Remembering Fisher Price Little People | Toysplosion

[@soterioncoil2163]

I was born days before '73 and I can just remember owning the village! The 70's and 80's were wonderful times to be a kid! God bless!

[@kentucky_bandit3493]

So glad you covered the castle. That was played with in my household for literally years, first with the Little People, then it became Destro's Castle with my GI Joes.

[@RetailArchaeology]

I have tons of memories of Little People. My younger brother loved them in the 80s. He called them his "ho ho men" but I don't remember why, lol! I have the most memories of the Action Garage. We would both play with that together and I remember using my Lego vehicles with it. Great video, thanks for the nostalgia!

[@badmrfrosty09]

This is downright therapeutic. Don't think anyone else has covered this line that most of us owned back in the day. Well done sir!

[@jamievaughn1485]

The memories!!! I was born in 76 so I had a few of these. The castle was always my favorite.

[@PatTheNESpunk]

Great stuff, Dan!

[@cshepard1981]

I used to have the farm and the western town. The animals were always the best part for me. Seeing the castle dragon was neat!

[@izioq]

So proud to hear my music being feature in this video! Thanks Dan, you rock! - izioq

[@PixelPipes]

Cookie for President.

[@ToonamiT0M]

I completely forgot that I had some of these. SO MANY NOSTALGIC FEELS! Already loving the new series.

[@JonBck]

I had forgot the garage! That was one of my favourite toys when I was a child!

[@miskelproducts41]

The Action Garage and the Airport... HOURS OF FUN! I can't believe I almost forgot about these. Also reminds me of being a little kid and going to places like school and the pediatrician and playing with toy cars and stuff made of real wood. Durable, quality toys that excited the imagination. 😊 Beautiful times...

[@ardala3922]

Fisher Price toys were so much better back then. They had so much detail. Today's versions are so cheaply made and lack the same detail.

[@TheKarsten75]

Man, I had that house and completly forgot about it: WHAT A FEELING!! *ring, ring*

[@wedge9986]

Great video. As a kid, I just never appreciated how creative, thoughtful or well engineered these toys were.

[@PurpleLibra-t10j]

I remember playing with these either in playrooms in the Hospital or in daycare. My favorite is always go to was the barn with the moo door. 😆 I had a fun time playing with the little people sets as a child.

[@majinnihlathak6025]

Great idea Dan! Our first action figures, that and Weebles.

[@Fnordathoth]

Great video Dan, my favorite part besides all of it was the footage of Spencer playing with those vintage play sets. So awesome, thank you for making my day just a little brighter with this video.

[@OldBoley]

Oh my, so much nostalgia and great memories. The action garage especially. Thanks Dan. I'm a wee bit emotional after watching that. Great video. Looking forward to more from Toysplosion.

[@noahsalo1792]

I remember my grandma had all these at her house for whenever the grandkids came over. Classic toys!

[@Pantechnicon]

FP Little People and playsets are an underrated niche for collectors. I've got the house, the parking garage, and the airport (this latter being my original one, dating all the way back to 1974), and have decided to give them all the full restoration attention they deserve. I can easily see my future grandkids playing with them one day.

[@proolio]

You hit it spot on. This is going to be an amazing series. I remember playing with almost all these play sets growing up in the 80's.

[@Jos3jmsfkl]

I still have almost all of my figures! Me and my friends used to play with them all the time! I was a huge fan!

[@peucoman]

great episode! can we get an episode for BIONICLE? I believe they deserve it, me and all the 1999 kids who grew with the Legend of Mata Nui

[@THEPERSONA3RELOADISREALLLL]

Peucoman Yes!

[@Spotfire5150]

Yes yes man

[@toytripperv8488]

KZbinr Billiam did a video about bionicle, you could check it out if you want.

