10 most overlooked toys that belong in the toy hall of fame

The National Toy Hall of Fame left a pantheon of classic playthings out of history's toy box this week when the latest inductees were announced in upstate New York. The Clue board game and the Wiffle Ball, both five-time finalists, were inducted into the hall of fame on Thursday at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester along with a shocker: The simple paper airplane. That brings the hall's total to 65 toys, including classics such as the Rubik's Cube, Easy-Bake Oven and Silly Putty as well as stranger picks like the stick, cardboard box and blanket. A few favorites like Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots, Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have come close but failed to make the cut. Others like Trivial Pursuit, Tickle Me Elmo and backgammon have never even been finalists.