Toys · 1987
Holograms, Interactive VHS Toys, and High-Flying Crazes
In 1987, toy store aisles shimmered with futuristic technology like interactive light guns, hologram figures, and neon space themes. Children embraced bold outdoor crazes and quirky collectables that defined the vibrant pop-culture apex of the late eighties.
- Hasbro | Action Figures
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
Equipped with 3D hologram chest plates and magical staves, these futuristic knights brought cutting-edge visual technology directly to kids' action figure battles.
- LEGO | Construction Set
LEGO Blacktron Renegade (Set 6954)
Featuring a sleek black-and-yellow color scheme with trans-red canopies, this flagship spaceship kicked off LEGO's legendary Blacktron space faction.
- Mattel | Fashion Dolls
Lady LovelyLocks Dolls
Decked out in pastel gowns and extra-long locks, these princess dolls captivated kids with colorful, clip-on Pixytail pets that doubled as hair accessories.
- Topps | Trading Cards
Garbage Pail Kids Trading Cards
Reaching the height of their gross-out popularity in 1987, these irreverent parody sticker cards sparked playground trading frenzies and schoolyard bans.
- Mattel | Rubber Puppets
Boglins
Sold in crate-like boxes with movable eyes and pliable rubber faces, these monstrous hand puppets let kids create hilariously creepy expressions.
- Mattel | Action Figures & Tech
Captain Power Interactive Figures
This groundbreaking toy line used light sensor technology to let kids shoot at target signals broadcast directly from a live-action television show.
- Hasbro | Outdoor Toy
Pogo Bal
Combining a bouncy rubber sphere with a sturdy plastic ring, this ubiquitous outdoor toy had kids everywhere hopping and performing trick jumps.
- Milton Bradley | Stacking Game
Jenga Board Game
Making its major North American debut in 1987, this nerve-wracking wooden block-stacking game quickly became an instant classic for family game nights.
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