Banned Toys! Disney Flubber, Jarts, Dick Tracy, Star Wars, CSI, Swing Bike, ... TOY HISTORY #7

In this weeks episode we take a look at a couple banned and recalled toys from the 60's to the 2000's! Strap in for some toy history on Flubber, Jarts, Dick Tracy, Star Wars, Muscle Bikes and more!
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[@PokemonHunters-]

Totally mind blown.. I did not know that the 90s flubber was a remake😂

[@JonatasAdoM]

You'd also be surprised like me to know that the "Original" Ben Hur that became a classic is also a remake. There are 2 other movies if I'm not mistaken and the source material is a book.

[@patrickmarsh2538]

Wait there is an original Flubber?!?!

[@corychampagnecrush8742]

🤦🏿‍♂️

[@iamaronman]

Well to be fair, the original was "the absent minded professor" not titled "flubber" but I remember enjoying the movie as a kid

[@tmastersat]

Your kidding.........the original was the best. We didn't have flubbervwe had slime. I had mine for years opened it one day ad it had turned to liquid and runed my jeans

[@mightyfilm]

I love how Disney freaked out about how the Blank action figure could have spoiled the whole movie back then and like 90% of merchandising for every movie immediately spoils it now. Remember when the third Shrek film came out and they spoiled the reveal that he was going to be a father because of all the Baby Shrek merchandising, even the Happy Meal promotion?

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

So true 🤓

[@Paulafan5]

The toys for Batman Begins showed Liam Neeson as being Ra's Al Ghul.

[@JonatasAdoM]

We were lucky to only get those after the movie.

[@SonOfRevenge2]

@@Paulafan5 Same thing with the Phastasm from Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm. They didn't even bother to hide it.

[@thestarkknightreturns]

The 60s Flubber incident would make a great horror movie story!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 🤘

[@ThePhoenixrising75]

Watch "The Stuff"

[@loneshewolf74]

The story about the Flubber oozing up through cracks in pavement is just plain scary.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Would make a great movie

[@Ckbtony1983]

Ghost busters anyone?

[@TypeKK]

@@Ckbtony1983 hahaha Vigo goes aaaarggh

[@only257]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut it would ⭐️

[@RussLyman]

OMG that flubber back story of them trying to get rid of it was wild, it just kept coming back from the dead

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I want some flubber 🤣

[@Cent_Reviews]

I feel like the hasbro flubber story could actually make for a really good horror story

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 🤩👌

[@RudyHarlanPhantomBoom]

It reminds of the 1980s movie called The Stuff.

[@Roadent1241]

I would probably have enjoyed that more than the actual film. Advert creeped me out, and the film just bored me.

[@misterf3974]

The blob or the stuff are movies your should check out.

[@snukastyle]

I remember being a little kid and playing with lawn darts with aunts, uncles, and cousins. Nobody ever got hurt. However... Those Star Wars lightsabers. A bunch of friends bought a bunch of them, I think later release as there were blue ones and single bladed (Vader) red ones. No one got burnt the one night we had a big battle-off, but I sure as heck hurt my ankle and had to call into work the next day. Lightsaber injury is possibly one of the best excuses to call out of work.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Best excuse ever 🤣👌

[@ScarletCandlelight]

I so want to see a flubber movie about getting rid of it.

[@dmdave2512]

Lawn darts stayed alive and well in our family well into the 2000's when someone stole them during a picnic. Basically, just teach your kids not to be idiots and they work just fine.

[@henrytoledo4103]

Yeah i grew up with lawn darts, but they went missing a few years ago too

[@maneoj46]

Lazy people: Aw, but that takes effort!

