Chestnuts roasted by Dan ...the man @ 05/19/2003 9:53 AM
I remember wanting that gijoe hovercraft so badly. but I was never succesful in getting junk from my parents.
Chestnuts roasted by brandon @ 05/19/2003 10:07 AM
(From top to bottom, left to right)
Is it… It is! Gummy Bears!
Is that a He-Man figure?
I had a Go-Bots!
That’s one hell of a viewmaster. Connect Four was probably the only game I could beat my parents at.
Have no clue what that next one is.
The Bernstein Bears had Happy Meals Toys? Did they have Clifford toys as well?
Dude, that Glo-Worm is bigger then me!
Robotech, never had one.
Galmor Doll, never had one.
Is that the pre-concept of Bananas in Pajamas.
My sister had an Upsy Baby.
Remember all that recent hype on the Sci-Fi Channal for Firestarter 2? That movie sucked.
Fluppy Puppies, never had any.
Fun Fruits, never had them.
What is that? An Etch-A-Sketch video game.
Cookie Crisp was the only thing I would eat when I was four. I would refuse to eat anything else.
Come to McDonald’s. Eat Bloody Shit.
Care Bears a like cuttier Ewoks. I must eat them all.
Claire!
Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Mr. Mr. @ 05/19/2003 11:02 AM
The View Master looks like it has gone all Cujo. And speaking of Cujo, I haven’t read any Stephen King or heard any hype about him since I was a teenager (dismissing that time that he was struck by a van — he doesn’t get credit for accidents). And is that Rudy Cosby pushing Glow Worms?
I had the Mop Top Hair Shop: it was actually pretty fun, especially when dried up play doh crudded up the holes and started making the dolls grow the punkiest punk dos that ever did punk.
I remember liking Ice Cream Cones (despite the stupid Ice Cream Jones mascot) more than Cookie Crisp, but being disappointed that it wasn’t more vanilla-y.
Care Bear cousins: interestingly enough, the non-inbred end of the Care Gene Pool. Note the phenotypic expression of individuality beyond their chest icons.
Chestnuts roasted by Molten @ 05/19/2003 11:38 AM
ok… so toxicity in another blog post made me remember this…. maybe you guys will too. it was kinda like the G.U.T.S. guys, and monsters in my pocket. It was called… the garbage bag bunch… or something like that. the gimmick was you didn’t know which one you got until you put the trashbag in water, and disolved it… someone has to remember these guys.
That viewmaster pic looks like the ill-fated ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ viewmaster set, fine until you get to the pic of the damn open Ark.
Melted a lot of nazi kids though.
Get to see a pretty lady for a few seco…
Chestnuts roasted by Aconite @ 05/19/2003 12:52 PM
Are these pictures a preview of forthcoming additions to the commercial downloads section?
I hope so.
Chestnuts roasted by Ubu Rex @ 05/19/2003 1:09 PM
I had those trash bag toys. They were nifty, disolving in water in such. I hate that whole toxic thing toy companies went through in the early 90′s…so…h’m…i dunno where im going with this-
These are old adverts aren’t they? I’m sure as hell Cookie Crisp has only recently come to the shops in the UK. Is it the same thing? I’ll give you a clue… It just tastes like the kind of healthy cereal crap my mum eats, but it is disguised by FAKE choc chips, that you cannot taste at all!!! Oh, and advertised by some really annoying cartoon wolf that howls when he says coooookie. Hilarious. Or not.
Chestnuts roasted by Nina @ 05/19/2003 1:23 PM
Okay, maybe it’s just be but the thing in the 11th pic that looks like an anthropomorphic bananna kind of reminds me of Peter Griffin from Family Guy.
Chestnuts roasted by Rick @ 05/19/2003 2:19 PM
I auctually had some of those Bearenstein Bear toys from McDonalds.
Chestnuts roasted by Josh @ 05/19/2003 2:36 PM
Random coincidence…at lunch today, one of my friends (female, thankfully) had a Care Bears sticker/coloring book. They’re back from the dead, apparently.
