A toy love story. Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head met today.
Hasbro’s 1981 catalogue presented a wide-ranging assortment organized by play category and age group.
Licensed characters anchored the opening pages, with Die Cast–Sesame Street and Die Cast–SNOOPY Handfuls leading the lineup. The Romper Room line occupied a substantial portion of the book, alongside My First Games, Fun Around Faces, Sew Easy, and My Pretty Pony. Creative offerings appeared under Design Toys, including Lite-Brite, New Skedoodle, and Learn to Draw the Disney Way, while Color by Number maintained its own dedicated section.
The catalogue also featured SNOOPY Toys such as the Sno-Cone Machine and Brusha Brusha Toothbrush, Fresh ‘n Fancy cosmetic kits, Ruff Truks vehicles, Boys & Girls Toys like Dr. & Nurse Kits and Gumball Machines, and a Games lineup that included Pop Pop Pop Attack, Baboon Ball, Splish Splash, and I Vant To Bite Your Finger—The Dracula Game.
