Relive Your Childhood Dreams with This 1987-8 Toys R Us Catalog

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John Summers • Contributor
Mar 16, 2024 9:00 PM EDT

Step into a time machine and journey back to 1988, where childhood dreams were made in the colorful pages of the Toys R Us catalog. This fantastic blast from the past is a treasure trove of nostalgia, filled with the toys and games that defined a generation. From action figures and dolls to board games and video game consoles, each page is a reminder of simpler times when our biggest concern was what toy to add to our wish list.

As we scroll through this delightful catalog, we'll revisit the excitement of circling our favorite items, the anticipation of holiday wish lists, and the joy of unwrapping that coveted toy. It's a celebration of childhood wonder and imagination, a reminder of the days when playtime was all that mattered. So, let's take a nostalgic journey together and relive the magic of the 1988 Toys R Us catalog, where every page is a snapshot of childhood dreams come to life.

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    TOYS US You'll Never Outgrow us OPEN 'TIL MIDNIGHT! MONDAY-SATURDAY; LATE SUNDAYS STARTING NOVEMBER 21st! POWER PAD Nintendo' ENTERTAINment SVSTEM 290 Nintendo VISA B UCEVER Nintendo Nintendo A. POWER VIDEO GAME SET Control deck, power pad, controllers, light gun, triple game pak! Nintendo B. ACTION VIDEO GAME SET Fantastic graphics! With control deck, controllers, light gun, double game pak. 14999 9999 "16 PAGES OF EVERYDAY LOW PRICES ON SUPER GIFT IDEAS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!"
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    TOYS US-You'll KONAMI KONAMI H TOP GUNE KONA KONAMI TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA BLADES OF STEEL KONAMI ADVENTURES OF KONAMI BAYOU BUY KONAMI Simon's Quest ULTRA KONAMI JACKAL METAL GEAR REV-A LTRA KONAMI Castlevania I Simon's Quest ULTRA ORDIE SKATE OF Looking for the hot new games at super low prices? You've found 'em! Come to Toys "R" Us for the best selection of Nintendo video hits from Konami and Ultra...we have truckloads of new titles arriving daily! KONAMI LIFE FORCE REVA KONAMI ANTRA KONAMI LAD
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    Never Outgrow us! DATA EAST KARNOV State of the Ar GUNSMOKE GAUNTLET TRADEWEST Nintendo THE TOP DOUBLE DRAGON S TIGER-HELT Nintendo em QATA EAST KIDIKI radical ninja IRON TANK THE INVASION OF NORMANDY OFFICIAL LICENSEE arate K ENTERACTIVE VIDEO GAMES Karate WATER Kid Master the Martial Arts! AGE City, H MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL America's favorite pastime brought to life with all ENTERACTIVE VIDEO GAMES JAWS RAMBO ZELDA II This time there's no escapel The Adv LIF We've got the Another journ hot new
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    TOYS'Я'US - You'll SEGA MASTER SYSTEM Advanced video game system with power base, light phaser, control pads, two-game cartridge! 9999 SEGA GAME CARTRIDGES CHOPLIFTER GREAT FOOTBALL ALIEN SYNDROME AFTER BURNER .29.99 32.99 34.99 $49.99 Choplifter Great Alien Syndrome A Two-Mega Cartrits After Football Burner The Mega Cartridge A Four-Mega Cartridg 4 SEGA SECA LATARI Hunt Safar Hango SEGA SEEA MASTER SYSTEM Power Be SEGA® ATARI 7800 VIDEO GAME SYSTEM Superior graphics and sound; plays all 2600 an
