Transformers Make TIME Magazine's Top 100 Toys of All Time

Thanks for posting this, El Duque! Interesting article. Might have to read through it all next week. There are some questionable items on that list that almost seem to have "corporate sponsorship" or favors smacked all over them but I can't argue Transformers being on the list.

Top 100... Really?

I'd get it if Jace and the Wheeled Warriors made the list, but TF was a given.

Like Sticks, Dirt and Water... surprisingly missing I might add.
[what? was playtime invented in the 1920's?]

slap bands??? WTF! kina makes you wonder who made up this list.

Serpent 0r wrote:Top 100... Really?

I'd get it if Jace and the Wheeled Warriors made the list, but TF was a given.

Like Sticks, Dirt and Water... surprisingly missing I might add.
[what? was playtime invented in the 1920's?]

Love your sig!

Thanks for posting. Never thought my post can get to the news!

I think the numbering here is strictly used to be certain that there are 100 items on the list. Also note the separation by decade. Comparing different technological toy eras is not easy, but toys with enduring uber-popularity such as Lego, TF, GIJoe, Barbie and Cabbage Patch Kids certainly sgould be here. I also have a mild hunch about inclusion tending toward the top 100 selling toys of all time, rather than the 100 greatest.

I just reread the list right after this post and have to say 1-hit wonders like "Tickle Me Elmo" are debatable, but the furor that ensued with its introduction is certainly worthy of making this entry and some similar ones viable for a 100 best known toys. On the 3 2000s entries: We need to see how these endure the test of time. Brats is a stylized barbie line to me and shouldn't be here. Zhuzhu's have a similar relation to beanie babies, but not nearly as strong given accessories. More like an evolution of product as opposed to a re-style/deco. Need more info on mindflex before comment.