Do you remember riding in the back of a station wagon?
Remember when cars had cigarette lighters and ashtrays in the door?
When we were kids, life was full of adventure and it was a fantastic time to be alive.
The ’70s had the best TV shows and awesome toys.
Here are 40 Things From The ’70s That You May Have Forgotten About:
40. Sit N’ Spin
You spin me right round, baby. Right round like a record, baby.
39. Fisher-Price Play Family Farm
This toy is timeless and is loved by children around the world.
38. Fisher-Price Movie Viewer
Watch your favorite cartoons in fast-action, slow motion, forward or backwards.
37. Mickey Mouse Talking Phone
Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time, I’m living in twilight.
36. Tonka Trucks
Every kid growing up in the ‘70s played with a Tonka Truck.
35. Rock Em Sock Em Robots
Rock Em Sock Em Robots is ranked number five in our 10 Awesome Toys We Had Growing Up In The ’70s.
34. Big Jim
Before the Six Million Dollar Man, there was Big Jim.
33. The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man is ranked number three in our 10 Awesome Toys We Had Growing Up In The ’70s.
32. Pulsar
Organs and guts? This action figure still gives me the creeps years later.
31. Stretch Armstrong
This toy could also be used as a weapon.
30. Don’t Break The Ice
One of our favorite Milton-Bradley games.
29. Matchbox Cars
Back in 1976, I accidently swallowed a Matchbox car and was hospitalized.
28. Girder & Panel Building Set
We used to make entire city blocks in our living room.
27. Tyco Nite Glow Racing
Tyco Nite Glow Racing is ranked number nine in our 10 Awesome Toys We Had Growing Up In The ’70s.
34. Big Jim
26. Super Bowl
I remember seeing this in the Sears Catalog, but I never got this electric football game.
25. Mattel Electronic Football
Along with the Atari 2600, this handheld game helped launched the video game industry.
24. Sears NFL Bed Sheets
50% polyester, 50% cotton, 100% awesome.
23. Monday Night Football on ABC
When football was football and these magnificent sons of bitches were in the booth Monday nights.
22. Farrah Fawcett
Charlie’s Angels ranks number six in our Top 10 TV Shows Of The ’70s.
21. Wonder Woman | The Incredible Hulk Night
Back in 1978, CBS had the two best shows on television.
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20. Kellogg’s Jumbo Assortment
Guaranteed to make every 70’s kid excited for breakfast.
19. Hawaiian Punch
100% sugar. 100% delicious.
18. Krazy Straw
Drinking out of a straw has never been the same.
17. Twinkies
Sugar-enriched flour, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, polysorbate 60, and Yellow Dye No. 5. Just everything a growing boy needs.
16. Popcorn Pumper
I can still smell the popcorn my mother burnt in this thing.
It would take at least 2 minutes to phone home.
15. Library Card
I think I still owe late fees.
14. Highlights
This magazine was always at my doctor’s office.
13. Monster Reading Center
Crestwood House Monster books was the one of the few ways kids learned about horror.
12. Riding In The Back Of A Station Wagon
Do you remember riding in the back of a station wagon?
11. Car Cigarette Lighters
Remember when cars had cigarette lighters and ashtrays in the door?
10. McDonald’s Ashtray
During the ‘70s, it was pretty common that people smoked everywhere.
9. Big Mac in a Styrofoam Box
These burgers were harmful to your health as well as the enviroment.
8. McDonald’s Playground
Many Gen Xers spent most of their childhood playing here.
7. McDonald’s Glasses
You were able to collect glasses of Grimace and his friends.
6. FotoMat
Before Instagram, this where we went to develop our photographs.
5. Buster Brown
If you grew up in the ‘70s, then you will definitely remember this store.
4. Credit Card Machines
The retailer would put your credit card into this machine and give you a carbon copy receipt.
3. Rotary Phone
2. Cigarette Vending Machines
Just like candy, we used to get our cigarettes out of a vending machine.
1. Beanbag Ashtray
I think every household in the United States had one of these things.
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