The 1980s were an unforgettable era for kids, packed with toys that fired up imaginations and sparked endless hours of play. But while some became cultural icons, others were just plain bizarre.

Let’s dig a little deeper into some of the more lucrative old toys you might have lying around: The 1980s were quite a time to be a child. Cartoons had adult themes, figurines did not account ...

They range from the diecast metal originals of the 1980s through to exclusive toys only released in Japan and Europe, to lines based around the popular Michael Bay films and the most recent ...

The first Super Toy Run (then called the Nick Toy Run) was promoted in December 1984, with Nickelodeon inviting viewers to ...

Then in the 1960s, toys made from plastic, like dolls, building blocks and cars, became popular. By the 1980s, there we many more toys to play with, including figures based on favourite films and ...