I especially miss the Toys R Us of the 1980s, when if you collected GI Joe or Transformers, there were entire aisles full of those, rather than the few pegs that became common later
@setaside2
Жыл бұрын
The wall of Hasbro goodness. I was a Transformers freak (guess I still am) and the surface area they were allowed would never fail to leave me frozen in awe. I miss that, even now. My wallet probably doesn't 🤣
@andrewlowden322
Жыл бұрын
yup, just like going through the hordes of GI Joe characters looking for the 1 we were allowed to get, reading their bios etc...when they had like 6 rows wide by 5 high you could spend a day looking
@FWDSUXARSE
Жыл бұрын
I remember those days. 😊
@thisisnotachannel
Жыл бұрын
Kay-Bee (where I got most of my toys... TRU was too expensive) was smaller by a wide margin, but they always had a seemingly never ending stock of... well, everything. I specifically remember walking inside many, many times to see that they had so much stock that they ran out of room on the shelves, and had stuff stacked on the floor in front of the display shelves, on top of them, out in the main hallway of the mall in which they were located, and even hanging from the frigging ceiling! Kay-Bee is where I got literally every Ninja Turtle, Ghostbusters, He-Man, and WWF action figure I ever owned (all lost in a basement flood... RIP). Same with my NES, SNES and all the games... but luckily they weren't in the basement when it flooded. I went to Wal-Mart for my N64, and all others... Toy Stores became too expensive in the shadow of Wally World...
@dirtygerty577
Жыл бұрын
you know i was just thinking this the other day... i was digging through some old stuff in box's and found my old gi-joes from like the 90s.... and i remember as a kid going into Toys R us and there just being a massive row of just Gi Joe and Gi Joe stuff and just got a sad feeling cause there really are no toy stores that do that anymore and just the crazy feeling it gave you when you walked in and just saw massive rows of stuff like that.... the Lego rows always blew me away too and back then its not like you could easily see every lego set that was made or that is coming out so going into toys r us and seeing all these sets you have never seen before.... it really was something special lol...
@Wiseguy1138
Жыл бұрын
I worked at Toys R Us here in Canada throughout high school and university. To this day it’s still my all-time favourite retail job! When Toys R Us was shutting down in the U.S., the Canadian subsidiary was bought out by a Canadian investment firm and became an independent Canadian owned toy store which is still thriving and expanding more locations throughout the country. I’m so happy they were able to become Canadian and avoid the fate of Blockbuster and Sears, whose profitable Canadian subsidiaries were bled dry by their U.S. parent companies to save themselves at the Canadian businesses’ detriment. To this day I still shop at Toys R Us Canada, especially now that I have young nieces and nephews to shop for!
@francoisregis2155
Жыл бұрын
Its still fun to go check for gifts after all those years I worked 11 years at a TRU in Québec and its still fun to see my old boss.
@xiaoka
Жыл бұрын
Yes Asia franchises still open too. Japan, Hong Kong, etc.
@chrisbowman9578
Жыл бұрын
The hege fund that destroyed Toys R Us, loaded it up with debt and rook all the money. The company was always profitable. It was murdered by Wall Street.
@jeremiahallyn4603
Жыл бұрын
Can't forget the nostalgic song, "I wanna be a Toys R Us kid" still can hear it like it was yesterday. Maybe it'll make a comeback with the new pop up locations, kids today should be able to enjoy it like my generation did.
@isaacheres1354
Жыл бұрын
🎵 ...."From bikes, to trains, to video games..."🎵
@kanedaku
Жыл бұрын
The one that I always think of, and can still completely recite now is the "Its a magical place / we're on our way there / with toys in the millions / all under one roof / its called Toys R Us" 🙂 Loved that advert (and the sales pitch in the middle of the latest toys)!
@bryanperras7628
Жыл бұрын
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@bryanperras7628
Жыл бұрын
...or if you're in Canada, we still make commercials: kzitem.info/news/bejne/rXeJ1Xurf4eLgH4
@elfthreefiveseven1297
Жыл бұрын
I'll be 58 next weekend and I miss Toys R Us. No other store, toy department or retail outlet was like it. You could always go there an find something fun. Even just to see what the new shiny toys are. I wish I still could be a Toys R Us kid. 😣😢😢
@skyden24195
Жыл бұрын
Being a kid in the 80s, I would sometimes imagine how great it would be to one day work for the "biggest toy store there is." In the fall of 1996, that fantasy came true. I worked for the company until spring of 1999, leaving just before the floorplan redesign. (fyi: the floorplan redesign was done in large part to eliminate a lot of the storage space of the stores, the logic being, of course, why keep product in a storeroom when it can be on the salesfloor.) I worked in the "big ticket" department, that is the department responsible for bicycles, cribs, swing sets, and all other large bulky items. At one time I even got to wear the Geoffrey Giraffe costume for a promotional event at the store. Overall, I really had a fun time working there, even getting to do something most kids only dream of: riding a bicycle through the empty aisles of the store after hours.
