Browse for Your Favorite Childhood Toys in This 1984 Catalog

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John Summers • Contributor
Aug 5, 2025 11:00 PM EDT

There I am - belly down on the living room carpet, Transformers pajamas on, red marker in hand, and a thick toy catalog sprawled open like a holy book of dreams. The fireplace is crackling (occasionally spitting out sparks that absolutely singe the rug - why weren't my parents more concerned about that?). One by one, I flip the pages, circling the toys I must have. Not the ones I want - that would be greedy. Just the essentials. You know, like Voltron, the Ghostbusters proton pack, and every single G.I. Joe.

Of course, with grown-up eyes, I now realize I basically handed my parents a wish list totaling several hundred dollars. In 80s money. They maybe got me one or two things on that list - but honestly? That wasn't the point. The joy came from the ritual. The hope. The delusion. The dreaming. Because on that shaggy, slightly singed carpet, I truly believed I might wake up on Christmas morning to find every single toy waiting under the tree.

So go ahead - flip through this 1984 catalog. Circle what you must have. Dream a little. That's what it's all about.

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  • 01
    Christmas '84 Montgomery Ward Index pg. 495. Expiration date pg. 496. Save this catalog-order toys until June 29, 1985.
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    SPACE CASE See hits in the scope buck rogary 1398 Buck Rogers Command Center Buck Rogers Laserscope Fighter 1499 Buck Rogers Land Rover 1098 899 Set 3 Radio-Controlled Twiki-3½ Ft Tail 1997 8 24-Figure Space Case 488 9 5 Flash Gordon. Figures 747 Each Set 12 Buck's Star Fighter 1098 10 899 Set 11 Draconian Marauder 1098 seesee 0000 899 Set
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    6 1388 "CHIPS" K Chopper for 8-in. Figures CHiPs "CHiPs CHiPs Bin figures 599 Each Ponch 8 Jon
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    Nite-Glow® Empire 1000 1 51 ft. of track Multi-level racing Automatic lane changer and lap counter 2 lighted cars NITS GROLL Tyco® Nite-Glow® Racing... glow-in-the-dark lane markers, crash barriers, and flagpoles for dynamite night racing. All the sets have Curvehugger cars with headlights Nite Glow 4-Lane Racing Sets up as 16 running ft of 4-lane track, or 30-ft. of 2-lane track 4 lighted cars Includes cars with working lights Nite-Glow 4-Lane Set converts to 2 lanes in this and lots of other t
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    More Than a Toy-But Just As Much Fun! 68888888 8 Electronic Learning Machine 3799 Over 250 Learning Activities 2 extra card sets available Mod Act COLECO QUIZ WIZ 1001 Questions AD 1 9 2249 Quiz Wiz comes with 1,001 question/answer cartridge SAVE $1 when you buy any 2 extra cartridge/ quiz booklet kits together 4 S G B ° CLEAR 9 extra kits available including "Guinness Book of World Records. "People's Almanac," "Math Mania" PLEASURE 10 5988 Spell Speak "Please spell kitten... that's correct now
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    MATTEL BASEBALL BASKETBALL 2 MATTEL ELECTRONICS B Baseball 32 88 C Basketball 2 3288 FOOTBALL 2 A Football 2 3288 PARTIEL ELECTIONES soccer E Soccer MATTEL EUICTIONies HOCKEY D Hockey 2877 COLECO MATTEL ELECTRONES Auto Race C 2877 F 2399 Auto Race G Kenner Live Action Football 4577 hyead head HOCKEY K Head-to-Head Baseball 99 35°° head head FOOTBAL H Head-to-Head Football 3599 head hind SASKETBALL Head-to-Head Basketball J Head-to-Head Hockey 3599 35°° 99 448 JCPenney Electronic Quarterback 2699
