http://1990toys.com A blog dedicated to the best toys of the 1990s Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:03:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Or Batman and Robin... the midlife spread years! Thanks to: http://www.flickr.com http://1990toys.com/batman-and-robin-the-chubby-edition/ With the new film now released in the US and this Friday in the UK, I thought I would dig out my favorite Batman chalk drawing. Thanks to: http://www.thepuzzlefactory.com http://1990toys.com/amazing-batman-and-robin-chalk-drawing/ Did you remember these when you were a kid? Thanks to: http://www.photobasement.com/kind-of-a-racist-toy/ http://1990toys.com/is-this-toy-racist/ My remarkable insight into the wonderful world of mankind's creativity 1. The Aeroplane The sheer speed with which this invention has developed astounds me. Alcock and Brown were the first people to fly the Atlantic in 1919, and then just 40 years later we had jumbo jets doing the very same journey. ... http://1990toys.com/0th-century-inventions/ At the start of April 1997, Easter time, British television saw a revolutionary new force take to the airwaves. Its bright colours, fun outlook and happy stars constituted bold, modern ideas. A couple of months later, they were big news - so now you know I'm not talking about Channel ... http://1990toys.com/teletubbies/ A lot has been spoken of the Teletubbies, those potbellied cuties of unknown origin and strange colors that play and sing before the eyes of our children. But, in spite of the criticisms poured by well-meaning, although wrong, defenders of political correctness, nobody up to now has dared to ... http://1990toys.com/the-truth-behind-the-teletubbies-15-questions/ 1. The Verve Richard Ashcroft's band were orignally called Verve (no. 'The'), but they stirred up a lawsuit from US jazz label of the same name. 2. Chicago Pete Cetera's soft-rock band were originally called Chicago Transit Authority, but when Chicago City threatened legal action, the quickly backed down. 3. Marillion In 1979, band found ... http://1990toys.com/10-bands-forced-to-change-their-names/ When reflecting on the decade of the eighties, no one single term, idea, or event comes to mind. During this single ten-year span, large-scale cultural changes and major political events took place around the world. The early eighties were marked by events such as the election of Ronald Reagan to the ... http://1990toys.com/1980s-a-full-review-of-everything/ 1. Napster Before Napster, music downloading was the pastime of only the class “Poindexter”. In 1999 this all changed with the creation of Napster. Napster was created by a fellow geek named Shawn Fanning who set up the centralized file swapping service in only 60 solid hours. Napster is now dead, ... http://1990toys.com/top8-1990-inventions/ 1. Commodore 64 Manufactured between 1982 and 1994, the C64 computer is fondly remembered by a whole generation of gamers. 2. Action Man The former Stalwart of boy's bedrooms was discontinued in 2006. He fights on in special collector's edition form, however. 3. VW Beetle In production for an unbeleivable 65 years, the final orignal-model ... http://1990toys.com/90s-things-missed/