1.21 Gigawatts of Opinion

Inspired by Wil Wheaton's Games of Our Lives over at the AV Club on theonion.com and my earlier Popples post I have decided to do a Toys of Our Lives.

Every Wednesday I will dig up an awesome 80s toy and write about it providing my wonderful readers with photos for reference.

So, what is the very first Toys of Our Lives at 1.21 Gigawatts going to be about?

 

Boglins
Reviewed by Jeremy January

Boglins were one of the hottest toys in my neighborhood in the late 1980s. Boglins are made of a comfortable rubbery sort of material and fit over your hand like a puppet. Inside were simple switches which would shift the eyes cleverly.

Boglins were purchased in boxes that resembled a crate with bent bars as pictured. There were three "races" of Boglins available: Flurp, Dwork, Vlobb. These were of the full sized variety.

Other sizes and sorts of Boglins were also created but they were not the originals.

Kids today might not like them because: Boglin's don't have any computerized talents or much of a tie in with popular japanese animation.

Kids today might like them because: They feel and look like monsters and come in a cool box to store your Inu Yasha trading card game in.

[Boglins on Wikipedia]

Please leave comments and suggestions for 80s toys you think people may have forgotten.