Lifestyle | gift 10 Things a Kid Had to Have We all know Furbies, but what were our parents' must-haves? By Sophie Goldstein Posted Nov 18, 2007 4:50 AM CST Copied P1030789 See 2 more photos Demanding kids have been sending crazed parents on a quest for the must-have toy for decades, says CNN. A list of past faves that made shoppers go wild: Mr. Potato Head, 1952 Easy-Bake Oven, 1964 G.I. Joe with kung fu grip, 1974 Star Wars toys, 1977 Rubix Cube, 1978 Cabbage Patch Kids, 1982 Beanie Babies, 1993 Tickle Me Elmo, 1996 Furby, 1998 Razor scooters, 2000 Read These Next Actor Michael Madsen is dead at 67. Soccer star Diogo Jota is killed in a car crash. A teen pilot landed on his 7th continent and immediately got detained. Who added bill's proposed tax on clean energy? No one knows. See 2 more photos Report an error