Did anyone have The Animal toy truck?

Posted by SharMarali@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 27 comments

I wanted one of these *so badly* when I was a kid, but my parents were still harboring some delusions that I, a girl, would want to play with Barbie dolls and Betsy Wetsy and refused to get it for me. Was it as fun as it looked?

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_Nemesis_Enforcer_@reddit

I had one of these and somehow my hair got caught in one of the wheels….no more batteries in it after that.

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ComesInAnOldBox@reddit

Nope. Stompers for life, bitches!

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Makelovenotrobots@reddit

Still do.

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skywalkerRCP@reddit

Yep and it was awesome.

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warkyboy77@reddit

I received one for a Christmas gift one year. One of the wheels was broken. The claw had a bent spring. It was the last gift my mom gave me before she went fully blind. Picked it out herself. Then she died just before that Christmas. Yay, The Animal! The Rob Schneider comedy years later was tough, too. Thanks for the memories.

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JJStray@reddit

Wtf! I didn’t have this?

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TheRealDoomsong@reddit

I actually had one! I used to use it a a vehicle for Cobra when I played GI Joe

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SkullTrauma@reddit

I wanted one SO MUCH, but never got one.

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DoggieMalone@reddit

Same here. I begged for one and never got it

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BrooklynCTO@reddit

I had one it was amazing

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No_Hotel2765@reddit

When I was in elementary school in the 80s, we used to bring our “trucks” to school and at recess we’d all have tournaments to see which was the best. You’d face yours towards the other kids’ and turn them on. If your truck got pushed back or on its back you lost. I got the yellow corvette style one of these and felt like such a bad ass bringing this thing in. Glory days!

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Dregulos@reddit

Hell yeah, man. My parents got me the yellow one for Christmas when I was 3 or 4.

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tysontysontyson1@reddit

Wait, is this the one with the claws?!

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FredOaks15@reddit

Yep. Loved that thing.

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moon465@reddit

Could anything stop the animal?

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FredOaks15@reddit

Only when it flipped on its back like a turtle. Hahaha. I might still have it in my moms basement. Hmmmmm

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superficial_user@reddit

I had the yellow one as a kid. I thought it was badass

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artificialavocado@reddit

I had a FastTracks and loved it. It was a little hard to control with how fast it was.

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Cutthechitchata-hole@reddit

Yes

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un4spyder@reddit

I did! I vaguely remember playing with it but honestly, it was kind of a piece of junk.

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lukin5@reddit

That and the [remote control hovercraft](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY9cpkb0et8) were two toys I desperately wanted but never got my hands on.

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CompetitiveClass1478@reddit

The Typhoon was rad!

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aBelligerentRacoon@reddit

I wanted both and got neither!

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SharMarali@reddit (OP)

Man I don't really remember that one but it looks so fun! No hate for people who enjoyed Barbies and other dolls, they were just never my thing, but my parents did keep trying. Eventually we compromised on My Little Pony, lol

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Did anyone have The Animal toy truck?

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TheRealDoomsong@reddit

SkullTrauma@reddit

DoggieMalone@reddit

BrooklynCTO@reddit

No_Hotel2765@reddit

Dregulos@reddit

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FredOaks15@reddit

moon465@reddit

FredOaks15@reddit

superficial_user@reddit

artificialavocado@reddit

Cutthechitchata-hole@reddit

un4spyder@reddit

lukin5@reddit

CompetitiveClass1478@reddit

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SharMarali@reddit (OP)

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