OT: Your Favorite Childhood Christmas Presents

[4ever4Steve]

I got a platinum blone Toni doll! I was 7 years old and I wanted it so bad. You could give the doll a "perm" and wash the hair. Plus all the outfits! My mom got a pattern for more outffits and she made me so many..I was the envy of all the little girls in the neighborhood!
Does anyone else remember the 'Toni Doll'?

Anne

[escapefan]

Mine had to be the Barbie clothes my mom made for my Francie doll. She made a nightgown with housecoat, evening gown with a mink stole, dresses with coats and hats, and capri pants and blouses..

[stevew2]

Mine was a Show and Tell.it was a record player that looked like a Tv .You would put film strips in it and it would tell a story and show pics on little screen which looked like a tv.it was so cool,later on i took the back off of it and would store my pot, and penthouse pics inside.I miss that fucker.i couldnt find any pics of it, or i would have posted one

"A" show and tell or playing show and tell

seriously though was it this?:

Awesome thats it, mine was alvacoda green, id give a $100.00 for that fucker, even with no pot and pics

[stevew2]

Mine was a Show and Tell.it was a record player that looked like a Tv .You would put film strips in it and it would tell a story and show pics on little screen which looked like a tv.it was so cool,later on i took the back off of it and would store my pot, and penthouse pics inside.I miss that fucker.i couldnt find any pics of it, or i would have posted one

I am lmao!!!!
I had one of those too!!!! I didn't have the pot or penthouses though.....I was ripped off!!!

You would have been one of my girls MG

[SteveForever]

Mine was a Show and Tell.it was a record player that looked like a Tv .You would put film strips in it and it would tell a story and show pics on little screen which looked like a tv.it was so cool,later on i took the back off of it and would store my pot, and penthouse pics inside.I miss that fucker.i couldnt find any pics of it, or i would have posted one

"A" show and tell or playing show and tell

seriously though was it this?:

I always wanted one of these so bad!!!!!

[epresley]

Mine was a Show and Tell.it was a record player that looked like a Tv .You would put film strips in it and it would tell a story and show pics on little screen which looked like a tv.it was so cool,later on i took the back off of it and would store my pot, and penthouse pics inside.I miss that fucker.i couldnt find any pics of it, or i would have posted one

"A" show and tell or playing show and tell

seriously though was it this?:

Awesome thats it, mine was alvacoda green, id give a $100.00 for that fucker, even with no pot and pics

MY GOD STEVIE, how old were you when you had the tittle mags and skunkweed stashed in the back of the Show and Tell??

[Ehwmatt]

I was never into toys/action figures etc. much. In fact, I can't remember ever wanting to even own a single action figure (still received some here and there I'm sure). Sure I watched cartoons and loved action movies and what not, but it was always videogames, music, and sports for me.

My favorite gift was the Fender Squier Strat Pack I got - a guitar with a piss-poor setup, horrendous pick-ups, and the ability to stay in tune for about two chords, a shitty little 10W Squier practice amp, and a gig bag that barely protected the damn thing from a dirty look, let alone being hit off the wall or bouncing around in the trunk on the way to lessons. Got it when I was 10, in the fourth grade, and haven't put the guitar down since! Luckily, I got rid of that piece of shit once I got into playing, but it was a good start

[stevew2]

Mine was a Show and Tell.it was a record player that looked like a Tv .You would put film strips in it and it would tell a story and show pics on little screen which looked like a tv.it was so cool,later on i took the back off of it and would store my pot, and penthouse pics inside.I miss that fucker.i couldnt find any pics of it, or i would have posted one

"A" show and tell or playing show and tell

seriously though was it this?:

Awesome thats it, mine was alvacoda green, id give a $100.00 for that fucker, even with no pot and pics

MY GOD STEVIE, how old were you when you had the tittle mags and skunkweed stashed in the back of the Show and Tell??

bout 14, i always had a thing for tittles

[Deb]

That one and my first little record player were my favorites. LOL, guess I've always been into music and lights.

[Rick]

I was never into toys/action figures etc. much. In fact, I can't remember ever wanting to even own a single action figure (still received some here and there I'm sure). Sure I watched cartoons and loved action movies and what not, but it was always videogames, music, and sports for me.

My favorite gift was the Fender Squier Strat Pack I got - a guitar with a piss-poor setup, horrendous pick-ups, and the ability to stay in tune for about two chords, a shitty little 10W Squier practice amp, and a gig bag that barely protected the damn thing from a dirty look, let alone being hit off the wall or bouncing around in the trunk on the way to lessons. Got it when I was 10, in the fourth grade, and haven't put the guitar down since! Luckily, I got rid of that piece of shit once I got into playing, but it was a good start

You never had the G.I. Joe with the Kung Fu grip? Poor kid.