@francoisregis2155
Жыл бұрын
Cool I did the same riding a skateboard while the store was closed. My boss even tried a 4wheel drive and toured the store. So many great memories
@skyden24195
Жыл бұрын
@@francoisregis2155 nice. One of my managers liked to roller-skate in the store during "employee appreciation parties," or whatever they called 'em.
@francoisregis2155
Жыл бұрын
Cool sometimes we even threw a nerf football who was making noise. It was cool to work there.
@the98themperoroftheholybri33
Жыл бұрын
I loved toy r us, but I hated that giraffe
@skyden24195
Жыл бұрын
@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 lol.
@MrWoodMan23
Жыл бұрын
When that store closed. It was the end of an era. A really awesome era for lots of us.
@aaaaaaaaooooooo
Жыл бұрын
I've got fond memories of the old Toys R Us in the US. Shelves stacked with toys and board games, reaching all the way up to the high ceiling. Toys I've seen from the commercials, as well as toys I've never even heard of. It was a mind-boggling, fascinating universe of toys.
@TheLionheartcartoon
Жыл бұрын
It was probably mentioned before, but Toys R Us didn't die in Canada, it was kept alive and the stores remained open. I'm glad to hear that other stores are opening up again, too :)
@JeepGarageCA
Жыл бұрын
The Toys R Us I grew up with is the same one my son is now growing up with.
@lizsargent1554
Жыл бұрын
I’m going to the SherwayGardens(Toronto,Canada,) ToysRUs today after work!
@ve2vfd
Жыл бұрын
Yup, they never closed here in Canada. Makes shopping for my nephews sooo much easier.
@fildecristal
Жыл бұрын
I think some have close, like the smaller ones, I have seen one being close, but larger one were still opens. I think it was somethings different about the law in Canada that help them to be still there even with the bankrupcy in the US.
@ButtersCCookie
Жыл бұрын
That makes sense. Do your stores have Black or Brown Mangers? They didn't in America.
@edkeaton
Жыл бұрын
TRU was the institution for a lot of children growing up including myself. This was our go to store for a lot of the latest toys, games, etc. Thanks Minty for this iconic stroll down the proverbial memory lane.
@Gravydog316
Жыл бұрын
at lest we still have TRU here in Canada! i just got home i was buying Lego Mario LOL
@phoenixsvoboda9296
Жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more buddy, God Bless Minty
@Viking_Luchador
Жыл бұрын
Fuck Amazon
@maryannlockwood7806
Жыл бұрын
When my husband & I were first dating he worked for Toys “R” Us in their IT area. It was great because if there was a hard to find toy that someone needed he was usually able to get it for them back in the 90s.🦒
@jayaskme2942
Жыл бұрын
Yea, one of my uncles' worked at our local TRU and wore that same hat. Sadly I wasn't allowed in TRU as a kid because my mom was paranoid about stranger danger in a costume. But they did have the best selection. 1st time I remember actually going inside was with my favorite uncle around age 14, who promptly told me (this is our secret). Also TRU wasn't cheaper then our local toy stores usually, but If it was rare or super popular then they could nearly always get it. ;-)
@djmexicanodetx2195
Жыл бұрын
I loved Toys R Us as a kid especially during the Christmas time!
@storiedworlds6261
Жыл бұрын
That Haunted Toys R Us was my local Toys R Us. I remember learning about the ghost on the 80s show “That’s Incredible”. I never saw or experienced anything paranormal there, but the toys were awesome.
@MistrBlistr
Жыл бұрын
I miss getting new Sega games from toys r us. I loved the display where youd have to pull a ticket and show it to the clerk at the front and they'd go in the back and fetch your game. That was an experience.
@androidtekashi402
Жыл бұрын
right??
@cowpuddles4851
Жыл бұрын
Used to have an entire aisle full of those glass or plastic display cases. It was always difficult to make that choice of just one game.
@nsasupporter7557
Жыл бұрын
I remember when Nintendo 64 came in 1996, they were $200 at Toys R Us at the time
@johnmoore3504
Жыл бұрын
I hated that system, it made if feel like you weren’t buying anything- I want my game not a piece of paper, kind of like getting a check instead of cash. Lame from a kids point of view.
@perezoso5836
Жыл бұрын
I grew up with TRU. Now in my fifties I have fond memories of entering that magical place. Thank you, Minty, for covering that story and for the fine work you do sharing interesting facts unknown about your topics!
@JusNoBS420
Жыл бұрын
Being a Toys R Us kid in the 1980’s was amazing and the prices were good. But by the time I had children in the 2000’s they’re pricing was generally higher than most other big box stores
@NinaFelwitch
Жыл бұрын
If I ever get my hands on a time machine, going to a mid 90s Toys R Us will be one of my first destinations. I miss going to Toys R Us as a kid. It really was a magical place.
@skylined5534
Жыл бұрын
Late 80s to early 90s for me! But if you get your hands on that DeLorean let me know!
@averagelittlelulufan
3 ай бұрын
you can experience the magic again in the american dream mall, which has the biggest modern toys r us, unless you count the macy's herald square location
@tempestfury8324
Жыл бұрын
I've been to the "haunted" Sunnyvale store....nothing weird happened. And we all know how reliable Sylvia Brown was with her "psychic" predictions. My first job was at Toys R Us in 1984. We had these ridiculous uniform shirts that were orange and white stripes but looking back it was innocently charming.
