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GI Joe, the big six inch tall one, not the angry shunken ones of the 80's..I think my mom was whined into buying every possible accessory..

Big Wheel, its amazing how fast you could get one going as a kid, and they had no "real" brakes..

The Green Machine, again, another variation of the Big Wheel, but you steered with two levers that actually changed the direction of the REAR wheels, kind of like how a forklift steers. Amazingly DANGEROUS for a kid, it was like a small plasitc three-wheeled ATV, to beleive they actually sold this to kids..
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I swear I had a big GI Joe way back, but the memory is kind of blurry.  I had a bunch of the '80s action figures. I was getting a bit old for 'em, but I didn't care!  They had a profile on the back of the bubble pack for each one.  All the American GI Joe character profiles referred to NATO, and all the Cobra Force (Russkies, commies) referred to Warsaw Pact.  The Cobra guys were always masked, made them less human, easier to kill.
I never had a Green Machine, though they looked sooo cool in the TV commercials, and what kid wouldn't want something called a Green Machine?8)
I loved my Big Wheels, though.  It was sort of sports tricycle.  I used to drive like a madman all over the place.  I was lucky because we had a huge barn and plenty of space so I could get up to top speed without getting smacked into by a truck!  I still remember what the flight of the Big Wheel felt like when I see the Big Wheel scenes from The Shining.

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Used to love Etch-a-sketch. Had a few of them. One died because one of my sisters accentently sat on it. We had that grey sand EVERYWHERE. I remember one time, I "erased" the entire screen. It looked pretty cool inside.End Quote

I loved my Etch-a-Sketch, but I was never coordinated enough to draw actual "things,"  :( so I stuck to wild abstractions! :)
On a similar principle, I had a "Dapper Dan."  "Dapper Dan" was the bust of a man under clear plastic.  You used a magnet to take shreds of steel and draw hair, mustache, beard, bow tie, or whatever on him.




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I remember seeing those small diecast metal spaceships in stores,Secret Squirrel. Weren't they made by a company called Dinky? I think they were called the Dinky Star Fleet. I think they did not use the one word spelling:"Starfleet". Maybe to avoid a law suit from Paramount and whoever owned the rights to the Star Trek copyright? "Starfleet" was the name of the academy Captain Kirk graduated from, on Star Trek. Thanks for the memories! Sincerely,Steve. :)
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Ha ha ha!, The Dinky Star Fleet!  :D
I don't remember the Star Trek line, but I will vouch for a toy company called "Dinky" that made diecast metal toys.  I remember the "Matchbox" style of toy cars they had.

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GI Joe, the big six inch tall one, not the angry shunken ones of the 80's..I think my mom was whined into buying every possible accessory..

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GI Joe was actually 12 inches, not 6.  And size does matter!   ;)

My favorite 70s toys were:

GI Joe
Big Jim (and his friends Big Jack, Big Jeff, etc.)
Electronic Quarterback
Big Wheel
Matchbox cars
Hot Wheels
View Master
Fisher Price Barn
Fisher Price Airport
Fisher Price Garage (you get the picture)
Mego super hero action figures (Spiderman, Batman, Robin, Superman, etc.)
Star Wars action figures

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I can't pick one, I have too many favorites.

Weebles Wobbles and the playsets (Camper, Haunted House and the Ranch)

Show and Tell, the record player with the film strips.

Shaker Maker

The Sunshine Family.

Barbie!!!!!!!!!!

Having a  daughter of my own, I can still play with Barbies.  One thing I've noticed, years ago the clothes were made like real clothes, working zippers, buttons that buttoned, and real cool fabrics like tweed, wool, sweaters and real fur at times.  Now the clothes are cheap (not price but quality) and everything has velcro on it.  

Oh, a few months ago my husband and I got an Easy-Bake Oven...we tell everyone it's for our daughter, but actually it's for me, I wasn't allowed to have one as a kid.   :)
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Of course I couldn't live without my Erector Set, tho I'm pretty sure that was invented b4 the 70's.

I'm sure I'm forgetting tons.
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Erector sets date back at least to the 1940s.  I had one from that period I inherited from my uncle.  I'm not sure when Tinker Toys were invented, but I had a whole mess of 'em.  I also had a set of "Giant Tinker Toys."  Other stuff I had to build other stuff with: Leggos (of course), Lincoln Logs, and Bristle Blocks.

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Magnavox ODESSEY (spelling?) video game system


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The first VG system we had was a Magnavox Odyssey.  It was reeeallly primitive.  We wanted an Atari, because Atari was way cooler.  Eventually, we got one!

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I remember that green stuff called "slime". It was in a little
plastic green trashcan. It looked just like the stuff from your
nose if you know what I mean. LOL! I used to love to make the girls scream with that stuff in my grade school years LOL
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We used to just use rubber cement. You take the applicator and smear it on your fingers, then you turn around and go, "Hey, Debbie, I got BOOOOGERRRZZ!!
"EEEEEEEEK!!"

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I remember that green stuff called "slime". It was in a little
plastic green trashcan. It looked just like the stuff from your
nose if you know what I mean. LOL! I used to love to make the girls scream with that stuff in my grade school years LOL
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I wanted "Slime" as birthday or Christmas present, but my mom wouldn't buy it for me. She said it would stain,or possibly ruin, the living room carpet,and furniture. :( Thanks for the memories! Sincerely,Steve.

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I very much enjoyed "Mr. Microphone". ;D
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"Hey good lookin'; we'll be back to pick you up later!"
I can still see that stupid commercial in my dreams!!!

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I would have to say GI Joes , Matchbox cars , Green Machine ,And tinker toys/lincoln Logs .I still have the cars and the tinker toysand the logs . Oh , and does anyone remeber SST's ? The cars with the big wheel in the middle you pulle the the strip with the teeth through . That thing used to really go . and the Evil Knevil Stunt motorcycle was pretty fun too .
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I had that Evil Knevil Stunt Motorcycle.  I used to set up jumps for him and watch him flip over.  Sometimes I could make him land back on his wheels.  Sometimes, I'd send him flying straight at the cat!
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I had that Evil Knevil Stunt Motorcycle.  I used to set up jumps for him and watch him flip over.  Sometimes I could make him land back on his wheels.  Sometimes, I'd send him flying straight at the cat!
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LOL . I used to do the same thing but it wasn't the cat . It was my cousin's and her friends Barbis . I'd wait till they had all their Barbis set up in that big Barbi house and then I'd ramp it into the side of it . Boy , they would get all bent out of shape over that .

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LOL . I used to do the same thing but it wasn't the cat . It was my cousin's and her friends Barbis . I'd wait till they had all their Barbis set up in that big Barbi house and then I'd ramp it into the side of it . Boy , they would get all bent out of shape over that .
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Oh, I used to do some interesting things with my sister's Barbie dolls... :-X
When we were in kinny-garten my friend an I went a little nuts and totally trashed my big sister's antique dollhouse.  It was like a home invasion by alien mutant thugs!  I suppressed the memory for decades, but it came back to me when she brought it up a while back.  Not sure what my punishment was, but she said my dad helped her rebuild the thing and replace the furnishings.  They had to order some of it from toy boutiques in NYC!  I probably couldn't deal with the extent of my trespass, so I just buried it in my subconscious!
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"Hey good lookin'; we'll be back to pick you up later!"
I can still see that stupid commercial in my dreams!!!
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LOL!! ;D Yeah. But hearing your own voice coming out the stereo speakers just couldn't be topped those first few months of owning the thing. 8)