[stevew2]

Closest I could find. I think I had had a slightly later version of it....

Oh man, the Barbie camper! My best friend had one of those. Did any one have one of these growing up:



I have one gathering dust in my garage someone gave me to put in a garage sale along with some of the old furniture. You can get the replacement parts/furniture on ebay, but since it wasn't mine as a kid I never got enough interest to pursue it.

i s that Titos bus he rode to school in

[Ehwmatt]

I was never into toys/action figures etc. much. In fact, I can't remember ever wanting to even own a single action figure (still received some here and there I'm sure). Sure I watched cartoons and loved action movies and what not, but it was always videogames, music, and sports for me.

My favorite gift was the Fender Squier Strat Pack I got - a guitar with a piss-poor setup, horrendous pick-ups, and the ability to stay in tune for about two chords, a shitty little 10W Squier practice amp, and a gig bag that barely protected the damn thing from a dirty look, let alone being hit off the wall or bouncing around in the trunk on the way to lessons. Got it when I was 10, in the fourth grade, and haven't put the guitar down since! Luckily, I got rid of that piece of shit once I got into playing, but it was a good start

You never had the G.I. Joe with the Kung Fu grip? Poor kid.

Haha, wouldn't know it if I saw it!

[Gin and Tonic Sky]

Got a Ernie Puppet when I was five. When I got it I thought what the hell good is this puppet. I wanted a damn bike. But Ernie and I became good pals as soon as I learned that Ernie could do and get away with shit that I couldnt. Alls I had to do is stick my hand in him- Kiss girls ( I was one of them rare boys who never found girls gross) , Stealing Cans of Root Beer and Hersey bars from 7-11. Throwing rocks at windows. Eating the last piece of pie in the fridge.

Matt never did "jack shit". But that Ernie puppet was as dang terror.

[Gordon from Edinburgh]

[quote="Duncan"]Showing my age now, but i had an Evil Kineval (?) jet bike. You stuck this thing in this contraption and wound the handle and there were flints in the jets that would cause sparks, then you let it go and try to mow down the cat! Brilliant. I'd buy one now if they were still around.


Aw i had that - it was great - i loved the fact that it could flip and never stop moving or fall over - it did some big jumps too - great fun.

[Gordon from Edinburgh]

[quote="TRAGChick"]OK:

So...what were your MOST EXCELLENT?

[Don]

Closest I could find. I think I had had a slightly later version of it....

Oh man, the Barbie camper! My best friend had one of those. Did any one have one of these growing up:



I have one gathering dust in my garage someone gave me to put in a garage sale along with some of the old furniture. You can get the replacement parts/furniture on ebay, but since it wasn't mine as a kid I never got enough interest to pursue it.

i s that Titos bus he rode to school in

My Viking would have burned down the house and sole the camper. I won't even mention what would have happened to Barbie.

[Arianddu]

OK:

So...what were your MOST EXCELLENT?

Whne I was little, my youngest (and favourite) Uncle had a Scalextric set, which I thought was the coolest thing ever! He used to babysit me after kindy/school when I was little, and would sometimes bribe me to be good - behave and you can play with the Scalextric for five minutes. I wanted a set soooooo much, that pretty much worked until I was 11 or 12.

Then for my 21 birthday he gave me the set. I actually burst into tears, I was so moved . Same Uncle gave me my first motocycle when I was sixteen - he's too cool for words!

[Michigan Girl]

Mine was a Show and Tell.it was a record player that looked like a Tv .You would put film strips in it and it would tell a story and show pics on little screen which looked like a tv.it was so cool,later on i took the back off of it and would store my pot, and penthouse pics inside.I miss that fucker.i couldnt find any pics of it, or i would have posted one

I am lmao!!!!
I had one of those too!!!! I didn't have the pot or penthouses though.....I was ripped off!!!

You would have been one of my girls MG

awwww and then we could've played this............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwjDELYI ... re=related

[Loneman1]

A little bit newer than most of the stuff here, but this was definitely one of my favorites -



The pic isn't mine, but its of the GI Joe Mobile Command Center. I got this for Xmas in '88 when I was 7. The thing was HUGE!!! Definitely a lot of fond memories with my friends playing with this monster.

[tammy]

With six kids in the family we didn't get a lot of toys & didn't ask or bug for things...but, my fave memory is at age 4 getting my Barbie doll & one outfit (the only Barbie I would have until I was in my 30s and started collecting them). Wish I had taken care of her and kept her but she was "much loved" and then given to my nieces.