Childhood flashback

Time to rewind and take a trip back to the 80's and 90's. I am a child of the late 80's and 90's and I'm damn proud of it. When I think back to my childhood I have nothing but fantastic memories. If I had to describe my childhood in one word it would be: perfect. I lived in a cul-de-sac with about 10-15 kids. We played together every single day, and between all of us kids there were plenty of toys and games to go around.

You would never find us glued to the t.v. playing some crazy video game for hours on end. We were outside riding bikes, playing games, on the swing set, being active young children. It makes me sad to see how kids are growing up nowadays... if you don't have an iPhone or game system by the time you're 8 years old you're childhood is considered bad. Makes me wish kids could experience what my childhood was like even for one day.

I thought it would be fun to reminisce on some of my favorite childhood toys, games, t.v. shows, etc. Hopefully it'll take you back to the good ol' days! Alrighty, buckle up and enjoy! Ready, set, flashback...

Classic Toys
Original Nintendo - Mario & Luigi, Duck Hunt, and Track & Field. The bomb.com. Enough said.

Popples - one word: obsessed. I had Popples movies, sheets, sleeping bag, stuffed animals, etc. 
Pound Puppies - I had a leash for mine... dragged him everywhere. Poor thing.
Cabbage Patch dolls - my fave was one named Simon. A boy with red yarn hair and a teal jogging outfit. I played Simon Says with him... go figure
My Little Pony - I had the pony house and loved that P.O.S. It was perfect for my brood of ponies
Ghostbusters - I ain't afraid of no ghosts! I LOVED the proton pack and ghost catcher toy. 
McDonald's Drive Thru - no wonder there's so many issues with childhood obesity today!
Care Bears - what's not to love about the Care Bears... dare you to answer.
Lite Brite - such a dumb toy, yet I loved it. #easilyentertained
G.I. Joe's - I was forced to play with my brother. Luckily there was a couple girl figures
Teddy Ruxpin - while he's quite creepy to look at now, I was obsessed. No one could tell a bedtime story quite like Teddy.
Viewmaster - so classic and entertaining

Girl Stuff
Caboodles - mine was purple with a pink lock. I kept all of my scrunchies and lip smackers in there!
Slap bracelets - the ultimate accessory. I had TONS of these. TG they were never banned during my childhood. Could have been very tragic.
Easy Bake Oven - what a crock of shit. I actually believed that a light bulb was going to bake me a mini cake.  
Trolls - SO weird, but again, I had a huge collection of them.  
Melted beads - I don't know the real name for this craft, but I loved making these. Nothing was worse than dropping the whole thing on your way to iron it together. #childhoodproblems


Outdoor Toys
Super Soaker - always had to have the next best and biggest one. Spoiled kids with loaded guns. 
Slip n Slide - I actually lived to slip n slide, except for when it got filled with grass. #neatfreak

Pogo Ball - never was good at this, but damn did I try to be.
Roller Racer - I loved this for when I wanted to live on the edge. Felt like such a badass in that ride.
Skip It - I had every color and beat them all to shit because of how good I was. I can still sing the theme song.
Power Wheels - a very touchy subject in the Wheeler household. My parents never let Travis or I have one, and then magically Jake got one for his Birthday one year. To this day we're told that my grandpa bought it for him, but Trav and I don't buy it. #favoritism.

Games

Mouse Trap - I can't recall one time when that game actually worked without breaking.

Operation - always fucked this game up. I can still hear the buzz from hitting the metal side. #fail
T.V. tag - I'm 98% sure I only ever used Full House, Salute Your Shorts, and Wild & Crazy Kids every time I had to tag someone
Freeze tag - worth every knee scrap I got trying to unfreeze people
Hungry Hungry Hippos - again, not sure why I had such a love for something so dumb.
Pizza Party - literally my favorite game. If you don't know what it is, I'm sorry for you, and look it up.

T.V. Shows

Mickey Mouse Club - "M I C K E Y, Why? Because we like you. M O U S E"
Kids Incorporated - I loved this show so much. A lot of people don't remember it, but it was fantastic!
Where In The World is Carmen San Deigo
Double Dare - such an adrenaline rush trying to get through the giant ear full of 'wax' and green slime all for a little yellow flag.
Full House - obsessed.
Zoobilee Zoo - yet another extremely creepy thing that I loved. The lion was probably a pedophile

Music

New Kids on the Block - DUH. Who wasn't a fan?! I also had an NKOTB sleeping bag. Great memories making music videos with my best friends to Step By Step. 
M.C. Hammer - I'm very proud to say that M.C. Hammer was the first concert I ever went to. I credit him for making me 'too legit to quit'.

I could literally go on for hours with this list, but I should really hold myself back. Hope some of these toys/games/shows/music brought back some childhood memories for you... and if not, you're either way older, way younger, or the same age as me, but had a shitty childhood. 



take it or leave it: a few picture memories to add to the above...