Check out this full scan of a Toys R Us flyer from 1988. It’s full of Nintendo, G.I. Joe, RC Cars, Bikes, board games, MASK, Atari, Sega, and more!
Time Capsule: 1988 Toys R Us Sale Paper
News
Classic Cereal Commercials
This edition of Retro Ramblings is kind of a combined post. A combination of a classic commercials posts mixed with a forgotten foods post. It’s two great tastes that taste great together! Let’s watch some old cereal commercials and let …….continure reading
Time Capsule
1986 Matchbox Cars Collector’s Catalog
I’ve been reminiscing a lot lately about all the cool old cars I used to have growing up. So much so that just a few weeks ago I detailed Five of My Favorite Hot Wheels Toys. But my love for …….continure reading
Essay
Re-watching The Goonies (1985)
First finding out about this movie was kind of an adventure on it’s own. I can’t tell you when The Goonies first debuted on HBO. It had to be sometime in 1986 or maybe even as late as 1987. But …….continure reading
This reminds me of the better days, I loved seeing the toys r us adds. I really hated when they closed the nearest one to us, bought a lot of toys in that TRU. I keep hoping they’ll do well with their stores in Macys, then open up some stores here. I really appreciate you this website love looking at the toys that are now collectibles. Thanks.