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TV Cream's Toys: Presents You Pestered Your Parents for (Hardcover)

by Steve Berry (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: The Friday Project Limited (16 Nov 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1905548273
  • ISBN-13: 978-1905548279
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 19.3 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,870 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Hilarious and heart-warming!' Richard Herring 'Brilliant, life-affirming and very, very funny!' Ally Ross, The Sun 'Amazing! took me back to a forlorn, inner longing!' Harry Hill 'Stirred up all kinds of nostalgic memories!' Al Murray 'I only wish he'd called it F*** You, Father Christmas!' Charlie Brooker, The Guardian


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Do you remember tearing down the stairs at five in the morning, in wide-eyed anticipation of the mountain of wrapped boxes under a Woolies' fireproof silver tinsel tree? Do you remember the sense of disappointment when what you'd asked for wasn't among them? Or -- worse -- when you found a cheap, knock-off version of a toy you really wanted? Lavishly illustrated and with over 300 colour photographs, TV Cream Toys celebrates the presents that we hoped, wished and prayed would turn up in the Christmas stockings of yesteryear. From Big Trak to Buckaroo!, Mastermind to Merlin, Sorry! to Strawberry Shortcake, each peerless plaything from the '60s through to the '90s is examined and catalogued (in the Argos, rather than the scientific, sense). Culled from award-winning retro website TV Cream, this book lists a wealth of fondly remembered toys, games, and novelties, and unearths quite a few of the oft-forgotten classics that, even to this day, remain treasured in the hearts of our inner children. LET THE BLIZZARD OF MR MEN WRAPPING PAPER COMMENCE!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, 6 Jan 2008
By Peter Lee (Manchester ,United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This is one of those great books you find yourself flicking through, stopping every few pages to loudly exclaim "I had one of those!" to the annoyance of all around you. Big Trak, Star Bird, Crossfire, Action Man, Sindy, Cascade - they're all here. Clearly a labour of love, Steve Berry has worked wonders on this wonderful book, and the humorous text is a joy to read. Even my girlfriend loved it, frequently snatching it off me to do the same flick, point, shriek "I always wanted one of those!" thing I'd been annoying her with for the last hour or so. A cracker of a book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 'A Great Fun Conversation Starter', 17 Dec 2007
By Antony May (East Sussex, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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If you are aged between 30 and 45 and would like to revisit your childhood for a moment or two you will love this book. Full of colour, the text in this book is both light hearted, cheeky and informative (there's even a rough guide to each items Ebay value!). It's an ideal 'coffee table' book and is packed with photographs and information about of so many of the popular toys and games from yesteryear (and my youth!). For example, do you remember 'Haunted House' game (the one where you put the skull down the chinmey)? Or 'Battling Tops' (Wind 'em up and let 'em go!). Yes, of course you do (if your my age (42) HA HA) and I bet you loved 'Cross Fire' (shoot the puck with the marble guns to score a goal) collected 'Top Trumps' and played with loads of 'Action Man' toys too! Happy memories coming back yet? I bet they are and that's the real joy of this book. Show this to a group of your friends and I guarantee you'll have a lot of fun reminiscing about which of the toy's and games in this book you once owned! Well, I'm off now for a ride around the block on my 'Chopper'! BUY AND ENJOY!
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5.0 out of 5 stars "You'll Never Win!" - "Oh Yes I Will!", 25 Jan 2008
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With everything covered from the obvious (Spacehoppers) to the deliciously long-forgotten (Star Bird!), this book will bring those memories of staring at toys in catalogues that you wanted but never got flooding back in seconds. Each toy has their own wittily-written entry, highlighting how they were both great and a bit rubbish at the same time, and there's loads of photos to boot. If you love toys, love a bit of a laugh and love, erm, "I Love The Seventies", you'll love this!
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4.0 out of 5 stars TV Cream Toys
Loved this book - a real trip down memory lane - suggest reading on a saturday morning with a bag of penny chews.
Published 2 months ago by H. M. Bridges

5.0 out of 5 stars Great trip down memory lane!
I really enjoyed this book as it reminded me of things i had as a child and the things I wanted and never got. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ms. G. Mclean

4.0 out of 5 stars A book to flick through or equally a book to read from cover to cover
Written in the humorous style of a C4 'Top 100' programme. Don't think they've done a Top 100 toys yet though - now there's an idea!!! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Helen Simpson

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure instant nostalgia for 70s kids
If you were a kid in the 70s, and to some extent the 80s, then this is pure distilled nostalgia in an easy-to-read book format with lots of pictures. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. Stuart Bruce

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrown down a time tube
Steve Berry's meticulously compiled book is extraordinarily evocative and regularly had the hairs on my neck standing up as I turned the page to see a long-forgotten chunk of... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Daniel Maier

5.0 out of 5 stars TV Cream's Toys: Presents You Pestered Your Parents for
It's brilliant. Many of the toys I had as a kid and plenty of the ones I wanted and never got are all here in one great book. Easy to read and often amusing. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. Phillip J. Hubbard

4.0 out of 5 stars Great photos, not so good text
A fun reminder of many toys, mainly from the seventies and eighties. Loads of great photos that are sure to bring back memories of your own childhood toys and those that you... Read more
Published 19 months ago by N. Bolton

5.0 out of 5 stars Girl's World
Very funny, especially loved the Girl's World and Kerplunk pieces. Can't wait to buy my own future children pointless pieces of plastic one day and smile knowingly at their... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mrs. S. Norman

5.0 out of 5 stars A Big Blast of Nostalgia
Steve's book gave me real physical pain from all the rose-tinted yearning it caused me to do. Brilliantly researched, frequently very funny, but most of all an essential purchase... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr Tony

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the bible for people who were children of the seventies and eighties
TV Cream toys has a surprise in store for everyone. If you think you remember all the toys you had or wanted as a kid, this book guarantees to show you one you'd forgotten about... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. A. W. Peters

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