tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post334897841947644846..comments2023-11-02T05:17:06.050-04:00Comments on Pop Culture Dish: Thursday Thirteen #40 "The Deluxe Edition": Toys/games That I Had As A KidMalcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065814455731328574noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-60698362365131104502008-04-14T00:43:00.000-04:002008-04-14T00:43:00.000-04:00I really see the difference in decades here!You gr...I really see the difference in decades here!<BR/>You grew up in the 70s and I grew up in the 50s where I had hula hoops, <I>aluminum</I> slinkys, one of the original Barbies, an Easy Bake Oven, a Betsy Wetsy and Silly Putty!<BR/>We did have Playdoh too, but we also had this oily modeling clay that was a favorite of mine, Paint by Number sets and the 64 box of Crayola Crayons. I'll bet you had Etch-A-Sketch, Filo Polymer Clays and Crayola Markers!<BR/>What a difference a generation makes!<BR/><A HREF="http://www.popartdiva.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Pop Art Diva</A>Pop Art Diva Enterpriseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656961325856447179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-36379310868243120172008-04-13T10:46:00.000-04:002008-04-13T10:46:00.000-04:00Jenn: So I take it that dream never came true. :-(...Jenn: So I take it that dream never came true. :-(<BR/><BR/>Toni: I'm glad you liked this T13. I didn't realize the Talking View Master was such a well-kept secret.<BR/><BR/>Dallas Meow: Although I don't play with Play-Doh anymore, that's not to say that I'm too old to do so. <BR/><BR/>Holly: Until I read the comments of you and others, I didn't realize that Connect Four was still popular. Good call on the smell of Play-Doh! The taste and smell of it are so unique. <BR/><BR/>Eve: Although the toys you mentioned are from the Baby Boomer generation, all of them (except for Betsy Wetsy) were still around when I was a kid. I had forgotten that I had a cap gun until I read your comments.<BR/><BR/>Laura: Even though I could be sneaky in Connect Four, I had relatives who could match me in that trait. <BR/><BR/>It's All Good: Play-Doh sure was salty. It was like the makers of the stuff wanted kids to eat it, lol.<BR/><BR/>Calliope: We used to play Uno a lot in the 80s. While in college, me and my friends played Killer Uno. This is where we would combine at least 2 decks of Uno cards and play. You can just imagine the number of cards we sometimes had to draw because of the amount of "Draw Fours" and "Draw Twos" in the deck. <BR/><BR/>Kelly: Just make sure that your kids wash down that Play Doh with a glass of milk or O.J.<BR/><BR/>Cindy: That's a funny story about the tape recorder. I never had an Etch-A-Sketch, but I played with them when I was a kid. I still have a Slinky. It's on my desk at work. I sometimes play with it to help me think.<BR/><BR/>Chris: I'll bet that the doctor bills your parents had were a bitch, lol.<BR/><BR/>Firefly Mom: To paraphrase a line said by Robert Duvall's character in the film "Apocalypse Now", "I love the smell of Play Doh in the morning". <BR/><BR/>Mrs. Brownstone: Some of my classmates frowned on Quiz Wiz. I guess it reminded them too much of school.<BR/><BR/>Cajunvegan: That was probably around the time that my love of trivia started too. It was either this or watching game shows like "The Joker's Wild" or "Tic Tac Dough".<BR/><BR/>Maggie: Mastermind was another game that we had and enjoyed. I forgot all about it. Man, I wanted Mouse Trap too. I think the closest I ever got to playing was seeing the commercials for it.<BR/><BR/>The Rock Chick: Merlin would definitely struggle to compete with today's hi-tech toys. Still, it might be fun to play for nostalgia's sake.<BR/><BR/>X. Dell: A mini-pinball would have been fun to have. At least one could take it with them on long trips in the car. <BR/><BR/>Jessica: I think a lot of these games might have been before your time, lol. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I hope to see you on here again!Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065814455731328574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-72084907826545262542008-04-12T09:35:00.000-04:002008-04-12T09:35:00.000-04:00I'm really enjoying your blog! The only toy I had ...I'm really enjoying your blog! The only toy I had out of these is Connect Four. A talking view master-wow. Didn't know such a thing existed.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888729576174700521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-52440786613568884352008-04-11T14:48:00.000-04:002008-04-11T14:48:00.000-04:00I didn't have the talking View Master, just the re...I didn't have the talking View Master, just the regular one. I also had a mini pinball machine, although it wasn't the Fonzie one. Otherwise, I had none of the toys you had. I now feel kinda deprived.X. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561609651507566271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-9875863364895311002008-04-10T21:54:00.000-04:002008-04-10T21:54:00.000-04:00Merlin was one of my favorite toys ever! I played ...Merlin was one of my favorite toys ever! I played with mine all the time. Probably seems pretty lame compared to today's toys, but I loved it! <BR/><BR/>I'm also a Connect Four fan! I still love to play that game with the kidsThe Rock Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653277401124290907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-9410899070779229172008-04-10T19:04:00.000-04:002008-04-10T19:04:00.000-04:00Wow, some serious memory lane for me there. I had ...Wow, some serious memory lane for me there. I had Connect Four, played with Evil Kneivil somewhere (my aunt's house maybe?), was tormented by a kid who drove a Green Machine, played Merlin somewhere (but owned Mastermind), played with Play Doh but don't think I had the fun factory, and I had a Viewmaster but the quiet version.