[Emerald U.]

Quirky Little Creatures​

They had wild, spiky hair in every neon shade imaginable—and a grin that somehow made you feel both amused and a little unnerved. You’d find them lined up on windowsills, tucked into lunchboxes, or dangling from keychains. Some folks swore they brought good luck if you rubbed their fuzzy hair just right. Do you remember what these quirky little creatures were called?

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If you guessed Troll dolls, you nailed it! These funny-faced figurines first burst onto the scene in the 1960s, created by a Danish woodcutter named Thomas Dam. But it wasn’t until the '90s that their fame truly exploded in the US, with kids collecting them in every color and costume imaginable. Whether you remember buying them for your kids—or getting one as a prize in a cereal box—tell us your Troll tale in the comments!

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[angib55]

Trolls. l had a few. Had clothes for them too. Put ribbons in their hair. That was back in the 60's and l live in Indiana.

 

[NIBOR0]

I had them large and small. I even had a couple in their wedding attire.

 

[linda/jim]

norfins

 

[NIBOR0]

norfins

What is a norfin?

 

[KellyColeman]

They were called Trolls. And I Swear they were bad luck. My husband didn’t believe me, thought I was being Superstitious. He won one in a game in a Truck Stop and put it on the dashboard. I told him I didn’t want it. It wasn’t 150 miles down the road and a car had a blow out crossed the median and almost hit us head on. Got lucky. 15 miles later we blew out 2 brand new tires. We stopped bought and had the tires changed and He threw the troll in the trash can right there in the tire bay. We went in the restaurant to eat and firetrucks came screaming into the lot. That trash can had caught fire. He believed me after that. We Never kept another one that we won. Always left them on top of the machine.

 

[Hazeleyes]

Troll dolls