@PB-tr5ze
Жыл бұрын
Store 5814! Lol I worked there in the mid 90's and wierd stuff happened all the time lol
@salomonlopez5788
Жыл бұрын
Minty mentioned a show from the early 90s, but I remember the show “That’s Incredible” in the early 80s talking about the haunted Toys R Us
@GA-sb9sz
Жыл бұрын
That was the store I went to as a kid.... never seen shit
@mario-mario822
Жыл бұрын
I'll never forget my memories like it. From creepy crawlers,goosebumps & dinosaur toys and it hosted the Pokemon trading card league☺️
@continuallyblessed44
Жыл бұрын
I took my brother to one of those leagues. Wow blast from the past!
@aaronacevedo8693
Жыл бұрын
Oh man still gets me upset that I can't bring my kids to toys r us
@jamesperkins4632
Жыл бұрын
This hit me right in my gut. We had a massive store in my town where I always spent my Fridays after school. I still remember buying toys from TMNT, Batman, MMPR, wrestling like WCW and WWF, the bikes, toy cars, NES and SNES games so many happy memories. After the company closed, the building was used as the main local Spirit Halloween store location. The huge building made it seem epic with many Halloween supplies and animatronics. Sadly, now it is a giant Bargain store which I have yet to visit. These videos of stores like Toys R Us, Blockbuster, and any major 90s store always make me feel as if my world has been erased by the big tech companies and feel as if it was all for nothing. But I am so happy you do these videos as I hpe it inspires people to relive the past when things were more fun and exciting.
@varanid9
Жыл бұрын
The one near me in Hixson, Tennessee, became a bargain store too. It was also said to be haunted by the college kids working in the Books-a-Million next door.
@odudi
Жыл бұрын
I would always clean up on their 3 old games for 15 bucks deal.
@grapeshot
Жыл бұрын
I remember an episode from Tiny Toons when they had this little song saying I don't want to grow up because I'm a Toy R Miser brat. I'll be running through the store screaming give me this and that.
@kokonut1350
Жыл бұрын
I remembered hearing that as a kid when I was at Robinsons Galleria on the weekends!! There's a Toys R Us too, but the iconic Geoffrey the Giraffe isn't there sadly ._.
@tayloredwards4968
Жыл бұрын
I miss Toys r Us I used to love going there when I was a kid 😔
@albertoalvarez4904
Жыл бұрын
Sadly, future generation’s childhoods will never have the same excitement and thrill when visiting a toy store. All they’ll have is watching them on videos or on a phone o tablet screen, and I mean actually touching a toy you found amazing, even if it was for half an hour playing with it and ending not going home with it, we felt like we owned the world.
@fredcrook8228
Жыл бұрын
In 1979, I met DeForest Kelley and George Takei at a store here in Illinois when they were on a publicity tour for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture". I was 9 and had only seen them on TV, so it was quite a memorable moment. :)
@galebailey5583
Жыл бұрын
When Toys R Us closed down in 2017, it hit me like a punch to the stomach. An important element of my childhood was gone. Now I’m glad they are returning. But will it really be the same, battling the big box stores and Amazon? It’s an entirely different world from the one I grew up in. I wish them good luck in their partnership with Macy’s.
@JusNoBS420
Жыл бұрын
Apparently Toys R Us still has locations in Canada
@kyohel3
Жыл бұрын
When me and and my husband found out that it was going out of business we rush over to the one near us when we live in Colorado. I knew my husband wanted a star wars star destory Lego set. Well once we got there. All the Legos were sold out. Every single Lego was gone. The last toy I got from toy r us. Was a the avengers loki figure. Still in the box. The last thing my husband got. Was a tie fighter Lego set. A week before the store closed. He wanted the star destroyer at the time. I told him let's wait till payday to get it. We'll neither of us knew that toy r us was gonna closed. So yeah..If we knew. I would let him get a star destroyer Lego set
@lonreed9743
Жыл бұрын
I loved toys R us. I would get all my video games there and play the console kiosks for the systems I never played before. Then as an adult I would get all my collectibles there too. I miss toys R us. I hope they return.
@skylined5534
Жыл бұрын
Same! Got my Atari 2600 carts from there!
@averagelittlelulufan
3 ай бұрын
you didnt watch the full video, if you did then you would know that toys r us is back in macys
@lonreed9743
3 ай бұрын
@@averagelittlelulufan yeah, I heard that but, it’s not the same.
@beauwalker9820
Жыл бұрын
God, I loved going there as a kid, even to just look around. So many good memories like getting "Yoshi" for Gameboy, looking at the huge TMNT shelves, and getting excited over getting a coupon for Nickelodeon slime. Had no idea it was around for so many decades.
