6. Lite Brite
Who would have thought a light box with small, colored pegs would turn out to be such a hit! The pegs fitted into a panel and illuminated to create a picture. Hasbro also offered refills and new colors, apart from the usual green, yellow, pink, purple, orange, white, blue and red.
You could also get refill templates with characters such as My Little Pony (my personal favorite), as well as Scooby-Doo and Mickey Mouse.
7. Franken Berry Cereal
I was never a fan of breakfast, when I was young as I preferred to stay in bed until the last possible moment and then take around 4 minutes to put on my school uniform, grab my stuff and run out of the door, toast in hand.
My daily habits changed drastically when these character cereals made a welcome appearance. Fruity, chocolatey and very sugary, a bowl full of these, especially Franken Berry, with the little pieces of marshmallow, made mornings almost bearable. I was eve known to have another bowl of cereal on my return from school, to fill the gap before dinner.
8. Tootsie Pop Drops
There’s certain candy bars and sweet treats that have always stuck in my mind and Tootsie Pop Drops are definitely one of them. I could never make my mind up which flavor to choose so I would alternate between the chocolate and grape flavors.
Mom used to tell me off for eating the whole packet but there was no way I was ever going to share them with my irritating brother!
9. Fried Bologna
You either loved it or you hated it! Even though it looked far from appetizing, I ate every morsel on the plate. I even liked it in between 2 slices of Wonder Bread, on a Saturday lunchtime.
This was one of the few things my dad could make, not that it took much making, just sticking it in the frying pan.
10. The Golden Girls
I loved the Golden Girls, aired on a Friday evening on NBC at 10pm. The fact I could stay up late to watch it was as enjoyable as the actual show! It ran for 7 seasons and won just about every award it was up for.
Funny and poignant, it had the perfect mix which wouldn’t have worked if it was not for the wonderful actresses. Did you know Dorothy’s mom was actually younger than her in real life! Thank you for being a friend.
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