[@JMan1380]

Dan, I'm surprised you haven't talked about these years ago! I don't remember having any playsets as a kid, but I know I had a family of Little People. My aunt and I were close in age. Between her and a couple cousins, I sure had a good opportunity to play with the house, parking garage, and a few more. These were great toys to play with when I didn't have my action figures. Thanks, Dan!

[@dillontam9752]

Man, this brings back memories- even though I didn't even grow up with them! One of my relatives had the village from their childhood, and even though I only played with it once, many years ago, i guess it stood for me enough to suddenly have a memory of having a good time with it during this video! Loving the vibes I'm getting from the series Dan, can't wait for the rest of the series!

[@anneberkes1516]

I also enjoyed the hospital playset and the school house with a real chalkboard in it. These toy were practically indestructible and survived many seasons in out sandbox. I hope "toys that made us" do a Fisher price episode.

[@jamesaustin1988]

I remember I had a bunch of modern little people, and my grandparents had these little people. I loved them so much, I asked my parents to buy me the old stuff on Ebay for birthdays and Christmas.

[@marklawson2004]

I had the airport and the garage for the little people. You’ve brought back some great pre school toy memories. Thanks so much for this and all your videos.

[@mrtoon4197]

AMAZING! those toys was my intro to the magical world of toys.i remember playing countless hours with them!

[@ErwinPapa]

The nostalgia hits hard with this one. The dog, the plane, and the parking structure were my favorites as a kid. Even as I got older, I would incorporate these with my Ninja Turtle figs..!

[@ketchupkatsup9805]

This is awesome! Just got watching all of The Toys that Made Us and needed something to fill the void- this'll do very nicely! Thanks Dan!

[@ishammc7211]

My personal favorites are the 70s Little People plane with passengers and the 70s Little People Peanuts Gang. I had fun with those countless times. At 5 years old back in 1977, I had common sense to know that if a member of the Charlie Brown Peanut's Gang boarded the flight late and all of the seats were taken, then someone had to give up their seat PERIOD!

[@phoenix4flame]

Thank you so much for a starting this new series, Dan. I always thought that your strengths as a reviewer was as a toy enthusiast and historian. I never knew that the parking garage I loved so much as a kid was actually a little people garage. You have inspired me to track this down and add it to my nostalgic collection :-)

[@islandgurl4927]

This brought back many fond memories of childhood. We had most of the sets. Played with them alot. We also had the Weebles Woobles little people lol. Thanks for the menories.

[@jedipoodoo]

I remember all of these as a kid, great video Dan! I love history, and I think this is important to the history of toys whether people realize it or not.

[@Anathea]

My childhood!!!!

[@thew40]

Great retrospective, Dan! I kinda wish you had followed them through the modern day, but I loved what we got. Just watched this with my wife and daughters and we all enjoyed its. Keep up the good work!!!!

[@gmoney1061]

My god, you gave me a childhood flashback! I can still remember playing with all these! Thank you for posting this! 🥳👍🏾😎🤟🏾

[@DistoryDan]

This is awesome Dan!! Great video!

[@ringo2715]

Looooved the music in this episode. It made me super nostalgic. I can't wait to see more episodes of this series.

[@babyteeth4]

Loved this. Bob and I had so many of these toys.

[@miai.1922]

I used to play with the little people when I was a kid! My brothers played with them before I was born and they were passed down to me. I dont think we had any of the playhouses, at least I dont remember. I had so much fun playing with the little people regardless. Great fun memories

[@ken_doll_fan]

I love it, I am 46 years old and I still have the mini buses and some little dolls from the farrm and the airport.

[@keybyss98]

Damn, these play sets have more to them than most play sets for older kids! I mostly remember playing with the late 90’s-2000’s Little People toys when I was little. They were great, but I also do remember playing with the late 60’s-80’s toys at my grandparents’ house. One of them was a little house with a basketball hoop and trash can. I don’t remember what the garbage can exactly lead to, but I remember being absolutely mesmerized when I discovered that you could shove a little people figure in it and it would lead to this crazy little area in the house!

