a stolen idea, the Pokémon cards shown aren’t real Pokémon cards, and you got the wrong version of power rangers for what you’re talking about.
"1999: Pokemon Cards"
*Shows the Topps Pokemon cards in the background instead of Wizards of the Coast cards in the background*
Any other 90s kids have intense flashbacks to asking your parents for Pokemon cards for your birthday and getting those god awful knockoffs?
This was really enjoyable and hit me in all of my nostalgias.
Kids and 😐😐😐😸😸😾
Tf@@SkottieJackson
This is my top five youtube videos I've ever watched. Chris loves his job and I'm happy for him for it
Seeing that the Wii U, a console that was consider d a failure, could make the list gives me hope for being successful in the future
Where’s the LEGO!!!
The Pet Rock is a classic study in marketing and packaging. Dahl wrote (and illustrated, I believe) the "owners guide". Pure genius. My younger sister had one and happily carried it around in its container.
10:31 He-Man wasn't released until 1982. How could his line be the top series of 81?
1984: Trivial Pursuit
*Optimus Prime weeps electric tears*
Trivial Pursuit question “what is the second best toy in 1984 after transformers?” --answer “me”.
And yet, Cards Against Humanity did not make the list anywhere... -.-
As a kid I liked how Bratz featured all of their 4 main dolls of different ethnicities equally and gave them unique personalities and names, in contrast with Barbie, which featured the blonde haired blue eyed doll most of the time, making her the face and name of the franchise. I always felt like the other dolls were nameless side characters, and it made me feel like my brunette hair was inferior before Bratz were introduced.
This video clearly showed me when my childhood ended. Thanks, Wired.
Me: ooh toys
Me: *sees that the video is 40 minutes long*
Me: oh I’ll watch it anyway lol
I feel like this glosses over nonbranded toys like slime and squishies. Those were much more popular and influential toys last year than whatever those finger things were.
but they prob are spread over diffrent companies, those fingerlings were only sold by one comp so all the income got funnelt into one number :o
Great list & very entertaining! Thanks Chris Bensch & Strong Museum!
Seeing Teddy Ruxpins face, got my eyes misty. Great memories with him.
This is the most interesting thing I’ve watched all year
26:18 Says Pokemon Cards but shows Topps Pokemon Stickers...
He's a toys expert, not a nerd.
Wait a minute. The Wii U, one of Nintendo's biggest failures was the most popular toy of 2012, but the Switch which is one of Nintendo's biggest successes wasn't mentioned for 2017?
Not just that, but he ignored the Transformers, how could he? In 1985 they were huge, way bigger than He Man and surely more famous than Teddy Ruxpin.
I was thinking the same thing (I own a Wii U and despite my enjoyment of it that thing was a financial failure of epic proportions to the point where it's very noticeable due o the lack of software. Even the original Wii got longer lasting software support when it got Just Dance 2020 and Wii U did NOT receive that game or any other games during that exact time and has remained dead while the original Wii at least had a little life still in it). I looked up 2012 sales numbers of the Wii U and it did apparently sell well during 2012. NOT very well (it still had a negative impact upon Nintendo, even as early as January 2013) but it did have a pretty decent 2012 (it's just everything after for the Wii U that was a financial disaster).
To explain a little more....
While the Wii U wasn't exactly selling like hot cakes even during 2012, in COMPARISON to everything else it was selling better. In other words, 2012 wasn't a very good year for almost anyone. But Wii U did sell slightly over 3 million units world wide during 2012, so it had a promising start and outsold everything else that year. It's just everything afterwards which was a complete financial disaster (resulting in a very pathetic lifetime sales of only slightly above 13 million units for the Wii U). As for Switch, while it was by far a MUCH greater success than the Wii U (even during it's first year during 2017, the Switch was far more popular than the Wii U during 2012) , I guess 2017''s L.O.L Surprise made more money than the Switch that year (which I find shocking, but I guess young girls forced their parents to buy that crap up in large quantities during 2017).
@@johnpenguinthe3rd13 Well LOL Suprise are blind box type toys. Randomly assorted and all that, so if a girl wants a specific LOL Surprise, she'll probably have to buy three or four or something like that to get the one she really wants. That helps to inflate the numbers for them somewhat. Also, given their blind box nature, they shouldn't be too expensive, to make it easier for kids/parents to buy multiples.
I remember robosapian so vaguely, it was weird to see again
Iteresting to see that Nintendo Switch didn't make on list.
Well in a sense the wiiu did made the switch successful if you think about it
@@mythoughtsexactly2145 Wii U was a failure. To omit the Switch over the Wii U is a crime.
@@OlafLesniak They obviously didn't come out the same year so they aren't in competition for the same slot, the inclusion of one had no bearing on the inclusion of the other.
@@TheSquareOnes Have you heard of the toy hs chose for 2017?
Olaf Lesniak it’s not surprising at all. LOL is huge. If you enter a toy store they’re literally everywhere and whenever they release a new product it’s gone very quickly.
I can't like this video enough. This guy is living my dream job.
*Didnt even include 'Etch-a-sketch', 'Transformers'...*
Or Voltron
They even left out my mom. ( ._.)
what a ripoff
Etch-a-Sketch was a 50s toy wasn't it
@@thecommunistpartyofvooperi9613
1960, but to be fair to the guy he said the last 50 years, so that means 1970-2020.
Man i must be getting old, where has the time gone?
But not including the 1980's Transformers?? Bruh?
Or Jurassic Park in the 90s.
Honorable mentions:
Connect Four, Monopoly, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Aerobi
EDIT:
L E G O S, Hot Wheels
Matthew de Paula LEGO, Barbie, Hello Kitty
@@arianafox365 Can't believe I forgot Legos! So many hours and days spent with those. :)
Snow Glow Elsa... yikes
Also Build-a-Bear and Moshi Monsters
Polly Pocket, Skip-it, Disney princesses...
@@WeatherInOrlando My sister loved Polly Pocket.
That pet rock has to be the ultimate troll toy gift to ever give someone 💀
I just can't believe that people actually bought those things!
My elementary school banned tomagatchis because we kept trying to feed them during class.
😭🤣
1984: trivial pursuit
Transformers: say sike
I just wanted to hear someone talk about Ninja Turtles again