What was your obsession when you were 7?

[Shakermaker]

A recent Facebook post has reminded me that, when I was 7 years old in 1992, I was obsessed with Thunderbirds. They had recently started showing it on TV again and my dad, who had been about 11 or 12 when it was first shown, suggested I watch it. Naturally I was hooked straight away. And from then on, it became everything I was obsessed with, as only a child can be.

I had the toys, but not Tracy Island as frustratingly my birthday was February and the toy wasn't out in time I don't think, or I just didn't get it.. either way, I had all the vehicles, I had posters, I had books, I had the hat and sash part of the outfit, I had the duvet cover set... I was the coolest 7 year old there could be.

How about you guys?

[Roofless Toothless]

Lonnie Donegan.

[Steamer]

Raleigh Burner
The A-Team
Night Rider
Street Hawk
Airwolf
Building bases
Lighting fires

...so pretty much business as usual 35 years later

[Gary29]

1988

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dinosaurs, everything dinosaurs

[Alex_225]

Transformers, Thundercats, Centurions and M.A.S.K!



To be fair I'd be well up for them making a live action movie of the series, think with the CGI available now it would look great. Also the toys were awesome!

[DaveTheRave87]

Formula 1. Didn't miss a race race in 1995 either live or taped. Used to re-watch the tapes on rainy days.

[bobtail4x4]

girls, I was an early starter.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

All the usual stuff

[jet_noise]

Model railways, train spotting, steam locos.

[Baby Shark doo doo doo doo]

This

[Puggit]

[rossub]

Genuinely don't remember anything about being 7

[rossub]

Steamer said:

Raleigh Burner
The A-Team
Night Rider
Street Hawk
Airwolf
Building bases
Lighting fires

...so pretty much business as usual 35 years later

Is your name Matthew?

[offspring86]

Shakermaker said:

A recent Facebook post has reminded me that, when I was 7 years old in 1992, I was obsessed with Thunderbirds. They had recently started showing it on TV again and my dad, who had been about 11 or 12 when it was first shown, suggested I watch it. Naturally I was hooked straight away. And from then on, it became everything I was obsessed with, as only a child can be.

I had the toys, but not Tracy Island as frustratingly my birthday was February and the toy wasn't out in time I don't think, or I just didn't get it.. either way, I had all the vehicles, I had posters, I had books, I had the hat and sash part of the outfit, I had the duvet cover set... I was the coolest 7 year old there could be.

How about you guys?

Did you not watch Blue Peter? I thought every kid in 1992 made the Blue Peter Tracy Island!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1XODXkfsd4

I think my one is still in the loft at my parents' house!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

rossub said:

Genuinely don't remember anything about being 7

I've asked my Dad something many times. I was 7 in 1966, and yet have absolutely no recollection of the World Cup. We didn't have a telly, but you would have thought I'd have some memories of it? All he can think of it we were at my Grandad's caravan, which had no communication with the outside world!

[Kewy]

Micro Machines.

Especially the type that opened up and had a Micro-Micro Machine inside

[BOBTEE]

Britains farm toys and Airfix kits

[Steamer]

rossub said:

Steamer said:

Raleigh Burner
The A-Team
Night Rider
Street Hawk
Airwolf
Building bases
Lighting fires

...so pretty much business as usual 35 years later

Is your name Matthew?

loL! No but twoi of my friends were called Matthew - very common name in that era

[LordGrover]

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin and the Moon landing. Sitting on the floor in assembly at junior school mesmerised, watching it all unfold in black and white on the school telly, on a wheeled trolley.

[Wacky Racer]

Roofless Toothless said:

Lonnie Donegan.

Cor blimey......