@homestead503manormob3
Жыл бұрын
Maybe it's the xanax talking but this made me break down an cry wit how vivid our childhoods were... I'm glad I was able to purchase an ouija board from them in 2017.. rip Toys R' us
@HighHeelKnight
Жыл бұрын
I am an actual Toys R Us kid. 🥳 I made two radio commercials for the company. A talent agent saw me with my family at a store. I was super excited about shopping their. He asked me if I would be willing to say what I liked about the store for the radio. I eagerly said yes. The following are MY WORDS! I wasn't given lines. I said these statements in the store. QUOTE FROM COMMERCIAL ONE: "It's big! It's huge! It has everything!" QUOTE FROM COMMERCIAL TWO: "I want lots and lots of toys and lots and lots of money!" I was around 9 when I recorded the commercials. I am now 46-years-old. I still collect toys, but I really, really, really need to work on getting more money. 💸
@mondenkindqueen
Жыл бұрын
That’s sounds like so much fun! I was born after TRU’s prime.
@HighHeelKnight
Жыл бұрын
@@mondenkindqueen Yes, it was tremendously fun. 🎉🎉
@dandobrasz2555
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Minty. I love when you do totally different episodes like this. This one was so heartfelt. I'm glad that Toys R Us hung in there just long enough for my kids to experience. Thanks again friend!
@darklink539
Жыл бұрын
Here in Canada Minty I'm happy to report that Toys R Us is still going strong. I think they are franchised out.
@jacotromp59581
Жыл бұрын
They are also running here in South Africa.
@ScooterinAB
Жыл бұрын
I don't think the stores are franchises. I think the international branches of the company were managed differently and in more isolation, keeping them separate enough to avoid the US company imploding. The company survived pretty much everywhere else in the world except in the US.
@mgsalmon79
Жыл бұрын
I worked at a Toys R Us store on the run up to Christmas in 1996. I saw countless parents fail in their attempts to buy a Buzz Lightyear or Tickle Me Elmo. The waiting list was so long there are are probably still people on the list to this day! Very sad day when they closed up in the U.K. I visited the store I worked at before it finally closed. Seeing the bare shelves, “everything must go” signs and aisles closed off with hazard tape was heartbreaking. 😢 Great episode Minty. 👍
@averagelittlelulufan
3 ай бұрын
toys r us is in whsmith in the uk now
@vezhopkins714
Жыл бұрын
I only got to go to a toys r us when I was 28 but I still enjoyed it as I collect my little pony and have a lot of G1s (my little pony from 1983 - 1995 )
@Choralone422
Жыл бұрын
I have fond memories of TRU as a kid in the 80's. It was THE place to go to look at toys but growing up in the Midwest US which was hit hard by the farm financial crisis of the 80's we didn't buy a lot of toys there. They were always the place to go during the NES days to see what new games were out but were also always higher priced on video games than other stores like K-mart, Sears, Venture or Target. Sadly by the end of the 90's after Walmart came to town both the TRU's in the metro area I live in seemed seriously out of touch with prices. It seemed like everything was 10-40% more expensive at TRU than anywhere else. Even Target, which still had somewhat higher prices than Walmart, was still less expensive than TRU. If you wanted video games Best Buy was the place to go along with a couple of local independent game shops as they were always less expensive than TRU. The leveraged buyout in the mid 2000's is what REALLY killed TRU. Saddled them with an incredible amount of debt and all but guaranteed their failure.
@OldMan_PJ
Жыл бұрын
I used to go to the haunted TRU in Sunnyvale, CA all the time in the 80's. We were poor so we always shopped the orange clearance tags. It was a reliable place to get a great toy for under $10. Once they did their "boutique" redesign in the 90's it was the end. They dropped all the affordable toys and tried to focus on expensive name-brand items. We shopped at KayBee Toys and another store called Kiddie World equally as much as TRU though. KayBee had better deals on videogames and Kiddie World was the best place to go for Halloween costumes.
@brandonpage7087
Жыл бұрын
Cool. We had Kaybee's Toys here, too. Wow, do you ever remember hearing about the place supposedly being haunted, back when you were going there, as a kid?
@dorkknight413
Жыл бұрын
I shopped at the Sunnyvale location all the time. I never saw anything but did hear the stories about toys being moved and played with. I for some reason when I first heard the stories thought it was the one that was close to the Winchester Mystery House. Kaybee was good and did kiddie world a few times but I'm a toys r us kid still.
@kaylacolgan
Жыл бұрын
My favorite Toy Store when I was a child.
@alfhoward5825
Жыл бұрын
I worked for TRU for fifteen years. I could see it’s inevitable downfall way before it became a reality.
@MistrBlistr
Жыл бұрын
I'm curious. What were the signs that tipped you off?
@chrisconsorte7893
Жыл бұрын
I work at TRU in 1992 and it was a living hell. My employees and managers were a bunch of jerks! One particular manager and I went at it too! Glad this store is gone for good! TRU in San Jose CA gets exactly what they deserve!
@FoolishMrT
Жыл бұрын
Didn’t think about sharing your insight then 🤣
@megatronjenkins2473
Жыл бұрын
@@chrisconsorte7893 that branch got what it deserved, DON'T YOU DARE damn the entire brand for one bad experience.
