Tweet Listening to my niece rattle off her Christmas list made me think about my sister and I back in the day when the Sears Catalog and those toy commercials drove our parents crazy and made us lose our minds. Here are some of those commercials that had us running to Santa at every mall. They don't make stuff like this anymore (don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing).

G.I. Joe with Kung Fu Grip. Here's where Joe officially became badass.

Bulletman. Joe's little known sidekick, but I had one.

Tiffany and Tuesday Taylor. They tried to give Barbie some competition back in the day. Thought it was strange how the commercials always featured boys lusting after her (she was hotter than Barbie, in my opinion).

Micronauts. One of my best Christmases. One of my favorite toys. Still have them packed away somewhere.

Chrissy. My sister had one and this talking doll scared me. Listen how she orders you around. This is the doll you see in movies now telling kids, "Kill mommy and daddy in their sleep."

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots. Best fighting toy ever.

Easy Bake Oven. Most sexist toy ever. (Made damn good cakes though.)

Green Machine. I had many toy-filled holidays. But like many kids, there's one thing on the list that Santa didn't deliver. This was mine.

Milky The Marvelous Milking Cow. I said Christmas made us lose our minds. Here's a clear example of stupid things we ask for and sometimes receive.