[Scoutmaster]

Today's list for discussion.

I learned about the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2004, when my daughter, San, did a Social Sciences project on "What Do Children Learn From Toys?" We were surprised to learn we owned every item on this list by 2004 except one - the Barbie doll. San had previously donated all of the family Barbie dolls and paraphernalia to charity. My erector set was in the basement.

As part of her project, she nominated five toys for inclusion in the Hall of Fame. Four of them - the ball, baby doll, cardboard box, and doll house - have been admitted in the last nine years. The fifth, the busy box, has not been admitted.

Seriously? The Atari was added before the ball?

Notice the absence of the toy gun. My Mattel Fanner 50 weeps.

What would you add to the Toy Hall of Fame?

[catman67]

What about the Daisy Red Ryder, Range Model Air Rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time?

[Gay State Conservative]

[SZonian]

Matchbox cars
Plastic army men (WW2 types that were prevalent in the 60s and 70s)
Lawn darts
Cox airplanes

[MrB]

A stick? Really, I clicked on it. It’s just a stick.

What about “log”? You know,

“it rolls down stairs, alone or in pairs, it rolls over the neighbor’s dog...”

[dfwgator]

[Orangedog]

Jarts!

[Liberty Valance]

Got my Johnny Seven O.M.A. (one man army) for Christmas in 65 or 66.

[DCBryan1]

1978 Kenner Millineum Falcon!?

1983 Kenner All-Terrained Armored Transport(AT-AT).

THOSE were legendary toys.

[camle]

Johnny Seven OMA?

[dfwgator]

[Alex Murphy]

Notice the absence of the toy gun. My Mattel Fanner 50 weeps. What would you add to the Toy Hall of Fame?

MYRON: That kid's going to need some serious therapy.
HOWARD: Oh, don't say that.
MYRON: Mm-hmm. I know what I'm talking about. See, I never forgave my father. One Christmas, I wanted this one special toy: Johnny Seven O.M.A. Gun. You remember those?
HOWARD: No.
MYRON: I still remember the commercial. Two kids playing out in the backyard:
'Johnny to Peter. Enemy sighted.'
'Roger there! Open fire!'
Johnny would whip out his Johnny Seven O.M.A. One-Man-Army Gun. Seven guns in one!
HOWARD: Huh.
MYRON: [Chuckling] Thing looked like a blast. Of course for my old man, Christmas was just another opportunity to let me down. I never did get that Johnny Seven O.M.A.
HOWARD: Sorry to hear that.
MYRON: It don't mean nothing.

[kevkrom]

We can argue about the order they were added, or what should still be added, but that’s a pretty solid list of toys and games. I can’t point to a single one and say “that doesn’t belong”.

[dfwgator]

Big Wheel.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Tonka trucks
Legos
black powder
electrical tape
model rockets
cox planes and helo’s
motorcross bikes.
flaming barbies

Man, those were the days

[Liberty Valance]

Got a Texaco Tanker in about 63 or 64 for Christmas as well. Took it to Storry Lake outside Las Vegas New Mexico where we lived at the time to float it the first time.

By the way, that was the area they filmed the original Red Dawn movie.

[Fresh Wind]

Big Bang carbide cannons!

[mountn man]

Lufthansa gives you a rubber duck, in their first class lounge showers.

Ernie would be so happy.

[mountn man]

[dangus]

Stick. Bwahahaha! I didn’t think this could possibly be just a stick. Yup, it is.

[mountn man]