Hey, we've seen compilations of everything else over the last twenty-five years. Why not a look at my all-time favorite childhood Christmas gifts-presents from Santa, family and friends? In no particular order, here goes ten contenders from the ghost of Christmas past:
Hoppity-Hop
(Snuck out of bed early, then woke my parents up hopping around the house on this thing! 'Didn't stop riding for most of the year, until I hopped it over a nail that took it's life.)
Hot Wheels Mongoose & Snake
(all the Hot Wheels stuff was killer in the 70's, but the original Mongoose & Snake combo was the ultimate. I was a Mongoose man.)
Los Angeles Rams Football Uniforms
(Yeah, mine was old enough to be blue and white, not blue and gold. With me, Roman Gabriel & Deacon Jones playing for'em the Rams won a lot of Super Bowls in my backyard in those days.)
Tonka Trucks
(Real metal Tonka Trucks - big and tough and bad, complete with sharp edges! We moved a lot of dirt around the yard. Plus fresh cut grass did double duty as hay for the farm we were operating.)
Mousetrap
(Not too many board games would make this list, even though I like games. But anyone who knows me well knows I have a lifelong love affair with Rube Goldberg devices. This game is a big reason why.)
Tinker Toys
(I was definitely a builder as a kid. I liked putting things together. This is a classic kids toy that I loved, and I kept asking for more and more sets, just to put them all together and build huge, monsterous things.)
Lincoln Logs
(Along the same lines as Tinker Toys, but I actually liked these even more. Something about the rustic look of them. I wish I still had some Lincoln Logs.)
Stereo Tuner/Record Player/8-Track Player & Recorder
(How cool? Making my own pirated eight-tracks! I got this and a pair of headphones one year. I think Santa knew I'd be blasting music in the wee hours, hence the headphones.)
Bicycle with a Banana Seat
(Nothing could be hipper than a sleek, blue bike with a banana seat. I ruled Broad Street on this thing!)
G.I. Joe
(The ultimate tough guy. GI Joe was indestructible...okay, actually, it eventually turned out that gasoline and a match could do a pretty good number on him...but even then, he went out valiently. Go get'em soldier!)
AND FOR A BONUS, TWO OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE STOCKING STUFFER TOYS - THE SLINKY (None of these cheesy plastic slinkys. Only metal for me, thank-you very much) AND SILLY PUTTY (Merely the coolest, most versatile substance in all the universe)
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