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    Never Outgrow Us! TYCO TURBO turbo 911 TURBO TYDO Тусо RADIO CONTROL TURBO PORSCHE 911 Turbo transmitter with 65' range, 8 functions! Ages 8-up. (9-V, eight AA batteries not included) 4999 Тусо RADIO CONTROL LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH World's fastest! Two motors with twin turbo power, 8 control functions. Ages 8-up. (9-V, four AA batteries not included) 11999 Тусо SUPER TURBO H.O. TRAIN SET 27' track. Ages 8-up. Our Price .......... 54.99 Mail-In Rebate........5.00 4999 FINAL COST Tyco MAGNUM 440 X-2
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    TOYS US You'll LIONEL GEOFFREYS CARNIVAL CARRIER US Rio Grande Lionel HEAVY IRON ELECTRIC TRAIN SET WITH GEOFFREY CAR Six-unit .027 gauge set with die-cast loco, working crossing gate. Best of all, though, is the collector's Toys "R" Us" car, in full color! Ages 8-up. 18999 8625 Lionel CANNONBALL EXPRESS TRAIN SET Six-unit .027 gauge set with 2-4-0 steam engine and accessories. Ages 8-up. 10999 8700 Lionel RAIL BLAZER TRAIN SET .027 gauge with 0-4-0 steam switcher. Over 50 pieces in all! Ages 8-
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    Never Outgrow Us! NIKKO RC SYSTEMS 35 35 Nikko Off Road RADIO CONTROL RHINO High-speed off-road racing buggy with 2-channel digital steering. Ages 8-up. (Ten AA batteries not included) 14999 10 Nikko RADIO CONTROL TURBO PANTHER Hot-styled racer with spiked, knobby tires! Ages 8-up. (9-V, eight AA batteries not included) 3999 NIKKO RC SYSTEMS FRAMEL BUGGY BILSTEIN NIKKORC SYSTEM 10 Nikko RADIO CONTROL SUN RUNNER Full function, twin screw system, automatic bilge pump. Ages 6-up. (9-V, six C and AA
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    TOYS'Я'US-You'll 442 Entertech BLASTERS "SATURATOR" Shoots monster blasts of water in shotgun or jetstream mode, up to 35'! Ages 7-up. LJN 1499 THE GLOOPER GAME SET Shoots wacky gobs of gloop up to 25'! Green and purple oozy, slimey liquid sticks to anything, then wipes right off. Ages 5-up. 1299 REFILL. 299 LJN JAMMIN' JETS Powerful water-thrusting engine, soars to 100', and glides back to ground! Ages 8-up. TOYS LTD. 1999
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    Never Outgrow us! MATCHBOX Matchbox SUPER CHARGERS Monster truck assortment! Ages 4-up. SUPER COLOR CHANGERS Twelve hot cars change colors. Includes car wash, sponge. Ages 4-up. 259 Each 399 2-PACK -FULL PULL Matchbox SUPER CHARGERS COMPETITION ARENA Also a carrier! Ages 4-up. (Trucks sold separately) 1299 Matchbox MOTORCITY PLAYTRACK DELUXE Comes with fully equipped gas and service station and "miles" of track. Ages 6-up. (Cars sold separately) 1999 Galoob ARMY GEAR M-16 WEAPONS ARSENAL Rifle b
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    TOYSЯ'US - You'll Kenner STARTING LINEUP 99 STARTING LINEUP INF Kenner STARTING LINEUP NBA ALL-STARS Authentic 4" replicas of NBA Mega-stars in true, realistic pose, with stat-filled collector card. Ages 6-up. 399 Each BASKETBALL COLLECTOR'S STAND. 9.99 Kenne STARTING LINEUP NFL ALL-STARS Authentic 4" replicas of your favorite players from every team, plus player collector card! Ages 6-up. 449 Each FOOTBALL COLLECTOR'S STAND.....9.99 B. Kenner A. BONE AGE PLESIOR Becomes rolling attack car or ja
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    Never Outgrow Us! HASBRO A. 2 GIJDE B. C. D. E. F. 1999 1399 Hasbro C. G.I. JOE COBRA BUGG Underwater sub detaches from main vehicle. With weapons, figure. Ages 5-up. Hasbro D. IRON GRENADIERS D.E.M.O.N. Fully armed attack vehicle 2199 includes driver Ferret! Ages 5-up. Hasbro A. G.I. JOE MOBILE COMMAND Large mobile multi-level playset with accessories, diver figure. Ages 5-up. Hasbro 4499 B. PHANTOM X-19 STEALTH FIGHTER Landing gear, missiles, guns, more. Includes Phantom pilot, Ghostrider. B.
