During this holiday season my mind goes back to some of the toys of my youth. Some of them hit of the market only for a brief time but the TV marketing campaigns remain burned in my memory. Here are a few examples (although, truth to tell, I'm not sure if these are real memories, or a dream. Oh I love being in my 50s):

Whack the Guinea Pig
The Lonely Nipple
Caiman Incubator
Asparagus Castle
Big Bucket o' Lard
Seizure the Fighting Busboy
Rockem Sockem Rapid Rodents
Mildly Amusing Putty
Find Jimmy Hoffa (actually, I was "too old" for this "Ages 5 and Over" board game when it came out, but I played it with my nephew under the guise being the token adult. But I really enjoyed it the way any 5 or 6 year old would)
Potato Village
The Mummified Skate From the Sea of Cortez
Pillow of Sweat (this one had a particularly catchy ad theme song. Maybe I'll sing it out loud at the next OlyBlog gathering I attend)