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There were certainly some top-shelf toys over the years. But while Incomparable Wars toys and Rubik's Cubes are the ones that'll be in the Smithsonian or buried in even so capsules, there were a ton of well-loved toys that may have been the second stringers, but were awesome nonetheless.
Best of all -- the toy makers acclimated to revolt and disgust as their muses.
And for some reason -- no matter how earthy they were -- moms actually allowed them. In fact, you could see moms in the commercials apparently endorsing them.
While little Billy made his own concoction with the Vomitorium, mom would usually terminate in his room and make that "Oh, Billy..." look while she rolled her eyes, put his begrimed clothes in a basket, and then walked out.
Disgusting toys seemed to hit their peak in the 1980s, but they are ceaseless in their appeal. Just like these five ...
No. 5: Madballs
Madballs were springlike, squishy foam rubber balls that were sculpted to look like lusus naturae heads. But they weren't just any monster heads. They may have eye patches, scars, bandages, seeping pus -- you name it.
Source: Local 10