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Can you remember a fad from the 60's or 70's? Mine is the troll doll. What about you? [View all]

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Can you remember a fad from the 60's or 70's? Mine is the troll doll. What about you? [View all] debm55 Sunday OP

Pet rocks PJMcK Sunday #1

HAHAHAHAHHAH. Wow, Thank you PJMcK debm55 Sunday #3

i had one or 2. AllaN01Bear Sunday #41

I still have one too! MontanaMama Sunday #60

Mary Quant SARose Sunday #2

Thank you SARose. My troll doll is long gone. I do remember the others. Had a Twiggy hair cut. debm55 Sunday #6

Yardley soap is still available. mwmisses4289 Sunday #86

Yep. Bought some the other day in fact. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #146

I played with Kiddles! FM123 Sunday #4

I think I remember them. We just called them little Barbies. Thank you FM123 debm55 Sunday #13

Love the trolls. Tie dye shirts were pretty. TommieMommy Sunday #5

We used to make our own tie dye shirts at the playground. debm55 Sunday #9

I have some trolls dolls in my bathroom shelf that I look at to start my day with a smile and laugh! kimbutgar Sunday #7

Wow thank you kimbutgar. debm55 Sunday #14

I loved troll dolls. My last dog chewed mine up (found it in storage from years past)... hlthe2b Sunday #8

Thank you hithe2b. That's a bummer. debm55 Sunday #17

Pet Sock craze unraveled before it began BoRaGard Sunday #10

I like the sock puppet. It's cute.Thank you BoRAGard. debm55 Sunday #18

Mood Rings no_hypocrisy Sunday #11

I didn't have a Puka Shell necklaces, But I did have a Mood Ring. Thank you no_hyprocrisy. debm55 Sunday #20

Fads were a fad. There were a lot of them. Ocelot II Sunday #12

Thank you Ocelot II , I had all three. debm55 Sunday #21

Creepy Crawlers chowmama Sunday #15

Oh you!!!!!!! Thank you chowmama. debm55 Sunday #23

I am laughing while picturing this. 3catwoman3 Sunday #137

So Many Chasstev365 Sunday #16

I had all of those. My favorite in you list was the Drinking Bird. the least favorite--Clackers. Thank you Chasstev365 debm55 Sunday #24

I LOVED Wacky Packages! Prof. Toru Tanaka Sunday #102

Bell Bottoms Emile Sunday #19

Thank you Emile. I remember them and the hip huggers.. debm55 Sunday #25

Loved them. sinkingfeeling Sunday #30

And the platform shoes to match! 😆 mwmisses4289 Sunday #87

Made in jeans or Indian bedspreads! flor-de-jasmim Yesterday #145

Thank you flor-de-jasmim. I remember the Indian bedspreads. Beautiful. debm55 Yesterday #174

Clackers (Klackers) EYESORE 9001 Sunday #22

Thank you EYSORE 9001. I clacked myself with them once. I never used again. some kids could really get them going. Mine debm55 Sunday #27

My elementary school banned them as both a breakage and projectile hazard. Eugene Sunday #72

I was in high school when they appeared EYESORE 9001 Sunday #99

STILL HAVE a pair (in blue) DaBronx Sunday #129

My mom collected troll dolls! MyMission Sunday #26

Thank you MyMission for your selection. And those jeans are not cheap. debm55 Sunday #29

Clacker balls! lastlib Sunday #28

Thanks lastlib. I could never get them to work. Same for the Duncan yo-yo. debm55 Sunday #32

When I was a tween we wore scarfs in our hair applegrove Sunday #31

Thanks applegrove. That sounds neat. debm55 Sunday #35

45 RPM records sinkingfeeling Sunday #33

Thank you sinkingfeeling. I remember those. Thank you. debm55 Sunday #36

Super Elastic Bubble Plastic terip64 Sunday #34

HAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you terip64 debm55 Sunday #38

I was a troll doll for one Halloween! Nittersing Sunday #37

That's neat. Thank you Nittersing. debm55 Sunday #39

Chewing gum wrapper necklaces or chains. I'm livetohike Sunday #40

I think I still have one. I also don't remember how to make them. sinkingfeeling Sunday #43

