Hot Toys From the 1930s to Today-- Part 3: Cabbage Patch Kids, Tickle Me Elmo, Bratz and Hatchimals

1980s:  CABBAGE PATCH KIDS

With their chubby cheeks, lumpy limbs and soft yarn hair, Cabbage Patch Kids had a homespun charm that 80s kids adored.  There were long lines at the stores and reports of parents battling over the scarce dolls.

Also hot: the fast-selling Rubik's Cube (I never had the patience to finish one).

1990s:  TICKLE ME ELMO

Elmo upped his game with an infectious giggle -- and yes, he shook when you rubbed his tummy.

2000s:  BRATZ

The fashion-forward Bratz dolls gave Barbie a run for her money like she had never seen before.

Meanwhile, video game systems such as Game Boy Advance, Nintendo's Wii, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were high on many wish lists.

2010s:  HATCHIMALS

At this point a contender.  It is an interactive novelty toy that arrives as an egg and then hathes an imaginaty animal such as an Owlicorn.

Also hot: the girl-friendly Lego Friends line and Shopkins collectibles.

I Feel Left By In the Toy Biz.  Probably Because I'm 66.  --RoadDog