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1960s - Biggest Seller: The Barbie Doll
And others requiring a mention are:
Scalextric
Twister - our Sales Director's favourite game even today...
Etch-A-Sketch - not good if you were into circles
Spirograph
Action Man - pecs to die for
Sindy - we think Sindy is the posh version of Barbie and a few of us claim to have owned one.
Hot Wheels
Thunderbirds
Dr Who and the Daleks action figures
Corgi's James Bond Aston Martin
1970s - Biggest Seller: Lego
And others requiring a mention are:
The Space Hopper
Klackers
Airfix's Weebles - we've had a chat in the office about this - can anyone sing "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down"
Star Wars, Jaws, Superman and the Six Million Dollar Man action figures - not popular with us - but who remembers the Jaws game where you had to lift items out of Jaws' mouth before it snapped shut?
Dungeon and Dragons board games
Atari's Pong, the first ever video game
1980s - Biggest Seller - Atari Console
And others requiring a mention are:
My Little Pony, Care Bears, Sylvanian Families - (Editor's note: sad, sad, sad)
Cabbage Patch Kids
Masters of the Universe and Transformers action figures - He-Man: " I have the power"- an adonis with trusty sidekick, Battle Cat
Rubik's Cube
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Big Yellow Teapot
1990s - Biggest Seller - The Gameboy
And others requiring a mention are:
Buzz Lightyear action figure
Thunderbirds' Tracy Island
Beanie Babies and Polly Pocket
Teletubbies - Tinky Winky, La-La, Dipsy and Po rule OK
K'nex construction kits
Pokemon trading cards - for one reason only; to put parents under pressure to buy them
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Tamagotchi - what was all that about? One of our developers had many...they died
2000s - Biggest Seller - The Wii
And others requiring a mention are:
Bratz dolls - are the Pussycat Dolls modelled on them or vice versa? Either way they're horrific
Baby Annabel - (Editor's note: too scary for words)
Roboraptor
Flytech Dragonfly
Top Trumps - any version
20Q
Harry Potter action figures
Furbies - we like them!
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