AIBU to be thinking that a toy I owned in the 80s never actually existed??

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I know it must have… unless I’ve flipped realties or some such. It was my favourite toy for years and I spent hours whiling away the hours with it, on and off for a good few years.

But I can find no reference to it anywhere online. What’s that all about..?! The internet always throws a up some results…

It was called a Batty Bouncer. It was a hard plastic stick maybe ten inches long.. and it hard a hard bouncy bit like a ball (although not completely round) at each end. You threw it and it bounced, sometimes quite high.

I think the stick was yellow .. maybe.. and I think or was by Mattel or some other well known at the time toy brand.

Did anyone else have one?

I keep looking it up on and off because I can’t believe al lol mention of them has fallen off the face of the earth, less than 40 years later!

I have a recollection of something like this.

And how is it that whenever I post on Mumsnet, I make typos however much I proof read beforehand!! It's hurts me to read it back... My kingdom for an edit button!!

@Groovee that's a relief!

Sounds more like a dog toy to me, I'm afraid.

Happy to be wrong, though.

It wasn't called a Trick Stick was it? Or is that something else?

Yup, I'm wrong.

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I vaguely remember this toy too but not what it was called.

I just googled batty bouncer and got the same result as NeverDrop?

Was it like a majorette baton?

www.noveltytoyworld.co.uk/princess-pink-twirling-sparkly-baton---girls-play-toy-122920-p.asp

I remember those! A few of my friends had them I reckon around 1989/1990. I wanted one but didn't have one. No idea what they were called

I remember them but not what they were called. I think they were considered a bit dangerous as they flew off at unexpected angles.

Surely that must be a sexual reference nowadays?

No a trick stick was much longer and didn't bounce.

Yeah I guess it looked a bit like a dog toy but definitely for kids and to throw.

It was about a quarter of the size of a majorette baton.. too small to twirl

I remember a toy like this 😃

@Divebar2021

Surely that must be a sexual reference nowadays?

Blimey.. how?!

Did you check the link OP? Has the advert for it.

[quote NeverDropYourMooncup]Yup, I'm wrong.

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I remember those. Is this it in this video OP.

I would say I'm 99.9% sure it was actually called a Batty Bouncer. I've even googled Batti but to no avail. All I get are baby bouncer chairs?!

[quote NeverDropYourMooncup]Yup, I'm wrong.

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Batty Bouncer Bounces Better will now be stuck in my head all night long

[quote NeverDropYourMooncup]Yup, I'm wrong.

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This is what I had in the video

I had one in the early 80’s

@gamerchick yes that's it!! Thank you!! Aw the nostalgia! And yes it was even yellow. I wonder where mine went...

Well, that was easily solved.

How strange I was a kid of the late 80s early 90s and coveted every toy going and dont remember these at all. They look a bit dangerous though, I can imagine if I had one I would maybe have lost some teeth or an eye so probably best I didnt (I was a very accident prone kid)

All mooncups doing OP glad you've been satisfied, nowt worse when you have a niggle.