80's Toys for Boys
This Hasbro toy line, launched in 1984, featured robots from Cybertron who could change into vehicles, and was famously billed as "More than meets the eye."
What is Transformers?
This 1987 Rob Reiner fairy tale features Westley, Buttercup, and the unforgettable line, "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
What is The Princess Bride?
Played by Elijah Wood, this hobbit inherits the One Ring from his uncle Bilbo and must carry it to Mount Doom.
Who is Frodo Baggins?
This Wookiee co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon is best friends with Han Solo and communicates entirely in growls.
Who is Chewbacca?
Hasbro launched this pastel-colored line in 1982; the toys had brushable manes and a unique symbol on each one's flank.
What is My Little Pony?
Mattel's biggest 80s toy line starred this blonde, sword-wielding hero of Eternia, whose battle cry was "I have the power!"
What is He-Man? (or Masters of the Universe)
In this 1998 Coen Brothers film, Jeff Bridges plays "The Dude," a White Russian–drinking bowler caught up in a kidnapping plot due to mistaken identity.
What is The Big Lebowski?
This wizard, played by Ian McKellen, faces down the Balrog on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm with the line, "You shall not pass!"
Who is Gandalf? (Gandalf the Grey)
This small, green Jedi Master trained Luke on Dagobah and famously declared, "Do or do not. There is no try."
What is Yoda?
These plush bears, each with a different symbol on its tummy, became 80s icons alongside friends like Tenderheart and Grumpy.
What are Care Bears?
Released by Hasbro in 1982, this relaunched military toy line shrunk its figures down to 3¾ inches and gave each one a code name like "Snake Eyes" or "Duke."
What is G.I. Joe? (A Real American Hero)
This 1975 musical horror-comedy features Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter and is famous for its midnight screenings with audience participation, costumes, and the Time Warp.
What is The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
The Fellowship of the Ring contains exactly this many members.
What is nine?
On this desert planet, Luke Skywalker grew up on his Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru's moisture farm.
Who is Tatooine?
Originally a Kenner doll line launched in 1979, each of these scented dolls — Lemon Meringue, Blueberry Muffin, and the title character — smelled like her name.
Who is Strawberry Shortcake?
This LJN toy line based on a Rankin/Bass cartoon featured cat-like heroes from Thundera, and the leader's eyes would light up using a special battery-powered key.
What are ThunderCats?
This 1999 Mike Judge comedy follows Peter Gibbons, who stops caring about his soul-crushing job at Initech, and includes a memorable scene where employees destroy a malfunctioning printer in a field.
What is Office Space?
This is the name of Aragorn's reforged sword, made from the shards of Narsil — the blade that cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand.
What is Andúril? (Flame of the West)
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This bounty hunter, hired by Darth Vader to track the Millennium Falcon, was eventually knocked into the Sarlacc Pit by a blind Han Solo.
Who is Boba Fett?
Released in 1982, these soft-bodied dolls each came with a unique birth certificate and adoption papers, and caused literal riots at toy stores during Christmas 1983.
What are Cabbage Patch Kids?
Tonka's 1983 entry into the transforming-robot craze, this line of Friendly and Enemy robots got steamrolled by Hasbro's competition and was eventually absorbed into that rival's lore in 1991.
What are Gobots?
In this 2001 Richard Kelly film, a troubled teenager played by Jake Gyllenhaal is led from his bedroom by a man in a creepy rabbit costume named Frank, just before a jet engine crashes through his ceiling.
What is Donnie Darko?
Stephen Colbert is famously a Tolkien obsessive — he can name this Elvish word for "friend," the password that opens the Doors of Durin into the Mines of Moria.
What is mellon?
In the original 1977 Star Wars, this character — played by Peter Cushing — was the Imperial commander of the Death Star and ordered the destruction of Alderaan.
Who is Grand Moff Tarkin?
This Hallmark-created character starred in her own animated series about an orphan named Wisp who brings color to a colorless world, accompanied by her flying horse Starlite.
Who is Rainbow Brite?