[@rickeydoesit]

Wow! Thank you for the amazing trip down memory lane! I must have gotten the castle as a hand-me-down or yard-sale purchase, cause I didn't have any of the figures, but that didn't stop it from being one of my all time favorite toys! When you opened that staircase the kid inside me cried out SKELETONS GO IN THERE! Love your videos. Super excited for this series!!!

[@shaolinboar]

Great episode Dan! I still remember playing with these when I was little. Looking forward to more episodes!

[@steveelmy]

This was AWESOME and Super Nostalgic for me! I definitely remember the Car Park/Parking Lot, as well as the Aeroplane. My mum picked up the Sesame Street one 2nd-Hand and its still my favourite of the sets! Even after me and my brother were too "old" for it, young relatives visiting my parents LOVED playing with it! Looking forward to more Toysplosion goodness! ^_^

[@tomchorlton4911]

I loved the Parking Garage Playset and especially the Castle when I was a kid. A lot of Star Wars characters had adventures in those sets.

[@originaluddite]

My brother and I had the Little People garage, and we played with it alongside another playset called Push Button Small Mall. The Internet tells me it was sold in the US by Sears however, the figures that came with it had ball bearings in them, allowing them to roll, which makes me suspect it was made by Tomy, whose Merry-Go playsets came with such figures. Great stuff.

[@billford171]

so good. Had most those sets as a kid, plus the barn, schoolhouse (with chalkboard and magnet letters) and camper. Truly a toy that has stood the test of time, more so than any other (dare I say even lego…)

[@willywampa84]

This was such a fun video to watch. I remember playing with little people when I was little. We had the family playhouse, but the brown version as well as the farm of course. I think these are still at my parents house in their garage somewhere! Can't wait for the next episode!

[@CollectionDX]

Great episode Dan, I had a few moments of "I remember that!", and now I covet the Castle. Thanks!

[@BigShow59]

That was awesome! Little People were the best. I remember playing with my neighbor’s castle at every opportunity. Great stuff, Dan.

[@thetoysofchildhood]

The Fisher Price Little People toys are some of the BEST toys ever made!!🙂💕

[@NoMSGjv]

I still miss the castle playest I had. I remember these playsets being in doctor's office waiting rooms. Classic toys!

[@joegoesretro]

I swear some of the ones I had when I was little were wood bodies and plastic heads, probably hand-me-downs or bought at a thrift store. I remember having the firehouse. I didn't have it, but the farm is absolutely iconic, with the barn doors that went "moo" when you opened them.

[@thenovelhoarder4180]

Wow...what memories come back seeing these again. Great video!

[@Dusty_B]

Dude I loved these as a kid! I would've probably never had thought about them again if not for this video. It brought back some good memories. Thank you

[@BlooFoster]

AMAZING VIDEO! Even though I grew up In the 2010's I had almost everything in this video from my parents childhood collection's! My personal favorite was always the original school and airport. These toys are built to last! And even though I'm older now, I still use them for my youtube channel which features a comedy show centered around them. Even after 50 years these toys are still being loved by kids and it’s beautiful! Love your channel btw!

[@robertgiven7892]

I used to have all of those sets the family house, the down town sets, the parking garage, the castle, the sesame street village, the farm set, the school set, the circus train set, the construction site, an airplane set, boats, and helicopters. The circus train set came with a lion, elephant, monkey, bear, clowns, acrobats, ring master, and a locomotive with cage car for the lion and a caboose. The construction site set came with construction workers, a dump truck, bulldozer, cement mixer, and a tall building with a working elevator and 4 levels and a working crane that would hoist materials for the workers could use. I didn't have the airport that you have. The airplane set came with a large passenger plane, baggage cars, pilots, passengers, and luggage. I had both wooden people and plastic people. My parents still have some of these fisher-price toys stored in boxes. Good memories of our childhood years.

