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Kenner's last mail-away figure. You had to send off for him, and you probably forgot.
How Many of These 1985 Toys Did You Have?
1985 was a great year to be a kid with pocket money. The Dinobots landed, the ThunderCats arrived, the Evil Horde crashed Masters of the Universe, and somebody decided you'd like to put your hand inside a giant insect. We picked 25. Did you have them?
The 25 Best Toys From 1985
Good luck. These are our picks for the best toys from 1985: the robots, the cartoon heroes and the ones only you remember. Go through them one at a time and see how many you owned.
Slag
A robot triceratops called Slag. British kids had questions.
A.W.E. Striker
Built for all weather, with an engine that came out. You lost the engine.
Klaws
Not a Transformer. You explained this to people a lot.
Gator with Dusty Hayes
A Jeep with a boat hidden inside it. Zero notes.
Lion-O
He came with Snarf. You still shouted "Thundercats, ho!" at nobody.
Firestorm
Squeeze his legs for an atomic punch. His head was on fire, which everyone seemed fine with.
Snake-Eyes
Already the coolest Joe, and this one came with a wolf called Timber. Not fair on the others.
Grimlock
Leader of the Dinobots and a robot T. rex. Nothing else needs saying.
Han Solo (in Carbonite Chamber)
He came with his own carbonite slab. Basically a fridge door with a face on it.
Romba
An Ewok with a spear and a collector's coin. You kept the coin. Nobody remembers Romba.
Pincher
A Renegade mutant called Pincher. Nobody needed to read the back of the box.
Spineback
You had to build it yourself first. Then you hoped it would walk.
DX Chogokin Dancouga (GC-30)
Four machines that joined into one giant robot. If you had this in 1985, we're jealous.
Dargon with Dragonflyer
Put your hand inside the giant insect and it came to life. Best bad idea of 1985.
Rhino with Matt Trakker and Bruce Sato
A huge maroon lorry that opened into a command centre. Every M.A.S.K. kid wanted this one.
Mumm-Ra
A rotting mummy who lived in a pyramid, and he came with a dog. Ma-Mutt deserved better.
Darkseid
Squeeze his legs and he rages. The most feared villain in DC, and that's his big move.
Escape Armour with Escape Armour Pilot
From Action Force, Britain's line before G.I. Joe took over. If you know this one, you grew up here.
Falcon
Never actually in the Secret Wars comic. Mattel made him anyway.
Mantenna
Raise the lever on his back and his eyes pop out on stalks. Who approved this? Thank you.
Hordak
He taught Skeletor everything he knew, and he still wore a bat on his chest.
Swift Wind
Just Adora's horse, until she turned into She-Ra. Then: winged unicorn. Yes please.
Astrotrain
A robot that turned into a space shuttle and a train. Why pick one?
Crimson Guard
Cobra's elite, dressed head to toe in bright red. Not built for hiding, and you didn't care.
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Toys from 1985 FAQs
- What toys came out in 1985?
- A lot of very good ones. This list runs from Hasbro's Dinobots and G.I. Joe to LJN's ThunderCats, Kenner's M.A.S.K. and the Evil Horde in Masters of the Universe. These 25 are our picks, not every toy from the year.
- What was Action Force?
- Action Force was a British toy line from Palitoy, which relaunched its Action Man range under the new name in 1982 using some G.I. Joe moulds. From 1985, its figures were imported from Hasbro's G.I. Joe range.
- How do the stickers work?
- Go through the list and say which toys you had. 3 earns Bronze, 7 earns Silver, 13 earns Gold, 20 earns Platinum.
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