I Love Toys
I Love Toys is the eighth in VH1's series of I Love... nostalgia shows. It premiered Monday, March 6, 2006, at 10:00 p.m. EST. It is a countdown of the 100 greatest toys, chosen partially through public voting on vh1.com and also consideration of "sales, historical significance and longevity," according to VH1.
Each day for 5 days, they would count down from 100 to 1, which is 20 toys per episode. Parts 1-4 were each one hour long, while Part 5 was a special 90-minute edition aired at 9:30PM on March 10, 2006. As with the other nostalgia series, the program included commentary by various entertainers, including several who had appeared in most or all of the other shows, such as actor Michael Ian Black, comedian/actress Rachael Harris, Scientologist comedian Evan Wecksell[1] and writer/satirist Mo Rocca.
Hasbro, Inc., turned the selection of a large number of its toys into a press release promoting the company.[2]
The Toys
100-81
- 100: Magic 8-Ball
- 99: Thumbelina
- 98: BB guns
- 97: Spirograph
- 96: Pong
- 95: Chutes and Ladders
- 94: Laser Tag
- 93: Sea Monkeys
- 92: Dominoes
- 91: Uno
- 90: Model cars
- 89: Dungeons & Dragons
- 88: Care Bears
- 87: R/C Cars
- 86: Ouija Board
- 85: My Little Pony
- 84: Gumby
- 83: Memory
- 82: Little Golden Books
- 81: Wooly Willy
80-61
- 80: Baby Alive
- 79: Trivial Pursuit
- 78: Army Men
- 77: Stickers (Also see Sticker art)
- 76: Balsa Wood Planes
- 75: Weeble Wobbles
- 74: Erector
- 73: Rainbow Brite
- 72: Colorforms
- 71: Walkie-Talkies
- 70: Candy Land
- 69: Slip 'n Slide
- 68: Smurfs
- 67: Tinkertoys
- 66: Risk
- 65: Jigsaw Puzzle
- 64: Roller Skates
- 63: Rubik's Cube
- 62: Life
- 61: Operation
60-41
- 60: Tickle Me Elmo
- 59: Simon
- 58: Mad Libs
- 57: Stretch Armstrong
- 56: Barrel O' Monkeys
- 55: Mouse Trap
- 54: View Master
- 53: He-Man
- 52: Speak & Spell
- 51: Lincoln Logs
- 50: Game Boy
- 49: Clue
- 48: Little People
- 47: Evel Knievel Action Figure
- 46: Hungry Hungry Hippos
- 45: Frisbee
- 44: Raggedy Ann
- 43: See 'n Say
- 42: Jump rope
- 41: Transformers
40-21
- 40: Big Wheel
- 39: Tea Set
- 38: Pogo Stick
- 37: Mattel Classic Football (Also see Mattel Auto Race)
- 36: Strawberry Shortcake
- 35: Tonka Toys
- 34: Connect Four
- 33: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 32: Shrinky Dinks
- 31: Twister
- 30: Battleship
- 29: Cabbage Patch Kids
- 28: Crayola Crayons
- 27: Silly Putty
- 26: Lionel Trains
- 25: Lite-Brite
- 24: Water gun
- 23: NERF
- 22: Teddy bear
- 21: Nintendo Entertainment System
20-1
- 20: Atari 2600
- 19: Easy-Bake Oven
- 18: Scrabble
- 17: Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
- 16: Etch a Sketch
- 15: Matchbox / Hot Wheels
- 14: Bike
- 13: Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine
- 12: Radio Flyer
- 11: Play-Doh
- 10: Wiffle Bat and Ball
- 9: Slinky
- 8: Yo-yo
- 7: Kenner Star Wars action figures
- 6: Monopoly
- 5: Mr. Potato Head
- 4: G.I. Joe
- 3: LEGO
- 2: Barbie
- 1: Hula hoop
Recurring segments
- Evel Knievel action figure attempts jump over random objects and crashes into them.
- Scary Toys
- Cobra Commander's Day Off, in which Hal Sparks dressed as a life-size version of the action figure villain spends his time playing mildly annoying practical jokes on others.
- Supermarket Surprise! - Small prizes found in corner store gum ball vending machines, such as Super ball and Homies
- Rank Update - Mo Rocca recaps the toys from each episode.
- Grow a...? - Toys that grow when you put them in water.
- Big in Japan - Voltron and Hello Kitty present toys popular in Japan, but less so in the United States, such as Godzilla and Astroboy.
- Spoofs of VH1 shows, using toys.
- Real Etch a Sketch Masterpieces
- LEGO Extreme Challenge
- During the credits of every episode, a clip from a popular music video was played without any type of commentary. These were usually replaced with a show promo by Vh1.
References
External links
- I Love Toys at the Wayback Machine (archived March 12, 2006) at VH1.com
- I Love Toys on IMDb