I love My 80's Toys

80's Costumes

pinupsweetheart — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:56:00 -0700

Has any of you noticed in the increase in decade themed parties? Especially the 80's! Well other than wearing some leg warmers and a cut off sweatshirt, there are tons of 80's theme costumes on the market!

If you are looking for ideas for an up coming 80's party - just search for "80's Costumes" and TONS of stuff will come up including wigs, jewelry, etc.

Alvin and the Chipmunks

uacosj — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:56:10 -0700

I loved loved loved them! I just saw the new movie yesterday and Im still in love even though they are not from the 80's.
I think Alvin was my fav, but now Id go with Theodore.

Jem & the Hollograms

pinupsweetheart — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:58:35 -0700

I found this site dedicated to Jem and the Hollograms! If you loved the dolls and cartoon from back in the 80's...take a look at this!!

http://www.jemdolls.com/

Gerber Baby

Yo samity sam — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:43:33 -0800

Made of vinyl with a soft body. She had flirty (blinking) eyes. They rolled from side to side.
The Gerber Baby has been around since 1936, but this particular model was made in 1979 and I played with her all throughout the 80's.
I loved my gerber baby - I put diapers on her and my mom made clothes for her. She still has her, but I think her head is a little wobbly. I treated this baby as if she was real.....
eyes moved side to side
soft body with vinyl arms and legs
original in box

Whoopsie Doll

Yo samity sam — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:22:00 -0800

She is 13" tall and made of vinyl made by Ideal. A novelty little doll that I'm sure drove adults crazy, but thrilled children for hours. She has a soft foam filled body that when squeezed, makes her little pigtails fly up and she lets out a very loud whistle that sounds a bit like "whoopsie". Her body is one piece, not jointed. She is wearing her original one piece sun suit and she was sold barefoot. I still have mine, but she isn't very pretty! haha
her pony tails would fly up when her belly was squeezed

Remembering the 80's Trivia Wall Calender

pinupsweetheart — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:27:09 -0800

I just bought a Remembering the 80's Trivia Wall Calender. Typically trivia calenders are in the desk form, this one is an actual wall calender and full of fun stuff from the 80's such as music, toys, fads, movies, tv, etc. I got mine in the mail in 5 days and I cannot wait until January!

It is only $11.99 from Calenders.com (look under the trivia section.)

Shimmers

pinupsweetheart — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:09:17 -0800

Shimmers came out in the late 1980's and came in sets of two. Each Shimmer came with a matching baby and comb to brush their hair. Shimmers either came half human half doll, half human half butterfly, half human half Centaurs and half human half mermaid.

Lady Lovely Locks

pinupsweetheart — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:45:51 -0800

Lady Lovely Locks came out in the late 1970's early 1980's. They were a collection of dolls with very long hair and colorful dresses. Each doll came with "PixieTails" a small plastic animal with long colorful hair that you could clip to the dolls hair or clothes. Each doll had her own name and theme. Of course I had the mermaid doll that you could push her skirt up to show her legs or pull it down into a tail.

Their was Lady Maiden Fair that was the main character,
her friends Maiden Curly Brown (no picture available)

Maiden Fair Hair,

Dutchess Raven,

Maiden Golden Waves (the mermaid),

the one guy in the bunch Prince Strong Heart
and one African American mermaid doll Maiden Misty Curls. (No picture available.)

Sea Wees

pinupsweetheart — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:27:20 -0800

Sea Wees came out in the late late 1970's early 1980's. They were hard little plastic mermaids with long flowing hair. They were about 4" inches long and came in sets of two.

Each mermaid had a matching baby along with a flat sponge and a comb. Each sponge came with holes in it to help your Sea Wees float in the bath. Since my love of mermaid’s stemmed from a young age, you know I loved these!

Keypers

pinupsweetheart — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:18:09 -0800

Keypers came out in the 80's mostly in animal forms. Keypers came in adult and baby sizes. The adults were a hard plastic while the babies were soft rubber. Each adult Keyper had a special key to hide items in their bodies.

Each baby Keyper had a slit in their back where you could hide trinkets. They came with a little friend and usually a key and brush. It gave kids a chance to hide things that they didn't want other people seeing. I can't remember if I had the snail or the swan. Awwww memories!

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