@stevegeorge6880
Жыл бұрын
I'm a truck driver who delivered twice to their distribution center in McDonough, Georgia. They had an enormous amount of open parking space but refused to allow me to park on site when I was on time for delivery but they didn't have an open dock. Then I had a delivery where the first two pallets were pinweeled and required a forklift just to turn them. Rather than letting me slip the forklift operator a 20 and let me pallet jack out the rest, I had to arrange a lumper fee for the entire truckload. The entire operation seemed 15 to 20 years behind what places like Walmart and Target were at. It didn't surprise me when they shut down a couple months after that last load.
@JessicaZane4realz
Жыл бұрын
This is just amazing because I didn't even know about this store until like a year ago. Pretty sad, I know.
@NemeanLion-
Жыл бұрын
I’m glad you were able to experience a little of the Toys R Us magic before it was gone. It was heaven for me as a kid back in the 70’s and 80’s. Nice jacket btw Minty. 👍
@bdso9593
Жыл бұрын
I still get a little chocked up when I see those 🔴🟡🟢🔵boards on a building that was previously a TrU. RIP U.S. TrU. Never grow up!
@macecrawford2860
Жыл бұрын
When my nephew was born I had the best time going to toys r us. I bought alot of baby toys that day.
@rosiebateson4498
Жыл бұрын
My family included TRU in our days out. McDonald’s for lunch, TRU, PC World, watch a movie at the cinema, then pizza for tea. My 3 sons are adults now and they have lovely memories of those days. Great video Minty ♥️👍
@janicielle
Жыл бұрын
I worked at the haunted Toys R Us in Sunnyvale during the Christmas season one year. Going into the stockroom creeped me out as there was always an eerie silence and I always got that feeling that I was being watched. Ironically, after it closed, it opened up as a Spirit Halloween store a few times. Today it's a sporting goods and camping store.
@gilga3554
Жыл бұрын
The Birmingham, AL store I worked at had a few spooks too. I'd be stocking shelves in the baby food aisle and suddenly random things would fall off the shelf and I'd catch glimpses of shadows darting off.
@zachsmith9349
Жыл бұрын
that picture of Geoffrey in the empty store, and the final message form Toy's R Us, get's me every time. the last thing I ever bought from the store was a stuffed Geoffrey. Loved this video.
@NGMonocrom
Жыл бұрын
Nice one, Minty. Living in NYC, I've been to the store located in Times Square a couple of times. You're right.... a HUGE tourist hot-spot. Too much so. Horrendously crowded, barely able to walk through there. It just didn't feel like a typical Toys-R-Us. I used to love going there as a child. Always exciting. (Obviously I don't mean to the one in Times Square.) BTW, Sylvia Brown was exposed as a fraud many, many years ago.
@richardboone5464
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love you and your show. Thanks for the entertainment Minty.
@michaelpender6584
Жыл бұрын
TRU was a big part of my childhood. Initially it was my second favorite toy store behind Lionel Kiddie City. Kiddie City was a smaller chain that couldn't keep up with the larger TRU chain. So, eventually in the early 90's they closed their doors for good. But, what I loved about both chains were they were grand experiences for all children with wall to walll toys, bikes and games. Stepping into those doors and going down toy isle after isle was like a kids dream come true. Thankfully until just before my daughter's 6th birthday I got to see her experience a little of the youth wonder TRU was able to bring. I'm glad you did this video Minty. I love hearing about that place. It brought me many joys as a kid. I did want to add part of their down fall was the amount of money in the 90's they spent on rebranding all their stores from the original look. Also, Toys "R" Us Canada didn't close. I'm not sure why they were able to continuously make a profit and the stores around the rest of the world weren't.
@Shannonbarnesdr1
Жыл бұрын
Lionel was awesome too ! i always loved how they often had demo stuff set up to try and explore, at least they did at our store, fun times ! kb toys , lionel, toyrus, great memories !
@sharkattackmedia
Жыл бұрын
I loved the Kiddie City that was in King of Prussia. They turned that frown upside-down!
@GeeboatsCollects
Жыл бұрын
As a Canadian, I don't know what losing Toys R Us is like. TRU's in Canada never closed down. In fact, I was just at my local store 2 weeks ago. It was magical.
@wstine79
Жыл бұрын
I remember working at Toys R Us from 2000 to 2003. It was a fun job when you get to demo toys for families and help kids find toys, but definitely not during Black Friday or dealing with Karens.
