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50 Of The Worst Toy Design Fails That Ought To Get Someone Fired (New Pics)
Quite a few of us likely remember our favorite toy from back when we were kids. For some it might be a Teletubby, so washed out over the years it’s difficult to guess if it’s Laa-Laa or Dipsy looking back at them; for others it can be anything from toy cars, to dolls, blocks, or even a bunny made out of an old sock.
While some of such old toys show clear signs of time relentlessly passing us by, others somehow look even worse when brand new. You probably see where this is headed and yes, you’re right—today, we have prepared a list of some awful-looking toys for you to browse, some of which were made according to a terrible, terrible design, while others have suffered from a manufacturing defect and similar misfortunes. Scroll down to find them on the list below and see what nightmare-of-a-toy current children might be looking back at with eyes full of sentiments decades later.
In order to learn more about how playing with toys can affect children's development, Bored Panda turned to the psychologist and author of Playful Parenting, Lawrence Cohen, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions. You will find his thoughts in the text below.
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#1
The Description Is Spot-On
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
I like an accurate description. What I'd like to know is if this doll is haunted.
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#3
I Saw This T-Rex Squirt Gun In The Toy Aisle Of My Local Grocery Store. I Bought It Because Of The Trigger Placement
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
Press the trigger and liquid squirts out. Very lifelike.
#4
Hair Fell Off The Doll, Now My Daughter Walks Around With A Middle-Aged Balding Friend
#5
Finally Added This Rafiki Toy To My Collection
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
I'll go to hell for this, but Rafiki was the shaman, and therefore the religious leader.
#6
It Looks Like My Daughter's Doll Has Already Been Through A Lot
#7
My Kid's Dinosaur Toy Has Human Hands
#8
This Space Barbie Set That Has The Solar System Diagram That Is Completely Wrong
Earth and Venus are apparently in the same orbit. Mars seemingly does not exist. There is a new pink planet and a purple planet with a ring.
#9
Dollar Store Barbie
#10
My Son Just Asked Me Why The Tiger Had A Little Flower Under Its Tail. Thanks For The Detail LEGO
#11
You Know These Creepy Life-Size Dolls? Creepier Still Is In The Box That They Come In
#12
These Silicone "Fidget Toys" Smelling/Looking/Feeling Like Fruit Snack. Please Don't Sell These To Kids
#13
Should Add This Figure To My Collection
#14
The Teddy Bear With The Muzzle Rotated 90 Degrees
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 years ago
When I was a kid, I’d always find the stuffed animals like this in the store/bin and beg my mom to let me get them, because they were “a little weird” and I was convinced no other kids would want to buy them XD
#15
Poor Spidey
#16
Quite A Big Construction
#17
This Poor Barbie
#18
My Niece Got One Of These Unicorn Toys With A Golden Carrot For Her Birthday (Not My Niece In The Photo)
#19
How's This For An Action Figure? Toys At The 99-Cent Store
#20
Clearly Haunted Zuckerberg's Doppelganger Doll, Found By My Friend's Mum On Vinted
#21
My Son's Birthday Dinosaur Balloons Came Anatomically Correct
#22
This Kids' Toy Had One Thing It Was Supposed To Teach
#23
Superman Or Quasimodo?
#24
Son's Color Toys
#25
This Little Toy Has 13 Tags
#26
I Should Have Bought It
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
So that's why Cinderella almost missed her ride. She wasn't dancing with the prince. She was drinking!
#27
Worst Slide Design Ever. Worst Six Feet Of My Life
#28
This Knock-Off Paw Patrol Toy I Saw At A Fair Today
#29
My Baby's Crinkle Toy Has A Weird Typo
#30
I Was Wondering Why It Was The Only Elsa Doll Left
#31
This Mini-Hippo Toy Looks Like It's Pooping Tags
#32
Bath Toy's Paint Rubbed Off In The Water. Now The Bathtub, Bath Water, And My Son All Are Blue
#33
Kid's Toy Has A Place To Put Batteries, But Has No Electronics Inside
#34
Now Available At The 99-Cent Store, Train-Wreck Barbie
#35
This Flash Toy Is Just A Batman Toy With Different Paint
Rich Walker 2 years ago
This is a legit costume from The Flash movie, where the second Barry Allen repurposes a Batman Costume, sprays it red and wears it alongside the other Flash.
#36
This Bootleg Thanos Snapping With The Wrong Hand
#37
This Doll I Saw At Goodwill Appears To Be Choking On Something
#38
This Doll At A Flea Market Looks Depressed
#39
This Misprint On A McDonald's Toy
#40
I Guess The Front Barbie Is Sitting On A Bar
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
When I was a kid, we'd sit on each other's handlebars. Cheapest taxi ever.
#41
Dipsy Has Seen Some Things
#42
As Far As I Know, Polar Bears Don't Belong In The Jungle
#43
Un-Bear-Able Nose
#45
Turns Out The Elephant-Duck Is A Thing. My Birth Mom Randomly Bought This For My Daughter
#46
Damaged And Then Glued Together Dolphin That Came In A New Pack Of Toy Animals For My Son
#47
These Spiderman Toys Have Guns
#48
My Son's Ghost Spider Toy Has Two Left Hands
#49
My Twin Daughters Got The Same Toy For Their Birthday, But One Has A Very Off-Centered Eye
Charlie the Cat 2 years ago
Makes it easy for them to know which one is theirs. I would want the wonky one.