[@sickstuff7624]

Agree, lawn dart injuries were from user error, not the toy itself. Plenty of other games are played the exact same way, such as horseshoes, and everyone is well aware of the risks.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

If you're that incompetent of a parent that your kids use metal spike projectiles without your knowledge, then you might as well hand them the kitchen knives

[@dmdave2512]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess I think you might be misunderstanding. WE were the kids using the metal spike projectiles. As you can see we're all here and alive. You see back in the day kids were actually taught by their parents how to safely handle things in the world around them. Something they tend not to bother doing anymore. So, no, parents weren't incompetents that didn't know what they were doing. They were attentive parents that bothered to take time to teach. Sorry if your experience was different.

[@kaioken654]

Well frik, I had no idea flubber was a remake.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Me neither 🤯 blew my mind and why didn’t we get a sequel?! They also used a lot from the original movie

[@Paulafan5]

I think the name change probably is what throws a lot of people.

[@jaybreezy1669]

Reading that some folks never realized there was an original black & white version, that I grew up on in the 70s is shocking. Especially since the original was made before me in 1973. But wow!!! They only know the Robin Williams version ?!?!?!?! Really?!?!?!? That makes me feel old. Lol

[@Larry]

You might want to look at clackers for a third episode, they were often made with bakerlite instead of plastic, so would shatter into kids eyes.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I had some of those 🤣👌

[@truthseeker9833]

Shut up, Larry Go complain about how bad everything is

[@dannythedon82]

Snap Bracelets were also popular back in the early 90's

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

Bakelite? Who still uses bakelite in 1990...

[@Roadent1241]

Truth Seeker Go and have a Snickers, mate.

[@Thunderwing88]

Grandparents actually had lawn darts back in the 80’s and I definitely remember them. They had the blue and red ones.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤠 safety helmets!

[@behindthescenesphotos5133]

My dad bought bolts for a pistol crossbow to use as lawn darts.

[@bzacharyc]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut My father owns a set of every type of jart produced in North America before the ban and found and gifted me a set of sliders. They are no more dangerous than horseshoes. You just don't give them to children to toss around.

[@dark14life]

I used to play with lawn darts as a kid back in the 80's. Had more than a few close calls playing with them.

[@ToyInsanity]

Legend has it, a byproduct of the 1960s flubber was used to create Ecto Cooler in the 80s.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣🤣🤣🤘

[@monkeyboyprime]

Man I remember looking for that Blank figure every week for months at every Florida toy and grocery store. I still have all the other figures but that Blank is my grail.

[@Paulafan5]

I miss lawn darts, but some parents want the government to parent their kids, even with a "for adults only" label. I was 5 and knew not to toss one if someone was in the line of fire. Horseshoes could kill someone if you connect with their heads. Baseballs have killed people too, so why not ban them as well?

[@mephosto]

i know, lawn darts is actually pretty fun.

[@jaybreezy1669]

I agree. I miss those summer days with family throwing those lawn darts. Back then as a kid I thoughtI wow these darts are hefty in weight. It only takes just a few stupid people to ruin stuff like lawn darts for the rest if us. Those of us who know how the hell to act and use products correctly.

[@achimsinn7782]

Yeah, I also hate it when stuff is getting banned for everybody just because some morons can't be bothered to parent their kids.

[@Montork]

Please take your shit takes to twitter There are toys like lawn darts now, they just don't come to a not sharp point. The fact it comes to a stubbed point means it gained huge pressure per square inch.. And it only takes one 3year old thoughtlessly running though to cause a huge problem. Lawn darts are an accident waiting to happen

[@Montork]

@Cynical Frenchface good? you lit didnt need the point at the end to play the game? its not only as much fun? but safer?

[@Obiwan1994Kenobi-iv4jf]

I still have my darth maul lightsaber, it's missing apiece though because of a guy I used to call a friend.

[@Tayfrog]

I remember looking for the Blank everywhere! That was one of my must haves as a kid.