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    Take Charge with Radio Control 1 RC Firebird with Dashboard Transmitter 6999 12-in. long Digital, proportional steering 6 functions Lighted headlights and directionals Drive Command Racers 27 99 Each SAVE $6 when you buy Set Includes Porsche [2]. Datsun [3]. and 4 pylons Only 4998 Set 4 RC Drive Command Ford Pickup 1999 Downshifts automatically to take steep hills RRRRR HONK HONK 2 RC Porsche These rugged climbers take 30' inclines without a sweat-they downshift automatically, and have sealed ge
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    ROLLER DERBY Skates for Men and Women 1 Men's and Women's "Derby Star" Skates 35 88 Pair 6 6&7 Men's and Women's Warrior Skates by Marco Polo 4399 Each Pair ים 2 Men's and Women's Full Precision Skates 76° 3 Men's and Women's Disco Flyer Skates Pair 4&5 Men's and Women's Low Cut Disco Skates with Jumbo Urethane Wheels 4499 Each Pair 10 Children's Jet Jogger Unisex Skates 99 Pair 12 8 Women's Elite Skates 53° Pair 9 Lightweight Skate Tote 799 11 12 Boys and Girls Fireball Sidewalk Skates 99 16 Ea
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    10 Big Bird Chair 1599 9 Cookie Monster Chair 1599 Sesame Street Table and Chair Set SAVE $8 when you buy [8]. [0] and [10] as 3-Pc. Set 8 Table 25°° mose 17 Yellow 11 Large Size Bean Bag Chair 1699 13 Bean Bag Junior Chair and Ottoman 03 Red 54 Brown 35 14 Seasame Street Play Outfits 499 Each 17 15 16 18 Cookie 12 Medium Size Bean Bag Chair 1099 Sesame Street Plush Chairs 2299 Each 1799 Set 19 JCPenney 509
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    Sew Perfect A Sew Perfect 1449 B Petite Lock Stitch 3497 petite petite ecase The Sewing Center Sturdy plastic carry case
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    Figures shown not included 1 Darth Vader Star Destroyer 1888 STAR THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK WARS Figures shown not included A long time ago in a 4 Imperial Attack Base 949 Radio-Controlled Sand Crawler 2988 Figures shown not included 3 Han Solo Milenium Falcon 2688 Figures shown not included i 5 Patrol Dewback 799 7 Droid Factory 999 6 Tauntaun 799 Figures shown not included 8 Imperial Troop Transport 1888
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    8-In Poseable Super Heroes 499 Each 10 Batcave 1398 5 CAPTAIN AMERICA Radio-Controlled Super Heroes' Cars Forward, reverse, and reverse turns 1399 Each 2 Spider Car 1 Captain America Car Corvette for 499 B-in figures O 7 12 Bat Machine 13 444 JCPenney Heroes Vehicles 699 Set of 6 Super Hero Programmable Machines 11 Spider Machine 15 2788 Each 16 Spiderman's Vehicles 999 Set of 2 8 344-In Super Heroes 899 Set of 3 14
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    4 Mickey Mouse Tic Toc Pop 1177 65 6 Funny Football 238 5 Mr. Mouth 495 Each 859 OWLING 7 Strolling Bowing 8 X-4 Bomber 1699 9 Bop B1249 'N Rebop 452 JCPenney
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    The Woltman 788 3 Count Dracula 788 & 9 Krusher Growing Monster 6 Godzilla 16 5 Monster Energizing Machine 1299 8 Gre-Gory the Vampire Bat 1188 1499 10 749 7 Rodan 1688 Glow-in-the-Dack Suckerman JCPenney 439
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    Amplifier helmets make your voice sound like a being from another world. B GOR SAVE $3 when you buy amplifier helmet and laser gun E SARY ONE Walkie-Talkie Star Force helmet lets you talk, send messages to friends D
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    TRUCK/CAR WASH Automatic truck/car wash uses real water A B
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    computer chess from MATTEL ELECTRONICS NIMEL FLECHANICS COMPUTER CHESS 4 excellent teaching aids REFLEX 125 PARKER BROTHERS C Kenner. B COLECO Alen Allack REBATE Wards low price 3779 SAVE $10 when purchased with Ray-O-Vac batteries see pg. 484 Kenner. Electronic drag racing MB Simon MILTON MADLEY
