The Top Christmas Toys of the Seventies

The toy industry’s first successful line of television-inspired merchandise came from the 1973 hit, “The Six Million Dollar Man.”

The 1970s witnessed the rise of iconic and enduring toys that have become nostalgic treasures for those who grew up during that era. I was born in 1958, so I was 12 years old in 1970.

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The Chipmunks Sing The Beatles Hits

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

The Chipmunks (or Alvin and the Chipmunks or David Seville and the Chipmunks) were an American animated virtual band created by Ross Bagdasarian (David Seville-stage name) in 1958 (the year I was born). The chipmunks are Alvin (red hat), Simon, and Theodore (glasses). In 1964 they released “The Chipmunks Sing The Beatles Hits” on Liberty Records.

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