I had Barbie and Daisy, my brother had an Action Man he used to make them do rude things that little girls had no business knowing about.

ROFL
I still haev my glowworm and it's bunny I'm sooo takign a piccy of it.

Power rangers, party o five and dawsons creek. I know it's only a few years ago but that's what I really remember. I used to love full house my 2 older sisters and me would sit down and fight over who was going to be each person. LOL and step by step.

This is probably more one for the guys, but MC Hammer pants and Hammer Time.
NKOTB the original boy band.
Kirk Cameron and Michael J Fox - good wholesome family viewing with Mom, Dad and the kids.

I had a family of gollywogs knitted for me and got to read Little Black Sambo not very PC these days.

Was just reminising with DH about this and remembered Spot On, Mork and Mindy, Ready to Roll and Sha Na Na, Buck Rogers in the 21st Century ... Oh I feel so old.

I remember reciting the recipe for Big Macs during the school holidays - two all beef patties, cheese, special sauce, pickles, lettuce on a sesame seed bun - to get a free one at McDs Queen St.

Bubblgum jeans from Shanton worst fashion crime ever made. Especially the hot pink ones.

Gloss OMG those shoulder pads were enormous, its interesting to see where the actors have ended up.  My grandparents had one of those TVs.

When TV was only 2 channels, and the thrill of staying up late enough to see the Goodnight Kiwi.

Regional news on the tele in Akl we had the Top Half with Jude Bailey and John Hawkesby.

Getting into Eden Park for free to watch club games, and queueing for JKs autograph.. he was hot in the 80s.

One Tree Hill when it had a Tree on it, and when the Tree got cut down. Was only 10 years ago but was sad to see it go.

Sad to say but I watched the first season of Shortland Street. Also the original 90210 and Melrose Place not the crappy re-makes.
I loved to watch Fraggle Rock the Fraggles were cool.

I remember when Sunday trading started and I worked at Foodtownt St Lukes we fought over those shifts cause it was double pay! Don't get that anymore either.

My first full time job paid $5 an hour and that was heaps.

Ok you had to be a 70s kid but Abba were huge, I had wanted to be like the blonde one and had pictures of her in my Kindy scrapbook.

Do the Akl kids remember the free playground at the top of the old Farmers building in Hobson Street, where they had peddle cars and a cafe with a fish pond, and a free bus from K-Rd to the store.

Pretending we were 13 to see the screening of U2's Rattle and Hum at the Movies.

Stalking Simon Le Bon when he came over for the Whitbread RTW yacht race.
Telethon and Live Aid - got to stay up all night. Ok now I'm showing my age.

OMg how do you guys in you mid 20's (ir younger!) remember that stuff? I thought it would've been long gone by the time you were young kids.....

I'm 109 years old and ALL of that happened when I was about 10 I think? Oooh and did anyone mention My Little Ponies ('I love my little pony, I comb and brush her hair') ? hehe  Not the stupid little things you get now, the bigger ones and they had a cartoon as well! woohoo lol

Stores being closed at the weekends and when Saturday morning shopping came out it was a BIG DEAL. Like late night shopping was when that started.  

Mum saying see you at lunch on the weekends then letting us go wherever we wanted as long as we stayed off the roads and out of the river. No cellphones cos they weren't invented.

My first job when I finished school and I earnt $3.80 an hour plus double time for late night shopping and time and a half on Saturdays hehe. Plus a UE allowance!

God I am showing my age now.....

When phone numbers had 5 digits in them, the Wonderful World of Disney on at 6pm on Sunday nights, the Greatest American Hero, definitely 2 lollies for 1cent, parents only worrying where you were when you didn't show up for tea, walking and riding to school when I was 6, hours spent roller skating up and down the street. Ahhh, I loved my childhood!

Yes me and my siblings used to play down the end of our road in a reserve til dark.  I remember our curfew was to be home just before dark.  One day I didn't get home til after dark and my dad sternly told me off.  I would NEVER let my kids out of my sight off my property these days!

Oh and The Milky Bar kid!  I remember when they were doing a promotion to find the 'Next Milky Bar Kid" and we were going to enter my brother as he was soo blonde everyone used to say he must've been the milkman's child as both my parents were dark.  Anyway my parents fussed over which photo to send in for the comp and weren't happy with any they had so didn't send one at all!  I always thought it was so cool my brother could've been the milky bar kid and hoped we were going to get an endless supply of milky bars chocolate!!