17 Christmas Toys Every '80s Kid Wanted

Thanks to the popularity of the TV series and 1986 animated film, Transformers action figures quickly became a must-have toy for little boys everywhere.

In 1983, the Cabbage Patch Kids caused toy store riots, as every parent tried to snag one of the dolls to give to his or her daughter for Christmas.

A puzzle that challenged the recipient's mind, the first Rubik's Cubes appeared in stores in 1980 and quickly became one of the most popular toys of the 20th century.

Everyone had to have a talking Teddy Ruxpin bear in the mid-'80s. The toy was so popular, they even created a cartoon series based on it.

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The Nintendo Game Boy allowed kids to play Tetris and Super Mario Brothers at school or the dinner table, making it a high-ranking toy on every Santa wish list.

Kids with photographic memories and good timing ruled at playing Simon Says, a game that required you to repeat a sequence of color patterns in a particular order.

Every kid loved Rainbow Brite in the mid-'80s, a show about a young girl who battles to keep colors vibrant on her planet. So it's no surprise the same kids would covet a doll with which they could reenact their favorite Rainbow Brite adventures. The show has continued to be so popular that it was remade in 2014 and a reissue of the original 1980s doll was released in 2015.

With a lightbulb providing the heat required to bake simple treats, the Easy Bake Oven allowed kids to feel like grown-ups and make their own sugary snacks to eat.

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One of the most popular toys of the '80s was as simple as it was fun. Lite Brite allowed kids to create their own designs with multi-colored pegs that lit up when they were plugged into a plastic panel.

In 1981, 10-inch pastel horses called My Little Ponies stole girls' hearts with their adorable faces and neon-colored hair that was perfect for brushing and braiding.

"I know you are, but what am I?" was a popular phrase that this Pee-wee Herman Doll would say when you pulled the toy's string to make him talk. The doll was inspired by the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure, which debuted in 1985.

Soft, plushy bears with different colors and personality traits emblazoned on their bellies, the Care Bears gained popularity in the '80s and are still coveted today.

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The Garbage Pail Kids were a set of trading cards that featured gross parodies of the Cabbage Patch dolls. They were banned from many schools in the mid-'80s, making them even more sought-after.

The Nintendo console in the '80s paved the way for more sophisticated gaming systems in the years to come and introduced video-game lovers to classic characters like Pac-Man and Mario.

Similar to Truth or Dare, Girl Talk was a popular game at sleepovers and after-school get-togethers. If a player refused to answer a truth or perform a dare, they had to wear a "zit sticker" for the rest of the game.

What child of the 1980s didn't want a set of boxing robots they could control? The game allowed kids to fight, albeit in a mom-approved manner.

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The My Buddy doll was both popular and controversial at the time of its release in 1985, as it was the first doll that was marketed to young boys.