BANNED TOYS! Marvel Toybiz, Furby, Madballs, Aurora Monster Scenes, Kenner - TOY HISTORY EP. 55

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

So who had a Furby & a Madball back in the day?! 🤔

[@Retro-2-now]

I wish I still had all my Madball stuff. I am a reseller, mostly vintage T shirts, but right now, I have 2 Furbys and I found one for my wife.

[@bw2273]

My younger sister had a Furby. I have an ET Furby I bought recently at a toy show. I remember Madballs as a kid, but never owned one. Now I want a Crack Head!! Haha 😆Great video Ed!

[@heruka369]

A friend of mine set up a little wagon booth in a local mall back in the day and sold Furbys and Beanie Babies during the high point of their craze and made sick cash. Parents flocked in droves to get toys for their kids at Xmas.

[@CosmicRanger-xg7cz]

I had a Madball and my sister had a Furby.

[@F13fan]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut I have all series 2 madballs but only some from series 1 and no supers unfortunately. My grandma bought a couple Furbys for herself because they were the popular thing & she thought they were cute lol reminded me of Gizmo

[@doctorskelestein6068]

I'm a simple monster. I see Madballs, I click.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I like the way you think 🤘😎

[@robpatterson3133]

I'm with it lol I had em

[@argarman09]

I still have a few

[@THELONDONCHANNEL]

I had that exact mad ball on the thumbnail, that’s why I clicked

[@ericbrocious6047]

Same. I did for that exact reason. Then I saw a suckerman and locked in.

[@bookat69]

Ha! I had that Venom figure with the voice box backpack. It scared the crap out of my mom one time, it was night time/dark in the house and she stepped on the backpack and it let out the "I'm gonna eat your brain" line

[@BarbarosaAlexander]

I loved Mad Balls. I even collected the comics. I'd forgotten all about Skateboard Smack Ups, even though I had two.

[@ChrisThrashHeavydeLeon]

I had those Robin Hood swords growing up as a kid (they were gold colored) and they were by far the best swords ever, haha. They were strong as hell and they lasted forever during my childhood. Good times.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Epic 🙌

[@wanya_telborn]

Yes!! Omg they were so good!!

[@CDR_TUVOK]

I love these formats of video. You get history, nostaligia and more Ed!!!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🙌🤓

[@ajhproductions2347]

I saw Madballs and clicked. I had totally forgotten about those. Couldn’t remember what they were called for years but I loved em. Loved em. I remember that eyeball one so well. A brain one, man those were so cool. Wish they’d bring ‘em back.

[@80sKid.]

Movie pitch: a spy flick where an eavesdropping Furby goes rogue lol As a teenage comic book reader, Venom gave me the heebie jeebies. The way McFarlane drew that guy was scary as...

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤔 the furby cinematic universe, we just need a story pitch for those tiger electronic handhelds now 🤣🤘

[@colincarroll7218]

I think furby would do better in a horror movie setting than anything😊

[@JimboFettsToyTomb]

@@colincarroll7218 absolutely!!!! Think Critters or Gremlins, but with Furbys. 🤣🤣🤣

[@colincarroll7218]

You forgot to add that sometime furbys wolud come back to life after the batterys died and scare the shit out of you lol

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I tought that only happend to me 🤣

[@ceriale734]

My cousin had one that wouldn't shut up and his mom thought we were playing with it so she took the batteries out. Bout twenty min later it started talking again!! She heard that from her room and said hell now and he went to the outside trash

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

On the news someone said they Heard a furby say I get a gun.

[@colincarroll7218]

@@nehemiahpouncey3607 that seems accurate

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

@@colincarroll7218 🤣

[@williamwright9079]

Yeah me and my girlfriend both had Furbies that used to party with us. After we broke up, I got so paranoid after Furby spying on me and reporting to my ex I had Furby dissected! Loved the video Bro!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Whaaat 🤣

[@andrewgrant2990]

Another great video sir- so thank you very much! I don't know if you covered this 1 @ some point, but here we go. While not necessarily banned there was an ape action figure from the movie Congo. He had damage to his head & was originally released as "Skinhead". Later, the name had stickers covering that & after that they changed the name on the cards to "Blastface". I always wonder how things like this & the name you mentioned slip through. Have a great day!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Ill look into that 😎

[@F13fan]

Glad to see another toy history vid! And notice the change of the setup behind you since acquiring new grails. Hopefully you keep changing it so we can see more of your awesome collection!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

This is temporary 😅 working on something back there

[@colincarroll7218]

