Everyone remembers the excitement of opening up their Happy Meal to see what toy they got. We all had these enormous collections that took up all kinds of space for no reason, but we treasured these toys as if they were precious antiques.
There were a lot of different toys each year, but there was always one or two that stood out and made kids go absolutely nuts trying to track down the entire collection.
These were the most popular toys each year, how many did you collect?
1977-79 - "McWrist" Wallet
1979-81 - Star Trek
1982 - Playmobil
1983-84 - Hot Wheels
1985-86 - My Little Pony
1987 - Changeables
1988 - McNugget Buddies
1989 - Fry Kids
1990 - Camp McDonaldland
1991 - Tiny Toons Flip Cars
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1992 - Nickelodeon Game Gadgets
1993 - Barbie
1994 - Happy Birthday Train
1995 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
1996 - Space Jam Plush Toys
1997 - Sky Dancers
1997 - Teenie Beanies
1998 - Tamagotchi Keychains
1999 - Mini Furby
2000 - Emperor's New Groove
Which of these was your favorite to collect? Share in the comments!
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