Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 10:27PM CST

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Toys "R" Us in the United Kingdom conducted a survey asking people what the coolest toy ever was. The results are in. Transformers came in at number two beating out the likes of Barbie and Lego. The entire list has been posted on the Sky News website.

Credit(s): Transformers @ The Moon and Sky News

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Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6610)
Posted by Ninja Sixshot on January 30th, 2007 @ 10:38pm CST

jeez hotrod. dont u ever take a break?

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6618)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on January 30th, 2007 @ 10:48pm CST

That list had some timeless enduring toys some of which will outlast civilization as we know(yes there will be yo-yos in the time of Jetson dress rings), AND WE WHOOPED THEM ALL!

The BMX, is a standard and should have a place, but first :???:

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6622)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on January 30th, 2007 @ 10:50pm CST

ninja sixshot wrote:jeez hotrod. dont u ever take a break?

Lets pray he don't!

Sorry for the double post, but two seperate ideas...

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6623)
Posted by Stormrider on January 30th, 2007 @ 10:50pm CST

I clicked on the link but only saw Primus. Who else was on the list?

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6638)
Posted by Rorigon on January 30th, 2007 @ 11:07pm CST

BMX as a toy? hm.... doesn't sound right to me; I don't think of bikes as toys, personally.

Anyway, that's great! I love to see that TFs are in people's minds like that!

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6641)
Posted by Colinus Maximus on January 30th, 2007 @ 11:10pm CST

The BMX was first? I never considered my bikes as toys, they were transportation and a means of doing business (paper route).

Bigger suprise that Star Wars didn't make the list at all.

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6651)
Posted by Mkall on January 30th, 2007 @ 11:26pm CST

No GI-Joe? That's interesting.

Yay for #2 though

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6678)
Posted by tacogrande on January 30th, 2007 @ 11:57pm CST

No offense but this list is garbage, rubiks cube? Those things are so lame! And lego at #4? I love transformers, and have a ton more tfs than legos, but if there was one toyline to be at the very top I'd think it'd be lego. I'm glad it's Tfs that are on there and not something like the hoola hoop (remember vh1's #1 toy of all time, what crap, someone try and find a kid playing with a hoola hoop these days. If you give a kid one they'll laugh at you and kick you in the nuts.)

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6693)
Posted by Koloth on January 31st, 2007 @ 12:10am CST

What in the world is an action man? Rubiks cube I can understand. But Action man? It looks like an ancient G.I.Joe but it's not...

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6715)
Posted by City Commander on January 31st, 2007 @ 12:54am CST

Action Man is a POS that they've been peddling to the Uk for years. Even when kids wanted to kill off the bad guy and get rid of the thing, they started making it again.

I don't consider bikes toys either, but hey, tfs made #2!

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6722)
Posted by Alex Kingdom on January 31st, 2007 @ 12:59am CST

Glyph posted this yesterday:

http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=430

Yours AK

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6761)
Posted by Danish-Liokaiser on January 31st, 2007 @ 3:07am CST

Beatet by freaking BMX (Sucks) bikes ... if it was the BMX-minicon-Higwire i was intrested ^^ ...

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6765)
Posted by Redimus on January 31st, 2007 @ 3:23am CST

How is the BMX the coolest toy ever? I dont think I ever had a mate who evan had/wanted a BMX, and Rubric's cube cooler than lego? I think not. There are some really lame toys in that list of coolest toys.

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6778)
Posted by the purifyer on January 31st, 2007 @ 3:56am CST

AH user survey. that explains everything. It means nothing then.

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6850)
Posted by Kayevcee on January 31st, 2007 @ 6:55am CST

A survey of what the toy-buying public thinks is cool means nothing? I don't know about that. It may not be representative of the population as a whole, but at least it's a good sign for Hasbro when their media blitz takes off... well, round about now, I suppose.

-Nick

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6893)
Posted by First-Aid on January 31st, 2007 @ 8:28am CST

Star Wars toys were always more of a collector's thing. They never "did" much until recently. Plus Star Wars toys are largely regarded as a "geek" thing by most folks so I'm not really surprised they didn't make the list.

BMX was number 1? WTF? How is that a toy?

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6896)
Posted by featofstrength on January 31st, 2007 @ 8:39am CST

the list sucks!

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (6973)
Posted by Zeds on January 31st, 2007 @ 10:08am CST

I would not classify a BMX bike as the Number 1 cool toy. Someone stuffed the ballot box :-x

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (7035)
Posted by jgilkinson on January 31st, 2007 @ 11:50am CST

I guess we cant argue with coming in second to BMX... #2 is pretty damn good

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (7153)
Posted by Autobobby1 on January 31st, 2007 @ 2:25pm CST

BMX bikes are sports gear, not toys. TRU sells them, sothey're on the list...but if we don't count the bikes, then we're number 1!

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (7284)
Posted by Leonardo on January 31st, 2007 @ 3:49pm CST

^I concur, I was thinking the same thing. The list is flawed.

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (7443)
Posted by featofstrength on January 31st, 2007 @ 5:32pm CST

I also agree that BMX bikes are not toys...I also have a beef with the Rubix Cube being included.

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (237975)
Posted by Ironhide Texas on July 22nd, 2007 @ 10:51pm CDT

#2 is good

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (237981)
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on July 22nd, 2007 @ 10:56pm CDT

This thread is back from the dead! (it started and ended in January, except for the above post).

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (238111)
Posted by i_amtrunks on July 23rd, 2007 @ 1:28am CDT

Is a BMX a toy, as much as it is a mode of Transportation/a leisure object/ a piece of Sporting equipment.

The results dont surprise me at all, considering the movie came out less than a month ago, reminding people all about their Transformers.

Good to beat Play-doh, Cabbage Patch Kids, Gameboy, Scalextrics, Barbie and Lego.

Re: Transformers Ranks #2 on Toys "R" Us Coolest Toys Ever List (238115)
Posted by Bumbled on July 23rd, 2007 @ 1:30am CDT

I wouldn't be surprised...