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    deitybox: My mother-in-law, who is awesome, got me these kickin' tan leather cowboy boots this year for Chanukah. I love them and I never would have gotten them... more »
    ChickyOnly: He-Man, He-Man, He-Man! I wanted the castle, the tiger, the bee-looking dude, the dude with a mace-arm. I used to be such a tomboy when I was a kid. I... more »
    hellosunshine: My memory's so crappy that I can barely remember some of my childhood, but... my parents didn't have much money either when I was growing up, but I ne... more »
    gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy: My very first period, the Christmas I was 12. Thanks a fucking lot, Santa. There was a beautiful new electric yellow 10-speed under the tree waiting f... more »
    Lyesmith (Good joke. Everybody laugh. ): For one Christmas when I was 8 or so, I got a huge atlas, three feet high, that you could write in with erasable markers. more »
    graham_but_not_a_cracker: Rabbit fur jacket, 1978. I had fallen in love with it when my mom and I were out shopping earlier in the year. She did not buy it for me so I forgot... more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: I'm not very good at remembering which presents I was given when because Christmas and my birthday about about 6 weeks apart. Anyway, I haven't cared ... more »
    ceejeemcbeegee is not here: I never wanted all the girly stuff my mom bought me, like Barbies, Knit and Stitches, and Cabbage Patch Dolls. The worst one was Baby Alive, who shit... more »
    nadarine: When I was about 6 or 7, my parents bought me the Barbie Townhouse. (y'know, the one with the elevator!) EXCEPT: it was apparently "some assembly r... more »
    CherryAmes_CruiseNurse: Oh my God...the My Little Pony Dream Castle commercial. No joke, that is the exact gift that I always think of first when I think of that one, great, ... more »
    aisuru113: I think my sisters and I are the only girls on the planet that never even heard of the American girl dolls. We had the Molly books but I thought it w... more »
    Nanarama: Ever since I could remember, I wanted a puppy. My aunt had 5 dogs that were rescue/shelter dogs, and I adored them - even though they were all over 80... more »
    rollergirl76: Has anybody mentioned Lite Brite yet, because that was the shit. I had hours of fun with that thing. I also remember I had a Brooke Shields doll, and ... more »
    BAngieB: I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY EASY BAKE OVEN. more »
    AnnoyingFemaleLeadVoiceover: Other kids were still crafting their letters to Santa, but I was already rolling around in my new skates by the 19th. My dad was really into gift givi... more »
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    Saturday Night Nostalgia

    As there is no Saturday Night Live this week, and this weekend in general is a bit wacky, with the upcoming holiday madness, I thought it might be fun to flashback to a simpler time.