[@8ByteBrian]

Excellent work Dan, from one toy guy to another! I had a lot of these sets as a kid, the Farm, Sesame Street, & the Airport which was huge & super fun! Can't wait to see more Toysplosion episodes, nice work!

[@Cameroo]

Thanks for the great little trip down memory lane there Dan! =3

[@binkman853]

This is great. Grew up in 70s and remember all this. Excellent presentation and I look forward to catching up. Great interview with Pat recently also. Loved all the sets you showed.

[@Futuredynamo]

Great video! I had some of these as a kid in the early 80s. I had a variation of that Sesame Street Clubhouse, but it completely lacked the Sesame Street themeing/branding. It was differently colored, too, but was otherwise the same sculpt. They probably just repurposed it after the license ended. I very much remember the part at the top that made the figures move. I KNOW I played with that castle set as a kid. I'm trying to remember if I had it, or if it was something that they had at a day care center that I went to (I'm leaning towards the latter as being the most likely scenario). Watching that was like DejaVu! I hand't thought about that castle in years, and I forget about most aspects of it, but as you showed them in the video - especially the moving staircase, the prison tower-thing, and the moat, it all came flooding back!

[@gamesnotover1576]

Great Video, this is the toy line that got me into Buying, selling and trading toys. I at one point had every vintage little people playset. I myself have fond memories of the play garage.

[@michealcormier2555]

I had the Little People's Pre-School playset and the Farm house. I wanted to get the big floating boat playset from 1980. Man, this takes me so way back.

[@classicactionfigures3454]

These toys were awesome. I had the Family Village Playset and my brother had the Airport. I always wanted that castle though. I hope you feature the Fisher Price Adventure People toys in a future episode. Those were also some great toys.

[@RikuKiforForsstrom]

I never had any Little People but they were everywhere in the eighties. All my friends had at least one of those play-sets. I also visited hospitals all the time when I was young and Little People(& Playmobil) sets were a mainstay toys in all the hospitals. I remember especially well playing with the Parking garage and Airport.

[@hordetrooper]

wow.. this was so awesome to see, i did have a few playsets back then. such great memories

[@MadisonCarter]

As a child of the late 70s/early 80s, had a ton of these. Had most of the playsets shown (and the barn, too) and eventually as I grew up, I used them for action figures. Oddly, I had very little of the fantasy/medieval stuff, but my next door neighbor had most of that.

[@DudeWithThePoop]

I remember playing with Little People way back in the early 2000s. Of course, they looked far more detailed than the ones you reviewed. I remember having some sort of house playset and a plane for them to ride in.

[@SourcererZZ]

I'm from Mexico and I remember playing with rhe garage and the house at some cousins house in the 80s. Nice video, very nostalgic.

[@Cavillier1970]

Great video Dan. Love this look back and it's great you & Stina allow Spencer to play and get to know these classics (carefully lol) Two suggestions if doable Fisher Price's Adventure People line and Legos which in my opinion are the greatest toys for kids of all ages. And I don't just mean the franchised lines (Star Wars, Harry Potter, LOTR, DC & Marvel) I'm referring to the basics I grew up, figures, playsets, vehicles that you do whatever you wanted and mix & match. Ex: I'd take the wings off my starships and add them to the horses from my castle sets to make flying horses.

[@doctorgoodguy1]

Man that Sesame Street Clubhouse... soooo many memories....

[@davidmurdock6098]

Looking forward to seeing where you go with future episodes of Toysplosion.

[@RazHolly]

I legitimately laughed at Cookie For President the first time and the cherry on top was the end! Thanks for the review. You did an awesome job with the new show :D

[@d.vaughn8990]

I believe the Castle came out in 1973 - not ‘75. I received the castle for Christmas when I was 4 or 5 - so that would be either 1973 or ‘74. Anyway, my favorite Christmas gift of all time! Even better than Atari years later! I just checked on ebay. The original playset boxes have 1974 printed on them - so we were both off by a year! 😄

[@NewtonDKC]

Your rock Dan!!! These bring back so many memories! I think these were why I ended up being so into Star Wars Figures as I started off as a kid collecting these, then Weebles and so on. Great stuff sir!!!!

