Friday, April 13, 2012

1 TOY FROM MY DECADE THAT COULD KICK ANY TOY’S ASS TODAY.

WEEBLE FIGURES (1973): Weebles wobble, but they don’t fall down. They also hurt like a mutha when your supposed friend (Billy Fesner) chucks one at your head. These plastic playthings of death were probably most famous for their fun "choking hazard" design. Love to know the figure of Weeble-related emergency room cases back in the day. Still, they looked cool in the Weeble-Van (with shag carpeting).

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Posted by Copyboy at 12:02 AM
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17 comments:

  1. Brett MinorApril 13, 2012 at 12:38 AM

    I had dozens of those things and a playset that went with them. Awesome low maintenance toys.

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  2. Sub Radar (Mike)April 13, 2012 at 12:38 AM

    Choking hazard? What kid tries to fit a weeble down their gullet?

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  3. middle childApril 13, 2012 at 12:58 AM

    Funny, my husband-at the time-called me a Weeble when I was pregnant with our first child. And the vans with the shag carpeting?Good times!

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  4. Ms. AApril 13, 2012 at 1:21 AM

    Still have some of these around the house!

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  5. AnonymousApril 13, 2012 at 2:04 AM

    Is there a chocolate inside?

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  6. D4April 13, 2012 at 2:27 AM

    Geniuses. They made plastic eggs and made them popular. All the money!

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  7. A Daft Scots LassApril 13, 2012 at 3:48 AM

    We ALWAYS put them in our mouths.

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  8. MarkApril 13, 2012 at 5:16 AM

    I'm pretty sure those things are still going. They remain one of the coolest things ever.

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  9. OutcastApril 13, 2012 at 5:26 AM

    This is a seriously good toy to be fair, I find those kind of things really cool at least.

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  10. The Angry LurkerApril 13, 2012 at 6:01 AM

    Weebles were designed for throwing at friends heads!

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  11. RebeccaApril 13, 2012 at 8:52 AM

    i remeber those little weeble toy

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  12. ZombieApril 13, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    No matter how hard I tried those little guys just wouldn't fall down!

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  13. JJApril 13, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    they're cute. looks like eggs have inspired many things.

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  14. MRanthropeApril 13, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    old school toys FTW. Do modern children even have physical toys? I mean I thought it was all iPad type entertainment nowasays. Bummer.

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  15. Alex J. CavanaughApril 13, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    Everything was a choking hazard in the day - and we didn't care.

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  16. BelleApril 13, 2012 at 7:01 PM

    I am now shaped like a Weeble.

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  17. Justsayin'April 13, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    Those were so cool, what a simple toy yet everyone had some.

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