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    TONSЯUS-You'll Ohio At The World of Toys Ohio Art ETCH-A-SKETCH ANIMATOR 2000 Portable drawing animation game computer with 30 functions and 196K memory! Ages 6-up. (Six AA batteries, cartridge not included) 13999 The Etch A Sketch Animator 2000 THE ANIMATOR 2000 COHIO ARTE The Etch Sketch Altittave THE ANIMATOR ON MOVE NEXT ANIMATE SAVE RECALL CHICCART ANIMATOR 2000 GAME CARTRIDGES • Putt Nuts • Overdrive • Fly By • Memory 2899 Ohio Art ETCH-A-SKETCH ANIMATOR Brings drawings to life! 12-frame m
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    Never Outgrow Us! The Games Gang.Ltd. Bible PICTIONARY OF QUICK DRAW ST EDITION PICTIONARY PICTIONARY THE GAME OF QUICK DRAW FIRST EDITION WONDEATION DICTIONARY CATEGORIES KORIES CATEGORIES PICTIONARY ONARY PETIONARY Games Gang PICTIONARY II CARDS Double the fun! 2500 words in need of a party. Ages 12-up 1199 Games Gang PICTIONARY The game of charades you play with a pad and pencil! Ages 12-up. 1999 Games Gang BIBLE PICTIONARY With special Biblical phrases, names and references! Ages 12-up. 1999
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    TOYSЯ'US-You'll MB MILTON BRADLEY MB. Ages 8 and Up HOTELS THE DIMENSIONAL GAME OF HIGH-RISES AND HIGH STAKES! LIARS Jenga Jenga Jenga The mystery face game GUESS WHO HOTELS Buy and build in this land- grabbing game of luck and fortune! Ages 8-up. 1999 LIAR'S DICE Can you survive the double- barreled battle of bids and bluffs? Ages 10-up. 1499 MB. Milton Bradley JENGA GAME Take on the touchy task of keeping the tottering tower from toppling! Ages 6-up. 1499 The Body Action Game GUESS WHO? The ga
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    Never Outgrow us! MB 7 and Up FIREBATI ISLAND THE DIMENSIONAL K ADVENTURE GAME OF PITFALLS AND PERILS! MB SCREAMING EAGLES Roar Jato Combat With This Action-Packed Air Assault Game! MB MILTON BRADLEY MB 1111 1 The High-Speed Gane WIN LOSE Tran As Much Fun As The TV Go Show MB HANDS DOWN GAME FIREBALL ISLAND The dimensional adventure game of fire-breathing pitfalls and perils! Ages 7-up. 1899 WIN, LOSE OR DRAW High speed game of sketching and guessing! Home version of TV show. Ages 12-up. 1599 Mi
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    TOYS Я'US "O PARKER BROTHERS HOOKING AW 8 JsPumer Parker Brothers STARTING LINEUP ELECTRONIC TALKING BASEBALL Incorporates real players and their actual stats! Additional cartridges available. Ages 10-up. (Four C batteries not includ included) 9999 ⚫ILLINOIS AURORA 4070 Fox Valley Center Dr. BLOOMINGDALE 404 West Army Trail Road BRICKYARD 6420 West Fullerton-Suite A BURBANK 8148 South Cicero Avenue CERMAK 2551 West Cermak Road DAN RYAN 8900 Lafayette Street DOWNERS GROVE 1434 Butterfield Road EV
