The Grooviest '70s Toys That Every Kid Was Obsessed With In The 1970s

Updated: Oct 16 2021
The Grooviest '70s Toys That Every Kid Was Obsessed With In The 1970s
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They were the halcyon days of board games, disco, and action TV shows and with these rad '70s toys, you can relive every second of them. Video games were just getting their start with platforms like Telstar and the Atari 2600 Gaming System, and you were going nuts over beating your siblings in vintage board games like Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots and Hungry Hungry Hippos. Mom and dad were coaxing you to play with the '60s toys they loved, but you were looking to the future every time you watched the Six Million Dollar Man while chowing down on the grub you made with your Easy Bake Oven. It was a different time, in some respects, it was a better time, but you gotta admit, it's hard to beat the kick of nostalgia you get today while enjoying your 1970s toys and watching Starsky and Hutch on Netflix. This list of toys is a scroll down memory lane, but it doesn't have to stop here. Check out 80s toys and 90s toys that you can still get today. Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy toys that bring up happy memories, and that's pretty close.

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots probably saved a lot of siblings from actual knock-down, drag-out fights. The blue and red robots are back for lots of fun to be had, and are ready to punch each other so the kids don't punch each other.
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Electronic Football Handheld Game

Before there was Gameboy, there was Tiger Electronics. Their simple toys, like this handheld with only 9 buttons and an LCD screen were a fun taste of what was to come, and great entertainment as we waited for more technologically advanced things.
$95 .85

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The Original Stretch Armstrong

If you played with this in the '70s DO NOT try to emulate any of Stretch Armstrong's movements. Unlike the toy, your arms, legs, and torso will not spring back after being stretched to twice their size, knotted, and twisted. You will not spring back. We repeat, only Stretch Armstrong, do not stretch yourself.
$20 .95

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Atari 2600 Game Console

The Atari 2600 was a game-changer (pun intended) for video gamers of the 70s. Not just because of its graphics that were impressive for the day, but because the kid who had this in his basement was automatically the coolest kid in school.
$159 .99

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Lite Brite

Toys that allow us to release our most creative selves are the ones that last the longest. Since the '70s the Lite Brite has delighted kids everywhere and you can still play with it today as an adult. With a rainbow of colored pegs and a lightboard that glows bright, dust off your imagination and have some fun.
$9 .99

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The Nerf Ball

Nerf gave you a gift as a child, the gift of a ball that you could throw around the house that wouldn't break anything. To the relief of moms everywhere in the '70s and today, the balls are still available for purchase. The only difference is that they come in more colors today.
$8 .97

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Simon Memory Game

Simon Says you couldn't beat this game, your brain has been too addled and spoiled by more advanced video games that don't require you to remember anything. Prove it wrong by popping in 2 AA batteries and giving it a go. How many lights can you remember?
$30 .40

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Etch A Sketch Drawing Toy

You never had to cry over broken or used up crayons with the Etch A Sketch Drawing Toy. Just turn the knobs and an angular black and white image will start to take shape. You can try your hand at it again today, and see what masterpieces you can create.
$22 .92

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Speak and Spell Toy

You could BEE on your way to the spelling bee or have been a national champ if only you'd played with the Speak and Spell toy in your childhood. It made it easy for kids to learn words without parents ever having to teach them.
$24 .50

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Skateboard

Skateboarding got its start in the '70s, so thank a Gen-Xer today for that. This retro wheeled wonder has a plastic deck, just like they did back then, and is shorter than boards you see youngun's racing around on, but goes just as fast.
$44 .99

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Rubik's Cube Puzzle Toy

It's hard to improve on perfection, and that's why the Rubik's cube hasn't changed since its inception in the '70s. It has fans young and old, and no matter their age, for some it's impossibly easy, for others, it's easily impossible. Need something to do with your hands? Stop scrolling through your phone and start spinning these blocks.
$7 .99

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Hungry Hungry Hippos Game

If you can see this picture without hearing "Hungry, hungry, hip-pos!" play in your head, congratulations, you're cut from a rare cloth. You'll have extra brain space for concentrating as you slap the buttons on the board and try to grab the most marbles.
$16 .88

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Mag-Na-Doodle Drawing Toy

Gen Xers got their first taste of the fleeting nature of creativity with the Mag-Na-Doodle. The board was filled with iron shavings kids used a special pen to "draw" with, but with one swipe of the button at the bottom, everything dissolved to nothing.
$13 .99

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