To ask what one extinct thing you would bring back from your childhood?

[PansyPotter84]

By “thing” - I don’t mean people. I’m sure there are people from our childhoods that we would all want to bring back more than any “thing” in the world.

The thing that I would bring back would be tinned Spaghetti Hoops with Hotdogs in Smokey-Bacon Sauce by Heinz.

Best thing ever in the 90s IMHO!

Peaks (Class 45 & 46 railway locomotives)
The 1955 Manxman (Isle of man ferry used in Yentl & A Night to Remember)
P&A Campbell paddle steamer Bristol Queen

‘Big’ tv programmes that everyone watched at the same time and then talked about for days afterwards. Ghost watch springs to
mind presented by Sarah Greene. Everyone at school was terrified of Mr Pipes.

Going to the video shop to choose a film

The Next Directory. The weight of it when it came through the door in its cardboard wrapping. The glamour!

Cadbury Marble bars. My mum would often collect me from school with one of those for me. B&M sometimes sell the big bars of it which are the Australian version but it doesn’t taste quite the same

Sainsbury’s Breakfast Slices, M&S Chinese Style chicken, proper Arctic Roll with soft, thick cake.

A much better time when there was so much less worry and I could enjoy life. I wish I had known then how good it was.

Penguins wrapped in foil, and different colours so you could choose from red, blue or green.
I bought a pack the other day, all in red plastic wrappers, can't make origami boats with them.

(The biscuits, not real penguins)

Watch with Mother

Potato Triangles from Sainsbury’s. Could just eat some right now!!

Miss Selfridge where you could buy basically all the ingredients to dress like every spice girl. Including platform trainers.
They also did a wonderful silver eyeliner.

The original wham bars with the sour crunchy bits. Don’t taste the same anymore. Fizzy drinks with sugar, no sweeteners in. Can’t stand dr pepper and orangina these days. Also miss the assorted makintosh Toffos

I can imagine the taste now!

Mr Terry's toy shop and dolls hospital in town. Mr Terry resuscitated Sallyann my biggest doll who had an unfortunate time when I chucked her downstairs because I was in a strop about something. I had to pay for the dolls treatment myself so that taught me a lesson about throwing things while in a paddy. Unfortunately Mr Terry died and the shop is now a newsagent's.

My Mum used to get Mint Cracknell for a Sunday treat sometimes! I’d forgotten all about them!

Oh yes, they were amazing!

Burtons potato puffs. Used to buy them at infants school snack table .. think was 1d maybe 2d ( I'm 66).

I've just noticed its gone this evening - I liked that a lot.
Why'd it go?

Laughing and joking without people finding offence in everything.

Tootie frooties are the first thing that came to mind. I’d love a pack of them right now !!

Oh. I loved them.

I drink this pretty much every weekend, 8 fruits one 😂

I drink this some weeks too 🤣

Love how most of these replies are food/ drink related!!!!

Pickled onion meanies crisps

Snogging boys
Raving in sweaty clubs with a cigarette in hand
Proper pubs
Common sense & a sense of humour (collective loss of humour it seems)
Bagpuss
Fingermouse
Feeling young & very happy