​@@EdsRetroGeekOutI'm surprised you haven't had like a secret room installed for all your toys yet or a couple, especially one base solely for all the TMNT stuff that would be sick as hell

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I like that there’s limits otherwise i would try to buy so much more 🤣

[@colincarroll7218]

​@@EdsRetroGeekOutThat's true but still if you had a secret room then you'd be able to hide and scare the crap out of Greco and the guys And you'd be able to keep your special stuff secret😊

[@partlycloudy9443]

The Aurora moster kits were great. I dont remember them having so much contraversy. My mom bought me a lot of them didnt bother her to much, as long as it kept us busy and out of her hair..lol I was a kid of the 70s and we played with a lot of strange and dangerous toys.

[@SupermanKalEl7828]

Very Informative and Interesting. Thanks Eddie for the History Lesson of Banned Toys! Great Excellent Job, Buddy! 😎😎😎👍👍

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤘

[@SupermanKalEl7828]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut 😎🤙

[@clown599]

i guess the Skateboarders are the grandfathers of the Savage Mondo Blitzers arrived some years after...

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 😁🤘

[@80sToysRoc]

So good to see another one of these videos Ed. Some of my favorite content you produce!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤘

[@exosapiens2509]

Another great episode by this great, humble KZbinr.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Wow, thank you!

[@GabeMunguia-bm3wg]

This was great and love the vids keep them coming brother. 💯💯💯

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks! Have an awesome weekend 🤘

[@cvtdesign82]

Great video, was a huge madball fan! Also huge fan of anything Universal Monster or related.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Monsters are the best 🤘

[@jamesoblivion]

Talking Venom can still be had for a decent price, even mint on card. I bought one a few years ago, as an adult collector, because I never got to have one as a kid before it disappeared from stores. I definitely remember the controversy at the time.

[@JimboFettsToyTomb]

Love the gross out craze of the late 80s.Thanks for another great video Ed.

[@CosmicRanger-xg7cz]

Back in the 80s and early 90s some Suburb parents did not want their kids to be happy. They did the same thing to Horror movies.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

It just made the kids want it more 🤷🏻

[@snukastyle]

I had that Iceman, but was unaware that it got fragile with extended cold exposure like that. I only used the frost gimmick once or twice, but never the ice sled outside of the plastic part as a display base. The only downside I was ever aware of was the clear plastic discoloring over the years!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yes that’s going to yellow no matter what 🫠

[@heruka369]

This was a REALLY great video sir! Heck, all your videos are great.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Wow, thanks!

[@dollydollyuk]

I love your history videos, thank you! I have a huge Furby collection! They are creepy but awesome. Do you remember the Cabbage Patch doll that could 'eat' food and would actually chomp kids fingers? There was also the Barbie that skated and had sparks come out of her skates. I had a toy in the 80s which was similar - a circle on a stick then you pressed a button and it sped up and made sparks. I loved that toy so much but thinking back now it was so dangerous!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Nice! Those have both been covered in previous episodes 😅 not sure if that cabbage patch ate fingers but it had metal plates making that movement on a motor that wouldn’t stop so easily. I read hair and clothing got caught in it 😕

[@dollydollyuk]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Awesome! I have watched most of your videos, but will go have another look :D

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks so much 😁

[@daneecto_8412]

Love these Knowledge trips, thanks ed

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤘

[@danielc3472]

Another excellent episode! The old school monster model kits were awesome! 👍🏼

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤘

[@SupermanKalEl7828]

Back in 80s I remember I had only one Madball as a Teenager. Honestly, I don't remember what happened to it, but I think I Lost it Somewhere, back in those Days! 🤣😂🤣👍👍

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Bounced away never to be seen again 😅

[@SupermanKalEl7828]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut 🤜💥🤛

[@brianrobinson2962]

Ed just a awesome channel mate love watching your channel mate

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 👍

[@joeystacey4901]

Love this content The banned toys were so much fun to watch. Wife and I have watched it twice now. Love the ferbies my wife had them. Thank you for putting out these great videos.

[@NickToxic]

Carrie Car Door made me Laugh 🤣

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

😎 that writers room was on a roll with their alliterations 🤣

[@mightyfilm]

My cousin had one of those Marvel talking things. I forget which one, but it's supposed to say "Take your best shot," but it was so muffled and fuzzy, it came out as "kicky boob shot." He also had a small electronic sound pinball game with Spider-Man, where "Spider-Sense Tingling" sounded like "How much is penguin."

