15 Toy Crazes From The '80s
By Rose Wythe
March 25, 2019
Did you even grow up in the 1980s if you didn't own a Rubik's Cube or a Cabbage Patch doll? Probably not. However, if you aren't aware of any of the toy fads from yesteryears, iHeartRadio is here to help. In honor of Totally '80s Week, we're bringing you back to the days of ColecoVision and calculator watches. While many of these toy fads have come and gone, others withstood the test of time and have evolved to the new millennium. Scroll on to see 15 toys that were insanely popular in the '80s!
iHeartRadio is celebrating the totally awesome 80s all weekend long and counting down the 80 biggest hits of the decade. So, break out your leg warmers, tease up that hair and jam out to all of your favorite 80s songs this weekend by tuning into iHeart80s Radio on your iHeartRadio app.
1. Cabbage Patch Kids
Photo: Flickr/tatika2mag
2. ColecoVision
Photo: Flickr/Josu Franco
3. Rubik's Cube
Photo: Flickr/Seckington Images
4. Transformers
Photo: Flickr/KTomlinson74
5. Teddy Ruxpin
Photo: Flickr/Halbarad Midnight
6. Pogo Ball
Photo: Flickr/Hobby Corner
7. View-Master
Photo: Flickr/modulor
8. Speak and Spell
Photo: Flickr/Yusuf C
9. Popples
Photo: Flickr/Fakie Spaceman
10. Slap Bracelets
Photo: Flickr/Holly Clark
11. Calculator Watches
Photo: Flickr/WAI's Watch Museum
12. Glo Worm
Photo: Flickr/Steffster
13. Koosh Ball
Photo: Flickr/K Tempest Bradford
14. Colorforms
Photo: Flickr/Ariville
15. Garbage Pail Kids Trading Cards
Photo: Flickr/Jelene