Top 20 Toys That FAILED Horribly

once dubbed the most dangerous toy ever the Gilbert u238 atomic energy lab is a unique and controversial artifact of scientific exploration welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most controversial and dangerous toys that either sold poorly or were taken off store shelves let me [Music] feic now number 20 Nestle magic balls similar to the famous Kinder Surprise Nestle magic balls consisted of a small toy surrounded by milk chocolate what's the's the's the thats wow it's Hercules it's Simba Dalmatians or Aladdin all from Disney they're hidden inside while caner surprise has long raised safety concerns they are outright banned in the United States for containing a nonnutritive item at their centers something that is strictly prohibited by the FDA Nestle magic balls faced a similar fate many critics and consumer groups argued that the balls were dangerous as the toys proved a significant choking hazard for young kids after just a few years on the market the magic balls were banned and pulled from circulation they did eventually return but they had been reworked and the toys were replaced with candy I wonder what Toy Story I got M kid mine's Dalmation lots of candy surprises plus a sticker number 19 the American Girl doll experiencing homelessness launched in 1986 the American Girl line of dolls is an eight-time winner of the offenheim toy portfolio award and has been included in the National toy Hall of Fame but it is not without its controversies in 2009 one limited edition doll raised more than a few eyebrows her name was Gwen and she was experiencing homelessness her name is Gwen Thompson and it is uh quite controversial because Sharon why she is homeless apparently and lives in a car and that's her that's her backstory some people praised the inclusive message but others were not so moved Gwen stirred quite a bit of controversy in the Press with some Advocates fearing the doll would send the message to children that homelessness is something accepted in society and that it's okay I find the whole concept to be extremely disturbing and it's not a doll that I would ever buy for a child I don't even see why you would make a homeless dog anyway unless the homeless dog was going to benefit the proceeds to homeless people the fact that Gwyn was sold at almost $100 didn't help the company's case number 18 mini hammocks who doesn't love lounging between some trees on a hot summer day as their name suggest mini hammocks were just smaller versions of regular hammocks made for children there was just one problem these hammocks were made without spreader bars and without spreader bars users were getting tangled and suffocating in the ropel likee material to keep your baby safe the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies be put to bed only in products that meet Federal safety requirements for infant sleep like a bassinet a crib or a Playard 12 tragically lost their lives between 1984 and 1995 after getting stuck in these hammocks prompting an enormous recall to be issued in may of 1996 said recall affected 10 different manufacturers and over 3 million mini hammocks were pulled from the market well sadly a lot of parents don't know about the dangers or even the recall and some say it's the companies Behind these products that are to blame that they're not doing enough to warn parents number 17 battl Star Galactica Colonial Viper you know how virtually every small children's toy comes with a choking hazard disclaimer well rules are put in place for a reason and we have the battl Star Galactica Colonial Viper to thank for this one Mattel introduces the battl Star Galactica collection you can imagine the Viper launch station against the evil syons the colonial Viper was a toy spaceship with many dangerous Parts including a small missile that could be fired at high speeds in 1978 a boy tragically lost his life after firing the missile into his mouth and choking Mattel was sued and the toy was swiftly removed from shelves and from your own Colonial diaper launch station you can attack syon targets with special Viper missiles that really fly it also resulted in a new law with all toy manufacturers being forced to issue the now ubiquitous choking hazard disclaimer number 16 pollypocket quick click poly pocket is a popular line of dolls wouldn't you know it eventually acquired by Mattel a major redesign of the doll occurred in 2004 when Mattel changed their clothing from stretchy rubber to hard magnetized plastic these dogs were part of the quick click line and the idea was that you could quickly change the do by clicking their new clothes into place she teeth polish try this a [Music] snap unfortunately the tiny magnets inside these clothes had a pinion for falling out not only is this a choking hazard but swallowing two or more magnets can prove fatal in fact three children sustain significant internal injuries after swallowing the Fallen magnets just like that FR to back it's a snap what scene new pollypocket quick click polywood limousine car millions of dolls were recalled and pollypocket has gone through her fair share of redesigned s number 15 Battlefield Earth action figures let's just say Trend Masters greatly overestimated how popular Battlefield Earth was going to be released in 2000 Battlefield Earth is a Sci-Fi epic based on a novel written by the founder of Scientology well I'll be damned often considered one of the the worst movies ever Battlefield Earth was not the early summer blockbuster it planned to be and it didn't even manage to break even at the box office toy company Trend Masters made a series of action figures modeled after the film's characters but given the turnout of the film the action figures went the same way the toy line lost the company a considerable amount of money and they closed just 2 years later number 14 talking Freddy Krueger doll look we love Freddy Krueger as much as the next person but come come on Matchbox this thing is scary look at those buing eyes and those teeth Matchbox made these Freddy dolls in 1989 around the time of a Nightmare on Elm Street 5 the dream child where you going Pig the