Banned Toys! Barbie, Gi Joe, TMNT, Breaking Bad, Pokemon, Austin Powers - TOY HISTORY #25

In this week's Toy History we take a look at some toys that got in trouble while on the shelves of you favourite toy store some got banned and some got recalled! In some cases you better call Saul!
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[@p.d.l7023]

Running into TrU as a child. "Which toy do I choose?!" Walking into Target/Walmart as an adult. "Do they EVER restock this shit?!"

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Jim26D]

More like why would I want any of this junk. Going into toy r us or hills in the 80s used to be overwhelming

[@nevaehstarrojas3918]

Not often enough, still waiting for more GIJOE figures to hit the shelves. HEMAN is overwhelmed. Star Wars and GIJOE need to keep up in these stores.

[@MannyBrum]

That's what happens when consumption outpaces production. There are more puchases per capita now than there were then not only because we buy more but we consider more stuff disposable because it's cheaper relative to income. Unfortunately the population and size of the planet doesn't increase to accomodate rapidly growing production at the same rate as consumption. Just like mass production was necessary in the industrial revolution, advances in AI and people allowing robots to replace factory workers will be necessary to reset the shortage clock for another century.

[@JTDK1981]

@@nevaehstarrojas3918 "He-Man is overwhelmed" . Sure is different from early 2000s when all we could find were the sh*tty "Spin-Blade" varients and no Sorceress or Teela because according to Mattel: "Uhhh, durr..girls don't play with action figures" (nevermind that girl heroes such as Buffy, Xena, and Kimberly the original pink ranger were popular not too long before that. And boys would've played with those toys... can't collect the MMPR team if you leave out two of em , after all!)

[@aidanfarnan4683]

Product: *Clearly not intended for a child, and clearly listed as such* Florida Moms: "How *dare* they expose my child to this evil product!"

[@texasbeast239]

The distribution and presentation probably should've been handled differently. Place them on separate shelves in a Mature section of the toy store or something. Don't stick them right next to MOTU and Pokemon. Or just don't send to toy stores at all.

[@reptile1677]

This is the reason we have to deal with coppas bullshit

[@bladerunner3314]

Also Florida moms: Now come, children, to your weekly dose of indoctrination where we tell you a book full of murder and incest is luuuuuuuv

[@aliuniversal4100]

The classic "i cant be bothered to interact with my kid and tell them about a show/movie meant for adults so ill create an outrage and have the thing removed"

[@antonydrossos5719]

Those early Parens damned near shut down Hanna-Barbera back in the day. And yes, I did combine "Parents" with "Karens". Feel free to use that one.

[@derekwallace3871]

My father had rifles and pistols but we never touched them. My father explained and demonstrated the damage the weapons could do. We played with lawn darts, I had s knife and use to whittle. We survived.

[@columbusohio299]

I dont think they had a problem with the toys existing it was the fact they were at kaybee toy stores which were very kiddish looks

[@lakewoodninja]

I swear, I don't know how many times I had such a talk with my mom. Mostly with Violent games but still it amazes me some parents can't do that.

[@columbusohio299]

@@derekwallace3871 i am sure he picked the time and place that it was appropiate to teach u that stuff as well. Not just done half heartedly because a toy store forced the issue on you. Me personally i taught my daughter to ask about stuff she doesnt know. I also dont want to lie to her. Her asking me about an adult show at a kids toy store is neither time nor place for me to explain to her about breaking bad. I mean as a child i should be able to take her to a toy store and not expect to half to explain drug and drug use to her on a day we going to get her activity books to teach her long division.

[@sipioc]

I miss toy stores. Makes me sad that my kids won’t experience the fun and joy of the toy store

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

So true 😢

[@chatboulon743]

There used to be a toy store in my local mall. Unfortunately, a new shopping center closed most of the mall down, including the toy store. For years, the spot sat vacant... Suddenly, another toy store appeared. For a few months. Around Christmas. Then, it moved out. ;_; Priorities??

[@reapeesdeeznutz8o]

Me sad

[@reapeesdeeznutz8o]

Me too

[@rachelmartin8130]

I remember the first toy store I ever went to as a little girl. Playworld and I remember it was right next door to another famous Colorado landmark , Casa Bonita

[@dreibel]

"They caught us selling Breaking Bad action figures at Toys R Us! Better Call Saul!"

