Popular Christmas Toys Introduced in the 1980s

Rhetty for History takes a look back at the top Christmas toys for kids that were introduced in the 1980s. This included models, action figures from Star Wars, He-Man and She-Ra , Transformers, and GI Joe. There was also Rainbow Brite, Teddy Ruxpin, Glo-Worm, Care Bears, Cabbage Patch Kids, the Walkman, and Rubik’s Cube.

There were lots of toys that 80s kids wanted. Many of them spent hours thumbing through the Christmas Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogs just dreaming about what they may receive as a gift. In this video we will take a look back at some of the 1980s most popular Christmas toys!

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.

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