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    A WECTURE On B C ° E G H U M N о WX Speak Spell R S 2
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    MISTIC MISSILE Test your skills ttt 2 BEAN BAG TOSS WISH BOOK VALUE Cut $3 $799 VIDEO VARMINTS SIDEWINDER VOED VANTATS 3 GIJOE ADVENTURE BOARD GAME! 11 5 PAC MAN MAGNETIC MAZE Thein Acade no bemeras M3. PA Qibert 6 584 ALL MA PAC MAN. KEY KONG B 9 PAC-MA 12 NBA BAS-KET 14 Real Bask in Miniature 13 15 10 Available only at Sears ring shooter for accuracy, power 17 回 16
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    SOHNEY KONG WISH BOOK VALUE 3 2 4001 New at Sears! (1) Ms. Pac-Man has 2 game var- iations. 8 complex mazes plus 2 skill levels. Play against the computer or play a friend Special fruit bonuses for extra challenge Records and dis- plays best score, Plastic, 7x6%x 8% in, high housing Requires 4 "C" batteries, not included, sold below Warranted by Coleco, see page 323 $34.99 after Coleco rebate. see p. 545 Ms: Pac-Man REBATE $10 from Coleco Ages 8 years and up. Wt. 2 lbs. 49 C 65125.....Full Price
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    COLECO QUIZ WIZ™ 1001 Questions BRAIN POWE Renders 4 QUIZ WIZ WORD POWER Reader's Q&A COMPUTER QUESTION & ANSWER GAME TLAMINCEDGY COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPUTER INTRODUCTORY TERMINOO COMPUTER FLASH CARE BYTE LESSON BOOK PENCIL 2 MO MOON 37 Reader's 123 ABCDI 99 994390 998890 993499 993390 COMPUTRON Little Professo Activity Book Fun With The SEL tables level off on 789- 456x 123- UTTLE PROFESSOR 5
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    566 ALL T Tonka GENERAL LEE 01 Famous-name action toys Tonka Tough Tonka® gifts on the move BONUS OFFER! Get a FREE HARDHAT when you buy any Tonka Toy(s) totaling $14.50 or more See details on page 545. Mighty Crane (1) $3 Mighty Loader (2) REBATE from Tonka Mighty Dump (3) REBATE from Tonka 6 7 Tonka 5 B FALL GUY & AIR SHOW
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    R "MURDOCK, you're CRAZY!!" S T U V W
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    A C H D Barbie® B E F K
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    Cabbage In an enchanted, secret Cabbage Patch, busy little BunnyBees buzz about lovingly sprinkling budding cabbages with magical crystals that turn them into Cabbage Patch Kids. A new harvest of Kids has just arrived at Babyland General Hospital, along with their new found friends, the 'Koosas. These cuddly little creatures were cared for by the Kids when they lost their home. in Wykoosa Valley during the big flood. Won't you give a home to a Cabbage Patch Kid, Preemie or 'Koosa and fill a litt
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    飯 酒釀 Care Bears A Care Bears C D Geryone
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    GIJOE Fighting for freedom wherever there's trouble, G.I. Joe is there...a real American hero. Look out, Joe, here comes evil COBRA in the ferocious Rattler attack jet. Beware COBRA, G.I. Joe's Hovercraft silently navigates through enemy waters searching for your evil forces... "YO JOE!" C 56 • ALL B G K E H L
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    GO BOTS Mighty Robots Mighty Vehicles A From the planet GoBotron, in a distant galaxy, come the GoBots-an advanced robot race who disguise them- selves as Earth vehicles to escape detection. The Enemy GoBots, commanded by the evil Cy-Kill, have come to take over this planet. But the Friendly GoBots, led by Leader-1, intend to crush Cy-Kill and his followers. Π B D E F GH 7777
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