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Better call saul indeed 🤣🤣

[@Merrifieldsam]

Lol yes!! I seriously thought it was a joke meant for the thumbnail at first.

[@davyjones2994]

I remember picking up breaking bad figures, the last day I went in Toys R Us

[@bettyschneider5268]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Ya i believe Toys R Us went out of business in Maryland! Maybe not all of them? I go to ebay🌈Lol 😂

[@paulrippcord506]

I think the Burger King Pokémon recall was just an excuse for poor parental supervision.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 🤓

[@nyengster]

Also.... why not just add a smalle hole in both parts

[@Merrifieldsam]

Right! I remember this recall and I remember doing this exact thing even before I knew it was dangerous. I think I even still have the toy that came in the pokeball lol

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

@@nyengster or attach both sides with a hinge...

[@jennthurston364]

@@nyengster That is what they did with pen lids.

[@angryanonymous2]

I do remember another MacFarlane toy being banned : Sin City's Marv on the electric chair.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Oh yeah that one didn’t go down to well with kids playing executioner 😅

[@ArtemyMalchuk]

I remember seeing a Kevin action figure with a sledgehammer in a local bookstore. They supplied yoyos, Wii and ps2 and PSP games and even had a demo kiosk. When I got my first Wii in 2017, I first started stocking up on games that I saw back there on the shelves, like Cooking Mama and Zack&Wiki.

[@brianb815]

It's 'nice' to know that Karen's have been around for a while now.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Oh yeah 80smoms listening to nancy reagan

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

Doesn't her kid star in florida man videos catching bathtubs on fire check the mugshots😲

[@davidbeaulieu4815]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut the Reagan's were the beginning of the end

[@infernalstryfe]

Karen's ruin everything!! We should make our own petition to ban them on a deserted island, & then nuke it from space, just to be safe.

[@seth7407]

As long as the PTA exists, t Karen will have a place to go

[@outerspaceman7534]

Ironic Michelangelo’s nunchakus are the most least violent of TMNTs weapons and he gets censored.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 🤣

[@DuoXCity]

"Nun-Chucks? No way Jose! Put those down, before you hurt yourself. Now, enjoy the Katana and Sai action"

[@dawnharley9889]

@matt fahringer they have thankfully I remember a friend had a set of real nun-chucks we all thought he was super cool and bad ass

[@kaitlando636]

@matt fahringer 😂

[@themadhamster3771]

It's amazing how any of us ever survived the 80's and 90's. Apparently going to the toy store was like russian roulette. 🙄

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

It’s true 🙌😏

[@patrickwentzell4638]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Toys like Sucker man, Barbie, Turn Over Choo Choo, Peewee Doll, Heman, Skeletor, E T , Voltron, these and more were a complete rip off. but the Transformers were cool except a few of them had been difficult to transform. because Megatron and Perceptor had been so hard at changing. now as a favor to so many I caution others about scams that sell lies to people. cause we know the following are not legit and for real at all. Publishers Clearing House. Lottery. Make Money At Home Programs. Online Paying Surveys. Gambling Online Games. Some Dating Websites. Kevin Trudo. Cleo. Adult Chatlines. all of these full of it big time it's not cool that scams rip people off my sister and I have dealt with scams in the past we did not like them at all. here are funny name titles for movies I thought up one is Lechturegeist and the other one Slenderella. also came up with this name Grooters my Gardians of the Galaxy Humor. now I've done this because I'm a real strange person. 😆😄

[@hacksbeenjamin]

Imagine all the kids that didnt though.

[@EckerKyle]

Its how we used to weed out the weak. I'm retarded and somehow I never suffocated on a pokeball

[@patrickwentzell4638]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut I thought of another toy not mentioned it's called Doctor Drill and Fill.

[@TheChrisHype]

You’ve really got to stretch to hear “bite my butt”. And no. That’s not what she said.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣🤣

[@maddestmike5791]

The whole Hero Turtles thing is just plain stupid, and so was taking Mikey's nunchucks.

[@CTimmerman]

Nunchucks look cool, but are most likely to get the user hurt.

[@greddy_v2]

I miss the 80's/90's :(

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Me too 🥲

[@randyk9981]

It was simple times back then where was creative and fun enjoyable but nowadays number sjws losers

[@theflyingninja1]

Heck, I even miss the 2000s...

