Playworld

[Reephdweller]

There used to be a great toystore by where I used to live as a kid called Playworld. They used to have commercials with this bouncing smiling ball and this cheesy song that went "Playworld, a world of toys, great for boys, and great for girls". Does anyone else remember these stores...what happened to them?

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[IrishAlkey]

I remember Child World.

Don't recall a Playworld.

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[high fly]

Does anyone else remember these stores..

Yeah. When you subscribed to the magazine, they'd send you this key, and you couldn't get in without the key (unless you were a guest of a keyholder)...

No, wait, that was the Playboy Club.
Sorry.








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This message was edited by high fly on 1-5-04 @ 4:34 PM

[The_Fat_Mole]

I remember those stores. They got shut down in the early 90's cause the authorities found out about the secret child prostitution rings that took place in the back room warehouses.

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[bigbaldirish]

[quote]There used to be a great toystore by where I used to live as a kid called Playworld. They used to have commercials with this bouncing smiling ball and this cheesy song that went "Playworld, a world of toys, great for boys, and great for girls". Does anyone else remember these stores...what happened to them?[quote]

KB bought them out

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[JimBeam]

Yeah I remember that too.
They used to show the commercials during the King Kong/Godzilla marathons on Thanksgiving and the Friday afterwards.
They used to have one near Co-OP City in the Bronx.
There was one in another place but I cant remember where.

I have balls !!!

[hyperspace]

isn't that now the name of a sex shop near 42nd street???

[Spoil-Sport]

Playworld where prices go
so low, low, low, low.......LOW

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[JustJon]

Was playworld the one with the kangaroo mascot?

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[NewYorkDragons80]

Damn, me and JustJon are on the same wavelength. That was Kiddy City with the kangaroo and all this talk of toy stores made me think of it. I remember Playworld in Rockville Centre lasting up until about 5 years ago. I don't know if it was affiliated with the chain. Ah, memories. I remember going to the Playworld in RVC and getting the Autobot Siren after my brother and his friends took me to see License to Drive. Tell me I don't have a ridiculous memory.

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This message was edited by NewYorkDragons80 on 1-28-04 @ 1:31 AM