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    December 1987 THE WORLD'S BIGGEST TOY STORE! TOYSAUS HOT TOYS IN STOCK OPEN 'TIL MIDNIGHT See Back Page For Details. DUCK HUNT 00 SEGA MASTER SYSTEM Includes 128K system console, two high-speed controllers, light phaser, Hang On/Safari Hunt game cartridge, colorful arcade- quality graphics! 9999 NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM With Rob the robot playmate, control deck, two controllers, zapper light gun, two game paks! (9-V, four D batteries not included) Also available: NINTENDO CONTROL DECK Conso
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    TOYSЯ'US D B E 3993 Fisher-Price Now Fisher-Price TAPE RECORDER Quality record and playback! With cassette. Ages 5-up. (Four C bat- teries not included) 3699 Gretsch SYNSONICS TERMINATOR GUITAR Built-in amp, tone and volume controls! (Two 9-V batteries not included) 9999 Yamaha A. ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD Built-in speaker, 49 full-size keys! 8 demo songs. (Six D batteries not included) Yamaha 17999 B. ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD 49 keys, 12 pre-set rhythms, built-in digital synthesizer! (Six C batteries not
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    Open 'Til Midnight! SEE BACK PAGE FOR DETAILS Tiger Electronics HAND HELD GAMES PINBALL • FOOTBALL ⚫SKEET SHOOT • BASEBALL Four levels of play. Batteries included. Ages 7-up. 1499 Each -VCR BASKETBALL VOR QUARTERBACK VCR Enterprises VCR QUARTERBACK OR BASKETBALL GAME Uses real action footage! Ages 8-up. 3997 Video Technology TALKING WHIZ KID Teaches math, spelling, reading. Ages 5-up. (Four C batteries not included) Pinball INTV System QUARTER BACK INTV Inc. INTV SYSTEM III Complete with two con
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    PAGE 4G TOYS'Я'US DIZZY DREY DINOSAUR JEOPARDY! Deluxe WHEEL OF FORTUNE Super Pressman OUTBURST C Therapy The Game Alphabet UNO Boggle A. DIZZY DIZZY DINOSAUR Ages 5-up.. B.SUPER JOCK FOOTBALL Ages 6-up.. 10.99 BOWI H Western Publishing Instant Replay 19/3 17 enfa ALANA IS THE NEW NEWLYWED GAME CADACO EFAST FAX SKEE BALL M We've Skittle Bowling SOLARQUEST Bed Bugs P N Q 11.99 Cadaco G. HI-HO! ALPHABET Ages 3-6. 5.99 Milton Bradley Parker Brothers H.BOGGLE BOWL Ages 8-adult.. 13.99 L. FOAM DART G
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    Still Got Hot Toys! ΤΟΥ TOY Axion PETSTER HAMSTER Cute electronic friend scurries on command! Ages 5-up. (Three AA batteries not included) 2499 Worlds Of Wonder BABY TEDDY RUXPIN Responds with more than twenty sentences. Ages 3-up. (Four C batteries not included) 3999 ALKING ΤΟΥ WOW WORLDS OF WONDER Animal Fair CHATTLEY TALK-A-LOTS 4-second memory repeats everything you say! Ages 3-up. (9V battery not included) 1999 Coleco STORYTELLING ALF America's favorite alien tells funny stories. Ages 3-up.