party's just start I know exactly what you're up to however much like Freddy himself the doll attracted a significant amount of controversy from concerned parents most of whom claimed that the doll was too scary and inappropriate for children let's be friends let's be friends hi I'm Freddy luckily he faced a better fate than the real Freddy rather than being burned Al lie he was simply taken out of production and would eventually become a hot commodity on eBay number 13 CSI fingerprint examination kit the idea behind this toy from toys ink is quite fun and clever basically it allowed fans of CSI to dust for their own fingerprints using a special dust that was provided in the kit there was just one major problem this dust contain asbest a highly toxic material asbest is also a powerful carcinogen and is considered extremely dangerous when touched or inheld this resulted in multiple lawsuits which caused Planet toys to file for bankruptcy and the company eventually went out of business in 2015 as always I value your opinion but I'm confident in our decision to move forward number 12 D Jango Unchained dolls released in 2012 D Jango Unchained was directed by Quinton Tarantino and concerns a Freed Man who aims to rescue his wife from a malicious Plantation owner whenever you ready we rode 5 hours so you could show off your stock let's get to it the movie is filled with graphic violence and contains many disturbing things related to America's dark past both the Weinstein Company and NECA made a series of dolls based on the movie's characters however these figures were criticized by some including director spikey and Al Sharpton's National Action Network who argued that selling dolls based on human enslavement was in poor taste production was halted and they were also removed from eBay for violating the s's policy on offensive material hey little troublemaker big Troublemaker number 11 happy family mijch introduced in 1963 mijch became an iconic member of the extended Barbie verse eventually Maran Allen yes that Allen and having three children welcome to the happy family real sounds house listen and you'll see the dishwasher washing cartoons on TV uh-oh babies all wet will the happy family Ryan ever get to bed the kids were a part of the happy family line which was released in 2003 only one of them was still unborn the youngest Nikki was packaged inside of a womb that could be removed from pregnant belly barie it's a girl some concerned parents Voice issues with this dog arguing that it promoted team pregnancy and that a pregnant dog was inappropriate for children they caused a loud enough uproar for Walmart to hear and the company pulled all happy family mge dolls from their shelves Barbie herself has also come under Fire specifically rollerblade Barbie whose Wheels were known to cause Sparks roller blade Barbie only your skates quicker flash my friends your we I love the hot cool roller blade roller blade Barbie on the yard skat flicker flash number 10 toy guns the entire plot of a Christmas story revolves around a toy gun and the main character almost shooting his eye out it's something he was warned about and of course something we've all been warned about too these things are dangerous and not even just for the aformentioned reason they are often mistaken for real guns and since 2015 at least 245 people wielding fake guns have been killed by police they also have a great pinion for injury both BB and paint ball guns can leave nasty bruises even those little cap guns you get at the dollar store can cause some bad Burns despite the danger and the statistics to prove it these guys are still on the market number nine hoverboards while these toys are often called hoverboards they're really more of a segue without the handlebar these scooters have quite the learning curve and many people have hurt themselves falling off pick any fail compilation at random and chances are you'll see just that between 2015 and 2016 nearly 27,000 children were taken to the emergency room for injuries but Falls weren't the only problem in July of 2016 the US consumer product safety commission recalled half a million hoverboards after finding that they post a major fire risk after nearly 100 incidents across the country safety officials are warning the lithium battery packs in the scooters can overheat catch fire or explode the battery packs inside the hoverboards were faulty and they caused dozens of fires after overheating and bursting into flames number eight the Gilbert u238 atomic energy laboratory not only is this toy a mouthful it's also radioactive the lab was released by the AC Gilbert company in 1950 and was designed to teach children about nuclear energy as such it came packaged with four samples of uranium ore and a guer counter it's because it comes with three sources of radiation and four uranium ores that are also radioactive recent Studies have shown that the toy was relatively safe provided it was used and stored correctly but relatively is the operative word here and anything made for children containing uranium should probably be considered dangerous but the big reason for this Toy's failure was actually the price these sets went for $50 in 1950 which is about $600 today the reason it turns out wasn't so much concerns over the kits radioactivity it was that the lab was very expensive unsurprisingly it sold less than 5,000 units and was taken off the market after just one year number seven Burger King Poke Balls it was time for Pokemon the first movie and Burger King hoped to jump on the hype train they produced some tie and Pokeballs that when opened revealed one of 57 exclusive Pokémon toys now inside every Burger King Big kids meal you by your kids not only get more of the great tasting food they love they get Pokemon toys and limited edition trading cards from Pokémon the first movie however these pokeballs proved horribly dangerous for young kids and there were many reports of injuries and deaths in the news after initially refusing Burger King later agreed to a recall and ordered all of its restaurants to stop issuing the pokeballs those who already bought one could return it to the