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These 7 Toys From the ’90s Are Some of the Best Toys, Period

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by Donna Freydkin
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A Tamagotchi, one of the best '90s toys, set against an aqua background

On September 22, 1994, Friends debuted on NBC, showcasing perhaps the least realistic Manhattan apartment in television history. Four years later, in 1998, the unholy Furby was released, which was both highly coveted (at the time) and highly annoying. And in 1997, sandwiched between the two, kids first encountered the boy wizard known as Harry Potter when Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone hit brick-and-mortar shelves in 1997, long before author J.K. Rowling began spewing her transphobic commentary. The ’90s were a boon for pop culture and continue to be relevant today, thanks largely to ’90s toys. The best ’90s kids toys pay tribute to the decade of the Rachel cut and Gryffindor, while also introducing today’s youth to popular 1990s toys that kept millennials entranced.

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