Here’s a fun video by Rhetty for History that will bring a sense of nostalgia to some of you! It highlights the most popular toys of the 1980s that all kids wanted for Christmas!
These include figures from Star Wars, He-Man and She-Ra, Transformers, action figures, and my personal favorite, G.I.
Other toys include Rainbow Brite, Teddy Ruxpin, Glo-Worm, Care Bears, Cabbage Patch Kids, Walkman and Rubik’s Cube.
The following note accompanies the video: “There were a lot of toys that kids in the 1980s wanted. Many of them spent hours flipping through Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogs for Christmas, just dreaming about what they might receive. Gifts. In this video, we take a look back at some of the most popular Christmas toys of the 1980s!
If you were born in the 1980s, which of these toys would you most like to buy?