[@francoisregis2155]

It was a great time to be a kid in the 80’s and 90’s

[@lindendrache8998]

me too

[@knightwolfpro4494]

I think Robin William's did a bit where he mocked the recall on the Spark Skate Barbie doll, Something about the news announcer saying "This doll seems harmless, but what if she were made to skate through a puddle of gasoline?" "I store all my gas cans in my daughters room" I know I'm off with the quotes, but you get the drift.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣🤣 that’s awesome

[@thetxaggie6575]

Thats a Bill Engvall joke

[@knightwolfpro4494]

@@thetxaggie6575 Thanks for clearing that up. Three comedians I use to listen to, Robin Williams Bill Engvall and George Carlin. I knew for sure it wasn't Carlin, but I missed the 50/50 on that one.

[@BrennanBarrier]

Yeah it was Bill. lol the best part was when he said “what if Barbie had a hand grenade? What are you talkin about?!”

[@chatboulon743]

@@BrennanBarrier With all the careers that Barbie's had, I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't have a hand grenade at this point. Lol

[@ryanbouchard2907]

So moral of the story is to make sure that toy lines stay away from over sensitive Karens, I mean moms

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣🤣🙌

[@mordiez-]

2021 everything is offensive or insensitive, can't imagine how hard it is to make a product for kids lol.

[@lexluther919]

and dont forget the soccer van with stickers saying my child is smart

[@mordiez-]

@@lexluther919 or coexist, people with coexist stickers are always doing horrible things to people lmao.

[@APLSCERT]

@@mordiez- What does 2021 have to do with this. All these things were banned years ago, when they were made.

[@brianrichardson3744]

I have a Toy Biz talking Venom, one phrase was, "I want to eat your brains".. it was pulled months later..i love that figure

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed he’s also one 🤣🤣

[@screwuguyz4524]

Wow yes I had that one you just brought back memories lol

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

That's how I fell in love with Venom (l want to eat your Brain Spider-Man) 😂

[@joshuahanson6352]

Walmart banned the WWF Al Snow figure because it contained his mannequin "Head".

[@Sanguivore]

Man, I wish I still had that figure. I loved Al Snow as a kid.

[@joshuahanson6352]

@@Sanguivore I do independent pro wrestling. I've met Al Snow a few times. He was cool with me. He is running OVW now.

[@Sanguivore]

@@joshuahanson6352 Dude, that’s awesome! Is there anywhere you know of that I can watch OVW?

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

Some claimed it was spousel abuse

[@GaryAa56]

I was a '60s kid, we survived our dangerous toys.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Oh yeah 🤓🤘

[@ajm5007]

The reason toy recalls, age ratings, and products liability warnings exist today is because so many kids got hurt or killed in the 60s and 70s, and THEIR parents sued. YOU survived. Plenty of other kids didn't.

[@adamtrogdon959]

@@ajm5007 good point and well said

[@ajm5007]

@matt fahringer I'm not the one who filed the lawsuits. Parents from the 60s and 70s did. Blame them, not me. I'm just informing you of the facts.

[@ajm5007]

@matt fahringer Sad that you don't even know what a Karen is

[@francescorengifo]

The Moral of this video.. If you don't want to talk to your kids about something. Start a petition and ban it . So since Pokemon sounds like Poker Man and I don't want to talk to my kids about gambling. PETITION :P

[@aubreyh1930]

In the older Pokémon games there was slot machines, but in the remake it was replaced with a new mini game. So someone did complain about Pokémon and gambling :P

[@tompollockjr144]

Back in the 80s, my brother and I had these small red & green clear plastic guns that had metal triggers and internal parts. When you pulled the trigger, sparks would light up inside... And when you would rapidly pull the trigger over and over, sometimes they would get small smoldering fires inside. It's amazing they made some of these toys without any thought of children burning their homes down.

[@croooks1052]

They still sell those here in New Zealand haha even the $2 shops have them so you could imagine how dangerous those things are😂

[@korvus1248]

You just woke my nostalgia. We had those guns too!

[@tompollockjr144]

@@korvus1248 so deadly, so fun.

[@Carlos_Balli]

Dam that ghostbusters toy can light a cigarette 🚬 who made it zippo?