I still have some of those McDonalds Bearenstein Bear things. What should I do with them!?!
Chestnuts roasted by Diana @ 05/19/2003 2:52 PM
I actually had those horrible Bearenstein Bears books. I mean come ON!! When I was that age, I didn’t know what the hell the word "Snappy" meant…
I also thought that white people only existed on TV…
Is that a Frosta action figure? I just recently found my old She-Ra figure. Apparently I gave her a hair cut so now she looks like a skinny pale Don King. Woe is me…
Chestnuts roasted by Otaku Queen @ 05/19/2003 3:35 PM
For Mr. Mr. Mr. the sixth pic that you stated you did "Have no clue what that next one is" is, of course, Voltron. I remember back in 1985, I was told that I was getting one for Christmas and after 18 years I’m still waiting for it. That is one thing I hate about getting older, you finally have the money to buy all the toys you wanted when you were younger, but you’re looked at like a freak from family and friends if you display any of the toys around the house. I guess you call this ‘guilty pleasure’.
Chestnuts roasted by Liquidduck @ 05/19/2003 3:43 PM
I can remember the Voltron cartoon when the blue member was "seriously" injured in battle, I cried. Voltron’s star faded too soon, when the princess became the pink lion, that was that.
Chestnuts roasted by DaDaDandy @ 05/19/2003 4:42 PM
Diana, Bin ‘em. They are probably worth about 3p.
Chestnuts roasted by Nina @ 05/19/2003 4:57 PM
What is that purple seal at the bottom, it kinda looks like a my little pony spin off or something.
Oh and the anthropomorphic bananna is really an anthropomorphic fruit pie. He helps kids out with his magic powers and fatty snacks. He’s David Blane meets Dave Thomas.
Chestnuts roasted by CalmingEffect @ 05/19/2003 5:00 PM
Heh, I actually remember about 80% of the commercials for those toys, and I actually owned that G.I. Joe hovercraft/boat, as well as Voltron, and even a couple of GoBots, although I wasn’t too fond of GoBots, cause they seemed to me like a cheap ass Transformers rip-off. One question, what is that really cool lookin’ etch-a-sketch thingy called? If I remember correctly, a kid could use that thing to create different frames, or pictures, then put them together into an animated sequence. That’s one of the toys that I wanted as a youngster, but sadly, never had the joy of owning….:-P
Chestnuts roasted by GraphArtist @ 05/19/2003 5:35 PM
> If I remember correctly, a kid could use that thing to create different frames,
> or pictures, then put them together into an animated sequence.
Ah! I’d forgotten about that bit. Probably better that I don’t have my grubby paws on one now; I’d spend all of my free time animating x-rated etch-a-sketch doodles.
Chestnuts roasted by Molten @ 05/19/2003 6:21 PM
Ha Ha Ha. I remember most of that stuff, even the Sweet Sea doll oddly enough. Oh, life in the 80′s.. wasn’t it great?
Chestnuts roasted by JerM @ 05/19/2003 6:29 PM
Hey, I had that Go-Bot. He isn’t that tall, though. Yay, Voltron cameo! Voltorn could kick the bejezus out of any Megazord. So there!
Chestnuts roasted by Bansheex @ 05/19/2003 6:44 PM
The happy little guy on the bottom is a "Snugglebum." No, really, thats what they’re called.
Chestnuts roasted by RolfesAngel @ 05/19/2003 7:01 PM
Voltron, oh baby…Voltron assembled was big enough that you didn’t just play with him, you hung out with him. Getting him was a real project too; save up for a yellow lion here, recieve a red lion there, beg for a pilot inbetween, and get promised the black lion for birthday/christmas.
Chestnuts roasted by Krappy Kat @ 05/19/2003 7:35 PM
This entry was posted
on Monday, May 19th, 2003 at 9:35 am
and is filed under General.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Posted by Matt on 05/19/2003. 
Chestnuts roasted by 
Somehow, I first read that as Monday Porn Com Pic Party.