Machine generated contents note: CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: My Dolly and Me -- Barbie (1959) -- Chatty Cathy (1959) -- Liddle Kiddles (1966) -- Beautiful Crissy (1968) -- Baby Alive (1973) -- Rub-a-Dub Dolly (1973) -- Strawberry Shortcake (1979) -- Cabbage Patch Kids (1976 and 1983) -- My Little Pony (1982) -- Care Bears (1983) -- Rainbow Brite (1983) -- Chapter 2: Outdoors with That! -- Wiffle Ball (1953) -- Frisbee (1957) -- Slip 'N Slide (1961) -- Jingle Jump (1964), Lemon Twist (1976), and Skip-It -- Super Ball (1965) -- Big Wheel (1969) -- Nerf Ball (1969) -- The Green Machine (1975) -- Chapter 3: Batteries Not Included -- Mr. Machine (1960) -- King Zor (1962) -- Big Loo (1963) -- Operation (1965) -- Teddy Ruxpin (1985) -- Simon (1978) -- [CE1] Chapter 4: Mom, Look What I Made! -- Colorforms (1951) -- Play-Doh (1956) -- Crayola 64 Crayons (1958) -- Etch A Sketch (1960) -- Vac-U-Form (1962) -- Easy-Bake Oven (1963) -- Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker (1964) -- Spirograph (1967) -- Lite-Brite [CE2] (1968) -- DoodleArt [CE3] (1973) -- Shrinky Dinks (1973) -- Fashion Plates (1978) -- Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine (1979) -- Chapter 5: Gotta Have That! -- Hula Hoops (1958) -- Trolls (1959) -- Wizzzers (1969) -- Clackers (ca. 1970) -- Pet Rock (1975) -- Rubik's Cube (1980) -- POGs (1991) -- Chapter 6: Boys Will Be Boys -- Tonka Trucks (1947) -- Matchbox Cars (1952) -- Johnny Reb Cannon (1961) -- Air Blaster (1963) -- G.I. Joe (1964) -- Johnny Seven O.M.A. (1964) -- Major Matt Mason (1966) -- Hot Wheels (1968) -- SSP Racers (1970) -- Six Million Dollar Man (1975) -- Stretch Armstrong (1976) -- Star Wars Action Figures (1977) -- He-Man and Masters of the Universe (1981) -- Transformers (1984) -- MicroMachines (1986) -- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1988) -- Chapter 7: For Two to Four Players -- Nok Hockey (ca. 1942) -- Cootie (1948) -- Mouse Trap (1963) -- Crazy Clock (1964) -- Green Ghost (1965) -- Mystery Date (1965) -- Twister (1966) -- Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots (1966) -- Careful (1967) -- Hands Down (1967) -- Ker-Plunk (1968) -- Uno (1971) -- Dungeons and Dragons (1974) -- Othello (1975) -- Hungry Hungry Hippos (1978) -- Trivial Pursuit (1982) -- Chapter 8: The True Classics -- LEGO (1932; arrived in the United States in 1961) -- View-Master (1940) -- Magic 8 Ball (1950) -- Little People (1950) -- Silly Putty (1950) -- Mr. Potato Head (1952) -- Gumby (1955) -- Uncle Milton's Ant Farm (1956) -- Show'N Tell (ca. 1957) -- Give-A-Show Projector (1959) -- Thimble City (1964) -- See 'N Say (1965) -- Sit 'n Spin (1974) -- Weebles (1971.