Wacky fads? What fads do we remember?

downandlonely · May 11, 2018 at 07:20 PM

Lite Bright was awesome!

May 11, 2018 at 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Gus1234U

Silly putty and troll dolls were a couple of my favorites....

did you make clothes for your troll dolls ??

I’m pretty sure I had a pencil top version of the troll doll, and a friend of mine had the regular type.

We made dresses for paper dolls

May 11, 2018 at 07:38 PM

I was fascinated by felt bible characters and animals that we watched the Sunday School Teacher move around as she taught the lessons. I think they would just cling to a felt background.

We got to play with them when it was over.

Nammu · May 11, 2018 at 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gus1234U

anyone old enough to remember a doll called "Chatty Cathy" ?? you pulled a string in her back and she said things..... O.O (how misogynistic is that ?)

Ooo I remember her. Didn't have her as I wasn't into dolls but I remember the ads.

03:45 PM

I checked a YouTube video on Chatty Cathy, thinking it might be one of my baby sitter’s dolls we weren’t supposed to touch. I’m not sure, but here is the video if you are interested. It’s a commercial Wacky fads? What fads do we remember?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f-sYQ8_2v_Q

I found my babysitter a couple of years ago and called her. I thought she was so grown up when I was a kid. It turns out she is only four years older than me. It’s funny how things seem so different to children.

Hairball · 04:23 PM

Topo Gigio from Ed Sullivan Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeEptJ4aUeM

There was a really cute one where ed put him to bed but I can't find it.

Don't forget Shirley Temple and Patty Duke show along with Gidget.

My sister had a collection of 30 wishnics, different sizes. Yes we would make clothes for them, since they were naked......lol

Nammu · May 12, 2018 at 04:22 PM

Anybody remember the clacker ballsS? Hard plastic balls on the ends of string, you twirled them so that they clacked together.....sometimes they shattered or hitting someone was possible too. Dangerous stuff

May 12, 2018 at 05:17 PM

I do remember the clacker balls! Move your hand quickly up and down and they hit at the top and the bottom!

It’s so fun to remember these things!

Candy1955 · May 12, 2018 at 09:41 PM

Hip Hugger pants, giant width belts, roman sandles, super long hair, bead curtains, roach clips, ankle bracelets, drive in movies, lemon Nehi soda.

rainbow8 · May 13, 2018 at 10:37 PM

Playing marbles and collecting cats eyes pretty ones. Do kids still play marbles? Speaking of collections, remember when gumball machines had charms in them? If you were lucky, you got a charm along with your gumball for a penny. My friend and I had a charm collection for years!

I had one of those felt poodle skirts too! And saddle shoes. What about penny loafers with the pennies in them? I had bad feet so I couldn't wear loafers but always wished I could!

emgreen · May 14, 2018 at 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Gus1234U

anyone old enough to remember a doll called "Chatty Cathy" ??

She certainly wasn't a doll, but I was married to her...

Travelinglady · May 16, 2018 at 07:35 PM

My sis and I had a Chatty Cathy doll. We got it as part of the pay for modeling for a flooring company. Our picture appeared in a national magazine.

We also each had Wishnick (Sp) troll dolls.

My cousins had a machine that made things like frogs out of goop that was heated.

Did any of you ladies have a Barbie game? The winner got to go with Ken to the ball.

And any of you remember fishnet hose?

Nammu · May 16, 2018 at 07:50 PM

We bought a Barbie game at a flea market, my daughter played it with her friends in the eighties.

emgreen · May 16, 2018 at 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Travelinglady

Did any of you ladies have a Barbie game? The winner got to go with Ken to the ball.

My sister had a game called Mystery Date...It sounds somewhat similar to the Barbie game you describe.

May 16, 2018 at 09:52 PM

I didn’t have a Barbie game.

I just remembered my friend had the head and shoulders Barbie you put make up on.

We used to take her mom’s Avon makeup samples to use on it.

Remember those little white Avon lipstick samples?

Wacky fads? What fads do we remember?

Nammu · May 16, 2018 at 09:59 PM

They were so cute....remember the Tupawear samples and free prizes?

May 18, 2018 at 02:02 PM

Remember when everyone bought cb radios for their cars and started using trucker lingo like 10-4?

Wasn’t there a movie or a song called Convoy?

I just looked...ha! I think both, but I can’t play the song at work.

Travelinglady · May 18, 2018 at 06:08 PM

"Yep, 10-4, buddy. Is smokie around? What's your 10-20?" Everyone had to have one of those radios.

I had forgotten about that!

May 18, 2018 at 06:52 PM

Ha! Yes.

You know what was also odd back then? You would hear something like the song Convoy, Barbara Streisand, and Aerosmith all on the same radio station.

Good grief, I do remember this Convoy song. I can’t figure out why it has 12.5 million hits on YouTube. I looked it up on Wikipedia. Apparently, it was a huge country hit, but a smaller pop hit.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd5ZLJWQmss

emgreen · May 18, 2018 at 08:17 PM

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Good grief, I do remember this Convoy song. I can’t figure out why it has 12.5 million hits on YouTube.

I'd forgotten all about that song until you brought it up. I disliked it intensely, & now it's an "ear worm!"

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downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	May 11, 2018 at 07:20 PM #21 Lite Bright was awesome!
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Anonymous45390 Guest Posts: n/a	May 11, 2018 at 07:38 PM #23 I was fascinated by felt bible characters and animals that we watched the Sunday School Teacher move around as she taught the lessons. I think they would just cling to a felt background. We got to play with them when it was over.
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Anonymous45390 Guest Posts: n/a	May 12, 2018 at 05:17 PM #28 I do remember the clacker balls! Move your hand quickly up and down and they hit at the top and the bottom! It’s so fun to remember these things!
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Candy1955 Veteran Member Member Since Mar 2018 Location: USA Posts: 605 6 495 hugs given	May 12, 2018 at 09:41 PM #29 Hip Hugger pants, giant width belts, roman sandles, super long hair, bead curtains, roach clips, ankle bracelets, drive in movies, lemon Nehi soda.
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Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,276 (SuperPoster!) 13 53.6k hugs given	May 16, 2018 at 07:50 PM #33 We bought a Barbie game at a flea market, my daughter played it with her friends in the eighties. __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann
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Anonymous45390 Guest Posts: n/a	May 16, 2018 at 09:52 PM #35 I didn’t have a Barbie game. I just remembered my friend had the head and shoulders Barbie you put make up on. We used to take her mom’s Avon makeup samples to use on it. Remember those little white Avon lipstick samples?
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Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,276 (SuperPoster!) 13 53.6k hugs given	May 16, 2018 at 09:59 PM #36 They were so cute....remember the Tupawear samples and free prizes? __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann
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Anonymous45390 Guest Posts: n/a	May 18, 2018 at 02:02 PM #37 Remember when everyone bought cb radios for their cars and started using trucker lingo like 10-4? Wasn’t there a movie or a song called Convoy? I just looked...ha! I think both, but I can’t play the song at work.
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 47,973 (SuperPoster!) 13 22.9k hugs given	May 18, 2018 at 06:08 PM #38 "Yep, 10-4, buddy. Is smokie around? What's your 10-20?" Everyone had to have one of those radios. I had forgotten about that!
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