God I wish I still mine. If I only knew then what I know now.....

YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!!

I had Trapjaw and Man-E-Faces added to my Masters of the Universe toys as a kid. My 1984 was awesome.

Dude... seriously!

I love alll these things...

Perhaps you lacked Soundwave and Optimus Prime in your collection?

Not to mention Star Wars, Care Bears, the Atari, Pound Puppies, etc. Shortly after that was M.A.S.K. (1985). I don't see how you can say that the toys of that era sucked when toy companies are still making those same toys, only with a newer look.

G1 transformers would like to have a word with you

Dude.

"Toys in 1984 kinda sucked." said the 22 year old .

Maybe your 1980's toys sucked, mine were awesome.

Fuck outta here with this shit — toys in the '80s ruled. Go back to thinking '90s nostalgia is a thing.

Whatever, kid. '84 was pretty bitchin'.

1984 was awesome for toys. 1st year of Transformers. GI Joe, He-Man, etc.

But there was nothing about the girls’ entertainment of the ‘80s that inspired or deserved devotion like the boys’ entertainment did.

You're right. Geeks will NEVER embrace a show where the protagonists learn about friendship in every bloody episode.

Girls’ entertainment of the ‘80s was crap

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