Hamleys has revealed what they predict will be the top Christmas sellers this year – retro toys. From a Monopoly board to a leather-clad rubik’s cube, the kids of 2008 are clamouring for a bit of our kidulthood. And why not? The 80s were undoubtedly a great time to be a kid. We had Cabbage Patch Kids – and then Garbage Pail Kids – glow worms, scalextrix, Teddy Ruxpin (okay, that one was a bit creepy) and Transformers – two toys for the price of one – quite possibly the best toy ever. TV brought us classics like Grange Hill, Newsround, Dangermouse and Count Duckula. TV presenters weren’t fashion icons, they weren’t papped falling out of the latest London club after a few too many champagne mojitos. They sat in broom closets and talked to gophers or had mullets and ran the fun house. And as for films, who could tire of watching Ghostbusters, Teenwolf or Back to the Future?? And now the noughties wants a piece of them too – from remaking our 80s cartoons into Hollywood mega-bucks blockbusters to filming sequels of our treasured classics like The Goonies and Indiana Jones, the 80s, long-denounced as one big mistake are finally back in fashion. But one question, if the Rubik’s Cube is back, does that mean I can finally resurrect my Rick Astley album too?
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