I must've had two or three sets of those lawn darts. Never really thought of them as deadly, though. However, I was raised in a time where kids had sense enough to get out of the way of them and knew not to throw them at each other. Just seemed like common sense to us.
Hahaha, you must not have grown up with an older sister!
I'll never forget this one. Big Jim gorilla with moving arms and rock launcher. This toy was actual nail in the coffin for me in believing in Santa Claus. Before Christmas I found this hidden in my parents' closet. That's when I finally realized the fat jolly guy wasn't real. I actually opened it and played with it. Then put it back in the box, taped it back up, and put it back in it's hiding spot. Then had to act surprised on Christmas morning. Great toy, but it killed my childhood!!View attachment 998757
I think the next Christmas was this one. That tower was taller than me! So friggin' awesome! I kept the pieces to that tower all the way up to about 2002. Always figured they would be good for building something. Never could figure out what, though. I remember after we got this, my Dad actually set up a zip line from our treehouse down to Mom's clothes line pole. I bet I slid down that thing 10,000 times.
I'll never forget this one. Big Jim gorilla with moving arms and rock launcher. This toy was actual nail in the coffin for me in believing in Santa Claus. Before Christmas I found this hidden in my parents' closet. That's when I finally realized the fat jolly guy wasn't real. I actually opened it and played with it. Then put it back in the box, taped it back up, and put it back in it's hiding spot. Then had to act surprised on Christmas morning. Great toy, but it killed my childhood!!