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Kenner 😏 lights up your action like never before

[@larrychilders6599]

there's also 6 transformers that can do that too

[@DuoXCity]

All clever cigarette marketing.

[@carlosa7598]

I remember the makers of Barbie tried to sue the song "Barbie Girl" lol

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

😏 well they did copyright barbie ©️

[@rbswords2353]

People apparently want to protect their kids they just can't be bothered with telling them not to stick toys in their mouths,etc.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 🤦‍♂️

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Ultimately Zartan became much more popular, due to his original file card it already made an edgy cool figure even cooler because of the controversy...

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Cool 🤓

[@anthonyxavier6300]

I didn't know about the pokeball. I actually laughed when you showed the clip of the baby. Are people really that stupid for doing that. Well I guess they were.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣

[@marcusjohnson6805]

It was pretty much the same reasoning that was used to ban Kinder eggs in the US.

[@ericasdollworld3886]

Yes i agree. It was so stupid. A karen probably complained 😂

[@powermasterjazz]

I had a talking Michael Jordan from Space Jam that I swear said "I really enjoy passing gas."

[@jimmylarson7856]

Nah, I had it and it was clearly “I really enjoy playing with you guys” which can also be taken out of context lol

[@petersmv1]

The barbie skates actually had cigarette lighter flints that's how they sparked. And the were not recalled in Australia as they were everywhere.

[@robonintendo]

Transformers G1 Monsterbots, Sparkabots and Firecons all shot sparks. These were considered safe as they were "cold sparks".

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome 🤓

[@royallison5307]

Don't forget the " exploding Death Star " toy from Taco Bell!!!!

[@Kai0nTheMoon]

I had a toy gun as a kid called the "Razer Ray Gun". It shot out sparks pretty far and made a cool noise. The sparks didn't hurt at all if you put your hand in front of the gun, but my little bitch cousin swore I hurt him with them and got me in trouble.

[@DozFilms]

My favorite type of Ed’s retro geek out vids, TOY HISTORY!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤓

[@michaelgutierrez4912]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut They should have done something else with the spark shooting feature on certain toys.

[@robonintendo]

My fave is the 1950s chemistry set with real radioactive uranium!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yes! 🤩

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

Or the CSI CRIME LAB with Asbestos lead Asbestos in the fingerprint dust still sometimes found at goodwills

[@juanelorriaga2840]

I remember the early 1980 chemistry sets I think called Chemlab but it gave so much stuff and chemicals and the book would should you how to Mack green explosion haha it goes to show you we were made of sterner stuff than kids today they missed out on all the fun

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

@@juanelorriaga2840 All the lead paint of childhood 😁

[@johnsiders7819]

Grew up with chemistry sets and real gasoline powered go karts and a mini bike oh the horrors !

[@shazamstrongesthumansuperh8555]

Even in the 80’s there were Karens. Incredible. They are a disease

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣🤣🤣

[@trustnoone3007]

That word Karen. Jesuss.....😂

[@cfnaround1585]

There were a lot less then

[@Daftanemone]

Equating Karens to being equivalent to mental health activists really pissed me off in this video. Fuck off

[@muertolamento]

@@Daftanemone Some of these are kids and parents in particular, being stupid or ignorant. But a good lot of these are also companies that should've had common sense as well. Not too many people realize that and just blame "snowflakes" for everything.

[@yeahokkkay]

The teletubbies intended saying “slower slower faster faster” is creepy on its own Lmaooo

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

In Cantonese but still 😅 creepy

[@foxhound963]

why was it in Cantonese?

[@ready2rumble661]

I still have my ninja action tmnt figures from the 90s .. it was still "ninja" in the Uk by the time i got mine.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome 🙌

[@FanboyMarkJabroni]

Let’s not forget about the Al Snow WWF action figure that came with a mannequin head & was accused of promoting domestic abuse

[@Sanguivore]

@matt fahringer I’d watch the heck out of that!

[@CTimmerman]

As if picking fights and beating each other up isn't abusive in general.

[@wyldarmz]

When you mentioned the Austin Powers toyline, I thought you were going to mention how they changed the name of the "Fat Bastard" figure to "Fat Man"

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I didn’t know that 🤣

[@wyldarmz]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Yeah, it's the figure where he's in the Scottish attire with bag pipes. It has his name on the bottom left corner of the card. eBay has one to check (tried to post the link but it got deleted here)

[@TheJorssk]

My Cindersaur from Transformers G1 Firecons have same sparkling gimmick from his mouth :).

