I had one that was called Speak'n' Math. It was like the Speak 'n' Spell, it was just a gray one. It got lost over the years.

This game had me spelling words like "scissors" when I was only 3 years old.. Once I got to school, I always won all my classroom spelling bees and I beat the whole school twice.

I never had one, but after watching E.T. I always wanted one!

This thing taught me the difference between aisle & isle. I'll never go down the "isle" in a store again.

all i remember is spell a n g e l

I had both the Speak-n-Spell and Speak-n-Math and I loved them!! The computerized voice was so advanced at the time. Oh how I wish I could find these for my nieces and nephews.

I had this and the Speak-n-Math too! They were the best! I think they had a lot of special cartridges? That's what I didn't have..

I had a Speak-n-Spell too! I had won the classroom spelling bee, and was the only 4th grader left in the school-wide competition. I went against two 5th graders and ended up in 3rd place (by getting nervous and misspelling the easy word "rely"). But I was the best speller in the 4th grade!

I remembered spelling my first word on it and was hooked instantly!

I had the spelling and math ones. Since I can't add to save my life, I think the math one failed me. I'm a good speller, though. LOL

OMIGOD!!! That computerized voice: "Press the letters I say in reverse order" WOW! This just took me back there! I guess I never realized it but I've always been a great speller...I guess it was because of the speak and spell..mines wasn't like the one in the picture though, it was smaller and didn't have the huge black screen...

Laurie, that is too funny about aisle and isle. Do you remember how it would say "isle meaning island"???

And my favorite game on there was the "say it" one. It would a word on the screen and say "say it", then whatever that word was. It would do this ten times and then after the last word it would say "spell" one of the words it picked from the 10 at random and then keep doing that until you spelled all 10.

Who didnt have one of these????

I am 28 year old from uk and I want Speak'n'Spell :D

LOVED MINE--I was reading at like 3....I liked when the little robot voice said "very good" or "try again"...we used to try and type in bad words and have it repeat it - and then laugh...naughty kids ;}

I didn't have one, akila! But I lived with out it. :)

I want one.

This is why I won a lot of spelling bees. Thank you speak n spell!!

OMG!! I completely FORGOT about this one!! TOOOO FUNNY!

Man, I remember this. My cousin had it. I would play with it everytime I when over her house. I will have to show her this website. She would not believe I found this.

We used to always type in swear words. hahahaha

I remember in like the 2nd or 3rd grade some kids would take them to school with them. I would get so jealous cause i never had one. I still remember that voice that came out of it, like it was yesterday.

glad to see i wasn't the only one trying to spell the bad words lol loved this toy

Every time I listen to Benny Benassi's Hypnotica CD I am reminded of this toy. I had the math one, but when I played friend's spelling one I also typed in the naughty words. Too funny!

Why did they stop making this?? I played with mine on all of our road trips and became a remarkable speller-won regional. I would love to have one for my son.

My sisters and I had bright red ones, I agree with "R.A." I wish they still made these just the way they did 20+ years ago kidz would so benefit from this simple electronic device. Hooray for Texas Instruments...they made a lot of good electronics in the 80's!!!!

I always wanted 1 of these but my Mum and Dad couldn't afford it,the only time i played on 1 was when i went roun a fiends house for tea.

Oh, I loved my Speak N Spell, what a fantastic thing. It was right up there with my Casio piano. And that computerized voice. After reading these comments, I remember the swear words, though I only knew one, and the repeat button so it would repeat your bad word over and over.

i HAVE a speak and spell right here... mine from back inthe day... highest bid wins... kcouch32 at comcast dot net

I vividly remember when it said "That is incorrect the correct spelling is..."

I thought there was a way to put in letters and it would say the word. Does anyone know how to do that.

I would play this for hours!! When people ask how I'm such a good speller, I say two things: Reading a lot and SPEAK N' SPELL!!! I still have mine!

I loved my Speak N Spell and I loved the computer voice. Sometime my cousin and I would put in bad words, it was so funny! Can you find one of these today!

i loved this machine, and i loved playing the mystery word game, but i also remember getting really anxious if i was taking too many wrong guesses because the robot voice would go "I WIN!" very menacingly!!