[@bofo85]

Dude, same! I remember my dad taking me to countless toy shops looking for him lol

[@QuantumFalcon548]

When I was a kid I got a set of lawn darts from a yard sell. Me and my friend would launch them into the air at each other. One of them came down with sun behind it and I couldn't see it. I put my arm up to block the dart and it stabbed me in the forearm. If I hadn't put my arm up it would have taken my eye out. They went into the trash after that.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yikes 🤯

[@joshuabessire9169]

Lucy Lawless: YOU REMOVED IT FROM FROM IT'S ORIGINAL PACKAGING! The Collector: OH NO! (Melts from battery acid).

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣🙌 simpsons

[@Alejandroigarabide]

You can't stop Flubber. It will just keep evolving.

[@keybyss98]

Honestly, I wonder if Hasbro (sorry, “Hassenfeld Brothers”) considered looking at the ingredients of Flubber and thought of finding any chemicals that could break down the Flubber much more easily. Then again, it was probably some insanely toxic shit that would’ve harmed everyone involved even more, so...

[@raptorjesus5870]

Naw it just stays there and will be for the end of time.

[@screamingbanshee1282]

Maybe like the blob it can be controlled by being put in freezing temperatures

[@sickstuff7624]

@@raptorjesus5870 Future civilizations will use it as jewelry and currency as it will actually become a very rare mineral only found in one spot in the world.

[@danielrecommends]

I used to joke It's all fun and games until someone's eye goes rolling across the floor. With some of these toys that could be a literal problem. Great Toy History video Ed! I love the research you put into these and your clever transitions between the toys. These videos are becoming some of my favorite to watch on KZbin.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤓

[@SP-fc9bx]

Dude, lawndarts are why Gen X rules... we culled the weak.

[@jaybreezy1669]

Yes!!!!! 🤟😎

[@davepedersen2115]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@osenator]

My old childhood best friend manage to put a djart in the hood of my father's car by accident.... my father was not very not the least happy... I was snitched out by my older brother...

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yikes 😰

[@jerkfudgewater147]

4:00 I’ve ridden a Swing Bike... it’s like riding a dimensional rift. Pros: •virtually impossible to steal •exciting to ride •folds up pretty small when parked Cons: •It’s impossible to steal because it’s very hard to learn to ride •they’re a bit heavy •as a fairly accomplished MTB rider i was barely able to ride it straight and turning was not only constant but simultaneously impossible 🤣 They’re currently made by welding the neck from a donor bike to the seat tube of the bike you’re building... the top tube is then doubled (made of 2 tubes) because the down tube would hit your knees while riding... i think if you gave yourself about 12 hours you could pretty much get the hang of riding one. A Detangler is a necessity as there is very little stopping the the front end from going crazy and you’re gonna be too scared and too busy trying to control the rapidly changing geometry and wheel placement to use anything but a hand brake. It is literally like riding a tare in reality.

[@mr.uniquedeals3079]

The channel keeps getting better and better keep up the good work Ed

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤘

[@rolandkatsuragi]

Alright, how do we get rid of all these oversized darts? Market them as toys to children? Brilliant!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣🤣🤣👌

[@Lrr_Of_Omikron]

I miss growing up in the 90s.

[@danwilliams1989]

Didn’t they have something similar to SwingWing in an episode of Ed,Edd, N Eddy?

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

😏 could be

[@Heattokun]

It was the episode where they were trying to capitalize on trends/fads if I remember correctly. At one point all the kids were using swingwings, the Ed boys tried to get in on it, and then by the time they did the fad was over. I think.

[@shaneoid361]

You're doing a fantastic job with these videos, great research and delivery, I hope you keep them up!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks so much 🤓

[@jonathandavis1558]

The CSI fingerprint kit is even more interesting when you learn that its not actually a toy. Its an actual contact lifting kit used by actual CSIs thats been repackaged as a toy. The powder we use to lift prints in real life is highly, highly carcinogenic and the brush bristles we dust the contact is made from fiberglass.

[@ironnordegraf]

Damn, I had that Darth Maul lightsaber as a kid. Didn't realize it was that potentially dangerous. I got the toy to go with my Darth Maul costume I wore that year for Halloween and got in a lightsaber duel with another kid who went as Obi-wan. He won.

