Seventy-five million were sold worldwide in 12 years. The ‘Kids’ went on sale in the US in 1983 and as Christmas approached parents became increasing desperate to have their child ‘adopt’ one. Each was unique with different-coloured eyes and hair, expressions and hairstyles.
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Photo: Marinco Kojdanovski, MAASĬabbage Patch Kid dolls swept the world in the early 1980s with millions ‘adopted’ to children complete with adoption papers, family histories, footprints and thumbprints. In a nice touch, the official adoption certificate was made out to the Museum’s then Director, Lindsay Sharp, who named the ‘Kid’ Elise Delia Sharp. The Museum acquired this Cabbage Patch Kid at the height of its popularity in 1986. Did you notice Fabuland’s well-developed animal social hierarchy? A lion was mayor, bulldogs were policemen, the crocodile an untrustworthy criminal, horses hardworking handymen and birds all flew planes. The animals were anthropomorphic with storybook-alliteration names such as Max Mouse, Bonnie Bunny, and Henry Horse. Photo: Madeleine Riley, MAASįabuland represented a by-gone age, the aircraft were bi-planes, the ship was a side-wheel paddle steamer and the automobiles came out of the 1920s. It’s part of an amazing collection of 85 Fabuland sets in the Museum’s collection. Fabuland Mayor’s house or Lionel’s Lodge made in Denmark in 1982 by The Lego Group. In the 1980s they marketed Fabuland to both boys and girls aged 3 to 7 years who were too old for DUPLO and too young for LEGO Town kits. Photo: Marinco Kojdanovski, MAASĪs with Barbie, Lego has kept reinventing itself for decades.
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This 1985 Barbie and the Rockers pop group set came with two Barbies and a Ken, a keyboard, TV camera, stage light and guitars, as well as a backstage backdrop where the performers could get ready. The sleepy-faced, night-cap-wearing toys tucked up into their sleeping bags appealed to both adults and children alike. When its body was squeezed the head would light up. An ideal bedtime companion, it combined a soft toy and night light.
Photo: Sotha Bourn, MAASĪnother cute soft toy relating to nature was the Glo Worm. The donor cleverly replaced the original lamp on this one with a cool LED to stop the plastic getting too hot and causing deterioration. Glo Worms were made in China for the US firm Hasbro Inc. The successful 80s Australian films, Mad Max and Crocodile Dundee, were catalysts for international interest in Australia but most of The Lost Forests shops had closed by 1993. If you were an 80s or early 90s child, chances are you went to a birthday party in one of these shops. The idea was to immerse children in the enchanting world of the Australian bush through stories, toys and a chain of gift shops across Australia, New Zealand and America called The Lost Forests. It was developed in the US by the Australian rock singer, Billy Thorpe, and his Aztecs guitarist, Tony Barber. The huge US toy firm, Mattel, made a uniquely Australian soft toy called a Puggle, a baby echidna. Made by Mattel Toys in about 1983, this Puggle came in a plush drawstring bag with a hole through which a whiskered snout could poke. Teddy Ruxpin’s player read the right track with the bear’s movements encoded and the left one had the audio. How did the creators achieve animatronics with a simple cassette player inside the bear? Stereo cassette tapes usually featured two distinct tracks for the right and left-hand speakers. His eyes and mouth moved, and he appeared to talk, telling his adventures on some 40 different tapes. He has a built-in cassette tape player in his back and when a special tape was inserted he came to life. One of the most collectable toys from the decade is said to be a talking teddy bear called Teddy Ruxpin. Teddy Ruxpin, the talking teddy, was made in California by Worlds of Wonder Inc.
The super-hero toys He-Man and his and his faithful steed, Battle Cat, were media merchandising from the Masters of the Universe (MOTU) film, cartoon and comic series. Was your childhood spent in the 1980s? Then the names Puggle, He Man, Fabuland, Battle Cat and Teddy Ruxpin will ring a few bells this Christmas.įantasy toys were an element of the 1980s. Share: Email this Masters of the Universe toy action figures, He-Man and Battle Cat, were merchandising made in Taiwan in 1981 for Mattel Inc.
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