# Most Unpopular and or Boring Toys of 2004 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 22, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178 "2004-12-22T17:02:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/21 "2004-12-23T21:03:53Z")
The Kids’ Internet Fun Pack: This gives complete access to most of [Disney.com](http://Disney.com), except content that’s been rated PG. The Little Doctor Play Set: Includes lab coat and hammer and gavel for court cases. The I’m a Used Car Salesman Pretend Dress-up Kit: comes with a TV dinner and a cheap bottle of rum. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/22 "2004-12-23T21:27:20Z")
**CaveMike** Now _that’s_ the kind of toy every kid dreams of. And to continue **cbawlmer’s** posting, Crayola now has a “Deluxe 64 Shades of Gray” Collection. Colors range from “Very extremely light gray” all the way down to color #64 “Incredibbly, Astoundingly dark gray.” And for you web-designing types, Crayola offers a web pallette in these stunning colors ranging from “EFEFEF” through “101010”. If you want to try these stunning hues, go to [http://www.1728.com/colrchr4.htm](http://www.1728.com/colrchr4.htm) ---
**Author:** ![iwakura43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de0a6/32.png) [@iwakura43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwakura43)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/23 "2004-12-23T21:31:27Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > From Parker Brothers - **“Planning Your Retirement”** game. All kinds of fun stuff to do. Investigate IRA’s and 401-K plans. Uh-oh watch out you don’t land on the dreaded “Aggressive Growth Fund” square. And too bad your “Emerging Market” funds crashed and now you have to decide if you want to spend what little money you have left on heating or eating. So what if “Junior” is only 8 ? Tell him he only has 53 more years to think about this stuff. I hope it doesn’t imply that I’m boring, but I think this would be a good game 😛 ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/24 "2004-12-23T22:22:50Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > And to continue **cbawlmer’s** posting, Crayola now has a “Deluxe 64 Shades of Gray” Collection. Colors range from “Very extremely light gray” all the way down to color #64 “Incredibbly, Astoundingly dark gray.” TV voice-over: “Black and white sold separately”. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/25 "2004-12-24T01:24:27Z")
[screeching halt] > [@Podkayne](#): > > I had a pet snail in college, actually, and he rocked on toast… Was that his final resting place? [/screeching halt] ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/26 "2004-12-24T01:53:36Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > I would buy this. Is that weird? Yes, it is. But I’d buy it too. Barbie’s home electrolysis kit- special edition hairy Ken and Barbie, with their own real, working electrolysis kit. Spend several pointless hours burning off synthetic body hair. Body hair refills and batteries sold separately. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/27 "2004-12-24T11:09:34Z")
**Whack-A-Baby-Seal** ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/28 "2004-12-24T14:25:28Z")
Milton Bradley’s “Have You Checked the Chicken” Board game. …Maybe it was Parker Bros. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/29 "2004-12-24T18:58:07Z")
> [@DrMemory](#): > > Milton Bradley’s “Have You Checked the Chicken” Board game. > …Maybe it was Parker Bros. No, theirs is called Have You _Choked_ the Chicken. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/30 "2004-12-24T19:21:54Z")
Discovery Channel store has a fecal examination kit for kids. There are 3 versions, for humans, pets, and wild animals. That dog poop you stepped in isn’t just a nuisance, it’s a science experiment. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/31 "2004-12-24T19:37:41Z")
**Watch Paint Dry… A Game of Skill and Patience** by Kenner and the ever unpopular **Sweater and Socks** ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/32 "2004-12-24T19:57:53Z")
> [@vl\_mungo](#): > > …and the ever unpopular **Sweater and Socks** Now with new itching action! ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/33 "2004-12-26T04:06:35Z")
**My Little Pony Glue Factory** {figures and accessories each sold seperately} ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2004, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/34 "2004-12-26T07:58:05Z")
From the kiddie section at Toys B Us: New from Blasbo, **My Pet Slug Racetrack 500** and **My Very First 275 Pound Block of Iron** In the “Discovery” section: Science Brother’s Inc. **The Visible Paperclip** From Big Buddy Labs, **Water Evaporation is FUN!** - Comes with a open mouth beaker, a bottle of water, a pencil and paper. And of course who can forget Jimmy the Geologist’s **Realtime Diamond Making Kit** - Comes with a block of carbon, a small shovel, and a flag marker. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2004, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/35 "2004-12-26T09:52:53Z")
> [@Podkayne](#): > > **The Lint Craft Workshop** : Make fashionable purses, scarfs, brooches, and much much more, all from ordinary dryer lint! And for the more patient: imagine the pride in your child’s eyes as he/she shows off the sweater they made from daddy’s belly-button lint! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/36 "2004-12-26T20:23:17Z")
**Marcel Marceau’s Greatest Hits CD** ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2004, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/37 "2004-12-26T23:46:33Z")
Lifteime Supply of Underwear and Handkerchiefs ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/38 "2004-12-28T18:14:22Z")
Official Pet Shop Boys Beginner’s Deep Sea Divers kit Telly Savalas’ Lollipops For Bald Greek Men Jenna Jameson’s Guide to Making Your Mom and Dad Proud How to Frighten White People, by Wayne Brady Rabbi’s Pride No-Pork Cracklin’s Learn French in 3 Days with Mike Tyson ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/39 "2004-12-28T21:02:33Z")
**Landscaping Tycoon** Create your own landscaping business on your PC! Get the big money by scoring contracts with commercial properties and retirement communities. Save money by hiring illegal immigrants to work for you. Deal with residents that complain about the noise level of your leave blowers. ---
**Author:** ![KellyM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@KellyM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyM)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178/40 "2004-12-28T23:26:10Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > **Landscaping Tycoon** > Create your own landscaping business on your PC! Get the big money by scoring contracts with commercial properties and retirement communities. Save money by hiring illegal immigrants to work for you. Deal with residents that complain about the noise level of your leave blowers. I’d play that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unpopular-and-or-boring-toys-of-2004/281178.md?page=3)