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

There’s no winners in talking toys 🤣

[@mightyfilm]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut The worst story I've heard was the case of this Elmo toy that sang "You Make Me Want to Shout" where the mother thought it was singing "Rip Elmo's fur out" (it was a fully plastic toy). Oddly enough, the toy WAS recalled, but only due to the fact the paint used on it was lead based.

[@matthewmiller1194]

Didn't know that about the Prince of Thieves sword playset....now I know.....also....great to see you representing The Gnarly Toybox with wearing their hat....

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Saw them at the ohio toy show and tought the cap looked cool 😁

[@matthewmiller1194]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut they are about 2 hours drive time away from me.

[@IcelandDan]

Another great video Ed! 🤘

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks for watching

[@USLethal]

Madballs Gross Jokes was peak cinema

[@ikaros6453]

Ahh Furby. My sister had one when she was little and when my mom heard about the “recording” and “learning to talk” she spent countless hours trying to teach it all the bad words just to have it cuss anyone out that walked into the room

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

You could say Ronnie Roadkill should have been... "falling in reverse". 🥁🤣😓

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mopickin1]

Clackers (glass can shatter), View-Master Batman Viewer (Batman ears can poke out eyes), Jarts (impale your opponent).

[@scubapete9500]

Great history Ed! 👍😎😎

[@Solwid100]

Welcome back toy history❤ top episode eddy😮😊

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤘

[@dimitryryutta]

To this day,i still have NO IDEA why Furbiz were so popular.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

You have a pet that doesn’t poop, needs food or real responsibility

[@SidewaysBurnouts]

a furby will crack teeth if you throw it at your step dads face

[@DarthBushlad]

Yes another toy history thanks Edd!!!!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks for watching 🤘

[@masudashizue777]

On the night before I went to buy a Disney Flubber Putty in Japan, I saw on the news that the product was off the shelves due to consumers getting rashes on their hands from handling the putty. Nevertheless, I went to my nearby store and convinced them to sell it to me. I played with the putty and didn't have any problems whatsoever. This happened I believe in 1963.

[@eltenda]

Excellent video brother 😊

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤓

[@juggalo4life247]

I loved madballs as a child!

[@bossvalordave]

Iam so glad your back great video

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thank you

[@dillpicklefart8627]

Bought a MIB Matell Krusher from watching your videos and it's definitely one of my Holy grails.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Such a cool looking monster 🤘

[@AllBreaksLoose]

I think it's funny that parents in the 80s and 90s were worried about these toys for their kids. Now those same kids are collecting them as adults. I think I had some of those model kits though...look familiar. 🤔

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

You can’t stop that old school marketing from getting to us 🤣

[@colincarroll7218]

Here's the thing that I find really funny is that they were more worried about our toys than they are worried about the toys nowadays. I mean you look at some of the toys they have nowadays and you wonder how they get produced or made at all😅

[@colincarroll7218]

Not to mention our parents had lawn darts. I never got to experience those. My parents just said you tossed them up in the air and then whatever happened happened. Parents did not care about their kids back then😅

[@AllBreaksLoose]

Oh lawn darts....my neighbor had a set of those. I can say banning those was a good idea. Making em...no.

[@patsparks8731]

Good Job Ed, very entertaining. I have the Aurora Frankenstein (boxed) kit w “victim”…😮

[@jreichert37]

That's crazy, the article that referenced the Walmart pulling the furby is my local walmart

[@colincarroll7218]

This was your best video. Everybody and I say that about every video of yours but it's true

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣 thanks buddy

[@wolvespunk]

I loved Madballs when I was a kid….. I think I still have a few of them

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

They’re art!

[@matthewbutcher2931]

I love your videos, but not sure about those AI illustrations!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

It was a trial to see if it could illustrate some more challenging things from the story to visualize 🤓 but a lotta people don’t like em so i guess they’re out 😏

[@sprinkletragedy]

Glad to hear you'll be taking them out. Love this video, but not a fan of AI art as an artist myself!

[@matthewbutcher2931]

​@@EdsRetroGeekOut Well it's your channel, you do what you want! Always good to try new things. The style was pretty good, but things like the hands and fingers are a giveaway!