[@knightradiant]

Yeah i had the Qui Gon Jinn lightsaber. Never heard of a recall lol. That mofo lasted over 10 years before it broke haha

[@raptorjesus5870]

Did he have the highground?!

[@rcdune7132]

Anyone remember those damn shoes that had rollerblades that came out in the back?😂

[@kimanilestercomia1879]

If I'm not mistaken, they're called Heelies.

[@raptorjesus5870]

WHEELIES!!! I REMEMBER THOSE!!!!

[@JonatasAdoM]

Aren't they still around?

[@jrich436]

@@JonatasAdoM yes

[@sickstuff7624]

The guy who invented them just passed away last week. He was multimillionaire from those things.

[@Toaster81]

When I was a kid, one of my neighbors had the power pad & track game. There was 3 brothers, the oldest was friends with my older brother. And the younger twins were my buddies. It's funny the things you remember, like I remember we were living in Flint MI at the time, & I remember we played that game mainly during the winters because it kept us warm. Winters in MI get pretty cold, but man that game had us all sweating after just a few minutes. I remember we would have to alternate people in single player because it just took so much out of us. I miss those days, had completely forgotten about that until this video, thanks for bringing back some good memories

[@kevin10001]

U did forget to mention the batmobile that got recalled in the mid 2000’s cause of claims of kids being stabbed by the fins I still have mind and have the hot wheels version of that batmobile i mainly still have it cause it was already part of my Batman collection and wasn’t giving it up

[@onlyplayaseattacoswiththei9433]

A movie about removing flubber/ooze from the streets of a city???? Have you seen Ghostbusters 2? 😊

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

😯🤯 it all make sense now that movie was just a flubber coverup!

[@onlyplayaseattacoswiththei9433]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut at a boy, now you're getting it 😂💯

[@grecofabulous]

So you're telling me that the BLOB was just a giant ball of FLUBBER !?

[@anthonyjordanmoviesandmore2470]

Lol

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤔 maybe

[@terrancesullivan5707]

I like that he doesn't spend way too much time on each subject like similar videos I've seen

[@spacepiratejacen2258]

Very fascinating! 😀👍

[@stanleyteriaca2184]

The look, the feel, the sounds, so real. Entertech. The realistic water gun which causes the police to shoot them.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yikes 🥴

[@christopherpoole4240]

Ed love these videos. Suggestion for another video is what your toys in Belgium were like compared to the American ones(ones you got, ones you didn't and ones you wanted, different names, etc). You could do games and game systems also(same idea with that ones you got, ones you didn't, and ones you wanted, different names, etc). Keep up the good work.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Its pretty much all the same we just got american products with occasionally a translation name but nothing too weird 🤷‍♂️

[@JB-js4xi]

Had jarts....we set the rings up across a busy street and threw them over cars. That was life back then. Fun.

[@80svillainstoys63]

Great video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 getting closer to the 20k 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤘🤓

[@dooglebee]

My cousin had a swivel bike when we were both in junior high. At first, he was the envy of the neighborhood but that ended after he let a bunch of us ride it. No one ever asked to ride it a second time. lol I don't know what they were thinking when they rolled those out into stores but it sure wasn't at hit in my little town. My cousin's swivel bike is the only one I've ever seen in my life. 😆

[@AaronC143]

I still have those Star Wars: Episode 1 lightsabers. All 3 of them. They're still in really great shape. They still work. I used to play with them all the time. I never had any issues with them at all. I bought them back in 2000.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome 🤓

[@TheBlockingDead1025]

First time seeing the channel and what a banger of an intro. Great work overall!!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks for watching 🤓

[@danieltempleton838]

We had stadium Events when I was a kid and the power pad. Bet my bro still might!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Woah 😯

[@nohandle498]

Came for the toy history... Stayed for the Dillinger escape plan t-shirt

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤘

[@PaintballShyguy]

..I remember playing that stadium game at my friend's house.