Thank you livetohike. I made and wore back then. I don't think I would remember how to make now. debm55 Sunday #45

clakers . AllaN01Bear Sunday #42

Thank you AllaAN01Bear. I remember them. Do you remember the Magic Eight Ball? debm55 Sunday #46

played with one. never had one. AllaN01Bear Sunday #78

I was looking for a reference to leisure suits. TomSlick Sunday #114

here ya go. AllaN01Bear Sunday #115

My husband has one. Keeps telling me that they might come back in style. Thanks TomSlick. debm55 Yesterday #175

I hope he's wrong. TomSlick Yesterday #186

Me too. debm55 23 hrs ago #191

This! The first thing I thought of Ilikepurple Yesterday #142

drove my mom crazy AllaN01Bear Yesterday #158

Super Ball. rsdsharp Sunday #44

My brother had one of those. It didn't live up to expectations. debm55 Sunday #47

Friends and I used to play jacks with them EverHopeful Sunday #55

Isn't it kind of cheating when the ball bounces twelve feet high! rsdsharp Sunday #56

had one when i was in first grade. AllaN01Bear Sunday #116

A fad when I was in 5th grade! Freddie Yesterday #182

Pulling the loop on the back of a shirt off LogDog75 Sunday #48

I remember that fad for the guys. debm55 Sunday #67

At my junior high, they were called "fairy loops." 3catwoman3 Sunday #138

We called them fruit loops. One girl Emile Yesterday #147

I haven't thought about this in YEARS, but.... some_of_us_are_sane Sunday #49

I never made. but my friends did. I was always afraid that they would explode. debm55 Sunday #69

The kind of thing you used to get at state fairs: A heated and stretched Coke bottle, filled with layers of colored sand Aristus Sunday #50

I remember them filled with sand. HAHAHAHAH . do you still have your pop art glass bird? Thanks Aristus. debm55 Sunday #71

No. It was my sister's. It broke and disappeared decades ago. Aristus Sunday #124

Pop rocks. yourout Sunday #51

AGREE, Thanks yourout. debm55 Sunday #74

Don't eat them and drink soda at the same time MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #141

Ben Casey blouses (looked like the shirts doctors wore back then) yellowdogintexas Sunday #52

Lava lamps SheltieLover Sunday #53

I loved Lava lamps SheltieLover JMCKUSICK Sunday #119

Me too, John... SheltieLover Sunday #120

Slinky, they were never as much fun as advertised...I had clackers too...as a teen worked at a place that made them... wcmagumba Sunday #54

Great add though. yourout Sunday #95

Thank you , yourout. Yes I remember the toys and the jingle. After a bit , it became sort of boring though. debm55 22 hrs ago #197

The Afro Eugene Sunday #57

Agree on all counts. Thank you Eugene debm55 Sunday #89

I also had Bell bottoms... wcmagumba Sunday #58

Hot Wheels DBoon Sunday #59

Shrinky Dinks. MontanaMama Sunday #61

I loved Shrinky Dinks. You are right though. A real pain getting them off of the sheet of the toaster oven. debm55 Sunday #85

Avocado Green Appliances Wiz Imp Sunday #62

Omg! That was almost as bad as the mwmisses4289 Sunday #88

Wiz Imp. that's for posting , but the is ugly. debm55 Sunday #91

Silly Putty Doc_Technical Sunday #63

My sister was crazy about Liddle Kiddle Kalonge Dolls pandr32 Sunday #64

Streaking Wiz Imp Sunday #65

I remember the streaking fad. It was pretty popular at sporting events. college campus, etc. Thank you for the reminder, debm55 Sunday #83

My mother was a skydiver back then Nictuku Sunday #125

Beatles wigs/boots. rubbersole Sunday #66

Thank you rubbersole. I remember the boots. debm55 Sunday #76

Earth Shoes Borogove Sunday #68

Man oh man I had those too, they were very comfortable... wcmagumba Sunday #70

I had a pair of knockoffs too. At the time, everyone was wearing them.Thank you Borogove. debm55 Sunday #73

I miss these shoes!!!!! DaBronx Sunday #126

Platform shoes catbyte Sunday #75

I remember the platform shoes. Made me look taller. debm55 Sunday #77

Yeah, I thought that too, especially when I was barely 5'1" and my boyfriend was 6'4" catbyte Sunday #84

