1998 inductees. Barbie: plastic sorcery
Crayola crayons: touching the rainbow
Erector set: boy engineering
Etch a sketch: laptop magic
LEGO: constructing constructive construction
Marbles: playing for keeps
Monopoly: advance to go and collect $200
Teddy bear : Teddy's bear
Tinkertoy: simplicity itself
1999 inductees. Duncan Yo-yo: to yo-yo you need to leg go
Hula hoop: what goes around comes around
Lincoln logs: honest to goodness fun
Radio flyer: welcome wagon
Roller skates: play on wheels!
View-master: two eyes wide open
2000 inductees. Bicycle: freedom on two wheels
Jacks: the ultimate pick-up game
Mr. Potato Head: playing with your food
Slinky: fun for a girl and a boy
2001 inductees. Silly putty: goo as gold
Tonka trucks: the big rigs
2002 inductees. Jigsaw Puzzle: putting the pieces together
Raggedy Ann: what a character
2003 inductees. Alphabet blocks: how play stacks up
2004 inductees. G.I. Joe: culture warrior
Rocking horse: come on baby, do the locomotion
Scrabble: my word against yours
2005 inductees. Candy land: the sweetest game
Cardboard box: it's all in your imagination
2006 inductees. Easy-bake oven: just like mom's
Lionel trains: all aboard
2007 inductees. Atari 2600: the joy of joysticks
The kite: sending spirits soaring
Raggedy Andy: cute from the same cloth
2008 inductees. Baby doll: you've come a long way, baby doll
The skateboard: defying gravity
The stick: poking around.