Epic Win: Nickelodeon Super Toy Run
I love that he grabs a Sega Genesis in the video. That kid is an epic win too.
Submitted and Written by Courtney C
For your nostalgic pleasure, may I remind everyone of the Nickelodeon Super Toy Run. Nickelodeon held this contest throughout the 1990’s in conjunction with Toys ‘R Us. The winner of the contest was selected via postcard entry and would be awarded a 5 minute shopping spree in Toys ‘R Us. Every child who ever saw that commercial would spend countless hours daydreaming of not only what they would grab in that store, but actually strategize the store layout in order to maximize the amount of shopping cart stuffage. Mind you, this was before the days of the internet so the only way to enter was to quickly scribble down the mail-in address at the end of the commercial, then beg your parents to mail off as many 3×5 cards as possible with your name & info on it. Winning the lottery, the McDonald’s Monopoly game, inheritance from your grandparents… all paled in comparison with the possibility of winning the Super Toy Run at Toys ‘R Us.

