If your child is about 16 years old right now, come reminisce with me...

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Dan Zanes

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Thomas the Tank Engine -- classic version, when it was narrated by Ringo Starr and George Carlin, and before the engines' faces moved (now they seem to have animated the engines' faces -- it was so much cuter when only the eyes moved, and the human figures were all static little toys....). Sir Topham Hatt was a big favorite for some reason!

We took our DD when she was three to see a REAL Thomas in Pennsylvania; Thomas's face on a steam engine that pulled full-sized cars along a short but real rail line. She was in heaven. It absolutely poured rain, really bucketing it down, but she was so, so happy and giggly! It was so wet that we had to stop at an outlet mall and buy dry clothes for all of us so we didn't spend the long ride home in streaming wet clothes!

Thanks, everyone, for jogging some great memories.

I miss "Blue's Clues" too. That and Thomas were the only videos she watched. Blue's Clues was so soothing and sweet without being cloying.

Black, white and red toys! I had forgotten those entirely but yes, we had 'em!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The John Lennon collection at Carters...

I loved the John Lennon baby clothes. They were so cute; I still have some pictures still of DS dressed in them. Thank you for that memory! Life was simpler then for sure.

My son's baby book is the John Lennon animal print.

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Anyone remember the Baby Songs videos?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNo6xRWsFcY

Looks like these were really from the late 1980s, but my '99 kid was obsessed with them. I would get them out of the library and watch them on our one remaining VCR.

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Angelina Ballerina

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Favorite toys - we were still very much into electronics and musical toys. The wooden toy crazy hadn't taken a hold yet!

My First LeapPad



Vtech Learning Video Console



Leapfrog Alphabet Drum



Blues Clues Radio & Mic

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Jojo's circus

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I saw The Wiggles in concert and it was before Greg left.

Barney was another big one. Is he still around?

I also did the Baby Einstein videos, played classical music and had those red, white and black toys.

Curious, if any of the Baby Einstein or red/white/black toys made a difference in your kids?

It didn't for us, but obviously it worked for someone b/c I fell for the marketing ploy.

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Anonymous wrote:Zaboomafoo

I loved this and really enjoyed watching it with DS.

There's Wild Kratts on now which is not quite the same, but the brothers are still just as goofy.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I saw The Wiggles in concert and it was before Greg left.

Barney was another big one. Is he still around?

I also did the Baby Einstein videos, played classical music and had those red, white and black toys.

Curious, if any of the Baby Einstein or red/white/black toys made a difference in your kids?

It didn't for us, but obviously it worked for someone b/c I fell for the marketing ploy.

My son, now a teen, knows the different composer. My DH was commenting on a piece of music when my son was about 9 or so, saying, "Oh, I love this Beethoven piece." My son said, "That's Mozart." He was right.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baby Einstein videos too! Blues Clues, The Wiggles. Our Y2K babies are driving!

Who paid too much money to see The Wiggles in concert? (reluctantly raises hand)

It was worth ever penny to see Anthony!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baby Einstein videos too! Blues Clues, The Wiggles. Our Y2K babies are driving!

Who paid too much money to see The Wiggles in concert? (reluctantly raises hand)

We were there!

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Loving this thread.

She loved the Barbie musical called Princess and the Pauper. Watched it over and over (and dressed up, of course).