# What was your favorite toy as a kid? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** toys-models\ **Created:** [October 7, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046 "2021-10-07T03:27:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046/123 "2021-10-17T22:20:31Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Did anyone else have that rip-off of the original “G.I. Joe”- Major Matt Mason, Astronaut? Yes, I had one, Not too may accessories, just the space sled. I thought he was fine. I guess I was more into peaceful exploration rather than 15 ways to kill enemies. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046/124 "2021-10-17T22:24:21Z")
I had one of those. The big one. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046/125 "2021-10-19T16:55:27Z")
I had forgotten about my Nerf rockets & launchers. Played with 'em so much that I wore holes in both launchers. [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/3142/2719293910_1fdd3d6af6_b.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/3142/2719293910_1fdd3d6af6_b.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046/126 "2021-10-20T06:30:23Z")
Am I the only one that had [Tupperware Build-O-Fun blocks](https://www.google.com/search?q=Tupperware+Build-O-Fun+blocks&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjcvejNrdjzAhUyg3IEHdCvC34Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Tupperware+Build-O-Fun+blocks&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQDFAAWABgqNYRaAJwAHgAgAF0iAF0kgEDMC4xmAEAqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=c7ZvYZy4F7KGytMP0N-u8Ac&bih=603&biw=1279&hl=en)? [![](https://cdnmetv.metv.com/2NI0h-1550603559-13087-list_items-buildofun.jpg) ](https://cdnmetv.metv.com/2NI0h-1550603559-13087-list_items-buildofun.jpg) ---
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Oh, that totally reminds me of the most popular toy we had at my Primary School, which was Struts, something I think were locally made in New Zealand or Australia. [![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1142/6922/products/DSC_1349_26b81de5-61cc-439a-a351-b7615ea4494f_large.jpg) ](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1142/6922/products/DSC_1349_26b81de5-61cc-439a-a351-b7615ea4494f_large.jpg) [![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1142/6922/products/DSC_1345_83552400-e7d3-43c0-b999-14bf0dba611d_large.jpg) ](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1142/6922/products/DSC_1345_83552400-e7d3-43c0-b999-14bf0dba611d_large.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046/128 "2021-10-21T22:48:11Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Am I the only one that had [Tupperware Build-O-Fun blocks](https://www.google.com/search?q=Tupperware+Build-O-Fun+blocks&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjcvejNrdjzAhUyg3IEHdCvC34Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Tupperware+Build-O-Fun+blocks&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQDFAAWABgqNYRaAJwAHgAgAF0iAF0kgEDMC4xmAEAqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=c7ZvYZy4F7KGytMP0N-u8Ac&bih=603&biw=1279&hl=en)? Hmm, never heard of them. But I gotta say, that’s not a very imaginative name. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046/129 "2021-10-24T22:08:03Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Am I the only one that had [Tupperware Build-O-Fun blocks](https://www.google.com/search?q=Tupperware+Build-O-Fun+blocks&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjcvejNrdjzAhUyg3IEHdCvC34Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Tupperware+Build-O-Fun+blocks&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQDFAAWABgqNYRaAJwAHgAgAF0iAF0kgEDMC4xmAEAqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=c7ZvYZy4F7KGytMP0N-u8Ac&bih=603&biw=1279&hl=en)? I had those!! My mom bought a bunch of stuff from Tupperware in the early '70s (I think that my aunt was selling the stuff), and that included several toys, like that one. They were vaguely like LEGO, but a lot more of a pain to put together, as you had to get the white connectors slotted onto the lips of the red or blue blocks just so. ---
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046/130 "2021-10-24T23:03:19Z")
Micronauts! > **[Micronauts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronauts)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Micronauts is a North American science fiction toyline manufactured and marketed by Mego from 1976 to 1980. The Micronauts toyline was based on and licensed from the Microman toyline created by Japanese-based toy company Takara in 1974. > Mego discontinued the Micronauts line in 1980 prior to the company’s bankruptcy and dissolution in 1982. Years after Mego’s demise, other toy companies, such as Palisades Toys and SOTA (State of the Art) Toys, hav... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-toy-as-a-kid/952046.md?page=6)