[@doriangreen3231]

Qui-Gon Jinn's green lightsaber is awesome.

[@leejones8582]

That Flubber story is great.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

It should be a movie 😄

[@okevolutionviii]

The Monsterverse movies have had huge spoilers due to pictures of toys circulating over a year before the movies release. This is probably the 4th video I've seen on this channel and I was happy to see a The Dillinger Escape Plan shirt. 👌

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Dillinger 🤘🤘

[@bennunavut1697]

I remember as a kid playing Stadium Event with the Power Pad, I've always wondered whatever happen to it and now I do. Thanks.

[@coinslotsandjoysticks2572]

I still have my swing bike I got as a kid in 75. Looks like new

[@patrickgwiasdowski8191]

LOL I still have the darth maul lightsaber.

[@RiderBlitz1.0]

The support for wheelie looks LEGIT,i need it

[@ZoMbIEx23x]

lol When Flubber becomes The Blob. That's quite the genre jump.

[@theradicalden6180]

Flubber became THE BLOB!

[@jbarthol]

People still make Jarts, no shortage of people that have instructions to do so. Prime example of the nanny state.

[@singaporesammy]

Jarts weren't really a toy. It was a game. A fun game. The problem was bad marketing more than bad design. It should have been sold in sporting goods with the archery sets instead of toys with the squirt guns.

[@2000blackstang]

I loved playing the power games at my daycares house! It was our reward if we behaved well that day

[@AsgardianQueen]

I never knew that there was a flubber movie before the Robin Williams one. But I'm a 90's kid, that's probably why.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

It was a surprise to me too

[@majic26]

Thays crazy I had those lightSaber toys as a kid and the csi fingerprint kit and never heard anything about them lol

[@rebelsatcloudnine]

Well this is depressing. I had Stadium Events and 2 of the gamepads. The Nintendo that we owned broke and so it was tossed, but I remember putting all of the games in a box out of the way. Years later I went back to look for them and they were gone. I'm pretty sure one of my parents most likely my Dad tossed out all of my games. So somewhere in an Alberta landfill is a copy of stadium events.

[@BennyLlama39]

Ed: "It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt." Me: In my experience, it's all fun and games until a bunch of whiny-@$$ parents groups get in the way. 😒

[@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305]

Are you talking about the toy guns or the flying murder sticks?

[@christiansmith5047]

*It's all fun and games til someone gets hurt... Then it's hilarious 😂

[@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305]

@@christiansmith5047 I shouldn't be laughing lmfao

[@BennyLlama39]

@@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305 I meant, in general. I get their concerns about the lawn darts or the Hula Hoop thing on kids' heads, though.

[@selalewow]

I was the goalie of my brothers' lawn dart team and I am fi..... ..... ..... I was the goalie of my broth...

[@shakascloset1700]

My friend got a swing bike from his uncle back in 1994. I was 17, and trust me it was really easy to do tricks and ride without falling off. Definitely not dangerous to older kids, 10 and up.

[@christiansmith5047]

We had a power pad! I'm guessing we had the World Class Track Meet ($14.25), not the Stadium Events ($40k) lol. I still remember racing against the final boss, Cheetah. I was the only one of my friends who could beat him 😎

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

And the gold medal goes to Christian! 🤘🤠

[@jessydafoodie8261]

I was one of the kids in the 80s that had to go to the er because of jarts

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yikes 🤯

[@allencampbell3350]

I've lived in Providence for 41 years and I NEVER knew about the Flubber thing. Amzing!

[@williamthompson5504]

I know a guy who owns The Blank carded and signed by Madonna. It's been certified by 2 highly respected companies that deal with signatures. I have no idea why he paid $10k for that thing.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yeah that seems a bit high but cool to have it signed i guess 🤓

[@mothstradamus1183]

I had that CSI kit. I am shook.

