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Coming out of WrestleMania 1, professional wrestling was hitting an all-time high that some say have never been topped. Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling came out in 1985 and was a way to capitalize on the growing popularity of the (then) WWF, Hulk Hogan, and Hulkamania. Hulkamania/Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling
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Here’s my full blog on the history of Mad Balls.ġ5. They didn’t last super long but made a decent little impact in 1985, and as I said, parents seemed to hate them so what kid wouldn’t want one of these. They were an immediate hit – especially with me – when they came out in 1985 and some characters included Screamin’ Meanie and Skull Face. They then had an unofficial competition to see who could come up with the most grotesque head and the executives who came to see the drawings loved the idea and wanted to actually produce these things. They wondered if it would be interesting that instead of a potato you would look down and find you were holding a grotesque head. A group of toy designers was sitting around messing around with the idea of the game ‘hot potato’ where you would have to pass around a hot potato until someone was stuck holding it. Madballs were created by AmToy and they have an interesting origin story. Loved by kids and hated by parents you had the perfect toy for a boy as it combined gross-out humor with something you could throw.
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They would be followed by a cartoon series and the Pound Puppies would generate around $300 million during the 80s.Ĭheck my article on the very interesting story of how the Pound Puppies were developed.
They also came in little carry cases that looked like dog houses and this gave them a real identity, and novelty, that separated them from other stuffed animals.
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The Pound Puppies also borrowed from the successful Cabbage Patch Kid theme and instead of just a stuffed dog you had one with an identity that needed to be “adopted”. Giant companies like Hasbro and Mattel lost millions in investments that had been put into video games and the look back to more traditional toys such as teddy bears and dolls were saught. Video games ruled the roost – specifically Atari – into the early 80s but a lack of quality and the E.T. Pound Puppies are interesting as they find their origins after the video game crash of 1983. Over the years they have put out dozens and dozens of different versions of Sour Patch Kids and probably, most funny of all, they are known as “very bad kids” in France. They go back to the 70s where they were known as “ Mars Men” they were a combination of a soft candy, invert sugar, and sour sugar.Ĭadbury and Malaco Licorice Company joined forces to create Allen Candy to start producing these Mars Men but then changed the name in 1985 to Sour Patch Kids to make them seem familiar after the Cabbage Patch Kids craze had swept North America. Sour Patch KidsĪn all-time classic candy that tried to capitalize on a similar name as the Cabbage Patch Kids. Jem & The Holograms lasted for three seasons, 65 episodes and was a huge hit with kids as soon as it came out.
Their adversaries were “ The Misfits” and then “ the Stingers”. She was teamed up with her group the Holograms and the show would share their adventures. Jem & The Holograms came out on October 6, 1985, and told the story of music company owner Jerrica Benton and her alter ego Jem. Even if you claimed to hate it as a boy in the 80s you were very aware of its iconic theme song. The show and the toys were a huge hit and everyone was aware of Jem & The Holograms. They would release a cartoon show that debuted all the characters and follows that up with a subsequent toy line. Not in appearance but that they were using the same approach that worked in launching the Transformers toys but this time using the same formula on girls. Jem & The Holograms was modeled after those robots from Cybertron, the Transformers. This is, of course, my own opinion which means it is 100% correct and NOT up for debate… So let’s not waste any time and look back – at what I think – are 19 reasons why 1985 was the greatest year ever.
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Whether it was cartoons, toys, movies, or TV shows, 1985 brought us some of the best creations in pop culture history. I was only 8 in 1985 but I was right in the ideal wheelhouse to make the most of what 1985 had to offer.
It exists smack dab right in the middle of the decade and brought us enough amazing stuff to last a lifetime. If the 80s were the best decade of all time, then 1985 might have been its Sgt Peppers.