I was a tv junkie...

My husband informed me of this last night. It started because Abby was playing w/ my old My little pony toys. Yes, I saved my ponies from 20 years ago. I know - you don't have to tell me I'm nuts. I've saved a lot of toys from my childhood. It was a very happy time for me:) Well, she asked who the girl doll was. I told her that the girl's name is Megan and that she was on the My Little Pony cartoon that I watched when I was a kid. So, with that, I hopped on the computer and went on You Tube and found old episodes of the My Little Pony cartoons that I watched. Abby got to see who Megan was and I proceeded to search for other shows I watched in the 80's. All I have to say is go to http://www.retrojunk.com/ . OMG - I was naming almost every cartoon and show on there. Rob thinks I watched way too much t.v. as a child. Maybe so - but I turned out alright didn't I? Anyways, some of my favorites were Smurfs, Snorks, My Little Pony, Get Along Gang, Thundercats, Strawberry Shortcake, Wuzzles, Care Bears, Muppet Babies, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Jem & the Holograms, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Inspector Gadget, Zoobilee Zoo, Punky Brewster (the t.v. show and the cartoon), Teddy Ruxpin, The Littles, and I could go on and on. I recognized almost every show on that list from the 80's. Hey that is a span of 10 years! Well, anyways, check it out - it was amusing to say the least. I truly enjoyed going back in time. You can see video clips of the intros to the shows. Too funny.

I've Been Reminiscing

So, I received an email from a friend that talked about if you were a little girl in the 70's. Well, I wasn't born until 1977 but it got me thinking about my childhood a lot. Thought I would share some of my favorites. Going way back - I remember playing w/ this toy a lot!


I just adored that little picnic basket.
Here is a version of picnic baskets that the girls just received for their birthdays in May - so cute:


And of course what kid didn't play w/ little people? I still adore Little people toys today - my girls played w/ them too. Here's the difference.
My little people:


I don't remember what house I had but I definitely remember these people and furniture.


Now for the Little People my girls played with:








OMG - I just love it!
Another one of my favorite toys was the Knickerbocker Dolly Pops:


And of course they had to come out w/ something better - my girls have these and still play w/ them all the time: Snap 'N' Style Dolls

This is Erika


And Elena


And Tamara


And then of course they had to make baby Snap 'N' Style dolls:
Baby Nikki


And Baby Kira



I'm on a roll so stay tuned for more comparisons!