[@PaladinHeart]

You forgot to mention the "hair eating" Cabbage Patch Kid xD I remember there was a Cabbage Patch Kid that kids could feed and it had a motorized mouth or something that would pull the food in. Unfortunately some kids with long hair would get their hair caught in the mechanism, which led to a recall. AFAIK at least.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I got those covered in episode 3 of this series 🤓

[@Theretrosaint]

Awesome video Ed!! 🍕

[@WagesofCine]

Just went down a rabbit hold of watching Furby saying terrible things videos.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣🤣🤣 that’s gotta go deep

[@frankspencer1557]

Another banned gross out toy I remember are Breath Blasters action ficures. If I recall they were banned for actually being toxic!

[@Pegwarmers]

My Iceman broke at the chest.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤯 exploded?!

[@Pegwarmers]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut no, he just fell apart. I still played with him for a while because he was my favorite X-Men.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

@Pegwarmers those first couple years have some amazing fun toys. I love the vehicles that tied in with the cartoon

[@bobcalderon2534]

Thanks for the video 😊

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks so much for watching 🙏

[@PlasticFlashback]

Great vid as always!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thank you 🤘

[@TheRetroTinker]

Great video Ed!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks for watching 🤓

[@Drtonguestoys]

I remember back in the day (1993), KB had bins full of the talking Venoms.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤔 was it just venom or the other ones in the talking line too?

[@Drtonguestoys]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut It’s been a few years, old man brain here. I seem to recall a very small amount of the rest of the line and a predominate amount of Venoms. I had a shop back then and bought all I could afford. I think I ran out in the late 90s.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤔 maybe they put em out after the heat cooled down

[@PerryDouglas-v5h]

My dad worked for American Greetings when they made Madballs. The only one I still have is Crack Head. It’s unsellable because the top of the head with Crack Head in particular, tended to crack more with the foam drying out over the years.

[@loringbush1455]

Furby was Alexia years before Alexia started! Hey? Furby what's the weather for today? It's raining furballs and cat litter!

[@elcowabungahe-man6156]

Great video Ed love the hunting video but also is good the history videos

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thank you Sir! We just went hunting last weekend so should have a couple new up in the following weeks 🤓

[@elcowabungahe-man6156]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut can't wait to see it ✌️😁

[@toddburris4311]

I still have the skateboard figure named Timmy Tire Track. I completely forgot what the line was called, and where or when I even picked it up. 😂 I love that thing, though. Even more now that I know it was banned. ❤️

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

They’re good to collect 😁 i want the battery operated one

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Remember that robot chicken sketch?😂

[@Phoenix2312]

12:38 Silly link here... I work for a Company here in Leicester, UK that was once Nabisco-Freers... The Nabisco name was sold a long time ago, I believe it is owned by General Mills, but the factories were sold to McVities... So yeah, I work at Nabisco!!!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Ok & nabisco bought aurora before they got taken over by general mills 😅 all those big companies just play monopoly don’t they

[@Phoenix2312]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut LOL! Yup... We are now onwed by Pladis who also own Mondalez... Got to give them credit though, Given teh factories age, They are doing their best to keep production here in the UK. Which is GOOD! Too many Big UK brands are now made outside of the UK!

[@shadown5757]

Speaking of the plastic Robin Hood sword and dagger I remember having one of the original swords from Disney on ice that used to be real hard and rigid plastic that could really pack a punch and would not bend. Years later my cousin bought the same sword on a Disney on ice event and the blade was flimsy plastic that would easily bend and even be easily be detached of its hilt 🥴🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nathanielrudnick3254]

Dude I love the hat! I'm a local from that shop and recognized it right away. I wonder if we ever went to toe to toe on one of his auctions lol

[@jamesmoss3424]

Madballs are killer to play. 😀👍

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤔 What was the playing pattern like, hiding them to gross out with or just as a ball to play sports with 🤣

[@stephenthomas1492]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut - Oh, nothing grossed us out back then, we just threw them around and let others marvel at how cool they were.

[@stephenthomas1492]

I have to admit, I REALLY enjoyed the comic-book they put out back then. I was just at that age where something so poorly written was right up my alley.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

They could have gone way darker with that cartoon but it’s so quirky 🤣

[@ToyKennections]

Amazing. Had no idea about some of these toys.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy

[@videoviper]

1:47 And now we have Alexa and other voice assistents listen to everything 24/7 Funny how things change with time

[@adamhenke-h8t]

dude.. cosmic coincidence... ive been listening to Less than jake the last two days... mind blown!!! Five state drive and Pete Jackson is getting married are my go 2s. and my best friend's sister was on the side of the first Furbee box. This vid really hit home for me! Hahaha

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Gonna see less than jake this weekend 🤘

[@adamhenke-h8t]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut So awesome!

