
If you were lucky enough to be a '90s kid, then your Christmas list was chock-full of toys with odd names like Furby, Elmo, Tamagotchi, and Pogs. Blame it on Nickelodeon or commercials played during Saturday morning cartoons, but there was no shortage of must-have toys in the 1990s, and if your friend Julie had the latest Beanie Baby, then you totally needed it too.
Click through for 20 toys from the 1990s that every kid wanted Santa to bring. Tell us: How many of these toys did you have growing up?
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Tickle Me Elmo
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Blame it on Rosie O'Donnell. In 1996, the talk show host plugged the plush Sesame Street doll on her TV show, creating a high demand that caused parents to stampede through stores and get into fistfights in order to get their hands on a Tickle Me Elmo for Christmas.
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Beanie Babies
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Buzz Lightyear
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Nintendo Game Boy
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Long before kids had cell phones and iPads, they were keeping themselves entertained on long car rides by playing video games on their handheld Game Boy.
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Tamagotchi
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My Size Barbie
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Polly Pocket
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Talkboy and Talkgirl
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Kevin McAllister had one in Home Alone 2, which means that every '90s kid you knew had to have one as well!
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Spice Girls Dolls
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Sega Genesis
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Barbie Styling Head
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Creepy Crawlers
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When it came to potentially grossing out your parents, Creepy Crawlers had the market cornered, so every kid wanted a set.
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American Girl Dolls
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Furby
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Sky Dancers
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Power Wheels
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Even at a young age, every kid dreams of owning his or her own car, and Power Wheels allowed that dream to come true sooner rather than later.
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Power Ranger Dolls
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Pogs
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Talking Baby Sinclair
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Dinosaurs was a live-action, Jim Henson–created show that kids were obsessed with in the early '90s. The baby dinosaur was a particular fan favorite and had catchy phrases such as "Not the momma!" and "Gotta love me," so it makes sense that its doll counterpart was on every kid's wish list.
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Totally Hair Barbie & Friends
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Any Barbie lover knows that styling Barbie's hair is one of the best parts about playing with the dolls, so Mattel gave '90s girls what they wanted: a Barbie, along with her friends Courtney and Ken, who had crazy long hair that could be braided or twisted any way your heart desired.
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