These Toys Were So Dangerous They Had To Be Banned

As '90s style and trends continue to make a comeback, it's impossible for those of us who actually grew up in the '90s to not think about some of our favorite toys and the joy they brought us.

While it's human nature to feel nostalgic for a simpler time, the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s weren't exactly a safer time. There were toys that burned children, caused emergency room visits, and even resulted in death. On the lighter side, your Furby potentially spied on you and your family.

Big and small, we've gathered up some of the most controversial toys we all played with as kids.

To read more about Kids' toys that were banned, go here:

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[NewMessage]

Growing up in the 70's was a cavalcade of dangerous toys... But I came out just fine. I mean, how many eyes did I really need?

[mjcarden]

The biggest danger from a Sky Dancer was getting your hair caught in them and wrapped up so tightly it had to be cut out. I know at least two girls who came back to school with bobs after the Christmas they came out.

[SelflessHero]

I got hit in the head by a jart, fell into the pool, and got impaled. Only to be pulled out of the pool and get hit by a skydancer. At which point I died.

[christophejergales]

"I miss the days when a toy could kill a kid." -Jerry Seinfeld

[csebesta]

Some of these I understand. But a lot of these sound like bad parents who don’t pay attention to their kids.

[CastleBravo]

“Furbys found their way into American homes”.
Considering how they look, that actually sounds like how it went down….

[terriehumphries]

My brother almost killed me with a Jart. My parents had no idea and we kept it under wraps because we didnt want our game confiscated from us. 😂

[twillison]

A backyard game from my past was catalpa bean fights. You'd be surprised how bad it hurts when a 1.5 foot long catalpa bean whacks you in the face. Good times

[LaunchPadMcQuackHire]

I strongly suspect that most of the Sky Dancer-related injuries resulted from kids trying to shoot each other with the Sky Dancer toys.

[Darkflowerchyld]

Absolutely astonishing that it only took one kid dying from a lawn dart for the US to do the right thing. Imagine -_-

[Katclem]

Oh, come on! It's just a little asbestos. 😂
That sky dancer flying into the lit fireplace -- 🤣

[WastedTalent-]

Everyone seems to forget the Click Clacks from the 70's. They were two golf ball sized marbles on each end of a string with a ring in the middle. You swung them up and down to get the balls to clack each other. I know I hit myself in the head a few times with them. They could also become a mace if used correctly.

[Rydonattelo]

Kinder Eggs with plastic case and toy inside are still extremely popular today in UK. I think because British kids are introduced to them so young there has never been a case where a child thought they could eat the whole egg.

[No-svmu]

We still have our set of lawn jarts. I have no idea how we didnt kill ourselves with those in the 80's!. My brother used to throw them straight up and we would scatter hoping to not get impaled

[paigemalloy]

I had a power wheels jeep! Never got much traction on the driveway and could barely get the thing moving over the lawn, but damn it felt so cool to drive that thing as a six year old

[matthewdrummond]

13:19 Who tf was bringing their Furby to work in a place like that anyway?

[ivareskesner]

The most dangerous toys we had back when I was a kid in USSR were unexploded mines and shells, toxic and chemical waste, guns, knives, grenades, and all the sharp stuff lying around at the high-rise building sites we used to play in. Fun times.

[MikeOrkid]

Ummmm. The narrator isn't the right one. This is painful.

[IsaacTuduriLlabres]

You don't buy your kids a Justin Bieber CD... it could kill them... it's dangerous, it almost killed me, tbh... xD

[jeremyhouseholder]

What happened
To the guy that used to do these videos. I miss his voice.