When you’re a kid, toys are magical. With just a toy and a little bit of imagination, a kid can transport herself to another place for hours on end.
But when you’re an adult, and you look at the toys you used to play with, that magic is gone. Instead, it’s difficult not to see just how badly made many of our beloved toys really are.
Today via Bored Panda we’ve got 15 toys that are so shoddy it’s hard to imagine even the most imaginative kid having fun with them. In fact, when you laugh at how crappy they are, it’s probably the first time these toys have brought ANYONE joy.
The point is, we should always be looking forward, never back. (Like I keep trying to tell that judge.)
1. Chernobyl Duck
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2. Just like you’ve always suspected.
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3. He got tired of waiting for Sleeping Beauty to wake up.
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4. Gooooooooooal!
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5. Cinderella’s next wish? A nose job.
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6. Stonedasaurus Rex
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7. When the doll painter just gives up.
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8. Strangle Me Elmo
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9. Drink-Your-Blood Minnie
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10. We all remember when Harry Potter auditioned for the Blue Man Group.
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11. The ponytail pony tail.
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12. “So, for our Disney Villains deck of cards, which card should the Queen of Hearts be on?” “Don’t worry, I got this.”
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13. Hung like a spider.
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14. Barbie stopped hanging out with Belle ’til her drinking is under control.
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15. Today’s job for the Paw Patrol? Genocide.
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h/t: Bored Panda