Comments on: What Was Your Favorite Childhood Christmas Present?

By: Caroline Burruss

Caroline Burruss — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:36:40 +0000

i thought for a while about this one. hmmm, 1970s in Alabama. Lemon Twist, Doll Head that you could “make up” and do hair, Merlin, Simon, easy bake oven . . none of that comes close to the PING PONG freaking table that Santa busted out in the garage. I lost my mind. I could not imagine HOW this was even possible. I was 10, so I had a feeling my parents were “IN” with Santa on the present buying, but this threw me for a loop. I did not understand how / why they could act so rich and get us a ping pong table. So funny now -

By: karl fisher

karl fisher — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:17:05 +0000

my GI Joe aircraft carrier. 7.5′ of awesomeness. it’s still in the attic.

By: Jeff Chambers

Jeff Chambers — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:25:14 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeLn9D23uMo&feature=PlayList&p=753EAE602CF4E871&index=1&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL

By: Jeff Chambers

Jeff Chambers — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:15:14 +0000

Growing up in the 70′s my favorite was my GI Joe action figures. The big 12″ ones with the fuzzy hair and kung-fu grip, not the dinky little figures they sold in the 80′s. Had the big wooden footlocker to keep all the gear in, they were the best.

The other was my Kenner SSP racers. The cars that had this plastic T-handle that look like a giant zip tie and spun up this big flywheel in the car and then they would race off really fast. I had the Smash Up Derby set. You crashed the cars together and doors & bumpers & stuff would fly off. A total child safety hazard in a dozen or more ways, so awesome!!

By: Wade

Wade — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:45:57 +0000

Los,

I got a pair of blue-suede dingo cowboy boots when I was in the first grade. I can still see them sitting under the tree that Christmas morning.

I like clothes, I admit it. Man, I loved those boots.

Love your heart too. God bless.

By: Jessica Eveland

Jessica Eveland — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:48:25 +0000

Red Nash Skateboard, I was in 3rd grade and LOVED that thing. We couldn’t afford the Tony Hawk board.

Second place goes to a leather bomber jacket in the 7th grade.

By: jason shafer

jason shafer — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:28:00 +0000

American Standard Fender Stratocaster. I still use it almost every weekend. Best present my folks could ever give, and way out of character for them.

By: Randi

Randi — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:29:47 +0000

An Easy Bake Oven! It made real cakes!!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:39:25 +0000

Oh man! Just clicked the above link for 10 best toys of the 70s and took a stroll down memory lane!

Evil Kneivel was awesome! So were GI Joe and the SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN (with bionic eye!!). I also remember the match box cars with the track that you attach to the stairs to make a ramp. OH . . . that reminds me!! The electric race car tracks!! AWESOME!! The car goes in a slot on the track and you squeeze the trigger to make it go. You hit it extra hard in the corner to see how far the car can fly off the track!

LOVE THIS QUESTION!! Thanks!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:32:36 +0000

Wow! Great question and great answers.

Hard to rank the best, but I still have my Mattel hand held football game that I played for HOURS on Christmas (and days and years to follow). Little blips and bleeps. No passing. All run. Keep pushing the up arrow until all the blips were at the top and then cut back against the grain and run for the 80 yard TD. Yep . . . those were the days.