Vintage toy you most wanted, that was most disappointing...

[PNGwynne]

For me, I'd have to say Suckerman.

He looked cool but didn't actually work very well. And I didn't realize he wasn't an "action figure."

[toys2cool]

a gi joe power wheel car, the battery died like 10 minutes and it would take like 12 hrs. to recharge it

[megoat]

For me, I'd have to say Suckerman.

He looked cool but didn't actually work very well. And I didn't realize he wasn't an "action figure."

Ha ha. I love Suckerman, but yeah, he didn't work that well. I mean, he worked okay when I threw him against the windows, but my mom wouldn't let me.

[LadyZod]

My husband said the Chemtoy Webmaker was one he longed for and hurt for... and when he got it, it blew..


Me? LJN Wrestlers.

I wanted them so bad I could taste it...and I never got them. A neighbor kid did later on, and well... they blew.

[megoat]

This was super disappointing. Waited weeks for this one to show up to find a box of cruddy two dimensional soldiers and out of scale tanks and planes. Total rip off.

[toys2cool]

My husband said the Chemtoy Webmaker was one he longed for and hurt for... and when he got it, it blew..

http://www.plaidstallions.com/images/webmaker.jpg

Me? LJN Wrestlers.

I wanted them so bad I could taste it...and I never got them. A neighbor kid did later on, and well... they blew.

LJN's were awesome

[Sandman9580]

Toybiz Batman from the '89 movie.

I couldn't wait to get the toys and when I finally got my Batman, he was shiny and had a goofy, pudgy face that was smiling for some reason. Also, his belt came off and a string came out of where his intestines would be, which kinda weirded me out as a kid. And to make matters worse, on the back of the card there was a picture of the Kenner Super Powers Batman, repainted black, that looked awesome. Not exactly movie-accurate either, but I loved my Super Powers guys and a "black" SP Bats would have suited me just fine.

Years later, Kenner got the license and they made a great line of figures that featured a more Keaton-looking Batman, but by then I was too "old" for toys. At least my younger brother got to enjoy them. (And anyway, I have a Hot Toys version to look forward to now, so... all's well that ends well. )

[kryptosmaster]

I'm sure if I strained my brain I could think of something but the first thing that came to mind was that Super Elastic Bubble Plastic.
Some foul smelling petroleum-based sludgy paste that you were supposed to roll into a ball and stick a straw into and blow these huge "balloons" up out of it. I could never get a balloon bigger than a tennis ball before it popped.
I seem to recall it kind of made a sticky mess too.

Rich

[HardyGirl]

Tiffany Taylor...the doll itself was OK, but my parents gave me a black one. Not that I didn't like black dolls, but on the commercial, the white one had brunette/blonde hair, (which is what I wanted), but the black one had brunette/auburn hair. Eventually I got over it, and I loved her as much as my other dolls.

[Doc]

http://www.jeffs60s.com/ww2soldiersfull1.jpg

This was super disappointing. Waited weeks for this one to show up to find a box of cruddy two dimensional soldiers and out of scale tanks and planes. Total rip off.

Well at least I was not the only one..........

[rche]

from my wife's tales of childhood - gotta go with the sea monkeys



I had to get my mom to write a check, help me post the letter, wait for weeeeeeeeks, and then - what!!!!??!!!

no castle, no king and queen, no smiley faces peering out of a magical tank at me. Just a little bag and a plastic cup. Add water - couple of days later it is filled with fish food. I am still burning about that one.

[BOTZWANA]

LJN wrestlers were AWESOME! I WISH when Jakks did some that they did them to scale. The Jakks versions were about an inch smaller than the originals. Totally negated the entire line. Idiots.

Vintage toys I am not too much upset about. I AM upset about Jakks LJNs...

[Nostalgiabuff]

I loved the LJN wrestlers when I was like 12....LOL
Sea Monkeys were always pretty lame

[Random Axe]

http://www.jeffs60s.com/ww2soldiersfull1.jpg

This was super disappointing. Waited weeks for this one to show up to find a box of cruddy two dimensional soldiers and out of scale tanks and planes. Total rip off.

Dude, when I read the title of this thread this was the first thing I thought of. I knew I was introuble when the "footlocker" was about the size of a transistor radio. I kept thinking there had to be another two or three boxes.

At the age of nine, I think that was the first time I actually said W T F!

Guess I should have ordered the Sea MOnkeys.

Scott

[Werewolf]

Manglord.

The commercials were wicked cool. I think it was something like "Twist him, stretch, tear him apart and he comes back for more." You do any of those things to Manglord and that was pretty much it for him.