Thing Maker (flowers) Nictuku Sunday #79

Thank you Nictuku. That is very neat. debm55 Sunday #112

Born in 74 but still remember this ILikePie92 Sunday #80

Flower power stickers, bell bottoms, Hang Ten shirts, and Keds. MLAA Sunday #81

This message was self-deleted by its author BigMin28 Sunday #82

Go Go boots MuseRider Sunday #90

HAHAHAHAHAH. MuseRider. I remember the gogo boots and pale pink or white lipstick. debm55 Sunday #92

Danish go rounds, candy cigarettes, mwmisses4289 Sunday #93

Fizzies mwmisses4289 Sunday #96

Hula hoops, and fizzies 4TheArts Sunday #94

Garbage Pail Kids. Kinda sick images, but funny. brush Sunday #97

GP kids came about in 1985 JMCKUSICK Sunday #118

Was it that late? I know they followed up on the Cabbage Patch Kids polularity. brush Sunday #121

Super Stuff, by WHAM-O! Mike Nelson Sunday #98

Karate (1960s), Kung Fu (70s) and nunchucks (until they were outlawed). Eugene Sunday #100

Creepy Crawlers and Easy Bake Oven! woodsprite Sunday #101

"Flip" hairdo like Marlo Thomas in That Girl. Diamond_Dog Sunday #103

HAHAHAHAH. Diamond_Dog. I had curly hair. So I was no Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) I loved doing macrame. I had the P.O.W, debm55 Sunday #109

Lawn darts RainCaster Sunday #104

I remember a cousin had them. Kids were getting hurt and they were taken off the market. TY, RainCaster. debm55 22 hrs ago #196

Pet Rock ZDU Sunday #105

Thank you ZDU. I never bought one. I made it myself from a rock. I don't know if that counts. debm55 Sunday #107

Crafty! ZDU Sunday #113

hallucinogens nocoincidences Sunday #106

Oh you, nocoincidences. debm55 Sunday #111

Pogo sticks Oldbrat4567 Sunday #108

Thank you Oldbrat4567 for sharing with us. Welcome to DU. debm55 Sunday #110

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #181

Shit on a shingle JMCKUSICK Sunday #117

HAHAHAHAHHAHH. Thanks , John. debm55 Yesterday #180

Spirograph WestMichRad Sunday #122

Thank you very much, WestMichRad. I had the Etch-a-sketch and Spirogragh. I liked the Spirograph, but hated the Etch-a debm55 Yesterday #172

Hai Karate cologne for men. Every dude under 19 swore by it. ... marble falls Sunday #123

Thank you marble falls. I remember. debm55 Yesterday #171

Rubix Cube BlueKota Sunday #127

Rubik's cube hit the market in 1980. Wiz Imp Sunday #134

That will teach me to skim. BlueKota Yesterday #149

Little Abner Shoes DaBronx Sunday #128

Thank you very much for sharing with us, DaBronx. debm55 Yesterday #170

PET ROCKS Captain Zero Sunday #130

I was going to say that! Bluepinky Sunday #139

HAHHAHAHHAHA. Thank you Captain Zero debm55 Yesterday #169

Does anyone remember asking the telephone man for colored wire? terip64 Sunday #131

I did and we made rings out of it too. Thank you terip64, Brings back good memories. debm55 Yesterday #166

I was 6ft tall at 12 years old kozar Sunday #132

Thank you kozar for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #164

chia pets WhiteTara Sunday #133

YES!!! Thank you WhiteTara. I do remember them. debm55 Yesterday #161

Gunne Sax clothing. Went shopping at their warehouse in SF. 58Sunliner Sunday #135

Thank you very much. I loved Gunne Sax clothing. And Laura Ashley clothing too. debm55 Yesterday #157

That was my senior high school prom dress--Gunne Sax! crimycarny 23 hrs ago #194

Good times. It's a pity the line was discontinued. I loved it!! 58Sunliner 22 hrs ago #198

That's neat, crimycary. I wanted a Gunne Sax dress for my wedding. I couldn't find any in my area. They were beautiful debm55 21 hrs ago #200

