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The latest inductees into the Toy Hall of Fame have been announced!
The class of ’26 was unveuked last week. Here they are:
By the way… this panel is straight up stupid. Games ARE toys. Full stop. If you can play with it, it’s a toy. And Yahtzee better go in the Hall someday, Al Roker!
Grayson and I disagreed widely on two of this year’s class. He is in the Carson Daly camp, that a slide is not a toy.
What?!?!
A slide is much more of a toy than frickin’ Pokemon cards!
Yet, I’m cool with Pokemon cards being inducted. “Dungeos & Dragons” and “Magic: the Gathering” are already in the HoF, so why not Pokemon?
But anyone can play and have fun on a slide. Whether it’s a regular playground slide or a water slide, they are built for fun!
Pokemon is a much more niche toy in my humble opion, but there are millions of Pokemon fans that will happily tell me I’m full of crap, too. So there we go.
Whoever is sitting next to Mr. Daly in the video wondered about the see-saw getting a nomination. Of course it should get one – it’s a plaything, as well!
If they are so dead-set against the slide, I’d hate to see their reactions, to find out previous inductees include sand, sticks (yes… sticks… the chunks of wood that break off of trees), blankets, and the versatile cardboard box.
As for this year’s other inductees…
Bingo is played by millions of people around the world, young and old. And I guess it is a game, but to me, it’s kinda gambling at the same time.
Maybe next year, poker and scratch-and-win lottery tickets can be inducted!
Finally, Care Bears got the nod. They’ve been around forever. My sister-in-law Aimee, was a huge Care Bear fan growing up, and she passed that along to my nieces, Abbie and Brynn.
So what will comprise the Class of 2027? Who knows. But I want to see Yahtzee in there. It can join the greatest board game of all-time… Scrabble!
By the way… if you ever want to see the Toy Hall of Fame in person, you’ll have to take a road trip to Rochester, New York!
Sounds like a fun little jaunt to me!
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