@nsasupporter7557
Жыл бұрын
I almost worked there in 2010, but it didn’t work out. that was when it conjoined with Babies R Us
@DynamixWarePro
Жыл бұрын
Where I lived as a child in the 90s, the nearest Toys "R" Us, was over 30 miles away and I only went to it once when my grandparents took me, to get me toys of Mighty Max. I was into miniature objects at the time and liked the Mighty Max TV series and loved the Mighty Max toys. I never knew about the supposed haunted store but incidentally, back in the 90s, myself and a few friends of mine were really into the Goosebumps books and myself especially would write Goosebumps style scary stories involving all of us. One of my friends was the only one of us who had a camcorder and we had big plans to make a short film with it. The story was going to be about us getting trapped in a Toys "R" Us store after closing and some hijinks ensue, Goosebumps style. We even started writing the story for it which I mostly wrote. We were 9 and 10 at the time so we were way too ambitious to think we could ever make a short film based on that at our age and with next to no money or much else. Shortly after we had the idea and I wrote most of the story to it, my mum sent the unfinished story to the book publishers who published the Goosebumps books and I got it back a while later with a letter saying they liked the story and that I should keep writing. I also got pre-release covers to Goosebumps books yet to be released, with the release date written on the inside of them..."Chicken, Chicken" "Don't Go to Sleep" and "The Blob That Ate Everyone" so at least that happened and I am still writing stories today which I eventually would like to get published.
@berzerkbankie1342
Жыл бұрын
I used to like Mighty Max too when I was a kid. I was probably like 6, I had one of the little toy sets. I think it was a skull?
@DynamixWarePro
Жыл бұрын
@@berzerkbankie1342 Was it Skull Dungeon? That is one of the toys I got at the Toys "R" Us I went to along with the monster Magus as the store was the only place that had Magnus, no other toy shop near where I lived had one.
@roddmatsui3554
Жыл бұрын
Minty has gone CRAZY! Toys R Us was pretty awesome, huge places, and in 1975, around October, the front area of the store went FULL HALLOWEEN, with masks and costumes, records (this was before CDs, so 12” vinyl records were visible on large displays) and decorations. This has been topped with Party Stores and Halloween Stores - but nothing can top that feeling of being a kid and, around October 10, say, because you’d be foolish to miss out on all the enthusiasm - of seeing those shelves full of monsters and creatures and superhero costumes - oh my goodness. 💜💜💜💜💜
@ll7868
Жыл бұрын
I've seen things like Toys R Us, Blockbuster Video, cassette tapes & Walkmans and Hard Rock Cafes come and go. I've seen the bellbottom jeans fad twice in my lifetime and lived through the Disco era. I feel old now. Thanks Minty.
@kevinpatriquin822
Жыл бұрын
You are the 80's & 90's kids nostalgic king! You always bring back fond memories
@astrosquirrel5038
Жыл бұрын
I worked there for nearly four years during college. I made some good friends and had some fun times. Thankfully I never had to wear the Geoffrey outfit--it looked like it had seen much days.
@sammylane21
Жыл бұрын
Good to see good ole Geoffrey and fam back in form...BUT....for how long? Nothing beats the ole TOYS'R'US sweet Xmas commercial jingle from the '80's.
@isaacheres1354
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Minty for this episode. I have been to the TRU in Times Square, NYC many times as a tourist whenever I visit New York. I was sad to see it closed down. It is now a GAP clothing store.
@bluesman9832
Жыл бұрын
I still remember everything about our local store. I can still tell you exactly where the TMNT and video games were located and I will always remember buying Mario 3 there like it was yesterday. ❤️
@dustinmarciniak4131
Жыл бұрын
I went to one of their stores their last day, you would have thought everything would have been 90% off, it was still all only 50% off. I was pissed.
@battle_p9291
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video Minty Comedic Arts! I'm a former Toy's R Us employee, and I worked at the Sunnyvale California store during the holiday season of 1997. Yes, it's the "Haunted" store that you included as #4 in your video, and knowing that it was said to be haunted sometimes gave me chills after the closing shifts late night. Plenty of good memories aside from that. To be honest, I only knew 4 out of the 10 things about Toys R Us you featured.
@Lesley_RedRhody
Жыл бұрын
Being an 80s Child, I’ll always have a soft spot for the _Toys “R” Us_ jingle. Particularly the version where we see adults from an earlier version of the infamous commercial singing the lyrics alongside their childhood selves: I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys “R” Us Kid There’s a million toys at Toys “R” Us that I can play with I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys “R” Us Kid They’ve got the best for so much less You’ll really flip your lid From bikes to trains to video games, it’s the biggest toy store there is (Gee wiz!) I don’t wanna grow up, cuz maybe if I did I couldn’t be a Toys “R” Us Kid More games! More toys! Oh, boy! I wanna be a Toys “R” Us Kid!
@Rinavani
Жыл бұрын
Damn, this video hit me in the feels. As a 40yo I grew up with this store. It saddens me that my youngest child was born the same year they closed down and didn’t get to experience it.
@jeremiahallyn4603
Жыл бұрын
I'm also 40 and have many fond memories of going to Toys R Us and being overwhelmed with delight. The theme song is also nostalgic 👍
@megatronjenkins2473
Жыл бұрын
43.....
@averagelittlelulufan
3 ай бұрын
well now they can with the american dream mall location
@littlemiss_76
Жыл бұрын
Toy World next, the Australian version.
@malkilroy
Жыл бұрын
Minty, thank you for this wonderful and nostalgic video! I enjoyed visiting Toys "R" Us often as a child to buy toys and video games. The store also bought back some video games for cash (before FuncoLand/GameStop existed). It's rival, KB Toys, was located across the street and sometimes had items that Toys "R" Us lacked, such as the 5-inch and 12-inch Mortal Kombat Trilogy action figures. I miss Toys "R" Us.
