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Favourite fad?
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golduck342
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Puzzle Balls
You were just as brainy as with a rubik's cube
You were just as brainy as with a rubik's cube
True Underdog
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Yo-yos were a fad here in the states, too, around that time. They ended up being banned from the school I went to because at recess nearly every kid had a yo-yo and nobody was playing on the playground equipment.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Pogs and Slammers
Pokemon cards
There was this one thing we used to have, it began with a 'G' I think. They were little coloured models made out of plastic that looked like piles of slime, and you'd flick them at the other player's models. If you knocked them over, they were yours for the rest of the game I think.
Pokemon cards
There was this one thing we used to have, it began with a 'G' I think. They were little coloured models made out of plastic that looked like piles of slime, and you'd flick them at the other player's models. If you knocked them over, they were yours for the rest of the game I think.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Dating myself:
Darth Pinche
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Wacky Wall Walkers. These things were everywhere and I had like 20.
D
Deleted member 1235
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Garbage Pail Kids
Shit was gross, horrrible and totally awesome.
these were legitimately great.
the 'twin' gimmick was great as well. same drawing but a rarer name.
Canis lupus
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Flippo's, beyblades, yugioh and pokemon cards, pokemon and football stickers.
Miss those times.
Miss those times.
LaserBuddha
Member
Does anyone remember a line of toys that were essentially "space slugs" or something? They were un-articulated guys that I think came in some little container of slime, and they had little robotic battle suit shells that you could put them in.
I can't figure out what they were called.
I can't figure out what they were called.
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ReBurn
Gold Member
I had a flattop for most of the 80's, and I had some acid wash 501's. I didn't realize how cool I was.
The 80s suck.
Forceatowulf
G***n S**n*bi
Nailed it. I was allllll about that shit back in the day. haha!
blainethemono
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I had the full collection of Simpsons pogs back in middle school or something
Had them all arranged by number in a notebook. Don't even know what happened to them
Dragoon X Omega
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Pogs
Pokémon
Tamagotchi
Those wrist strap thing
nano babies/pets
Those all I can remember.
Pokémon
Tamagotchi
Those wrist strap thing
nano babies/pets
Those all I can remember.
TheLastCandle
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I was all in on pogs as a kid.
Host Samurai
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WWE
Canis lupus
Member
Furbies!
Candeldandel
Member
This.
Oh hell yes. I had like 3* of these. I remember during one trip my family made to SF, we were walking up the main street in Chinatown and I saw a REAL one, one from Japan. I needed to have it. There was a lot of begging involved, but I did get it <3
Now I wanna go find it
*Specifically (the ones I remember, anyway):
This is the one I played the crap out of; it was my favorite.
The "real" one. I found it much harder to use, but still fun.
lol. I can still remember the first time I saw & held a furbie. They were so fucking rare.. lol..
It was black and white. Yellow beak, blue eyes... man. And I was a teenager at the time. It still had magic.
gimmmick
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Majority of us on gaf are 25 - 30 and haven't been in grade school for god only knows when. I never heard of it as well.
Pogs and all variant is probably the most memorable for me as it happened right when I was in elementary school and everyone was crazy for them. Those things would spark pretty big fights and draw huge interest when people would be playing with "rare" ones. None of the later fads had such a huge following in my school.
Edit: I guess tamagotchis were also pretty big, my school ended up banning them because people would stop paying attention in the middle of classes so they could feed/play with theirs.
Edit2: Now that I think about it we also had those Simpsons Stickers that got really big, I spent most of my allowance on getting booster pack in hopes of getting a smelly one.
Edit: I guess tamagotchis were also pretty big, my school ended up banning them because people would stop paying attention in the middle of classes so they could feed/play with theirs.
Edit2: Now that I think about it we also had those Simpsons Stickers that got really big, I spent most of my allowance on getting booster pack in hopes of getting a smelly one.
gimmmick
Member
This.
This is my vote, I love these back in middle school.
Perfect Blue
Banned
I still collect and wear these lol.
LaserBuddha
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Grade school??? They cursed and had blood and partial nudity, mofo!
Also, very dangerous (they're made of metal, you know).
Canis lupus
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Haha I know, I miss the 90s, so much nostalgia... Hell I even miss VHS tapes lol.
ChubbyHuggs
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Edmond Dantès;41247129 said:
Isn't this an old cartoon where he use to make that finger movement (where they jam their fingers up your bum) and then blast off from farting?
Dark_AnNiaLatOr
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Edmond Dantès;41247129 said:
One of the best shows ever, but I can't find english episodes greater than like the first 8 or something.
BlackGoku03
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Why wasn't this the first post?
Deified Data
Banned
And now for pictures.
Fuck yes. I liquidated my entire Pokemon card collection for a Digimon card collection of lesser value. I regret nothing.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Tamagochi's were the fad.
There were even schools that had set up "day-care" facilities for kids to store away their tamagochis while they were in class.
There were even schools that had set up "day-care" facilities for kids to store away their tamagochis while they were in class.
Kitsunebaby
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Pokemon cards. Everyone on the playground was jelly of my TWO holographic Charizards.
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