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Karaoke Machine
“home singing machine”
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K'NEX
“plastic rods connectors”
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Tetris Handheld
“falling blocks handheld”
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Arcade Fight Stick
“arcade joystick controller”
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Doodle Bear
“draw on bear toy”
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Transparent Landline Phone
“clear phone with lights”
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Airheads
“stretchy taffy bar”
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Street Fighter Mini Arcade
“hadouken mini arcade”
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Mortal Kombat Mini Arcade
“finish him mini arcade”
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Floam
“bead slime toy”
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Mike and Ike
“mike and ike egg candy”
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Jax
“bouncing ball game”
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Beanie Babies
“bean bag stuffed animal”
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Dance Dance Revolution
“step on the arrows dance game”
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Sky Dancers
“Pull the cord and the fairy doll's foam wings spun her into the air — and, occasionally, into someone's eye. Banned, beloved, unforgettable.”
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Turtle Sandbox
“The green plastic turtle whose shell was the lid — every backyard had one, every kid remembers flipping it open to find last summer's toys.”
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Blo-Pens
“Markers you blew through like tiny airbrushes — spray-paint art for kids, plus the inevitable dizzy spell from blowing too hard.”
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Water Wiggler
“The slippery water-filled tube that squirmed out of your grip the instant you squeezed it — impossible to hold, impossible to put down.”
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Sega Dreamcast
“swirl logo console”
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Foam Disc Shooter
“foam disc gun”
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Scented erasers
“Novelty fruit- and dessert-shaped erasers that smelled amazing and barely erased anything, traded and collected more than actually used on paper.”
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Doc Martens boots
“Chunky, air-cushioned leather boots with yellow stitching that went from British workwear to a grunge and Britpop uniform practically overnight.”
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Fanny pack
“A zippered pouch worn on a belt around the waist, endlessly mocked and endlessly practical for keeping your hands free at theme parks and concerts.”
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Platform sneakers
“Chunky sneakers with a thick raised sole popularized by Spice Girls-era pop culture, adding a few extra inches to every outfit.”
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