@PNWCL
Жыл бұрын
You should have a section talking about that Toys R Us still lives on, in nearly it's original format in Canada. Canadian operations were not directly impacted by folding of the rest of the business.
@DaPlasticPaddy
Жыл бұрын
It was miles from my home as a kid, we went once a year as if i was going on a pilgrimage lol
@Bulbasaur617
Жыл бұрын
Epic! My favorite place to visit for toys. My childhood! Thanks for doing a video on this. Now I know some facts on my favorite store as part of my childhood.
@jonsprong1842
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely adored TRU. I got a job there for a brief period, and that sucked. The pay was atrocious and the workload was insurmountable. However that hasn't ruined my beloved childhood memories of the place. God, I miss it. You've really done this very special place a wonderful job, Minty.
@konstantinkoverchenko9587
Жыл бұрын
Kiddie City, Toys R Us and Kay Bee toy stores were so awesome! Going to Sears, K-Mart, Woolworth and Caldoor was always fun. To have stores dedicated to only toys was super cool. >_
@toxicmatrix1337
Жыл бұрын
Can you please do a video on the movie "Virus" pwease?
@mrmojomajestic8317
Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@NekoFallen
Жыл бұрын
Luckily for us up here in Canada, we never lost our Toys R Us stores, which was great news when they were closing down in the States.
@nsasupporter7557
Жыл бұрын
I remember “Kids R Us.” Which was a clothing store for kids. Was there ever a Kids R Us in Canada?
@danjohnson887
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad that kid in the wheelchair got to go to Toys R Us in the commercial... LoL
@johannwallette8959
Жыл бұрын
I miss Toys R Us, even as an adult I used to love to go there and get remote controlled cars. I also miss Radio Shack, because I could fix anything I broke.
@ajakuk1
Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who this the r in lassrus should of been put the wrong way round??
@kratoscraken5614
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean 10 things you didn't know, the only 1 thing I need to know is why they are no longer around!? 😠 🤬 😡 😤
@anneildana
Жыл бұрын
Great documentary. I was a manager for TRU 95-98. Great memories. Spot on facts.
@richardparrott7192
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Minty for a nice reminiscent look at TrU! I forgot all about W4K too! "Don't ever grow up. Play on" - words to live by!
@jonathanstancil8544
Жыл бұрын
Third!
@LAH-oq7vx
Жыл бұрын
😊
@jimmymelendez1836
Жыл бұрын
Get a hobby.
@LAH-oq7vx
Жыл бұрын
@@jimmymelendez1836 how old are you?
@LAH-oq7vx
Жыл бұрын
First
@thehashtagtrashbag
Жыл бұрын
Congrats. Who is playing you in the movie about accomplishing such a massive feat?
@LAH-oq7vx
Жыл бұрын
@@thehashtagtrashbag Bono, who else? 👍
@totallypreposterous
Жыл бұрын
42 years of age here. As a Kid my parents bought for me at Toys R Us: Transformers, Voltron, GI Joe, Wacky Wild Slip N Slide (the roll out slide with a mini dunk pool at the end), TMNT, the Thundercats sword, Spy Gear, Game Boy, Nintendo, Hot Wheels, toy guns, mini trampoline, basketballs, and a lot more. My family is middle class so I had a great childhood and I've always been grateful.
@Kidsmtvslvback
Жыл бұрын
Star Wars Action Figures, ERTL Thomas Trains and Thomas videos are what I always got at Toys ‘R’ Us. There’s one trip I’ll always remember that makes me nostalgic.
@chippo69au
Жыл бұрын
Toys R Us Frankston, went there heaps of times. Damn, I miss those days. Thanks for the nostalgia trip!
@TedofBrowns
Жыл бұрын
I was heart broken when Toys R Us went out in 2018, still hits me today. All the iconic retailers when out, this one hit me the most. I still miss it today. Although it's back in some form, no where near what it use to be. A damn shame....
@hitman6945
Жыл бұрын
I remember going to Toys “R” US when I was a kid man so many toys it was Heaven for me. I had never seen so many action figures in one place. But in my teen year I went there for the video games. It sucked seeing Toys “R” US go out of business it truly was an end of era. But now it looks like it’s try’s to make a comeback.
@nostalgicwiz3977
Жыл бұрын
I took my kids to the Toys R Us in Times Square, NYC and we rode the Ferris Wheel. That was a great memory for me. I'm glad Toys R Us is making a comeback. It's not the same world without Toys R Us. Plus, Minty rocks. Keep making more videos and I'm binge watching your videos tonight!!