What I remember most about this was one year my grandmother bought it for my cousin for Christmas...the funny thing was he was like 15!!!

I had all 3, Speak & Spell, Speak & Read and Speak & Math. I loved them!! I wish they still made them in the same simple way (compared to today's standards), so that I could get one of each for my niece. I think about this every so often. I'm going to have to do some more research to try to find one and contact TI to tell them they should make them again!!

I had this and the computerized voice haunts me to this day!

That was the best toy for spelling. I wish they still had it. Simple is better.

I still have mine Speak n Spell(Red), Speak n Read(Yellow) and Speak n Math (Grey) they all taught me to spell/read/do math really young... The one word that stuck with me was "SCHEDULE" I could never spell it right but then i was only 4yrs old but after i mastered it i thought i was the Champion of all words.. I still have all mine in great condition! The best learning tools of the 80's! Kudo's to Texas Instrument....

Wow, i still remember the voice, i won many spelling bee contests in school. great.

Yeah baby...Go PUMPER

Ah speak and spell memories. I know how to spell angel because of it. The computer voice..was very computery lol. I used to get in trouble for trying to spell bad words on it..my big brother used to tell on me and get me in trouble.

I loved this thing! I just found a few for sale on ebay for all of you who want these for your kids... And if you listen to the All India Radio song "Echo Other" you'll hear that oh so familiar voice in the background at the end.

Hello. I Love this game. I have a child now and I wish they had these available for kids so I can get one for my son. I had both the speak n spell and the speak n math games. They both were very beneficial and I loved to play them both.

I HAVE ONE OF THESE BUT NO DIRECTIONS. NEED THEM TO WORK WITH MY GRANDAUGHTER. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A LINK OR OTHER SOURCE.AND THANKS!

i had speak and spell and speak and math. aw. i miss them.

speak and spell? more like speak like the devil! -dane cook i had one of these and hes exactly right, the voice is kind of demonic!! hahaha

emily forgot one ... speak and music! i go retro toys for my son and got this one for him, and plan on soon to get your three for as he gets older. The Rave kids get these things and "warp" them now with extra knobs and use them with synthesizers. awesome toys!

The Speak & Spell is EVIL!! Mine told me to spell "Nazi"! And the voice sounds possessed

Can you spell, "I WILL COME TO LIFE AND MURDER YOU IN YOUR SLEEP??" THAT IS CORRECT!

Speak and Spell was AWESOME!! I was always and still am an amazing speller, with much thanks to this Texas Instrument educational toy. I LOVED to play with it and yes I remember the THAT IS CORRECT haha. Really a great idea. They should reintroduce it all vamped up!

My kids loved them! Now the grandkids want to use them. Does anyone have directions? I want to use the Speak & Math in my classroom as well.

I just found a "Speak and Math" at GoodWill today. Problem is.. it has major static problems. We have an adapter for it. It seems the more we push buttons, and give it a good old fashioned smack in the back its improving! Any one else have this problem???

I'm 26 and my mom/dad bought me this toy in either '85 or '86. I loved it to no end and it is probably partly responsible for my being advanced in reading and writing (according to those standardized school tests). I also participated in several spelling bees and went to nationals in third grade. I still have my speak and spell along with most of my childhood toys and it still works. Every now and then I put batteries in and play with it when I'm feeling nostalgic. This is a great toy and they should definately put it back in production. I know they have leap frog and all of that now but the speak and spell was and still is the..you know. Nothing can beat the voice....Say It!!

man i have whole set of these. speek an math , read na spell. plus a t ravel speek and spell and a speek and spell with little round buttons like the one on et and they work great.

I LOVED my Speak n Spell! I remember staying up late at night "behind" my parent's back (so it was probably 8pm, and they could hear the machine) playing with it! They knew it was doing me well, so they didn't make a fuss. I'm looking ALL over for one for my son! He's 4.5 and I'm pretty sure I got mine around that age! I think I'm going to write TI. These modern kids "laptops" are too confusing. My only complaint is that when I went to learn to type, I was irritated that the letters weren't on the keyboard they way they were on the Speak and Spell!