How about tintinvotes Sunday #136

Thank you very much tintinvotes. debm55 Yesterday #156

Rat Fink... Historic NY Yesterday #140

Thank you, HistoricNY. I don't remember but it sure looks gross. debm55 Yesterday #155

Car culture Big Daddy Ed Roth. Hot Rods its was all over the place Historic NY Yesterday #173

Peasant blouses MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #143

Thank you very much for your selection, MorbidButterflyTat. Very good selection. debm55 Yesterday #154

Whacky Packages Ilikepurple Yesterday #144

Thank you IIikepurple. But what are Whacky Packages? debm55 Yesterday #151

They might have actually been called Wacky Packages without the "h" Ilikepurple 16 hrs ago #206

Miniskirts and Peace Symbol ✌️ Emile Yesterday #148

Thank you very much, Emile, And Smiley Faces. debm55 Yesterday #150

Bell bottoms surfered Yesterday #152

Thank you surfered. debm55 Yesterday #153

Pull tab chains Earl_from_PA Yesterday #159

Yes, I remember those. Thanks Earl_from_PA debm55 Yesterday #160

So much fun reading through all of these! Fish net stockings to go along with those white go go boots; KitFox Yesterday #162

Thank you so much. KitFox for sharing with us. Great choices. debm55 Yesterday #163

Thanks for all the great threads! Hoping you are feeling well today. How's KitFox Yesterday #165

91-92 range. I am so tired of using that Oxygen machine. But I do what I do. Thank you KitFox for asking. debm55 Yesterday #167

A minus! Good deal! Admire your courage !!!!🩷 KitFox Yesterday #168

Backgammon walkingman Yesterday #176

Thank you walkingman debm55 Yesterday #177

Stocking caps SWinter Yesterday #178

Yes, I remember them SWinter. And if they were long enough, you could use as a scarf. debm55 Yesterday #179

Exercise Sandals gay texan Yesterday #183

I agree with you gay texan. Wasn't the base made of wood? debm55 22 hrs ago #195

Yep n/t gay texan 22 hrs ago #199

Chinese jump rope Freddie Yesterday #184

HAHAHAHAHa. We did the same. I liked playing . It was somewhat different then regular or Double Dutch.Thanks Freddie debm55 Yesterday #189

Fuzzy Wuzzy soap and Pillsbury "Space Sticks" crimycarny Yesterday #185

I had a Fuzzy Wuzzy Soap. It was a blue bear. Thank you for sharing with us crimycarny. debm55 23 hrs ago #193

CB Radios & 8-Track Tapes Wiz Imp Yesterday #187

Yes, those were popular. Trucker songs too. debm55 23 hrs ago #192

K-Tel Compilation Albums of Hit Songs Wiz Imp Yesterday #188

HAHAHAHHAHAHA. That is so funny and yes I remember them.Thank you Wiz Imp debm55 23 hrs ago #190

I made a house for my trolls and took it to show & tell. Way funner than barbies. Clouds Passing 21 hrs ago #201

Somewhat better. I am at an Oxygen level of 91-92. Can't get it to 93. Until then I have to stay on the Oxygen machine. debm55 21 hrs ago #202

Peace Beads. debm55 20 hrs ago #203

Can pull tops JPK 20 hrs ago #204

Thank you JPK. I remember making jewelry from the can pull tops. Doorway curtains sound creative. debm55 20 hrs ago #205

Colorforms LudwigPastorius 15 hrs ago #207

Thank you very much LudwigPastorius. I remember both. I really liked the colorforms debm55 7 hrs ago #208

Bralessness & Halter Tops Emile 7 hrs ago #209

Yes I remember, women burning their bras. Thank you Emile. debm55 7 hrs ago #210

Are roller rinks still around? sakabatou 3 hrs ago #211

Thank you sakabatou. They were popular during the Disco Era. Haven't seen one since. debm55 2 hrs ago #213

flocked black light posters eShirl 2 hrs ago #212

Oh yes, I remember them, eShirl. I had a white horse painted on black flock. debm55 2 hrs ago #214

The not so flatware "spoon rings" Niagara 1 hr ago #215

Hi, Niagara. Great to see your post. I never had one, but I knew people that did. Some were beautiful. I like the one in debm55 31 min ago #216