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Ooh 🤩

[@burni82]

About those spark shooting toys: There were also the Transformers Firecons (in 1988)

[@williamthompson5504]

Sparkbots or something like that too. I would LOVE some Euro G2 firecons, but they crumble.

[@darkhierophant4914]

The Monsterbots and Sparkbots had the features as well.

[@p.d.l7023]

They change the Barbie name to 'Arsonist Barbie'. Now that's marketing!

[@lonreed9743]

I got the Walter White figure at Toys R Us right before they closed. Figure came with a hand gun, sack of cash and hidden behind the feet was a bag of “meth”. Very cool figure.

[@adamtrogdon959]

Yes they made sure to hid the blue

[@blindcrow849]

To be honest, It actually tried to "light" quite some stuffs as a kid with my Saurod action figure but never succeded.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

There’s apparently cold sparks 🤓

[@blindcrow849]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut My parents must be thankful for this.

[@danclark5239]

Wasn’t the 1979 Kenner 18-inch Alien replica action figure banned when it came out? And remaining stock subsequently ended up in bargain bins! Great video, Ed!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Oh yeah i think i featured it in one of the episodes last august 🤓

[@danclark5239]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Cool! I’ll check that out for sure

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

Karen in the 70s l have him setting up on my shelf R rated movie toys who would buy those 🤔

[@iyeetsecurity922]

That Teletubbie didn't just say _"Bite me butt."_ It would also repeat a, let's say, anti-gay slur. My little sister still has it because it was canceled/recalled.

[@soulagent79]

The description of schizophrenia on Zartan's cardback was all wrong anyway. Schizophrenia does NOT mean the person has multiple personalities. This is a popular misconception.

[@francoisregis2155]

I collect Gi joe and I have that file card kinda feel special when you know the story behind that fig

[@loneshewolf74]

It's sad and infuriating that a lot of people still think what schizophrenia means. Schizophrenia more like takes away your personality.

[@CTimmerman]

Because a personality is one mind, whereas schizophrenia means "split mind". They should've printed "multiple personality disorder".

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

There are different types of schizophrenia. Split personality and multiple personality disorder can be factors of schizophrenia. So you're fundamentally wrong

[@nerdicwarrior]

You know, I remember seeing Austin Powers figures in the toy section of a supermarket back in the day and even as a kid I thought "why are they selling these as kids toys?"

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣 they’re probably really looked outta place there compared to now where most toystores have more neca than mattel toys

[@darkhierophant4914]

I don't ever remember the spark feature being a concern. The G1 Transformers line had many figures with the sparking feature. The Sparkbots and Monsterbots come to mind. I think paranoia sparked ;) the controversy with no incidents. I love how this started with the jumbo Shogun Warrior Dragun, which i have.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

And I was under the assumption all transfromers had the all spark 😏

[@darkhierophant4914]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut *drum shot

[@andrewmiville67]

I remember a Salem cat doll from Sabrina the teenage witch show, that had a pull to speak feature. Among the things it would say was... "Worship Me!" Went back to store three days later to show a friend, and they were all gone, and so were all shelf tags. Don't know if it got banned or recalled. Always wondered.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤔 interesting

[@DrawciaGleam02]

Yeah, I know many Christians parents wouldn't like that!

[@hopepapernacky]

Maybe they just sold out

[@MrDrokkul]

Wow. Walter white survived Krazy 8, Tuco, The Twins, Gus Fring, & Hank, but couldn't make it past Florida Mom (now with "sign my petition" action!).

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yeah he’s not a happy camper 🤣

[@o.gparamount3099]

😆😆sign my petition action😂😂

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

Hey we have florida man radio much funnier than the mom

[@adamtrogdon959]

Hank doesn't really count.

[@rlewis3669]

I worked at Target when they had us pull all the Talking Freddy Krueger Dolls off the shelves.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yeah freddy should have stuck to nightmares even the max fx thing got cancelled due to them starting out woth freddy

[@rlewis3669]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Right! I had one of those, but I didn't pick it up in a store. That was found second hand somewhere, don't remember where.

