History of the Hottest Holiday Toys Ever

HISTORY of the HOTTEST HOLIDAY Every year there is one item that drives us crazy - the "it" gift. Fights will break out over the last one on the shelf, entrepreneurial types will sell it for an exorbitant markup in secondary markets like eBay and Craigslist. But if you're lucky enough to score one, it will be a star amidst the gifts under the tree on Christmas morning, and you’ll be granted hero status at least for the day. What "it" is changes from year to year, of course, and many of the hot holiday gifts throughout the last century have become some of the best loved, most enduring and most iconic toys of all time. BlackFriday2011.com has assembled a timeline of the most popular holiday toys from 1903 to 2010. Did you know that the teddy bear was the hit of 1903? Board games largely ruled from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s. Atari and Nintendo made a splash in the early 1980s, captivating Generation X. Later we saw gaming consoles like Wii and Kinect emerge as the most sought after holiday items as those Atari and Nintendo kids entered their 30s and brought gaming to the entire family. It's certainly striking to see how technology and tastes have evolved over the last 107 years! TOYS So what will go down in history as the must-have holiday gifts for 2011? Only time will tell! Ever. 1903-2010 Presented by BlackFriday2011.com RAYOLA 1903 / Teddy Bears, Crayola Crayons 1900- 1919 CeLons CRAYDNS SCH0OL 1916 / Lincoln Logs 1917 / Radio Flyer Wagons 1923 / Chinese Checkers 1929 / Yo yos The Grant Gome 1920- 1939 1930 / Mickey & Minnie Mouse Stuffed Toys, LEGOS 1934 / Sorry SDRRY YO 1935 / Monopoly 1938 / View Master 3-D Viewer 1943 / Chutes and Ladders 1945 / Slinky 1940- 1949 1947 / Magic 8 Ball 1948 / Scrabble 1949 / Clue, Candyland 1950 / Silly Putty 1951 / Roy Rogers Cop Pistol 1952/ Mr. Potato Head 1950- 1959 PlaHDo Ma. POTATO HEAD 1955 / Davy Crocket Rifle and Coonskin Hat 50 1956 / Play-Doh FUNNY-FACE KT 1957 / Frisbee ANY FRUIT OR VEGETABLE 1958 / Hula Hoop MAKES A FUNNY FACE MAN 1958/ Barbie - 1960 / Etch A Sketch THE GAME THAT TIES TOU UP IN KNOTS OPERATION & Txister - 1963 / GI Joe, Easy Bake Oven 1960- 1969 1965 / Operation 1966 / Twister, Spirograph, Rock Em Sock Em Robots, Memory Taster 1967 / Battleship 1968 / Big Wheels, Hot Wheels, Life Brite, Nerf Balls 1972 / Uno 1975 / Pet Rock 1970- 1979 1977 / Star Wars Action Figures, Hungry Hungry Hippos 1978 / Simon PET ROCK PET ROCK 1979 / Atari, Rubix Cube, Strawberry Shortcake 1981 / Masters of the Universe 1982 / BMX Bikes 1983 / My Little Pony, Cabbage Patch Kids, Care Bears 1980- 1989 1984 / Trivial Pursuit, Transformers 1985 / Nintendo, Pound Puppies, Teddy Ruxpin 1987 / Jenga, Koosh Balls 1988 / Barney 1989 / Super Soakers POG 1990 / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1991 / Nintendo Gameboy 1993 / Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 1990- 1999 1994 / Magic Eye Picture Nintendo 1995 / POGS 1996 / Beanie Babies, Buzz Lightyear Dolls, Tickle Me Elmo 1997 / Tamagotchi 1998/ Furby, Pokemon, Teletubbies 2000 / Razor Scooters, Poo-chi 2001 / Bionicles 2002 / Bratz Dolls 2000- 2006 / Playstation 3 2010 2007 / Nintendo Wii 2009 / Zhu Zhu Pets 2010 / Kinect, Pillow Pets blackfriday201 Slinky Razor