I started a similar thread last year about this very subject. Sure you see these lists all the time but some things still slip through the watchful eye of consumer advocates. Here are some that made the 2003 list: (and thanks to all who participated)
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[li]Dr. Kevorkian’s Li’l Euthanasier[/li][li]Fisher-Price “My first Gas Oven Inspection” Kit[/li][li]Li’l Tykes “Running With Scissors Junior Olympics Relay Race”[/li][li]Mr Bubble’s “Rock and Roll Bathtub Electric Guitar” (includes 200 watt amplifier)[/li][li]The Fisher Price Tattoo Parlor (REAL WORKING TATTOO NEEDLES!)[/li][li]From Mattell, “Dodge That Shotput” - an interesting variation of DodgeBall[/li][li]“Marathon Man” Dentist Kit[/li][li]“My First Civil War Field Hospital” with real working bone saw[/li][li]Ted Kazinski’s “Fun Time Chemistry Set”[/li][li]Hasbro’s “Mr Grenade Head”[/li][li]Lil’ Tykes First X-Ray Machine[/li][li]Dr. Monoxide’s Indoor Internal Combustion Engine - learn how a real engine works![/li][li]Capt’n Patches Pirate Sun-gazing Spyglass[/li][li]Gallon o’ Mercury[/li][li]Crazy Kidz Stuntcar Driver Playset - contains booster seat and pedal extenders along with easty to read instructions for kids to use on mom or dad’s real car![/li][li]From Handy Andy Tools “My Little Nail Gun”[/li][li]Mattell’s Junior Deputy “I’m the Neighborhood FBI Informant” Badge[/li][li]Easy-Bake "Pint-Sized Meth Lab[/li]
… And don’t forget books:
[li]“The Milkshake Under The Kitchen Sink” - Kevorkian Kids Interactive Books[/li][li]“Pretty Girls Don’t Eat” - Julie Bulimia, Young Adults Classics[/li][/ul]
Thanks to all who helped uncover these toys of terror. Still, that was last year, so please submit your choices for 2004.
STD Clinic Barbie
Little Jedi’s Make-Your-Own Real Working Lightsaber Kit
Little Tykes Working Dentist Drill
Mattel Plastic Surgery Kit with My First Botox
Trunk
I take it when you said “Transformers”, you were not talking about those sissy toy robots that were availbale some years ago. I’m sure you meant real transformers. The kind you might find at your local power company’s sub-station or at least the smaller versions that are found at the top of “phone” poles.