hey what’s that kid doing they changed
the game in the toy business and
enriched our childhoods welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 toy lines
of all time it’s fun for this list we’re
looking at those toys whose success
transcends generations and were more
than just a fad however things as
general as a toy ball are not eligible
as they have been played with for
centuries this is the final installment
of our top toy line series ranging from
the 1960s onward number 10 GI Joe Jack
culper attacks go into action with
action go Joe we start our list by
merging the toy line with the frontline
meat sergeant slaughter and his triple T
tank
is now a part of GI Joe GI Jill was the
world’s first action figure when he was
initially created as a 12-inch model in
the 1960s and by the 80s he had taken
over toy stores worldwide as a smaller
three and three-quarter inch soldier
members of the GI Joe team and here’s
gung-ho airborne duck and snow job and
every job as a two-handed battle grip in
England he was action man and on both
sides of the Atlantic he was awesome
proving the point that boys will play
with dolls if the marketing is right Joe
had clothing weaponry vehicles and all
sorts of accessories
he was like Barbies ken only way cooler
and with his own show Joe’s a Real
American Hero the adventure of GI Joe
action facts and figures sold separately
no Joe number nine Star Wars toys start
fader watch out and he’s got a
lightsaber it was one of the decades
defining movies and it was one of the
decades defining toy lines when Star
Wars was released in 1977 the
intergalactic saga mounted an assault on
the merchandise market like nothing else
before it my goodness the Star Wars TIE
fighter on extra spice now your children
can relive our great space battles with
its range of action figures vehicles and
specialist items Star Wars topped many
essentialists that year his Kenna’s
Death Star space station full flows of
action a trash compactor – setting a
film industry trend for generations to
come
these toys brought a galaxy far far away
into our play rooms prison not included
may the force be with you and your
children
number eight super soakers the water
dome of a higher-caliber there was a
time when a water pistol was a humble
simple contraption but the super soaker
changed the water fighting world forever
first sold in 1989 this thing
revolutionized every last aspect of the
summer time weapon the triggers were
more ergonomic the canisters more
aesthetically pleasing the pump-action
made us all feel like action heroes but
most importantly the shot was seriously
powerful when you got hit by one of
these you didn’t expect dry clothes for
a week never had a product name more
perfectly described the product itself
Oh only engine replaces takeaway number
7 nerve basic you either on one end of a
nerf weapon or via from a summertime gun
to an everytime gun since 1970 knife
made many a foamy fun thing from
footballs to basketballs – baseballs
veneers liquidator bat your swing
creates a tidal wave of power but this
non expanding recreational foam was most
famous as high performance playground
weaponry the child-friendly firearms
became known as blasters and they
trumped anything else that your friends
could throw at you as the old adage went
it’s nerve or nothing
the only equipment necessary for many a
recess war nerf was so cool they even
had a young Seth Green on their TV
commercials
what’s better than hit the mall hitting
it with a nerf slingshot way before
Austin Powers Green was all about
firepower
definitely
number six Transformers not only were
transformers a dream come true for
plenty of children they got the parental
thumbs-up as well our son wants a toy
robot but he also wants a toy car why
not give him both going on to inspire a
popular TV show comic books video games
and movies these alien robots did
exactly what their name implies you can
transform from encounter fighting robot
and Ultra Magnus from huge car carrier
to Autobahn commander one second we were
zooming through the city streets with
our built for speed sports car the next
we were beating up the baddies as a
robot more than meets the eye and more
than our excitement could take as the
Autobots battled the Decepticons each
sold separately from Hasbro number five
Easy Bake Oven remember when you really
and had fun making mud pies the ideas of
home cooking and housewifery might have
changed a little sense but for the
aspiring 60s girl the Easy Bake Oven was
often exactly what you wanted now
there’s a Betty Crocker Easy Bake Oven
just for you mom was forever making and
baking and you wanted a little piece of
that pie or at least to make a little
piece of that pie true the technology
involved here was not about to replace
the goods in your parents kitchen but it
did allow a kid to cook for themselves
introduced in 63 and popular again three
decades later it was domestic bliss in a
box all powered by a bulb he of Betty
Crocker Baker make a Betty Crocker cake
in your Betty Crocker easy
number four the Rubik’s Cube there’s
never been a puzzle quite like Rubik’s
Cube and America may never be the same
few brain teasers have achieved a
cultural reputation to match this toy
box regular the Rubik’s Cube is
considered one of the best-selling toys
of all time and one of the symbols of
the 20th century created by Hungarian
Erno Rubik in 1974
it’s a puzzle that just about anyone can
play Rubik’s Cube has been involved in
divorce proceedings as long as you
understand basic colors you can bemuse
yourself with this contraption the
playroom the coffee table the backseat
of your car or the top drawer of your
desk at work the Rubik’s Cube was
everywhere part puzzle part math problem
part structural challenge and part toy
this colorful cube is the kind of
plaything that’ll make you see red and
green and blue rubik’s cube over three