[@perryperry659]

Bruh I am enjoying your videos soo much, keep it up!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓

[@crhollifield2012]

i still have my dark maul lightsaber . would love to get my hands on some of these other toys too! great video, thanks for the knowledge

[@hopepapernacky]

So Flubber is literally indestructible??? That’s terrifying. Why isn’t it more well known?

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I think the fbi got a hold of it 😏🤣

[@chatboulon743]

1955: Lady and the Tramp ....no outrage. 1990s: Steve the Tramp ...THAT'S ILLEGAL!!

[@dannythedon82]

I live in Canada and I remember the Dick Tracy figures being available and I bought a few of them but I wasn't ever able to find the Blank. They advertised the character on the back of the package as well as toy Catalogues but I wasn't ever able to find that figure.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤠 keep lookin’ they’ll eventually pop up!

[@oneeyesmiley55]

Supposedly the few(3,000?) that were made were sold off by Sears Canada, from what I read. Actual Canadians would know more than I...

[@dannythedon82]

@@oneeyesmiley55 It's possible but but in Toronto where I'm from. I looked everywhere from Toys R Us, Zellers which was our big department store before Walmart came to Canada, Woolco another Canadian Store, Consumers Distributing which advertised the figure in their Catalogue but they didn't ever have it. Sears didn't have much of a toy department in the actual store but they had a lot more in their Wishbook Catalogue that you could order from so it's possible it was sold from there. I didn't notice it though. Just like the last series of the LJN WWF figures, I wasn't ever able to find the Ultimate Warrior in My area. I don't think we ever got him and some others from the last series as some of the figures were cancelled in general. It wasn't until Hasbro took over making the figures that I got the Ultimate Warrior but the same thing happened at the end of the Hasbro line. Many of the fugures just to name a few because many didn't ever get released in Canada including: Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, Crush, The Rocket Owen Hart, The Steiner Brothers, The Smoking Guns, Bret Hart all attires, The Undertaker, The British Bulldog, The Headshrinkers, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mr. Perfects Blue Attire, Hulk Hogan Red suit, and Yellow suit, etc. Back then there was no online so you would just have to go to the States to find them. Even then they were hard to find. It was just certain areas that got them. The second line of the WCW Galoob figures we didn't ever get either. Only the first series we got. Anyways you can find pretty much anything today but for insane prices!

[@GamerAhmer]

Another great video! Loved that information on flubber! Haha.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓

[@ArtsieFrog]

Woah- that’s what happens to my lightsaber? I had the darthmaul saver and it’s middle melted and I had no idea why. I was grounded for 4 month because my mom thought I was playing with a lighter and burning it.

[@DXChrisCross]

Should have had the Robin Hood Prince of Thieves Sword and Dagger set. That thing caused some damage but was really fun for attacking siblings with.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Ive seen that role play set looked really cool

[@carydavid9947]

We used to play Jart chicken. All the neighborhood kids stood together in a bunch and the Jart was thrown into the air. Last one to move wins and/or goes to hospital.

[@quattrobajeena135]

6:53 I had the Qui Gon and Darth maul One of the things I regret most in my child hood was breaking that Darth maul light saber in two within the first couple days of owning it. I still have to have e that qui gon jin one somewhere still

[@macrixen]

What sucks is I had stadium events growing up.....

[@TimHayes]

Excellent video Ed! So that last toy made for Nintendo was just a limited edition? It wasn't recalled for safety reasons? There's another Nintendo toy which didn't last long called Rob The Robot. Rob came with a deluxe version of the first Nintendo Entertainment System. I believe Rob was designed to be used with the game:"Gyromite." I'd be interested to find out why it didn't last and if it was possibly recalled.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

No it was an idea of a third party developer and nintendo wanted the idea so they bought it made more games for the math and recalled the original stadium events and put out world class track meet as a nintendo developed game 🤓

