The holiday season always brings back a lot of memories from Christmases when were were young. Especially when you see which toys were the big-sellers when you were a kid, as a new graphic shows.

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Yes, this handy graphic outlines the biggest toys from the past 50 Christmases. And it seems to be pretty accurate, too. When I was about 9 or 10 years old, there was no bigger present than a set of Legos. (And, sure enough, that was the number-one toy back in 1981.) Between my brother and myself, we had a ton of the Lego town series sets, from the police headquarters to the Exxon service station, and more-- complete with the various road plates, too.

Of course, before Legos, Tonka toys were big, including the yellow road grader I got for Christmas one year as well. (According to this graphic, they were big in 1974, but I think I got mine a few years after that.) That was back when they were made of metal, and were so tough, you could take them outside and use them in the sand or dirt. Or snow, during your Christmas break.

And one of the biggest toys my brother and I got for Christmas one year, 1982 I think, was our Atari 2600. (Again, the graphic says it was big in 1979, but we must have been a few years behind the trend...) It was pretty expensive back in the day, so we shared ours.

And, though it's not on the graphic, the year my grandparents got me a replica Green Bay Packer helmet was pretty exciting, too. Keep in mind, I grew up in central Wisconsin in the 70's and 80's when the Packers were horrible, and well before the vast NFL apparel business we know today was around, so getting a replica jersey or helmet required a little advanced planning. Luckily for me, my uncle lived (and still does) in Green Bay and was able to procure the helmet.

What was the number-one toy for Christmas when you were a kid?

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