You probably remember the Cabbage Patch Kids frenzy of ’83, or the Tickle Me Elmo craze of ’96. But do you recall these other hot toys of yesteryear?

1934

A doll made in the likeness of extremely popular child star Shirley Temple was one of the first designed in the image of a celebrity, and one of the first ever hot toy crazes to sweep the nation. Despite the doll being released right in the middle of the Great Depression, more than $45 million worth of Shirley Temple dolls (at about $3 a piece) sold between 1934 and 1941.

1973

For better or for worse, Baby Alive was one of the most realistic dolls in toy history. The original Baby Alive (it’s still produced today) didn’t talk or crawl or anything like that. No, Baby Alive came with special “food” packets that budding fake parents could mix with water and then “feed” to the doll with a spoon. Spoon in mouth triggered a chewing mechanism, and the food would actually be ingested by Baby Alive. Then, sometime later, a little mess would appear in the diaper.

1991

Before the line of Super Soakers were released, squirt guns were small, cheap, sold at drugstores for under a buck, and could hold just a few ounces of water that could be sprayed a good six feet or so. Super Soakers made squirt guns into powerful water cannons. The brightly colored guns were outfitted with both quart-size (or more) water reservoirs and pump handles. These enabled kids to spray a thick stream of water 20 feet or more. The hot toy of the 1991 holiday season (and several subsequent summers) more than 200 million Super Soakers have been sold.

2009

For a brief period of time, robot hamsters were all the rage. Zhu Zhu Pets were essentially battery powered toy cars that would zip around the floor, but they were covered in fake fur and make squeaking and sniffing sounds, so they looked just like mechanical rodents. Over the course of 2009, more than $70 million worth of Zhu Zhu Pets were sold—which includes the many accessories available, such as little houses and tunnels for the things to crawl around in.