The toy that never was

MookJong · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:44

***Thread Revival for 2012***

What is the one childhood toy that you wanted but you never got?

For me and strangely I found out last night my girlfriend it was Mr Frosty!

I have no idea why I wanted it really, looking at it now there was very little fun to be had in crunching up bits of ice and putting some e number ridden colouring over it. But every time I saw the advert on TV I knew I wanted one.

My parents told me it was rubbish at the time (as did my girlfriend's she tells me). My parents were right of course but I would still be well excited if I got one for christmas.

So whats the toy you always wanted but never got?

basmic · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:45

Mr Frosty, as it happens.

I always remember eyeing it up in the Argos catalogue before christmas.

SideWinder · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:46

Good grief, memories.

I always went round my friend's house to have a go at that thing. :eek:

Gilly · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:46

You knew your girlfriend when you were a child?

Fensta · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:49

For me, it was always

MookJong · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:49

Gilly said:
You knew your girlfriend when you were a child?

I was still childish when I met her but not quite a child, I was 25

shifty_uk · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:51

Ahh, Mr Frosty. The memories.

I wanted one of these so badly, then got it at Christmas one year. Can't really remember it being up to much.

basmic · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:52

Loving the hot-linking in this thread, so far.

NickXX · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:53

I really wanted both a Mr Frosty and Mousetrap

SideWinder · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:53

I still have Mousetrap!

\o/

Wang · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:56

Just so i could talk into the snakes head microphone thingy

Efour · 1 Sep 2006 at 13:58

I always wanted Tin can alley the light gun cowboy thing.

Kerplunk · 1 Sep 2006 at 14:00

Remember wanting one for years when I was little, even remember asking Santa in his grottoe.

Radiation · 1 Sep 2006 at 14:01

Ah yes i wanted a Mr Frosty and a Sodastream, although I think we had a type of sodastream when i was really young but it disappeared at some point.

Gilly · 1 Sep 2006 at 14:01

I had everything bar the Mr Frosty so far

PsiFox · 1 Sep 2006 at 14:01

SideWinder said:
I still have Mousetrap!

\o/

So do I and ker plunk

Roughneck · 1 Sep 2006 at 14:01

Fuzzy Pumper's Barber Shop

basically it was this barber shop thing

you stuck the guy on the chair and turned this handle and plastacine came out of his head and beard and you cut it.

I did not become a hairdresser before anyone asks.

reason I was told I couldnt have it was cause Id make loads of mess with the plastacine

Raumarik · 1 Sep 2006 at 14:03

MookJong said:
Mr Frosty!

Oddly that's the one I asked repeatedly for but never got!

Zefan · 1 Sep 2006 at 14:03

I had both mousetrap and mr frosty!

No Megadrive though

MasterMike · 1 Sep 2006 at 14:03

The Deluxe Megazord ... got a ******* inflatable Mr Blobby instead.