[@MonstersLore]

Well done sir. I still remember seeing the airplane everywhere as a kid. Never the full playset oddly, just the airplane.

[@MommiDonni1]

My own little girls are now playing with the same Little People house set i played with growing up!

[@captainbloodofkirby9526]

You brought a smile to my face with that video. Well done and looking forward for more.

[@TheMoonEcat]

I had the action garage as a child. I also played with most of them. I loved the horse and dragon.

[@jasonmoore8765]

Great stuff! More of this type of stuff please. I love vintage toys.

[@BehindTheVideoGames]

Very cool episode. It actually inspired me to try my hand at making a couple custom wooden little people for my nieces and nephews

[@dr.jreviews6125]

I love that you and Shartimas are friends,I subscribe to both of you

[@rjholman8034]

Great video! The airport also came with a helicopter. Apparently there is a small round knob on the roof is the airport with a square cut out of the middle of it. You connect the helicopters bottom square pin into it and as you turn the crank it moves the luggage as well as spins the choppers blades. I did not know this myself as a kid. Only seeing it on youtube, like 40 years later.

[@lironmtnranch4765]

As we got older our Little People play got more sophisticated. We had the early 70s Fisher-Price airport, which we repurposed as "The Mad Machine." We'd turn it on its side, and position the frowning "people" who we called DUKE at the top of the escalator. Then we'd stage some drama with a smiling "people" which led to them falling or being pushed or forced into The Mad Machine by another character. We'd drop him into the recesses, then turn the escalator crank while making beepy "machine" noises modeled from Felix the Cat cartoons. Then frowning DUKE fell out from the bottom of the escalator, and the mad-making process was complete.

[@65sikkboy]

Very cool Dan , your passion for all things toys comes across , and thanks for the trip down pre school nostalgia lane as I had several of the early sets you discussed .

[@FroggyGeezer]

Dan this was amazing! I had several of these Fisher Price sets as a kid. I can remember playing with the Sesame Street Apartment for hours. It was so much fun using all the sets together as well. I’m definitely going to have to make a visit to my Moms attic when I go home to visit this summer to see if any of those sets are still around. Can’t wait for the next episode of Toysplosion! #COOKIEMONSTERFORPRESIDENT

[@senseijuju]

Great first episode!! Looking forward to more

[@matlockwk]

Great video dan! Man That garage got hours and hours of play from me and my cousins, thanks for the flashbacks

[@PuertoGeekan]

Excellent work, Pixel Dan! Please consider doing an episode on the Fisher Price Adventure People. They set the template for the 3 3/4" action figure and were awesome and rugged toys with great vehicles and accessories.

[@wildsmiley]

I love this series already. The best toy to start it with.

[@shawnzodakhisstank3164]

Wow.. memories,, I forgot all about these, I used to have the Garage.. and the Airport

[@cerberus144]

I had the House, Parking Garage, Farm and the Castle sets as Hand me Downs, but the Castle was my favorite! I called it Castle Grey-Skull and my Battle-Beasts would often fight up and down the stairs of the castle! My church Sunday school playroom had the sesame street clubhouse and I loved that one too!

[@slycooze150]

I loved these from the late 70s and early 80s!

[@tarx9351]

Wow bringing back memories,lot's of fun,the only one i don't remember is the castle 👍airport was fun and garage to.keep up the great memories vids👍👍😎

[@duncanyoung4973]

Great video, you can tell you put some great effort in putting this together and what a personal collection of toys, very cool and informative, much thanks

[@Ponce2170]

Great show! Can't wait to see more episodes!