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Flashback: September 1995 What’s Hot! TV Promoted Toys
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1. Mighy Morphin’ Power Rangers Movie Figures (Bandai America) 2. Pocahontas Doll (Mattel) 3. Batman Figures (Hasbro) 4. Sky Dancers (Lewis Galoob Toys) 5. X-Men Figures (Toy Biz) 6. Butterfly Barbie (Mattel) 7. Gargoyles Figures (Hasbro) 8. Polly Pocket (Mattel) 9. Barbie’s Baby Sister Kelly (Mattel)
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10. Star Wars Micro Machines (Lewis Galoob Toys)
Non-TV Promoted Toys
1. Pocahontas Figures (Argo) 2. Playballs (Hedstrom) 3. Inflatable Pools (Intex) 4. Noodles (Kid Power) 5. Hot Wheels (Mattel) 6. Uno (Mattel) 7. Wooden Trains (Brio) 8. Bubbles (Imperial Toys) 9. Water Balloons (National Latex) 10. Bubbles (Strombecker)
114 • THE TOY BOOK
1. Cardinal Industries has introduced the Are You Afraid of the Dark? game, based on the hit Nickelodeon TV show. The game takes players on a trip into the world of The Midnight Society. 2. The World POG Federation offers a wide range of POG milk caps. Pictured [top, left to right] Haleakala Dairy, where POG milk caps have their roots; Coca-Cola/Wayne Gretzky; [middle] Daffy Duck Looney Tunes, from Warner Bros.; [bottom left to right] WPF Limited Edition Easter at the White House; and Walt Disney World on Ice: Beauty and the Beast. 3. Atmosfear, from International Games, pairs an interactive video timer with a board game. Using elements of role-playing games, Atmosfear is different every time it is played and never lasts longer than an hour. It is designed for three to six players, ages 12 to adult.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015