@elizabethgrey9157
Жыл бұрын
19 1/2 year Toys R Us veteran here. We had our own Mr. Johnson in our store. I never saw him, but two of my managers did ... well, OK, they never saw anything but they each told me something weird happened to them. One manager said that he was putting bikes (in boxes) on deep shelves in our back room. When the task was done, he walked away. When he reached the corner, he heard a noise. He turned around, and one of the bike boxes was on the ground. The other manager told me that one night, she had just finished re-arranging the collector's Barbie showcase. It consisted of two locked, glass-fronted cases, individually locked with their own key. She had the only key. She came back in the morning and nothing was re-arranged in there, except one doll was laying down, and one shoe had "magically" gone from one case to the other. Now, I do not believe in ghosts. I am just relaying what they told me. However, I know that I often straightened up the same aisles day after day. More than a few times, I saw one of our odd items moved from its normal peg or shelf, to somewhere else, the exact same place three or more days in a row. I found that weird. That's all I'm saying. Now I work in another retail place. I still have the habit of jokingly admonishing "Mr. Johnson" when something falls off a shelf without someone visibly knocking it down, for example.
@SaintMartins
Жыл бұрын
I like that you expand your content by doing stories about other pop culture icons like Blockbuster & Toys 'R Us. You should do videos about the history of famous Film Studios like Warner Bros., MGM, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, etc.
@JoesGeekShow
Жыл бұрын
I remember living in Alaska and watching the local Toy R Us go out of business. It was extremely sad because I bought a lot of stuff from there. Thats why when I moved to Japan I was struck to see that it still exists here. Granted I have to drive almost an hour out but its still great to shop there again.
@wakeinfright5498
Жыл бұрын
The “Bunnings” of toy stores! I wonder if Bunnings will implode as well?
@Vek_Zythe
11 ай бұрын
I remember going through the isles when i was 5, seeing all the stuffed animals that were 4 to 5 feet tall hanging on the shelves. They had Disney characters, Looney Toons, Snoopy, Pink Panther, Garfield, Dr Seuss characters, Padington, Corduroy, Babar, name it. And some non brand name stuffed animals. But years later they didn't have those anymore. Toys R Us was at it's best in the 80's and early 90's. I noticed a decline as the years went on. It's sad how it went out. Btw, does anyone remember Kids R Us? That was a fun store.
@setaside2
Жыл бұрын
One of your best, Minty. Really enjoyed this trip down memory lane. Thanks, man.
@veteranredbeard6222
Жыл бұрын
The workers at my Toys R Us hated kids and were so rude. But the Legos were my go to.
@cristinacho7881
Жыл бұрын
Yup. I remember going into that Times Square Toys R Us just for the hell of it as an adult. 😆 But it was the highlight of my life when I was a kid, growing up in the 80’s. We had one in Tom’s River, NJ across from the mall. Now it’s a Burlington Coat Factory.
@Cre80s
Жыл бұрын
Minty, you do not need to relegate yourself to only movies and tv entertainment. You can open up a lot wider, like this. Great episode.
@chatanugadotorg
Жыл бұрын
I remember first hearing about the Sunnyvale, CA store back in the 80s on That's Incredible. The photo of the ghost was caught on an infrared camera at the same time another camera was taking a picture of the same aisle and showed nobody standing in the aisle. I was on a paranormal message board several years ago where the topic of the store came up, and there were a lot of people sharing stories about what they'd experienced in the store.
@jesspayant1667
Жыл бұрын
I'll never forget going to Perth / Fremantle in '95 when I was in the navy. I was shocked to find toys r us in Australia. I thought it was the coolest thing!
@christophermichael.w.7577
Жыл бұрын
I always liked the story about the Rooftop man.He was a burglar who broke into businesses by cutting a hole in the roof.He lived inside a toys R US store for some time. He found a large space behind some shelves. He would come out at night and play with the toys. Eventually he robbed them and did not go out the front door so they started looking around and they discovered his hideout.
@gryphonlaw2138
Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha I remember that story! I thought, holy shit he never wants to grow up 🤣
@nans969
Жыл бұрын
I grew up as a Toys R Us kid. Then worked at Baby's R US for 4 years just before they closed. My son worked at TRU for a couple Christmases while in college. The company was a good retail employer. After KB toys closed, TRU was the only toy specific store around. Unfortunately, stores like Walmart and target gave TRU competition and was hard to compete against.
@Yamp44
Жыл бұрын
Really glad Toys R' Us in Canada kept going even when it closed in the USA. Glad to know new stores are popping up. It was such a fun time going there when I was a kid! :)
@NiseyNikki80
Жыл бұрын
The yearly Toys R Us catalog was the highlight of the year! Interestingly, I worked at FAO Schwartz in downtown Chicago in the summer of 1999 while on college break. I was kind of sad when Toys R Us closed in 1998 (and the downtown Chicago FAO Schwartz closed too).
@skylined5534
Жыл бұрын
Toys R Us was indeed a fantastic place! In particular it stocked loads of different Hornby Scalextric cars and cool 00 gauge train set stuff and not to forget a massive selection of Atari 2600 games... Good times! I'm really happy physical stores are now coming back, there's one about 30 miles from me now. Not as close as the previous 4 miles though!
@fanalittletruthincog8168
Жыл бұрын
Minty! You had me at "The haunted Toys R us",,,,,,,,man o' man............I think we are the same age! Keep it going bro. RIP Robert Stack!!!!!!!!!!
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