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

Then Pee Wee Happened that was a florida thing too

[@davidbeaulieu4815]

Ya in America don't give your kid a ninja turtle toy give him a gun. Much safer. Way to go karens

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣

[@ericasdollworld3886]

😂

[@xMrBlack]

There's nothing wrong with guns.

[@brianbarron9583]

the funny thing is if that florida moms kids doctor prescribed aderall to her hyper active kid she would be literally giving that same thing to her kid but if its fda approved its alright but to a chemistry teacher there is a lot of irony there

[@IaMShadows1]

I always loved the spark toys from the 90s😭

[@randominternetprofile8270]

I had the human toy Saurod. I think it still sparks

[@adamtrogdon959]

I forgot about the rgb one. Storm from the og x men line

[@randominternetprofile8270]

@matt fahringer it's just a basic flint/steel system, similar to a lighter. Few years ago my parents moved out of my childhood home and I took some boxes of toys from the attic. I'd have to check. Its in my attic now. For some reason I swear it still sparked.

[@randominternetprofile8270]

@matt fahringer I guess a few things could go bad. I know for sure it still made the sound, so the mechanical system was still intact. Flint is only good until you've shaved it all off, but the steel portion could rust and deteriorate overtime and not make contact with the flint.

[@godofzombi]

Barbie, Gi Joe, TMNT, Breaking Bad. One of these things is not like the others.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

😏 is it barbie

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

What's in the purse Barbie 😂😂😂I'm Cry laughing (Was it Barbie) this channel is so killer dying laughing here 😂

[@FNHot]

Roller Blade Barbie wasnt recalled before it caused issues, a little girl went up in flames. She had a ton of hairspray on (90's hair...) and the sparks caused her to go up in flames. There is even footage from a court hearing, showing how dangerous the doll was and how easily it started fires. Saurod on the other hand used different metals and the sparks that came out of him were far too cold temperature wise to cause ignition. What's weird is Saurod came out BEFORE Rollerblade Barbie, so why this ever happened is a mystery.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yeah and mattel would have had acces to the same technology so 🤔

[@RunnerX13]

They should have banned those aerosols cans faster

[@FNHot]

@@RunnerX13 it's not the gasses in the cans that make hairspray flammable, hairspray itself is. A lot of them use alcohol to speed the drying process.

[@darrenreid4221]

I remember the WWF wrestling figure of Al Snow being "controversial" due to him being packaged with a female mannequin head.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 🤓

[@jamesoblivion]

That one, you'd think the manufacturer would figured out beforehand. I mean, when he was in the ring, he obviously has a mannequin head, but when you shrink both the wrestler and accessories down, and cast it all in the same plastic, the line between mannequin head and severed human head isn't quite as clear. haha

[@dwornikify]

What does everybody want???

[@tsukiyumetan5362]

Dude ur collection is out of this world!Also,your jokes are great!Glad I subbed!Keep up the quality content,Ed!👍💯👏

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks so much 🤓🙌

[@Jim26D]

I loved the smell of the sparks from old toys, have not smelled it in 30 years but remember it well

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Those smells take you back in time 🙌

[@GameplayUploaded]

Kids way back got GI Joe, plastic soliders, board games and action figures. Now, Ipad and Iphone will be the first and last thing they'll ever play with :(

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Odd how they haven’t banned the ipad 😅

[@GrimesFinds]

Man some of those clips bring back great memories

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Nostalgia injections 🤓

[@achimsinn7782]

That Pokeball thing really makes me angry. Those Poke Ball halfs only fit over REALLY small faces. If you can't be bothered to supervise your infants while playing with cheap plastic toys, you really shouldn't act like you care for child safety.

[@infernalstryfe]

I miss the good ol' days of being a kid in the 70's, & having a real set of lawn darts.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣 oh yes!

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

Loose Estes engines worse than Roman candle Wars

[@jimmylarson7856]

Oh and Entertech guns. “The look, the feel, the sound so real, ENTERTECH” Cause of removal? Everything the slogan said got kids shot and killed, criminals used them in crimes and it out LJN out of business. It was referenced in movies like Airheads and Die Hard

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yeah i covered those in the last banned toys video 🤓 there’s actually quite a lot controversial water guns

[@jimmylarson7856]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut I’m new to your channel, I’ll have to check that out

[@timwhite5562]

I had the Zartan figure. I only remember him changing color and having different faces.

