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13 toys every eighties Irish kid coveted for Christmas

Dear Santy…

YOU COULDN’T ALWAYS have everything you wanted for Christmas.

Sure Santy could only carry so much and there were only so many toys to go around.

Here are some of the treasures that were so often coveted, but so rarely delivered…

Sylvanian Families

These still cost a squillion euro, right?

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Mr Frosty

Parents the world over knew the hassle they were in for if they purchased this: An unholy mess and the inability of children to wait for ice to freeze.

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Wisekracking Alf doll

Another pricey addition to the eighties Christmas toy list.

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The Fisher Price Doll House

Look at the size of this thing. Look at the tiny furniture, and the attic! Oh the attic!

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Transformers (robots in disguise)

Three toys in one? Notions.

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The Fisher Price Record Player

You may have had the tape recorder, but the record player was another level altogether.

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Mouse Trap

This one caused way too much racket and way too many fights.

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Castle Greyskull

Tricky to get your hands on in 1980s Ireland. A highly coveted item.

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Cabbage Patch Kids

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Many Irish children made do with the inferior ‘Cauliflower Kids’ instead.

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Big Red Fun Bus

These always seemed to be the preserve of play schools, creches and other people’s houses.

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See also:  The Big Yellow Teapot

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Subbuteo

The fancy one mind, with the floodlights.

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Nintendo (NES)

The original (and some might say the best).

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