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Did You Own It: Kenner’s Real Ghostbusters Firehouse Playset

Did You Own It: Kenner’s Real Ghostbusters Firehouse Playset

When it comes to classic toys from the 1980s, we know who we’re gonna call. That would be Kenner and its The Real Ghostbusters Firehouse Playset, that’s who. Released at the end of 1986, the playset was the centerpiece of Kenner’s The Real Ghostbusters collection and one their most coveted toys through 1991. The playset […]

Did You Own It: Kenner Star Wars All Terrain Armored Transport aka the AT-AT

Did You Own It: Kenner Star Wars All Terrain Armored Transport aka the AT-AT

“Did You Own It” is our recurring series highlighting vintage and classic toys. Check out previous DYOI’s here! What would you like to see us highlight? For kids of the 70s, the movie “Star Wars: A New Hope” knocked our socks off. As did its subsequent line of original action figures from Kenner. So when […]

Did You Own It: Teddy Ruxpin, The World’s First Talking Toy

Did You Own It: Teddy Ruxpin, The World’s First Talking Toy

Do you remember how old you were when your toys started talking to you? If you were a kid in the mid-80’s, there’s a strong chance that toy was Teddy Ruxpin. The chatty plush bear is considered one of the most iconic toys from the 80s and is credited for ushering in the era of […]

Did You Own It – Big Wheels from Louis Marx & Company

Did You Own It – Big Wheels from Louis Marx & Company

It’s a glorious spring day in the late 1970s. You’re rocking your iron-on R2-D2 T-shirt, the one with the Five Alive stain on it. And here comes that familiar rumble. That unmistakable holy rolling thunder of bald plastic tires barreling down the sidewalk – tassels majestically rippling with the breeze. Your turn is next. But […]

Did You Own It – Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Castle Grayskull

Did You Own It – Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Castle Grayskull

Back in the 80s, the girls had their Barbie Dreamhouses. The boys? Their imaginations ran wild within the walls of Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Castle Grayskull. Mattel caught lightning in a bottle — or rather with He-Man’s Power Sword — when it introduced its original line of MOTU Wave 1 series in 1982. The […]