VH1 Sets Your Inner Child Free!

VH1 Sets Your Inner Child Free!

VH1 Brings Back Your Favorite Childhood Toys With 'I Love Toys' A New Five-Hour Count Down Event Premiering Monday-Friday, Starting March 6 at 10pm*

The Five-Hour Countdown Will Cover an Array of Toys Including Legos, Mr. Potato Head, Barbie, GI JOE and Candy Land

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- ­ VH1 proves that you are never too old to love toys with its latest countdown of the 100 most famous toys from your childhood. From board games to dolls to video games and those gadgets you couldn't live without, VH1 will count down the top 100 toys of all time with "I Love Toys, premiering Monday-Friday, starting March 6 at 10PM.*

From Lego to Mr. Potato Head to Barbie and Candy Land, the offbeat nostalgia show will bring viewers an in depth look at the wonderful world of toys that defined pop culture during their youth. The journey to rank the top 100 toys of all time consisted of online voting, sales, historical significance and longevity. Whether you battled the evil forces of the Decepticons with your Transformers or fought for freedom with GI Joe, this special's got you covered. Do you still sneak a peek through a View Master when you think no one is looking? Settle arguments with your sister over Connect 4? Of course you do!

Each one-hour episode of "I Love Toys" will feature today's top celebrities, musicians, actors and comedians as they count down the toys from 100 to 1. Stars such as Ricky Martin, Rachel Leigh Cook, Darryl McDaniels, French Stewart, Ying Yang Twins, Doug E. Fresh, Scott Ian, Jane Wiedlin, Andy MacDonald, Amanda Bynes, Gilbert Gottfried, Jason Mraz, Joel Stein, Lisa Lisa, Loni Love, ANT, Darius Rucker and Biz Markie. Series regulars Michael Ian Black, Mo Rocca and Rachael Harris are back to lend their hilarious point of view as well, along with The Donnas, Godfrey, Carlos Alazraqui, Ben Lee, Wendy Kaufman, Kel Mitchell, Emme, Debbie Matenopoulos and many more.

The "I Love Toys" panelists will tackle every hard hitting issue you can imagine, such as, what were all those monkeys doing in that barrel? Did you fancy yourself a Van Gogh while playing Pictionary? Could you use your Easy Bake Oven to make Shrinky Dinks? What exactly was inside Stretch Armstrong?

VH1 will take you through the toys that defined your generation, celebrating the good, the weird, and the funny. What toy will grab the coveted number one spot? Will Baby Alive, Dungeons and Dragons, Lite Brite or your Star Wars action figures make the cut? Tune in to VH1 and find out!

VH1's broadband channel, the VSPOT, will also join the fun with additional offerings that include the following:

VSPOT Mini-Countdown

VSPOT at VH1.com will host its own mini countdown, of toys 110-101 that didn't make the on-air list. Did your toy not make the top 100? Don't fret and log on at http://vspot.vh1.com/ to see if it made this mini countdown.

Michael Ian Black's "The Big Upset,"

Michael Ian Black speaks his mind and goes off on how much he disagrees with VH1's ranking on some of the toys.

Uncut And Uncensored

These segments include uncut bites, stories and outtakes that were so funny and a bit too outrageous that they did not make the show. See why Rachael Harris really cares about the Care Bears and why Carlos Alazraqui and My Little Pony are BFF (Best Friends Forever.)

Ricky Martin's Magic 8-Ball

Have Ricky Martin predict your future with this interactive game. Ricky Martin's Magic 8-Ball. The viewer can ask the 8-ball a yes or no question, then Ricky Martin pops up in the 8-ball and reads you the answer. We all know Ricky can shake his bon bon now make him shake his Magic 8 Ball for your fortune.

For more info on "I Love Toys" viewers can go online to http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/i_love_toys/series.jhtml

"I Love Toys" is a production of VH1, with Pat Twist serving as Producer and Karla Hidalgo, Michael Hirschorn and Shelly Tatro as Executive Producer for VH1.

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 87 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH Uno and VH1 Country. Connect with VH1 at http://www.vh1.com/.

Hour 1/ Toys 100-81: Premieres, Monday, March 6 @ 10 PM ET/PT

100. Magic 8 Ball
99. Thumbalina
98. D&D
97. Spirograph
96. Pong
95. Chutes & Ladders
94. Laser Tag
93. Sea Monkeys
92. Remote Control Cars
91. Uno
90. Model Sets
89. BB Guns
88. Care Bears
87. Dominos
86. Ouija Boards
85. My Little Pony
84. Gumby
83. Memory
82. Little Golden Books
81. Wooly Willie

Hour 2/ Toys 80-61: Premieres, Tuesday, March 7 @ 10 PM ET/PT

80. Baby Alive
79. Trivial Pursuit
78. Army Men
77. Stickers
76. Balsa
75. Weeble Wobbles
74. Erector Set
73. Rainbow Brite
72. Color Forms
71. Walkie Talkies
70. Candy Land
69. Slip & Slide
68. Smurfs
67. Tinker Toys
66. Risk
65. Jig Saw Puzzle
64. Roller Skates
63. Rubik's Cube
62. Life
61. Operation

Hour 3/ Toys 60-41 : Premieres, Wednesday, March 8 @ 10 PM ET/PT

60. Tickle Me Elmo
59. Simon
58. Madlibs
57. Stretch Armstrong
56. Barrel O' Monkeys
55. Mouse Trap
54. View Master
53. He-Man
52. Speak & Spell
51. Lincoln Logs
50. Gameboy
49. Clue
48. Little People
47. Evel Knievel
46. Hungry Hungry Hippos
45. Frisbee
44. Raggedy Ann
43. See & Say
42. Jump Rope
41. Transformers

Hour 4/ Toys 40-21: Premieres, Thursday, March 9 @ 10 PM ET/PT

40. Big Wheel
39. Tea Set
38. Pogo Stick
37. Mattel Classic Football
36. Strawberry Shortcake
35. Tonka Toys
34. Connect Four
33. Ninja Turtles
32. Shrinky Dinks
31. Twister
30. Battleship
29. Cabbage Patch Kids
28. Crayola Crayons
27. Silly Putty
26. Lionel Trains
25. Lite Brite
24. Water Guns
23. Nerf
22. Teddy Bear
21. NES

90 Minute Special/ Toys 20-1: Premieres, Friday, March 10 @ 9:30 PM ET/PT

20. ATARI
19. Easy Bake Oven
18. Scrabble
17. Rock'em Sock'em
16. Etch-A-Sketch
15. Match Box/Hot Wheels
14. Bike
13. Snoopy Sno Cone Machine
12. Radio Flyer
11. Play-Doh

10-1. For toys 10 through 1 Tune in to VH1 on Friday, March 10 at 9:30 PM ET/PT And find out!

*all times are ET/PT

Contacts:
Luis Defrank/VH1 Scott Acord/VH1
212-846-7012 310-752-8075

Source: VH1

CONTACT: Luis Defrank, +1-212-846-7012, or Scott Acord, +1-310-752-8075,
both of VH1

Web site: http://www.vh1.com/
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