<BR/><BR/>The game that intrigued me but that I never owned and always wanted was Mousetrap.maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084143630207764529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-16135601262996616952008-04-10T17:47:00.000-04:002008-04-10T17:47:00.000-04:00I have not thought about Quiz Wiz in ... um ... de...I have not thought about Quiz Wiz in ... um ... decades. That's when my fascination with useless trivia began. Great TT!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by my Do a Little Dance edition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-5865634639542242352008-04-10T17:43:00.000-04:002008-04-10T17:43:00.000-04:00Oh, wow! Thanks for doing this one. It was a gre...Oh, wow! Thanks for doing this one. It was a great blast to the past. I had ~ and loved ~ so many of these games/toys. Merlin, Quiz Whiz, Connect Four... Great list!<BR/><BR/>Hey, I did one of those lists you said you wished I'd do. 13 Famous People I've MetMrs. Brownstone @ XBOX Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673433541250129062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-30596570582873973722008-04-10T17:36:00.000-04:002008-04-10T17:36:00.000-04:00I remember these! I loved Merlin! I didn't have th...I remember these! I loved Merlin! I didn't have the Green Machine, though, I had a Big Wheel. Oh, and the smell of Play Doh ;)<BR/><BR/>Great TT!<BR/><BR/>Mine's up if you want to check it out - it's on fashion of the 80's.Firefly Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742562729182149224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-24152304121280394142008-04-10T16:50:00.000-04:002008-04-10T16:50:00.000-04:00I didn't have any of these - we only got to play w...I didn't have any of these - we only got to play with matches and have relay races with scissors. Happy TT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-51276275927295591022008-04-10T14:45:00.000-04:002008-04-10T14:45:00.000-04:00Great list, Malcolm! Some of those remind me of m...Great list, Malcolm! Some of those remind me of my younger brother...he was a huge fan of the Six Million dollar man.<BR/><BR/>My own favorite toys were pretty prosaic...I loved baby dolls and Barbies. But I also loved Slinkies and Etch-a-Sketch...and I had the most fun with a tape recorder that I would talk into, pretending to be a DJ and interviewing people. Turned out to be prophetic!Cindy Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090693362997103412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-67542550745949642552008-04-10T14:39:00.000-04:002008-04-10T14:39:00.000-04:00Great list! and yes I'll admit I've tasted Play Do...Great list! and yes I'll admit I've tasted Play Doh (and now it's my kids turn to do so!)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953198085359392845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-18287805638261998082008-04-10T14:09:00.000-04:002008-04-10T14:09:00.000-04:00Wow. I'd totally forgotten about Merlin. I remem...Wow. I'd totally forgotten about Merlin. I remember having a "Kissing Barbie," A Jenny Doll (my sister had Mandy), a Cabbage Patch Preemie, Uno, and the game Perfection. We used Perfection to play "Bomb" instead. Oh! And a Speak and Spell.<BR/><BR/>-Celticlibrarian<BR/>http://fremontlibraries.wordpress.comCalliopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898765379200599282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-60929337451379360232008-04-10T13:46:00.000-04:002008-04-10T13:46:00.000-04:00Connect Four for me. And of course classic Monopo...Connect Four for me. And of course classic Monopoly. Yes, I think I remember Playdoh tasting quite salty? Still love the smell!<BR/>Thanks for stopping by!<BR/>Brenda :)Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289590616497815887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-80733069595789727802008-04-10T13:17:00.000-04:002008-04-10T13:17:00.000-04:00The only one of those I have any experience with i...The only one of those I have any experience with is Connect Four...and I was always on the receiving end of the sneakiness...from my brothers..<BR/><BR/>Great list! Happy T-13!Laura Paxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17140330952926169201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-7604516321236241342008-04-10T13:02:00.000-04:002008-04-10T13:02:00.000-04:00I can tell by your toys that we are not the same g...I can tell by your toys that we are not the same generation. I played with cap guns and Betsy Wetsy. Our favorite games were Chinese Checkers, Chutes and Ladders, and Aggravation. No electronic toys for us. Those showed up about the time my daughter was born.