This was one of my most prized possessions as a kid—right up until my sister stole it and traded it for a Cheese String at school.

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That bitch!

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fucking butt face booger muncher

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Wanted on desperately but my parents said it was too expensive. I now suspect they thought I would be annoying with it.

This and one of those tiny portable tube tvs were my biggest purchasing ambitions.

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Oh my God, yes those tiny TVs were the pinnacle of cool. It truly felt like you could be some sort of spy with all this cool tech.

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When I was a kid I had one of those. My parents bought it from a TV repair store. It was a combination 6" TV, audio tape player, and am/fm radio.

It was about 2 feet by 2 feet and about 8 inches thick. It weighed about 20 pounds. It has a carry handle though so I guess it was “portable”…

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They had even smaller ones, too. I remember seeing them in the Sears catalog.

I remember them looking sort of like this:

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There was also the pen version.

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I had both. The pen was legit

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I remember this! I may have even had the pen version, but honestly it might be a false memory.

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What is this? A different version of bop it?

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It records sounds and you can play them back with effects if I remember right

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The evolution of the talkboy

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Loved my tallboy. What a sheltered gullible kid i was. Never managed to convince anyone i was an adult.

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Relatable.You bet your ass if I ever find out who stole my Talkboy shit’s gonna go down.

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