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Dragon Ball
Japanese media franchise
Rubik's Cube
3-D combination puzzle with many different permutations
Game & Watch series
handheld electronic game series developed and published by Nintendo between 1980 and 1991
Police Academy
American animated television series
My Little Pony
entertainment franchise developed by Hasbro
He-Man
He-Man is a superhero and the protagonist of the sword and planet franchise Masters of the Universe, which includes a toy line, several animated television series, comic books, and two feature films. He-Man is characterized by his superhuman strength and in most variations, is the alter ego of Prince Adam. He-Man and his friends attempt to defend the secrets of Castle Grayskull, the planet Eternia, and the rest of the universe from the evil forces of his uncle and archenemy Skeletor. He-Man is also the twin brother of She-Ra.
Rubik's Revenge
4x4x4 Rubik's cube variation
Pyraminx
thumb|A Pyraminx slightly turned from the solved position
Hot Wheels
brand of scale model cars
Play-Doh
Play-Doh, also known as Play-Dough, is a modeling compound for young children to make arts and crafts projects. The product was first manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, as a wallpaper cleaner in the 1930s. Play-Doh was then reworked and marketed to Cincinnati schools in the mid-1950s. Play-Doh was demonstrated at an educational convention in 1956 and prominent department stores opened retail accounts.
Slime
Mattel toy
Masters of the Universe
American media franchise
ThunderCats
1985 animated television series
Mr. Potato Head
American toy
The Real Ghostbusters
American animated television series
Care Bears
fictional character group
Nerf
Nerf is a toy brand formed by Parker Brothers and currently owned by Hasbro. Most of the toys are a variety of foam-based weaponry, with other Nerf products including balls for sports such as American football, basketball, and baseball. Their best known toys are their dart guns (referred to by Hasbro as "blasters") that shoot ammunition made from "Nerf foam" (partially reticulated polyether type polyurethane foam). Their primary slogan, introduced in the 1990s, is ''"It's Nerf or Nothin'!"''. Annual revenues under the Nerf brand are approximately .
Professor's Cube
5x5x5 Rubik's cube variation
Rubik's Snake
toy with twenty-four wedges that are right isosceles triangular prisms
Sylvanian Families
Japanese line of collectible anthropomorphic animal figures
LEGO Technic
advanced range of plastic toys
Entex Adventure Vision
tabletop game console
Magic 8-Ball
toy
Rubik's Clock
two-sided puzzle
R.O.B.
R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) is a toy robot accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). He was key to the NES's launch in October 1985, as a redesign of the which had been launched in July 1985 in Japan for Famicom and was available as part of the Deluxe Set until 1988. During its short lifespan, only two games in the Robot Series were released: Gyromite and Stack-Up.
Etch A Sketch
mechanical drawing toy
Strawberry Shortcake
character
Maple Town
Japanese anime television series
My Little Pony
1980s animated television series
Rubik's Magic
puzzle created by Erno Rubik
She-Ra
Adora, known by her alterego She-Ra, is a superheroine in the Masters of the Universe franchise. She is introduced as the protagonist of the 1985 Filmation series She-Ra: Princess of Power, which reveals her to be the long lost twin sister of He-Man. She-Ra again appears in the 2018 reboot She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. A series of toys under her name was produced by Mattel in 1984. She has also appeared in a number of Masters of the Universe comic books, most notably in DC Comics' 2012–2018 MOTU comic series, a roughly 1,000 page single story arc, collected in the 2019 He-Man and the Mas
Guess Who?
children's game
Monchhichi
is a line of Japanese stuffed monkey toys from the Sekiguchi Corporation, first released in 1974. They were licensed by Mattel in the United States until 1985, and later distributed worldwide directly by Sekiguchi. Five television series were produced based on the characters: the Japanese anime series in 1980, produced by Tokyo 12 Channel (now TV Tokyo); the American cartoon series Monchhichis in 1983, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions; the French cartoon series Kiki, le Kiki de tous les Kiki in 2001, produced by Ben-J Productions; the Japanese stop-motion series in 2005, by Kids Station;
Entex Select-A-Game
handheld game system
Transformers: Victory
Japanese anime television series
Jem
American animated television series
army men
toys
Cabbage Patch Kids
American toy brand
Garbage Pail Kids
sticker trading cards
Lady Lovely Locks
American animated television series
Micro Machines
line of model cars
Polly Pocket
British toy line
BraveStarr
BraveStarr is an American space Western animated television series that aired 65 episodes from September 1987 to February 1988 in syndication. The show was created a year after Mattel had released a line of action figures. BraveStarr was the last animated series produced by Filmation and Group W Productions before Filmation shut down in 1989. Reruns of the show aired on Qubo Night Owl from 2010 to 2013, and on the Retro Television Network from 2010 to 2015.
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Japanese-American animated television series from 1986–1989
Magical Emi, the Magic Star
Japanese anime television series
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
French American Japanese animated television series
Coleco Gemini
video game console
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
American television series
SilverHawks
SilverHawks is an American superhero animated television series developed by Rankin/Bass Productions and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures in 1986. The animation was provided by Japanese studio Pacific Animation Corporation. In total, 65 episodes were made. It was created as a space-based equivalent of their previous series ThunderCats.
Gunpla
Gundam Plastic models, Gundam Plamo, or are model kits depicting the mecha machinery and characters of the fictional Gundam multiverse by Bandai Spirits.
Bionic Six
animated television series
Defenders of the Earth
1985 animated television series
Mini 4WD
Plastic model race car series
American Girl
American line of 18-inch dolls
Zoids
is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Tomy that feature giant robots (or "mecha") called Zoids, with designs being based on animals; including dinosaurs, mammals, insects, arachnids and mythological creatures.
Speak & Spell
handheld educational computer
My Pet Monster
animated television series
Family Computer Network System
online game service
Diaclone
is a toyline by Takara Toys launched in 1980. It consisted of transforming vehicles and robots piloted by miniature, magnet-shoed figures spin off from the prior Microman toy line. In 1984 the toys would be rebranded for the North America market creating the Transformers toy line.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
American animated television series from 1983