store for a free order of french fries now Burger King says children under three are the ones that run the the highest risk of Suffocation they're asking parents to either throw away the balls or return them to any Burger King for a free order of fries millions of units were returned and over 20 million that were unsold were destroyed in the recall number six magnetics a great toy for budding Architects magnetics is a construction toy that encourages creativity with still bearing balls and small magnetic building pieces magnetic you can make it with magnetics you can move it with magnetics magic mag the motion of magnetics but as we've learned toys with small pieces are often incredibly dangerous especially when magnetic in April of 2007 the consumer product safety commission ordered the recall of over 4 million magnetic sets citing one death in 27 serious intestinal injuries and he needed emergency surgery for internal injuries the Palmer family is suing the company that now distributes magnetics the family's attorney says the original Maker only recalled an old version of the toy there were also reports of at least 1,500 magnets coming loose from the toys the magnetic sets were eventually redesigned to improve quality control and magnet retention mag see what do mag new extenders flexors curves connectors and lights number five aquad dots a fun arts and crafts toy aquad dots are small plastic beads measuring 5 mm in diameter and believe it or not they are generally considered to be safe what can you dot then spray for fun that stays aqu that was at least until late 2007 when numerous countries announced a collective recall and no it wasn't for choking a number of kids had fallen seriously ill after swallowing the beads including two American youngans who fell into a coma it was discovered that a cheaper plasticizer alternative was being used and it turned out to be toxic I'm very concerned cuz I have little one he's going to be eight and you know can't trust anything they're playing with now the compound called 14 butane diol when swallowed is metabolized into a sedative hypnotic substance called gamah hydroxy butyric acid needless to say a Swift and serious recall of the toy was ordered far and wide the consumer product safety commission recalled 4.2 million aquad dots because the Chinese Factory that made them used a toxic chemical number four Sky Dancers a hugely successful toy from the mid90s sky dancers were a ton of fun Sky Dancers they're flying f for skyc dance these small dolls came with a pull string and when yank the Sky Dancer would shoot off its base and fly through the air by way of a pair of foam wings while the toy sold well almost 10 million units were recalled in the summer of 2000 after safety concerns were raised pull the magic key and watch them dance and light up the sky she looks like a dancing star Sky Dancers had caused over 100 reported injuries with the foam Wings lacerating faces and even causing temporary blindness after hitting people in the eyes number three easy bake oven in the grand scheme of things the Easy Bake Oven is not a failure over 16 million units had been sold by 1997 and November 4th has even been named National Easy Bake Oven day look who's coming to make it great yeah we're making something new with Easy Bake really I can make a real cake but really any toy that uses a real heating element is bound to cause some problems in May 2006 Hasbro released a new model that proved harmful for young users the front loading door was poorly designed and hundreds of children got their fingers and hands stuck inside the contraption even after a modification attempt I was so scared with the heating element on this resulted in dozens of burns many of which were quite serious and required Hospital Iz ation roughly a million easy baked ovens were recalled and the faulty door was redesigned number two the Cabbage Patch Kids snack time kid fuel toys get as big as the Cabbage Patch Kids introduced in the early 80s these dolls set the world on fire and were the hottest commodity for years a swath of different iterations were eventually released including the snack time kid in 1995 she really loves to snack wow she really choose e her so much fun this one had the ability to eat small bits of plastic food the food could be inserted into the doll's mouth and small silver rollers would allow the doll to swallow the food it worked like a charm in fact it worked a little too well as the rollers would also catch things like fingers and loose strands of hair not great snacks if you ask us and the plug was quickly pulled on snack time kids this is in response to reports Nationwide that children were getting their hair and their fingers caught in the mouth of the snack time Cabbage Patch Kid doll before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one lawn darts it's no surprise that throwing metal tip darts into the air and standing directly beneath them isn't the safest activity in the world the lawn dart game that snow had purchased was supposed to be played this way the darts tossed underhand into plastic rings on the grass lawn darts have been the subject of intense scrutiny for decades with the FDA labeling them a mechanical Hazard all the way back in 1970 they were still allowed to be sold but only under strict conditions and they were banned entirely from children's toy stores in the 1980s over 6,000 people were taken to the hospital with injuries caused by metal lawn darts prompting their total National banned in December 1988 well I got a bill in Congress and I got it banned twice by the consumer product safety commission and a Bill signed by President Reagan Canada followed just a few months later and banned metal tip lawn darts in July 1989 did you happen to get your hands on any of these toys let us know in the comments down below new sky dancers real flying dancers with magical wings and pretty dresses pull their magic star and they twirl and fly did you enjoy this video check out these other clips from watch Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Length: 20min 45sec (1245 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 07 2024