Remembering 1980’s Best Christmas Toys 🎄🎁

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We're taking a look through the toy section of the Christmas 1980 Argos catalogue, and casting our minds back to childhood days spent flicking through catalogue pages, marking out our favourite toys in the hope that we'd find at least one or two of them nestled under the Christmas tree. Retromash.com (Argos catalogues): https://retromash.com/argos/ Internet Archive (this catalogue): https://archive.org/details/issuu_retromash_argos-no14-1980-autumnwinter/ Corgi Movie Vision (Techmoan): https://youtu.be/YfFE5TyY4kU Like what I do? Here's my 'tip jar': https://www.buymeacoffee.com/retrosteveuk 👍☕ Social Links: Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/retrosteveuk.bsky.social Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RetroSteveFB YouTube Community Posts: https://www.youtube.com/@RetroSpectives/community Background Music: "Home for the Holidays" - Chris Haugen https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwz2-ZuVjGfpf3pahuTkSw "Canon and Variation" - Twin Musicom https://youtu.be/DKjKlWWFsFo Canon and Variation by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Chapter Markers: 00:00 Intro 00:08 Welcome 01:28 Video Game Consoles 02:31 Electronic Games 03:24 Cars / Pinball / Tin Can Alley 04:32 Cars / Trains / Evel Knievel 06:19 Action Figures / Space Ships 08:28 Lego / Science Kits 09:31 Creative Toys / Mr Frosty 11:52 Music Toys / Domestic Toys 13:20 Dolls / Cosmetic Toys 14:56 Dolls / Prams 15:33 Bikes / Go Carts / Tents 16:42 Ride-Ons / Plush / Baby Toys 18:09 Tots Toys / Learning 19:44 Toddler Toys / Playsets 20:51 Vehicle & House Playsets 22:53 Playsets / Action Toys 24:46 Sport Games / Snooker & Pool 27:03 Your Featured Comments 29:39 Wrapping Up 30:11 Argos Christmas Advert 30:31 End Links & Music