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

The Video Game Historian made a very comprehensive video on the subject. Long story short, it was the Trojan Horse of Nintendo to sell its FamiCom (rebranded the NES) to a videogame-phobic North American market in 1985 as a toy. They were never recalled, they just stopped production when they got a good foothold on the market (and being a terrible accessory to use)

[@hungfao]

I used to have the Flubber goo back in the early 60s. I remember finding it underwhelming and never did suffer any ill effects. Others kids in my neighborhood had their own. I think some of them were trying to attach it to their Red Ball Jets (

[@jinxtheunluckypony]

I bet Hasbro wasn’t expecting Flubber to be that hard to get rid of.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 🤣

[@Paulafan5]

That's kind of creepy if all that is true. They actually created an evil version of Flubber.

[@Solwid100]

Love the video, can't wait for a new toy history :) keep up the good work :)

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓👌

[@impofstpete727]

Look at the recall of the original Harry Potter Nimbus broom. The reason is, well interesting and probably should have undergone more testing.

[@cambonious23]

Could never find the blank toy. Also, the prune face was hard to find. Found it on the way out and never saw another one again. I searched for the blank but to no avail.

[@TheTrollMastah]

Wow I had 4 of those lightsabers. I had Maul’s double-bladed one, Qui-Gon, Anikin and Mace Windu’s. I think I had a couple more but they never burnt me so

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome 🙌

[@derburgermeister3215]

Top Video again. I really like your videos. Thanks

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓

[@NinjaHouseShow]

Dude, love your content

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤓

[@_The_Worst_]

😮😮😮...That flubber ish is crazy❗❗❗ And the people whom was trying to get rid of it was just as crazy...💯✔ Trying to sink it into the bottom of the ocean, that's just insane...🤦‍♂️

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I think godzilla was made of flubber 🤔

[@justinconn1301]

Same thing with mantels rookie year baseball cards. Company dumped all cards in ocean. But since flubbed was causing infections they should have never dumped it in ocean or buried it etc.

[@linkofdoom24]

I remember having a darth maul saber but it wasn’t the light up kind. Was cool though.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Double sided lightsaber is always cool 🤠🤘

[@dannythedon82]

I remember my friend and his brother had the Power Pad. They had every Nintendo game and accessory pretty much.

[@dannythedon82]

@Robd1 replies yeah I remember my friend's brother cut the finger tips of the power glove as that was the style back then and even wore it outside lol!

[@THETOYTIMEMACHINE]

These are really great videos. I've been learning something every episode

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Bring back the toy time machine! 🤘

[@autobotjazz1972]

Interestingly while it is illegal to even sell used jarts/lawndarts, it is legal to sell the empty packaging and there is even a market for it.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 🤓🤘

[@jamesmoss3424]

That flubber can't not be put down. 😀👍

[@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305]

It will destroy us all

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305 it must be stopped. 😀👍

[@ShinobiShowdown]

Pet Rocks because you can throw them at people, storefronts, and put an eye out with one.

[@GrumpyIan]

I still have my mom's Jarts. They did come back with a rubber tip rather than metal.

[@aceldamia9114]

Jart's/Lawn Darts were really good. No good reason for their ban, even with what is said in this video. Kid's get hurt. It's part of being a kid.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I saw them in an episode of izombie and was like wait whut this is a thing 🤠 I probably would have played with it back in the day if we had some but then again we were uses to getting hurt and playing on metal playgrounds 🤘

[@deniseboldea1624]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut The majority of the stuff made in the 60's and 70's was potentially lethal, yet the vast majority of us survived. Of course back then we had parent's that actually kept tabs on what you were doing so if you were caught trying to impale friends or siblings with lawn jarts they'd take them away and ground you until you learned not to throw them at people. It just seems like parent's today don't really want to be bothered with parenting.

[@acertainshape]

@@deniseboldea1624 OK boomer!

[@deniseboldea1624]

@@acertainshape Gen Xer actually. 😁

[@QueerKitsune]

Pretty sure dying isn't part of being a kid.