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Child World Flyer: 1985 - Part 1

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I remember Child World.

I remember Child World.

After it closed in my town, the retail space seemed to be cursed as no store stuck around in it for more than a year.

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Posted by VF5SS on 27 October, 2015 - 13:45
Same. There was a wonderful

Same. There was a wonderful Child World store right in the middle of my towns shopping district. I still fondly remember the first appearance of Star Wars action figures there. To this day I still remember them more fondly than TRU. There was also another chain, "Toy World" maybe? I remember their logo was a squashed wire frame globe. Plus Child World had a really catchy tv jingle.

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Posted by faelon on 27 October, 2015 - 15:08
Something similar

In Maryland, we had the Kiddie City chain. After those closed in the early 90s, one of them became a Wal-Mart, and that store had surprisingly good "toy karma" when it came to finding new stuff there. It was the only place I ever saw Alternators Ravage (the Jaguar, not the Corvette) on the shelves.

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Posted by atom smasher on 27 October, 2015 - 17:19
Fitchburg...

... that was where my Child World was. The number of cardboard box, plastic handle, styro tray import toys was astounding (tho it wasn't Mr. Big.

I do still remember to this day seeing the Scott Bernard Cyclone on the shelf and not being able to afford it.

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Posted by jaydeflix on 27 October, 2015 - 23:21
Mine was Chelmsford. I

Mine was Chelmsford. I suspect my memory is cheating, but I feel like I can still remember the store layout.

It's where I caught the robot bug: my first encounters with Shogun Warriors, Diakron, Transformers, Godaikin, Go-Bots, etc. all happened there. I had to wait until my one visit to Mr. Big to see a diecast Yamato, though...

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Posted by Inverarity on 28 October, 2015 - 12:33
I've been sad that I've never

I've been sad that I've never managed to make it to Mr. Big, but, now I think I'd be depressed that my resources didn't meet my wants while I was in High School.

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Posted by jaydeflix on 28 October, 2015 - 15:33
This is awesome. I loved

This is awesome. I loved Child World as a kid and went there way more often than Toys R Us (which in those days I hardly ever set foot in) because my mom used to work at the flower shop in Quincy Center and she would occasionally take me with her. I'd earn a few extra bucks helping out and then go up the street to Child World to get my GI Joe fix. I distinctly remember buying Dr. Mindbender there as well as the Defiant.

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Posted by NekroDave on 28 October, 2015 - 09:37
I split my time between Brockton and Hanover

Wow,
What a great find!
I miss the chain to this day as TRU was never quite as nice a Child World in it's prime.
Unfortunately I have vivid memories of the worker's strike the helped lead to the chain's demise.

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Posted by getterdad on 28 October, 2015 - 20:46