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Simon Duke

Toys That Made Christmas Great countdown reveals shock number 1 as viewers get nostalgic

There was a serious nostalgia fest on Sunday night as a TV countdown revealed the best Christmas toys of all time.

Going out on Channel 5, Toys That Made Christmas Great was a two hour trip back to Christmasses past with the spotlight shone on the must-have presents for every generation from Barbie and Sindy to Power Rangers and Buzz Lightyear.

Celebs like Anthea Turner, Dave Benson-Phillips and Coleen Nolan shared their experiences of getting much sought after toys as children and then dealing with the stress of getting them as parents, with Coleen recalling her battle to get her hands on a Po from the Teletubbies toy when they were all the rage back in Christmas 1997.

The top 10, chosen by Channel 5's own 'toy panel' was a follow:

1. Rubix Cube

2. Star Wars

3. Cabbage Patch Kids

4. Barbie

5. Tamagotchi

6. Furbies

7. Transformers

8. Teletubbies

9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

10. Game Boy

Famous toys that missed out on the top 10 included Buzz Lightyear, Power Rangers, LOL Surprise, Thunderbirds' Tracey Island and Sylvanian Families.

Viewers at home were quick to share their thoughts about the programme on Twitter. One posted: "Watching the toys that made.

Christmas great & realising how f***ing lucky you were to have so have so many of them" and another reacted: "Transformers, Robots in disguise - Once changed, could never change them back again," before adding: "Still got my original Furby, still got the box too"

On the long-lasting Barbie v Sindy debate, they then commented: "Was never a Barbie Fan - Cindy (sic) all the way for me, more relatable, I mean who has that figure?"

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