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Last year's Cabbage Patch Kids have been replaced by GoBots, the toy that changes into a car
Last year's Cabbage Patch Kids have been replaced by GoBots, the toy that changes into a car

Last year's Cabbage Patch Kids have been replaced by GoBots, the toy that changes into a car

Date10/1/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Last year's Cabbage Patch Kids have been replaced by GoBots; the toy that changes into a car.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018253F
Trick toy: Evan Kaminsky, 3, has mastered GoBots, toy robots that change into cars, trucks motorcycles, planes and spaceships when unfolded
Trick toy: Evan Kaminsky, 3, has mastered GoBots, toy robots that change into cars, trucks motorcycles, planes and spaceships when unfolded
10/1/1984
Changing the guard: David Tyrer, toy specialist with Phillips Ward-Price, changes the guard in front of a model of Casa Loma
Changing the guard: David Tyrer, toy specialist with Phillips Ward-Price, changes the guard in front of a model of Casa Loma
12/12/1979
Fun in a box: The Crayola line of crayons, markers, art and craft materials have been outstanding toys for generations, the Toy Testing Council says
Fun in a box: The Crayola line of crayons, markers, art and craft materials have been outstanding toys for generations, the Toy Testing Council says
11/11/1992
Best Yeti to come: Special Olympics kids, from left, Catherine Vertolli, Jasmine Haq, Michael Arruda and Iyana Maloney, with their fundraising Papa and Baby Yetis
Best Yeti to come: Special Olympics kids, from left, Catherine Vertolli, Jasmine Haq, Michael Arruda and Iyana Maloney, with their fundraising Papa and Baby Yetis
11/13/1996
Will he reach for the scientific-type space toy, or the tank? Although the little fellow may rather have the war toy, lagging sales for these miniatur(...)
Will he reach for the scientific-type space toy, or the tank? Although the little fellow may rather have the war toy, lagging sales for these miniatur(...)
12/18/1967
Popular toys: Many of the toys admired here by Grayson Taylor, 6, may not last long on retailers' shelves
Popular toys: Many of the toys admired here by Grayson Taylor, 6, may not last long on retailers' shelves
9/25/1979
Toying with losses: Two-year-old junior shareholder Terrin Hackenschmidt of Toronto is too busy with the fruits of Irwin Toy's labors to care much that her company had a disastrous year
Toying with losses: Two-year-old junior shareholder Terrin Hackenschmidt of Toronto is too busy with the fruits of Irwin Toy's labors to care much that her company had a disastrous year
6/20/1985
New again: Sarah Vansinclair, 11, of Toronto, finds enjoyment at lat week's toy show on a bouncing ball that will be seen on retail store shelves again this year
New again: Sarah Vansinclair, 11, of Toronto, finds enjoyment at lat week's toy show on a bouncing ball that will be seen on retail store shelves again this year
2/1/1989
Keep on truckin', Four-year-old Michael Higginson eyes with enthuslasm a radio-controlled $250 toy truck
Keep on truckin', Four-year-old Michael Higginson eyes with enthuslasm a radio-controlled $250 toy truck
3/2/1990
Fisher-Price's Discovery Schoolhouse for toddlers is one of the toys that got good reviews this year
Fisher-Price's Discovery Schoolhouse for toddlers is one of the toys that got good reviews this year
10/29/1990
New wrinkle: Tom Royal of Sears introduces the merchandising giant's upscale answer to Cabbage Patch Kids -- Wrinkles the hound, a $500 item and one of a number of luxury gifts in Sears' biggest Christmas catalogue, unveiled yesterday
New wrinkle: Tom Royal of Sears introduces the merchandising giant's upscale answer to Cabbage Patch Kids -- Wrinkles the hound, a $500 item and one of a number of luxury gifts in Sears' biggest Christmas catalogue, unveiled yesterday
8/26/1985
Toyland, toyland: Jillian Box, 18 months, Trevor Midwinter, 4, program co-ordinator Elaine Smith and Laura Delorey try out some toys in the Milton Toy Library
Toyland, toyland: Jillian Box, 18 months, Trevor Midwinter, 4, program co-ordinator Elaine Smith and Laura Delorey try out some toys in the Milton Toy Library
5/26/1981