[@acrodave9287]

I'm surprised they never tried to ban the big Shogun Warriors, those fists shot out hard enough to stun household pets...or even kid brothers... 😂

[@-WillAlone-]

LawnDarts!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yesh those were pretty brutal 😅

[@batangbatugan]

I remember there was a WWE action figure of Al Snow that came with a female mannequin head with "HELP ME" written on its forehead that stirred up some controversy as well.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I have that one now thanks to a viewer 😅

[@robertguarino355]

Great video

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks!

[@brianking973]

I had that venom figure that talks! I had it on my desk next to my phone (land line) and a lightning storm made it say "I want to eat your brain!" I freaked and ran to my parents room lol.

[@BOXERCRAZYBROWNCLOWN]

Great vid, what is the slot car set at the end of the aurora model kits?

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

This is also made by aurora 🤓

[@Spacetrucker138]

I love monster model kits, company called moebius still makes some,

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Epic, i recently found my first vintage one of the wolfman 😎

[@djoglala]

That furbie thing was a spy. As a kid i thought it was haunted cause it moved and acted on its own without any stimulatation, especially at night( day time in china). The thing would turn on and look around. Wouldnt say anything just looked around and freaked me out.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

So they’re just haunted 😵‍💫

[@metern]

I just bought myself a Furby Boom (the digital type). The big problem is that Furby only works with the app Furby Boom, which only works on IOS. I'm an Android user, and there isn't an Android app 😫💩.

[@metern]

The old Furbys are great, though 😁.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

They can really spy now 😱

[@metern]

@@EdsRetroGeekOutYup. The app isn't secured at all. That's why Google took the app down.

[@mincedbeats]

I’ve got one more Skateboard Smack Ups to get, Tammy Tail Pipe. I have four on card - who saved those up for nearly forty years without opening them?

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

There were some crazy stories about Furby's. They thought furbys had cameras in Them spying on us from the government. One person said he heard a furby say I Get a gun.😂

[@MartinCarterProduction]

Interessting Video. Great

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy

[@loringbush1455]

Marshall's was produced bye Marvel comic's and yes I still have my comic's from this amazing animated cartoon series!

[@nathanvanmiddlesworthmedia]

There was another Skateboarders toy line in the 90's that was bendy & had troll doll type hair...I haven't been able to find what it was called

[@jamesoblivion]

I still have the OG Toy Biz Iceman, and he's still in one piece. I guess I didn't utilize the color changing feature enough to break him. 😆

[@Minfiget]

Super soaker 2000 is my fave banned toy

[@rogertrump1026]

I had that Iceman as a kid no wonder why his arms did eventually fall off due to those crappy pins holding his joints and I never knew about being able to put water in the sled, and lol 😂 did put him in the freezer a few times too because I loved that ice effect, miss that toy. As for that talking venom man count me in, I want to find him on a toy hunt. Keep the videos coming out and man no jokes I can't wait till the attic invaders ride again in your area. I asked Narc in a recent video and trust me by no means was I making fun but do y'all even have attics in Europe or is it more basement based??? Told him it be cool if y'all ran into the bizaro versions of y'all called the basement invaders just a thought and might make new content.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

😎 we might see more attics here then in the us 🤷🏻🤣🤣🤣

[@9daywonda]

I remember those ball thingz I actually had one.

[@SkullyTheHypnoSkull]

Wow! I have the crack head madball, and it says crack head on the toy! I didn't even know, I clicked on this video because crack head was on the thumbnail.

[@dirtbagdarrell2008]

It would be great to make a video with Matty and Gabbo.

[@CaptainPeconi]

Do we know of any examples of that Robin Hood sword in a collection?

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I haven’t seen that or the bow yet

[@Toaster81]

My oldest daughter's mother had a furby. I broke it because the damn thing would randomly squawk/talk throughout the night & I had to get up for work at 0400. I told her to take the batteries out or put it in a closet or something.... she didn't & found it funny that I wasnt able to sleep. Until I threw it as hard as I could at the ground & it broke apart. And finally got some sleep after my ex yelled for a hour.

[@ghostshirt1984]

The 1980's was a fun morbid time for toys and collector cards. I love and miss madballs, love and miss garbage pale kids.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Aw yeaah

[@pandesalvado4559]

Hey Edd, if you need art I can do comms, no need to use ai slop!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Sweet dude 🤘😎 where can I find you

[@sethlogee9316]

you left out the greatest bannd toy Jarts 🎯🤕😜