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    TOYS'Я'US O AAAAA family Arco BARBIE HOUSE PARTY Sofa, stereo and diorama! For all 11½" dolls. Ages 3-up. 999 Mattel REBATE A. HEART FAMILY KISS & CUDDLE GIFT SET Parents, 2 kids. Ages 3-up. Our Price..... 24.99 Mail-In Rebate.. 3.00 B. HEART FAMILY PLAYGROUND Complete activity set with gym and playhouse. Ages 3-up. (Dolls sold separately) Final Cost 2199 1997 C. C. HEART FAMILY STROLLER Canopied stroller with side-by-side seats for the babies. Ages 3-up. (Dolls sold separately) 799 D. THE HEART
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    Always Priced Right! Hasbro MY LITTLE PONY PURSE For girls on the go, with Baby Crumpet. Ages 3-up. REBATE A. 897 C. B. Tonka MAPLETOWN TRAIN SET Ages 4-up. (Figures sold separately) Our Price.. 16.99 Mail-In Rebate..... 2.00 1499 Hasbro A. MY LITTLE PONY PARADISE ESTATE Multi/room mansion, fully furnished, opens to over 3' long. Ages 3-up. (Ponies sold separately) Final Cost B. BIG BROTHER PONIES With Clydesdale-like feet! Each comes with colorful bandana. Ages 3-up. 6499 499 E. C. MY LITTLE PO
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    PAGE 10F TOYS'Я'US Look At D E G COZY BOWS F GOMBORES A. COZY BOWS BEAR, DUCK, LAMB OR BUNNY Blanket soft play pets that rattle. Ages birth to 2. Ages birth to 18 months. D. COZY BOWS BABY BLOCKS SET OF 5 699 1899 1999 B. COZY BOW ROLY-POLY DOLL Jingle jangles when shaken or rocked. Ages birth to 2. 1099 E. COZY BOWS ACTIVITY QUILT Ages birth to 2 F. COZY BOWS ACTIVITY BOOK C. COZY BOWS MUSICAL CAROUSEL Ages birth to 2. 1499 Decorative addition to baby's room. Ages birth to 2. 1799 G. COZY BOWS
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    Our Low Prices! Play-Do Play-Doh Kenner PLAY-DOH FUN FACTORY Squeeze out ten fun shapes with 2 cans of Play-Doh, included! Ages 3-7. OGEDO Illco MICKEY MOUSE WIND-UP TRAIN Mickey and pals. Ages 2-5. Mr. 15% rubate off purchase price, maximum rebate $5. Details at store. Binney & Smith CRAYOLA CRAYON CASE With 72 crayons! Ages 4-up. 797 CRAYON CARROUSEL Holding 48 crayons and sharpener! Ages 4-up. 497 CRAYOLA CADDY Sturdy, revolving tray with crayons, markers. Ages 4-up. 1099 Amav ARTIST'S EASEL
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    PAGE 12F Ⓡ TOYSA US Shop Late LJN BIONIC SIX VEHICLES Changes automatically into bionic mode. Each holds one figure, sold separately. Ages 4-up. 999 Each BIONIC SIX FIGURES Fully poseable, durable metal and plastic figures. Ages 4-up. 399 Each Mattel MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE ACTION 1986 FIGURES Collect 6 heroes and villains, including Rokkon, Stonedar! Ages 5-up. 296 Each BIONATOPS DINOSAUR Jaws open/close. Remov- able guns plug into horns. Ages 5-up. (Figure sold separately). 799 LJN WWF STRETCH
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    Every Night! MOTORCITY CAS STOP GAS STOP Amtoy MADBALLS ROLLERCYCLE With figure. Ages 4-up. 1399 ACTION FIGURES, EACH..... 2.99 Mattel HOT WHEELS DINOSAUR MUD PIT Hot wheels Sto 'n Go set. Ages 3-up. 1299 Matchbox MOTORCITY PLAYSETS Packed with real action features. Ages 3-up. 39 Marchon TUNE-UPS DRAGWAY Electronic start, fun- ny car, 6' dragway. Ages 5-up. (Four AA batteries not included) 3499 Placo ELECTRO-FUN BUBBLE GUN Shoots bubbles with action sound trigger and blinking lights! Ages 4-up.
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    PAGE 16A TOYS'Я'US WHEET RADIO CONTROL SHINSEI Boding Products 49 SHINSEI PHALFUNCTION NodoElecon AERODYNAMIC DESIGN Shinsei RADIO CONTROL CHEETAH Quick-as-a-cat racer is ferocious both on the road and off! Full function, hot pistol-grip transmitter. Ages 8-up. (9-V, eight AA batteries not included) 9999 NIKKO Nikko RADIO CONTROL DICTATOR Twin motors, four-wheel drive, spiked tires. 1/10. Ages 8-up. (7-V, ten AA batteries not included) 17999 REBATE TYOO 67 Nikko RADIO CONTROL TURBO FERRARI Hi-lo
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