[@GabeCoolwater]

No way! I had that Ken version of the Rollerblade Barbie. I loved that toy! Never got hurt once and I played with it for years: watching those rollerblades spark was so awesome! Had no idea they were banned...

[@jkiller404]

Al Snows WWF figure was pulled from Wal-Mart because his mannequin head accessory was named Head.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yeah that’s a weird story 🤯

[@DrMerkin]

Pretty sure it was because people complained it resembled a severed head.

[@JoeyXSmith]

That Mike toy was banned because nunchucks was banned in the UK. As it was part of set, they banned it. In most cases they would just sell Mike without weapon. His weapon was edited in cartoons as well in the UK.

[@snukastyle]

I'd forgotten about the "mass market" variations of the Austin Powers figures, aside from Fat Bastard being "Fat Man" in Toys R Us stores. That Barbie thing was definitely odd-like you said, most boy's toy lines had sparking or working caps in them. Even Transformers had half a dozen spark "fire" breathing toys!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Oh yeah the caps in the robocop toys 🤩

[@andrewgrant2990]

Barbie also had that talking one that got pulled for being sexist when she said "Math is hard". There may have been other pulled Barbie's as well...

[@johndorosh5512]

Boxer Mike. When did Mike Tyson go to prison? Wonder if its from the name and timing that caused the recall?

[@1PLEASESTANDBY]

He went to prison in 1992 and the figure was released in 93 so that seems very possible.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Interesting 🤔

[@jstr4life]

My wife wondered the same thing, since who else was a very well known Boxing Mike from the 90's who was also phased out of his own video game?

[@eleanorhogan8643]

I was 7 years old when Pokemon made pokeball's and I never put it over my nose and mouth.

[@raab837]

Banned toys! my favorite topic!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Hopefully i can find some more 🤓

[@mariolovato5000]

Hahaha 😂🤣😂. he said pokemon is" drugs for kids" I love it. I'm friggin subscribing on that note. 😂p. s. We ALL need a florida mom action figure to burn at will!

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

Made of printed petition papers and music warning stickers 😂😁😂

[@huntercatalcazar3728]

10:30 " Who would You call...Firefighters! Who would You call...FIREFIGHTERS!!! 😁

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Hello ghostbusters I need the firedepartment 😏👻

[@modmiiwii]

When I was a kid we loved to eat Aqua Dots but then one day they just took them off the market for no apparent reason. I was so distraut I shook for weeks, and couldn't sleep.

[@p.d.l7023]

If Capt. Planet couldn't save the planet he'd burn it down!

[@mollietenpenny4093]

I find it ridiculous that they ban Michelangelo's nunchucks in the UK for being violent, yet they're totally fine with saying Watership Down is perfectly decent for kids to watch.🤦🏼‍♀️ And don't get me started on the Animals of Farthing Wood!😳

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Watership down was brutal 🥲

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

Worship the Wire😲

[@guepardgames]

😂Who you gonna call? 🔥👩‍🚒 I don't get exactly Mike's🐸🛹 problem...There were kind of non sense Streisand Effect, in that time....

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣 yes!

[@warmachine9846]

I actually remember a couple of those stories especially the Teletubbies

[@richardfullerton5885]

Just found your channel awesome vid gonna have to catch up with the banned list videos. Have you managed to add any of the banned toys to your collection?

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I have a couple but there’s some im definitly keeping my eyes open for since making the video unfortunatly during covid there hasn’t been any fleas or conventions so haven’t been hunting that much

[@richardfullerton5885]

Yeah same my comic and collectible hunting has been restricted to essentially eBay lol hopefully we can get some conventions and markets started up again soon

[@GINTegg]

Please talk about a couple I own or used to own. Those being the crotch heart grinch plush and the poisonous kids spy set.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome i’ll look into those 🤓👌

[@jons.6216]

Constant wimpifying of toys as time goes by! Regarding the spark toys - heck, in the 60s and 70s you could play with those wheel gadgets with black cats or devils or other things on the wheel that pretty much were to make sparks when you spun them faster! It's no wonder Crackerjack prizes have gotten so lame by today's standards!

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

A lame sticker and game not even lick and stick tattoos 👅

[@arcticfox6808]

He needed to stay out of Florida Mom's territory. Haha!!