#50
Toy Tea Set Has An Uneven Logo In The Middle Of The Saucer So It's Impossible To Put The Cup There
#51
Child's Toy Police Car
#52
Kinder Surprise Egg Toys Nowadays
#53
My Kid Got A Matching Game For A Gift
#55
The Makers Of These Toy Dinosaur Eggs Mislabeled Literally Every Dinosaur On The Package
#56
This Kid's Toy Is Honestly Dumbfounded
#57
This Carl's Jr Toy Looks Like Blue Is Taking A Dump
#58
How Are They Going To Do My Girl Like That
#59
She Had A Fun Night Before Slipping Back Into Her Packaging
#60
Toy Design At A Target Store. My Kid's Asking Me What's Wrong With These Toys
#61
This Is A Toy My Sister Got For Easter
#62
I Give You The Dollarama
#63
Every Child’s Dream This Holiday Season
#64
My Nephew's Toy. Yes, That's Thor
#65
This Dragon Toy Looks Like It Has A Giant Hemorrhoid. Poor Guy
Tux Cat Momma 2 years ago (edited)
Elephantiasis of the s*****m Edited due to censor, lets try nutsack
#66
Toy Recycling Truck With Oddly Military Off-Brand Action Figure Driver
#67
I Got My Son A Spiderman For Christmas. He's Got A Cake
#68
No Quality Control For Stuffed Toys I Guess
Bored Retsuko 2 years ago (edited)
Left one has no nostrils, but dimples. And is not amused:-(
#69
Hot Wheels Now Sell A Toy Car Covered In Manure
#70
The Kid On The Packaging For This Toy Doesn't Even Seem To Enjoy Playing With It
#71
This Toy Looks Like It's Having A Prolapse
#72
Close Enough, Buddy
#73
This Baby Toy Is In Some Serious Body Horror
#74
Walmart Kids' Toy
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
This is what my pizzas look like in Good Pizza, Great Pizza.
#75
This Children's Toy Where "Name" Is Misspelled
#76
This Toy Refers To Mr. Krabs And Plankton By Their First Names
#77
Toys For Sale At A Restaurant In Spain
Tux Cat Momma 2 years ago
Thanks to the Kardashians even toys are getting that silicone asṣ now.
#78
My Son's Mario Kart Toy Doesn't Have Wheels, Just A Scroll Ball
#79
My Son Got An Artificial Nail In His Christmas Cracker. No Idea What It’s Actually Supposed To Be For
#80
This Triceratops Toy Has Flesh Horns
#81
This Star Wars Rey Toy Spotted At Walmart
#82
Astronaut Barbie And Her... Sparkly Skirt
PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago
No the skirt was for her interviews when she landed back on earth duh.
#83
Some Toy Company Made A Plush Of Meilin Lee From Turning Red, However, They Forgot To Give It A Nose
#84
Oscar Meyer Bean Bag Toy With An Upside-Down Logo
#85
Found This Mario Kart Toy While Holiday Shopping. Toad's Steering Wheel Was Flesh-Colored
#86
My Son's Extremely Cheap Toy Tool Set Uses "Dextrorotation And Laevorotation" Instead Of Clockwise And Counterclockwise
#87
Why Is No One Talking About The Adult Happy Meal Toys?
#88
This "Happy Birthday" Sign On A Teddy Bear Is Upside Down
#89
This Chevron Mascot Toy
#90
1980s Mr. T Bouncy Balls
#91
These Teletubbies Plushies I Found At A Cheap Store
#92
Gift Hunting For A Special Little One And I Came Across This. Apparently J. Jonah Jameson Has A New Look
Scott Wilkins 2 years ago
JJ Jameson turning out to BE Spider-Man is the greatest movie twist!
#93
My Son Said He Couldn't Figure Out Where They Belonged
#94
If You're Going To Make A Toy For Counting, You Should Learn To Count Past 3
#95
Weird Toys. What Are These Things? Mutant Llama-Sheep? And How About These Barely-There Stumps For Legs?
#96
This Toy Is Based On Kevin's Car (From Ben 10: Alien Force) Only It Doesn't Come With Kevin, But Comes With Ben
#97
This Toy Venom Has A Green Mouth But The Illustrated Venom Has A Red One
#98
My Kid's Toy That Doesn't Make A Circle
#99
This Children’s Clock Toy
#100
This Math Toy For Kids Doesn’t Do Math Correctly
Lyone Fein 2 years ago
Some of the pieces are missing. This is a commonly used Montessori math teaching tool.
#101
Helping Your Child Count To 10… Backwards
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
This could have been made in a country that reads right to left.
#102
The Colors Of The Balls That Come With My Son’s New Toy Don’t Match The Colors Of The Buttons On The Same Toy
#103
This Water Toy Has An Uneven Amount Of Rings
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Alan Jay Weiner 2 years ago
this was great! many had me laughing loud enough to wake up my wife and make the dogs howl!
Jay Cee 1 year ago
Reading this on the day we found out that Mattel was being sued for traumatising a little girl and her mother. The girl got a doll linked in to the Wicked movie and on the packaging was a link to a website. Turns out there was an error and it's an AV site that features "graphic images".
Alan Jay Weiner 2 years ago
this was great! many had me laughing loud enough to wake up my wife and make the dogs howl!
Jay Cee 1 year ago
Reading this on the day we found out that Mattel was being sued for traumatising a little girl and her mother. The girl got a doll linked in to the Wicked movie and on the packaging was a link to a website. Turns out there was an error and it's an AV site that features "graphic images".
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