![]() The Snacktime doll remains widely available on the second hand market, having never received a proper ban, but we have no doubt that this crazy dangerous toy would have been slapped with a ban if released these days. Thus, the doll developed a reputation of munching on hair and mangling fingers, leading to the doll being yanked from shelves. Problem is, the doll had no way of differentiating between plastic food and, say, a child's finger or hair. The Snacktime Cabbage Patch Kid housed a series of plastic rollers in its mouth, which would allow kids to "feed" the doll, which would push food back via the rollers. Obviously, in the movie From Dusk Till Dawn, Sex Machine finds a way to get this thing to work without pummeling his manhood into mush, but in real life the recoil would pulverize the very. However, the Snacktime Cabbage Patch Kid would go down in history as one of the most dangerous toys to ever be released. So when a Cabbage Patch Kid that children could feed was announced, people hardly batted an eye. Toy companies have churned out plenty of gimmicky dolls over the years: dolls that cry, dolls that talk, and dolls that pee have all graced toy shelves over the years. ![]() These are 15 classic toys that would be banned today. So join CBR as we take a look back through the years to bring you a definitive list of toys you played with, toys you loved, and toys you always begged for that would feel the sting of the ban hammer in 2017. Whether it's toys that could encourage Shaken Baby Syndrome or toys that could maul the fingers of curious children, plenty of classic toys just wouldn't fly in this day and age. While these toys weren't given a second thought when they were released, society has changed as the years have gone on things that might have been totally acceptable at one time are now considered inappropriate and hazardous. RELATED: 15 Modern Toys You Definitely Can’t Afford But some of the toys that have cluttered toy shelves for decades probably have no business hanging around after all, many of these toys are so dangerous and controversial that they are practically asking to be banned. But while kids might always be interested in the shiniest, newest toys, there are plenty of toy lines that have managed to hang around for years. As the years have gone on, the tastes of children have changed, leading to a never ending stream of new and exciting toys year after year. There's an age-old saying that goes, "They don't make 'em like they used to." This folksy adage can be applied to cars, music, comics, and, such is the case here, toys.
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