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072209113562315120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-18753518247792916402008-04-10T11:52:00.000-04:002008-04-10T11:52:00.000-04:00Connect Four is one of my favorite games. I like t...Connect Four is one of my favorite games. I like to think that I'm pretty good at it, but I have been known to get beaten by 3rd graders (sometimes they would challenge me at recess when I was teaching). <BR/><BR/>We had the Girder and Panel building set, but since it was a hand-me-down from my dad's friend's son, we never knew what it was called! <BR/><BR/>My son just received a little Play Doh set similar to the Fun Factory as a present from his Occup. Therapist (since she won't be seeing him anymore). Honestly I can't wait to open it up and play with it. Just one whiff of Play Doh makes you feel five years old again!Holly Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787479715256277539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-14261664540416623812008-04-10T10:09:00.000-04:002008-04-10T10:09:00.000-04:00I want that girder and panel buidling set NOW!And ...I want that girder and panel buidling set NOW!<BR/>And I still play with playdough, we all do, silly putty too!<BR/>Never had a viewmaster though, much less a talking one - wow!Dallas Meowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649907649848692525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-77303321236807170252008-04-10T09:54:00.000-04:002008-04-10T09:54:00.000-04:00Okay loved Merlin and had totally forgotten about ...Okay loved Merlin and had totally forgotten about Quiz Whiz loved it. I didn't know a talking view finder existed!!! <BR/><BR/>Thank for a great TT<BR/><BR/>ToniTonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946813267646727249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-6464517375995510912008-04-10T09:44:00.000-04:002008-04-10T09:44:00.000-04:00I dreamed of owning the Green Machine when I was a...I dreamed of owning the Green Machine when I was a kid !!!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570800987214720333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-50247081531243075422008-04-10T08:48:00.000-04:002008-04-10T08:48:00.000-04:00Shaunesay: That's one reason I love the Internet: ...Shaunesay: That's one reason I love the Internet: you can find photos/info etc. of so many things from our childhood like Merlin. That's too bad about the fate of your pinball machine. It sounds like you at least can laugh about it now. <BR/><BR/>Marcia: Scrabble's a game I haven't played in quite some time. I used to hate it when I would be all set to get a lot of points with a word and the player in front of me would screw things up my spelling something like dog or cat. <BR/><BR/>Dane: If I had been taking a drink, I might have spit it out from laughter after reading your comment about your View Master. It sounds like you had a different girder and panel set than I, because I couldn't build space bases or star planes. I would have liked to have seen pics of your finished product.<BR/><BR/>Orangelwings: Although it didn't seem like it at the time, that View Master was rather huge. Thanks for stopping by. <BR/><BR/>Jay: I recall playing those handheld sports games with the little blips too. When we were in junior high, a lot of the kids would pull them out to play during lunch. Some would even try playing them during class. <BR/><BR/>SJ: I remember the model of View Master you had. One thing you can say is that it was a lot easier to carry around than the talking model.<BR/><BR/>Bethany: It's cool to learn that many of these toys/games have worldwide appeal. Thanks for commenting.<BR/><BR/>Kay: Thanks for returning favor. I'm glad you enjoyed the list. <BR/><BR/>Denise: Yes... if you were a teen when it came out, you had passed the cut-off age for eating Play Doh. I think it even said on the can "Not to be consumed by anyone over the age of 8".<BR/><BR/>Alice: I don't know about you, but I ended up breaking one of the steering controls. Probably from spinning out excessively.<BR/><BR/>Winter: I was a big Lego fan too! We used to build all sorts of things. One thing I hated was stepping on a Lego barefoot... ouch! <BR/><BR/>Zenmomma: I wish my sister's Barbie was still around because then we could ask her about Steve's bionic parts.<BR/><BR/>Pussreboots: Thanks for visiting.<BR/><BR/>Mistress of the D: I would have loved to have had a Mini Pac-Man. I actually heard "Pac-Man Fever" on satellite radio a couple of years ago! Although I didn't have the "Pac-Man Fever" album, I remember it. The entire LP was devoted to songs about video games. It wasn't a big surprise that they never had another hit.Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065814455731328574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-87530081112767930532008-04-10T07:34:00.000-04:002008-04-10T07:34:00.000-04:00I had a mini pac man and a mini asteroids! I think...I had a mini pac man and a mini asteroids! I think pac man still works and is in the basement :) I had pac man fever! Remember that album?The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-15665467825424091922008-04-10T02:33:00.000-04:002008-04-10T02:33:00.000-04:00I played with a number of those as a kid. Aw memor...I played with a number of those as a kid. Aw memories. Happy TT.pussrebootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167235847991793325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-55990359023105042462008-04-10T02:09:00.000-04:002008-04-10T02:09:00.000-04:00What other parts of Steve Austin were bionic I won...What other parts of Steve Austin were bionic I wonder? Hmmmmmm....Zenmommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733997460907718304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498798416841063155.post-86746222336977576312008-04-10T02:04:00.000-04:002008-04-10T02:04:00.000-04:00I loved Merlin! Heh. I didn't have one but a frien...I loved Merlin! Heh. I didn't have one but a friend did. I was a Lego Queen. I loved those things. Happy TT!Lex Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04913165199017718669noreply@blogger.com