billion combinations but just one
solution number three hot wheels they’re
hardly what born the iced tea the rocket
by baby diecast toy cars were a very big
business throughout the 70s but hot
wheels were the absolute must-haves a
sturdy toy in which the quality compared
to its competitors was clear by the end
of the decade car manufacturers would be
lining up out the door to get their
latest designs done in miniature kids
could race him crash him collect him do
anything they wanted with them although
we didn’t go with the winner at our top
spot Hot Wheels race into a respectable
third-place finish on our podium baby’s
Hot Wheels every way I think that some
of those voted they helped us get the
job done number two Barbie
here are five of your favorite friends
barb Enid pepper Ellington falling just
short of our top spot is the one doll to
rule them all created by Ruth handler
and launched in 1959 it didn’t take long
for this doll to dominate the market and
to spawn a slew of just as collectible
family and friends Hey
Barbie’s little sister and she has buin
green grass Barbie had a grip on fashion
and lifestyle unlike anything else
before her what do you like best about
Barbie her wonderful wardrobe I like her
clothes and she gots a bendable gray she
was more than just a toy she was a
trendsetter
a position of unparalleled playtime
power that would often lead to
controversy Barbie broke the rules and
little girls loved her for it before we
pull our top toy out of the box here are
a few honorable mentions sure that you
sketch upside down and shake and
everything disappears I always
considered the GAF you mr. an ingenious
invention a great educational mini
diamond sets the pace you follow right
along light the lights that Simon lights
or he’ll tell you that you’re wrong
any really talk that picker and last
tipping them again and hold on is his
whole body shakes with laughter number
one Lego Lego is here hey kid look
interconnecting pieces of plastic sold
in bright colors Lego was first invented
by olie kirk christiansen in denmark and
while it was first manufactured in 1949
it was still a top toy in 2009 there is
some serious longevity in those little
bricks the first decade of the new
millennium saw the company really expand
into all areas of media and enjoy
particular success with their specific
themed sets discover the castle secrets
and explore its mysteries
Harry Potter Lego was a huge hit as was
lord of the Rings Lego Disney Lego
pretty much every type of Lego you could
think of it’s in your hands to help
Indiana Jones prepare the getaway and
bring home the treasure where other
traditional toys have tried and failed
in the modern market these guys have
gotten even greater you can build Luke
Skywalker’s x-wing Starfighter do you
agree with our list what do you think is
the best toy of all time thank you
guy for more nostalgia pack top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
the game in the toy business and
enriched our childhoods welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 toy lines
of all time it’s fun for this list we’re
looking at those toys whose success
transcends generations and were more
than just a fad however things as
general as a toy ball are not eligible
as they have been played with for
centuries this is the final installment
of our top toy line series ranging from
the 1960s onward number 10 GI Joe Jack
culper attacks go into action with
action go Joe we start our list by
merging the toy line with the frontline
meat sergeant slaughter and his triple T
tank
is now a part of GI Joe GI Jill was the
world’s first action figure when he was
initially created as a 12-inch model in
the 1960s and by the 80s he had taken
over toy stores worldwide as a smaller
three and three-quarter inch soldier
members of the GI Joe team and here’s
gung-ho airborne duck and snow job and
every job as a two-handed battle grip in
England he was action man and on both
sides of the Atlantic he was awesome
proving the point that boys will play
with dolls if the marketing is right Joe
had clothing weaponry vehicles and all
sorts of accessories
he was like Barbies ken only way cooler
and with his own show Joe’s a Real
American Hero the adventure of GI Joe
action facts and figures sold separately
no Joe number nine Star Wars toys start
fader watch out and he’s got a
lightsaber it was one of the decades
defining movies and it was one of the
decades defining toy lines when Star
Wars was released in 1977 the
intergalactic saga mounted an assault on
the merchandise market like nothing else
before it my goodness the Star Wars TIE
fighter on extra spice now your children
can relive our great space battles with
its range of action figures vehicles and
specialist items Star Wars topped many
essentialists that year his Kenna’s
Death Star space station full flows of
action a trash compactor – setting a
film industry trend for generations to
come
these toys brought a galaxy far far away
into our play rooms prison not included
may the force be with you and your
children
number eight super soakers the water
dome of a higher-caliber there was a
time when a water pistol was a humble
simple contraption but the super soaker
changed the water fighting world forever
first sold in 1989 this thing
revolutionized every last aspect of the
summer time weapon the triggers were
more ergonomic the canisters more
aesthetically pleasing the pump-action
made us all feel like action heroes but
most importantly the shot was seriously
powerful when you got hit by one of
these you didn’t expect dry clothes for
a week never had a product name more
perfectly described the product itself
Oh only engine replaces takeaway number
7 nerve basic you either on one end of a
nerf weapon or via from a summertime gun
to an everytime gun since 1970 knife
made many a foamy fun thing from
footballs to basketballs – baseballs