[@Richard_John_Dick_Grayson]

4-14-21 This was the beginning of pussification, in the toy aisle. Back then it was over toys-- today its over words or thoughts...

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

Now they are trying to do away with boy and girls toy aisles 🙈🙉🙊

[@yeahbuddy666]

Shogun warriors rule

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

They dooo i want that godzilla one!

[@BrokenHedgehog]

Lawn darts. Those things actually impaled a couple of kids before people realized that , "Hey. maybe handing children sharp things that are meant to be thrown AND letting them use these things under lackluster at best adult supervision is a bad idea!"

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yeah i had them in the previous banned toys video 🤓😅 those were dangerous indeed

[@danielrecommends]

Some of these are crazy stories Ed. McFarlane Toys caused a couple of controversies with Toys R Us. I love Bryan Kranston's tweet about burning his Florida Mom figure. I love how you seamlessly go from one toy to another on these. This is one of the best toy segments on KZbin. Keep up the great work Ed.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Mc farlane always pushing the envelope 🤩

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

First Angela figures without panties l didn't notice till you toy fare or some magazine mentioned it 😲

[@joshuaavila4453]

Back then my brother had those toys from the Cops cartoon.they made sparks from their guns.we never used those plastic clips after we both got our fingers burned lol.funny memory about this dangerous toy lol.thought to share this as well.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I didn’t know about those thanks this opens up a whole new chapter 🤩

[@eleanorhogan8643]

Skydancers and Dragonflyz were recalled.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Already talked about them in episode 3

[@eleanorhogan8643]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Oh right, sorry.

[@scootmcgoot570]

Everything is offensive to pansies

[@eleanorhogan8643]

The Austin powers story surprised me, I have heard the Teletubbies story.

[@Mr.Boglin]

Yep, im almost 100% Sure it was the Lead in his Feet. plus he had Screws, not Sonic Welding. so if a kid sucked on his Feet, the lead wasn't 100% sealed. it wasn't water tight. so i would bet BIG Money on it being that. which is sad. Mikey and Raph have always been my favorites :(

[@Jjarret]

I HAD THAT PO!!!!! And not once did anyone in my family think it was any more than random baby babbling.

[@Sanguivore]

Good, that means your family weren’t idiots, LOL!

[@zot.v420]

I remember having a Godzilla with Sparks coming out the mouth when you roll it across the floor. 🤔🤣😂

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome 🤓

[@supergeoff]

Man I love the classic Ninja Turtles series great video man

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Tmnt all the way 🐢🍕

[@crashoppe]

you know why Barbie started wearing steel bra's? 'cause G.I.Joe had kung fu grip.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣🤣🤣

[@alexandercoltart2790]

No toys were more dangerous than what we did with them back in the day.there are more than a few gi joes that were laid to rest in melted pieces in the woods behind my childhood home.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

😏 guess that joe had better not picked the name bbq

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

The Joe's I melted could pay for a house but boy was it fun at the time 😁

[@Merrifieldsam]

Lol my uncle (same age as me) used to stick fireworks in his hotwheels. He had a lot of messed up toys that he did things like that to. I personally had many toys missing random parts because I liked to take them apart sometimes.

[@bettyschneider5268]

Barbie doll. Let's have some fire 🔥 starting Fun! Lol 😂🙆👯💃👫

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣

[@andrewgrant2990]

I thought the Breaking Bad figures were selling the sad remains of everybody's favorite crystal warrior- Crystar!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Crystar lives!

[@lawrenceweitzel6809]

Yeah now l can't sleep thanks krystar

[@Ventrux]

I own a little Godzilla about and inche tall who can throw a spark as far as 3 or 4 inches, I love it. I even change the spark stone using a Zippo replacement. I never burn anything... At least with little Godzilla.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

⚡️ sparking 🤩

[@juandelossantos1866]

As a toy collector. (Toy biz being my favorite) I’m definitely going to sub.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤩

[@francescorengifo]

And that is why you don't see Burger Kings much anymore. WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE! is have the kids return the ball but then make a ball designed not to hurt children. To this day Kids are getting into Pokemon and as a toy seller I can tell you that if they kept this, we would have a bigger rivalry with McDonalds.. but then again.. Chicken Bisquit... :P

[@vabelc]

I have this michelangelo!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome 🤘