Log In
Or create an account ->
Imperial Library
Home
About
News
Upload
Forum
Help
Login/SignUp
Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: My Dolly and Me
Barbie (1959)
Chatty Cathy (1959)
Liddle Kiddles (1966)
Beautiful Crissy (1968)
Baby Alive (1973)
Rub-a-Dub Dolly (1973)
Cabbage Patch Kids (1976 and 1983)
Strawberry Shortcake (1979)
My Little Pony (1982)
Care Bears (1983)
Rainbow Brite (1983)
Chapter 2: Outdoors with That!
Wiffle Ball (1953)
Frisbee (1957)
Slip ’N Slide (1961)
Jingle Jump (1964), Lemon Twist (1976), and Skip-It (c. 1987)
Super Ball (1965)
Big Wheel (1969)
NERF Ball (1969)
The Green Machine (1975)
Chapter 3: Batteries Not Included
Mr. Machine (1960)
King Zor (1962)
Big Loo (1963)
Operation (1965)
Simon (1978)
Teddy Ruxpin (1985)
Chapter 4: Mom, Look What I Made!
Colorforms (1951)
Play-Doh (1956)
Crayola 64 Box of Crayons (1958)
Etch A Sketch (1960)
Vac-U-Form (1962)
Easy-Bake Oven (1963)
Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker (1964)
Spirograph (1967)
Lite-Brite (1968)
DoodleArt (1973)
Shrinky Dinks (1973)
Fashion Plates (1978)
Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine (1979)
Chapter 5: Gotta Have That!
Hula Hoop (1958)
Trolls (1959)
Wizzzer (1969)
Clackers (c. 1970)
Pet Rock (1975)
Rubik’s Cube (1980)
POGs (1991)
Chapter 6: Boys Will Be Boys
Tonka Trucks (1947)
Matchbox Cars (1952)
Johnny Reb Cannon (1961)
Air Blaster (1963)
G.I. Joe (1964)
Johnny Seven O.M.A. (1964)
Major Matt Mason (1966)
Hot Wheels (1968)
SSP Racers (1970)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1975)
Stretch Armstrong (1976)
Star Wars Action Figures (1977)
He-Man and Masters of the Universe (1981)
Transformers (1984)
MicroMachines (1986)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1988)
Chapter 7: For Two to Four Players
Nok Hockey (c. 1942)
Cootie (1948)
Mouse Trap (1963)
Crazy Clock (1964)
Green Ghost (1965)
Mystery Date (1965)
Twister (1966)
Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots (1966)
Careful (1967)
Hands Down (1967)
Ker-Plunk (1968)
Uno (1971)
Dungeons and Dragons (1974)
Othello (1975)
Hungry Hungry Hippos (1978)
Trivial Pursuit (1982)
Chapter 8: The True Classics
LEGO (1932; arrived in the United States in 1961)
View-Master (1940)
Magic 8 Ball (1950)
Little People (1950)
Silly Putty (1950)
Mr. Potato Head (1952)
Gumby (1955)
Uncle Milton’s Ant Farm (1956)
Show’N Tell (c. 1957)
Sit ’n Spin (1974)
Give-A-Show Projector (1959)
Thimble City (1964)
See ’N Say (1965)
Weebles (1971)
Acknowledgments
Illustration Credits
← Prev
Back
Next →
← Prev
Back
Next →