veneers liquidator bat your swing
creates a tidal wave of power but this
non expanding recreational foam was most
famous as high performance playground
weaponry the child-friendly firearms
became known as blasters and they
trumped anything else that your friends
could throw at you as the old adage went
it’s nerve or nothing
the only equipment necessary for many a
recess war nerf was so cool they even
had a young Seth Green on their TV
commercials
what’s better than hit the mall hitting
it with a nerf slingshot way before
Austin Powers Green was all about
firepower
definitely
number six Transformers not only were
transformers a dream come true for
plenty of children they got the parental
thumbs-up as well our son wants a toy
robot but he also wants a toy car why
not give him both going on to inspire a
popular TV show comic books video games
and movies these alien robots did
exactly what their name implies you can
transform from encounter fighting robot
and Ultra Magnus from huge car carrier
to Autobahn commander one second we were
zooming through the city streets with
our built for speed sports car the next
we were beating up the baddies as a
robot more than meets the eye and more
than our excitement could take as the
Autobots battled the Decepticons each
sold separately from Hasbro number five
Easy Bake Oven remember when you really
and had fun making mud pies the ideas of
home cooking and housewifery might have
changed a little sense but for the
aspiring 60s girl the Easy Bake Oven was
often exactly what you wanted now
there’s a Betty Crocker Easy Bake Oven
just for you mom was forever making and
baking and you wanted a little piece of
that pie or at least to make a little
piece of that pie true the technology
involved here was not about to replace
the goods in your parents kitchen but it
did allow a kid to cook for themselves
introduced in 63 and popular again three
decades later it was domestic bliss in a
box all powered by a bulb he of Betty
Crocker Baker make a Betty Crocker cake
in your Betty Crocker easy
number four the Rubik’s Cube there’s
never been a puzzle quite like Rubik’s
Cube and America may never be the same
few brain teasers have achieved a
cultural reputation to match this toy
box regular the Rubik’s Cube is
considered one of the best-selling toys
of all time and one of the symbols of
the 20th century created by Hungarian
Erno Rubik in 1974
it’s a puzzle that just about anyone can
play Rubik’s Cube has been involved in
divorce proceedings as long as you
understand basic colors you can bemuse
yourself with this contraption the
playroom the coffee table the backseat
of your car or the top drawer of your
desk at work the Rubik’s Cube was
everywhere part puzzle part math problem
part structural challenge and part toy
this colorful cube is the kind of
plaything that’ll make you see red and
green and blue rubik’s cube over three
billion combinations but just one
solution number three hot wheels they’re
hardly what born the iced tea the rocket
by baby diecast toy cars were a very big
business throughout the 70s but hot
wheels were the absolute must-haves a
sturdy toy in which the quality compared
to its competitors was clear by the end
of the decade car manufacturers would be
lining up out the door to get their
latest designs done in miniature kids
could race him crash him collect him do
anything they wanted with them although
we didn’t go with the winner at our top
spot Hot Wheels race into a respectable
third-place finish on our podium baby’s
Hot Wheels every way I think that some
of those voted they helped us get the
job done number two Barbie
here are five of your favorite friends
barb Enid pepper Ellington falling just
short of our top spot is the one doll to
rule them all created by Ruth handler
and launched in 1959 it didn’t take long
for this doll to dominate the market and
to spawn a slew of just as collectible
family and friends Hey
Barbie’s little sister and she has buin
green grass Barbie had a grip on fashion
and lifestyle unlike anything else
before her what do you like best about
Barbie her wonderful wardrobe I like her
clothes and she gots a bendable gray she
was more than just a toy she was a
trendsetter
a position of unparalleled playtime
power that would often lead to
controversy Barbie broke the rules and
little girls loved her for it before we
pull our top toy out of the box here are
a few honorable mentions sure that you
sketch upside down and shake and
everything disappears I always
considered the GAF you mr. an ingenious
invention a great educational mini
diamond sets the pace you follow right
along light the lights that Simon lights
or he’ll tell you that you’re wrong
any really talk that picker and last
tipping them again and hold on is his
whole body shakes with laughter number
one Lego Lego is here hey kid look
interconnecting pieces of plastic sold
in bright colors Lego was first invented
by olie kirk christiansen in denmark and
while it was first manufactured in 1949
it was still a top toy in 2009 there is
some serious longevity in those little
bricks the first decade of the new
millennium saw the company really expand
into all areas of media and enjoy
particular success with their specific
themed sets discover the castle secrets
and explore its mysteries
Harry Potter Lego was a huge hit as was
lord of the Rings Lego Disney Lego
pretty much every type of Lego you could
think of it’s in your hands to help
Indiana Jones prepare the getaway and
bring home the treasure where other
traditional toys have tried and failed
in the modern market these guys have
gotten even greater you can build Luke
Skywalker’s x-wing Starfighter do you
agree with our list what do you think is
the best toy of all time thank you
guy for more nostalgia pack top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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