To open, I'll just recall some of my favorite toys either I had or I played with my brothers' toys
(hey, is that Chad Allen in that He-Man add too?)
My toys:
Texas Instruments TI-99/4A computer
Poochie
Fashion Plates
Cabbage Patch Kids
Lite Brite
Pound Puppies
Strawberry Shortcake dolls
(I never was interested in Barbies or the make up sets, I liked crafts and drawing and board games)
Madballs
Garbage Pail Kids, Wacky Packs and I had a sticker book
Brothers' toys I mooched:
Snake Mountain castle and the He-Man figures that came with, especially Skeletor
Transformers
Matchbox cars
Glo-Worm
Boglins
Nintendo
Creepy Crawlers (I think this one you made your own rubbery insects and spiders in molds)