Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time to reveal the top toy of the past 100 years, as selected by respondents to a survey by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis!
The winner of the gold among the 24,000 votes cast in person and online over a five-week period beginning last July 16 is the venerable G.I. Joe, which debuted in 1964. Transformers and Lego Toys captured the silver and bronze, respectively.
Dr. Jeffrey H. Patchen, president and CEO of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, said the list was narrowed down from 100 toys to the top 20 after hundreds of people shared their memories of their favorite playthings over the years.
The final order for the top 20 toys is:
Gold: G.I. Joe
Silver: Transformers
Bronze: LEGO Toys
4. Barbie
5. View-Master
6. Bicycle
7. Cabbage Patch Kids
8. Crayons
9. Play-Doh
10. MONOPOLY
11. Raggedy Ann
12. SpirographTM
13. Etch A Sketch
14. Little Golden Books
15. Hot Wheels
16. Lincoln Logs
17. Candy Land
18. Roller Skates
19. Silly® Putty
20. Mr. Potato Head