OMG!!!!!!!!! I freakin loved this toy!! I remember my sister had a blue and when I wanted on my parents bought the red one. I played with it non-stop! I swear, that every spelling bee I entered, I won. I did find it in my old room but I dont know where it is now! I really want my to back! I may be 27 but I really want my toy back. Plus my 2yr old can benifit from it (see I cant spell no more) I need to buy on ASAP!! and exactly why did they stop making these?

I always wanted one SOOOOOOOOOOO badly!!!! They were way too expensive for my family to buy. We had one in my classroom in school in the second grade, and I couldn't wait to use it every time we were allowed!

remember hang man.lol

SO I HAVE TWO KIDS ONE THAT IS 4 AND A 20 MONTH OLD... I SOOOOOOO REMEMBER THIS GAME AND THE VOICE AND EVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING I CAN RELATE TOTALLY!! THIS IS TOOOO FUNNY... NOTHING LIKE A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE... I REMEMBER IT WAS 83 AND WAKING UP FOR CHRISTMAS AND OPENING THE SPEAK AND SPELL RED ONE... I DON'T THINK I PUT IT DOWN! THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES...WISH I COULD FINE ONE AS WELL!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I loved my speak & spell! I wish i could one for my kids.

OMG!!!! My sister and I had the Speak `N Spells, Speak N' Reads, and the Speak N' Maths. They're put up somewhere in my parent's house. CLASSIC. I used to spell cuss words on mine. It would say WRONG. TRY AGAIN.

I remember one Christmas this was all I wanted. My dad bought it for me, I spent hours and hours playing on my speak 'n' spell... Great memories. ;-]

I was the original Voice of Speak and Spell. The work was done at the S/C building at Texas Instruments in Dallas. I am still doing radio and VO work in Dallas (as of Feb. 2010 posting)

I just bought a used Speak & Spell tonight from someone off of craigslist. It's just awesome I tell ya just awesome!

I still have mine. It was a childhood highlight! It had such a strong American computer accent. The way it asked you to spell "leisure", as if it rhymed with 'seizure', always amused me. My family still quotes it sometimes. And I say to Mitch, if you really were the voice- totally loved ya!

I can still remember good old Speak & Spell saying "spell squat" for some reason my brother and I would laugh every time he said that word. Ah the gold old days.

In my mono-tone computer voice... "Banana"... Good times

the only thing is its so hard to understand the words the thing is saying., thank god for the repeat button. anyone have speak and math or speak and read as well?

I LOVED THIS! LMAO, I would spell curse words on it as well. I total forgot about the "Wrong, try again"

Just got Speak & Spell at a garage sale and then the whole set from someone off Craigslist yesterday. Now I have two Speak & Spells but I have 3 kids so they'll get used!! I had all three when I was a kid...can't get any better than the classics!

I had the E.T. cartridge and LOVED it... I am looking for another one online and want that cartridge. I think I was the only kid in class who knew how to spell lobotomy, lol

i still have both of my speak n spell . an speak in math . my three your old son loves playing with it now.

Awww... I remember being like 5 or 6 and writing 3 word love letters to my "girlfriend" on this thing, then she'd write back... Sigh... I should have nailed her when I had the chance. Once she hit 3rd grade, she really let herself go. =(

I always wanted one my big sister got a red one so not fair!!! But i did get a blue one about five years after my sister lol :)

I can still hear the computerized voice saying "shovel"-I really liked that toy...the math one, not so much!

I can still remember being a kid and playing with the Speak n Spell for days and the funniest memory was when the batteries were dying and it would say spell "eflagloo" and no matter how many different spellings it was always "that is incorrect" hahahaha

I still have mine. I spent hours trying to spell "wermah" and after a whole Thanksgiving trapped at an uptight relatives house, I finally figured out Speak'n'Spell wanted me to spell workman... whatever that is.

Oh my God! I loved my Speak and Spell. Its in the loft but If I remember rightly, its plastered with brown tape over the battery bit. Im 32 yrs old and was always the best at spelling in school. I probably wore the keys out with the amount I used it.It really did help u to spell and the voice was very clear. Trying to buy one on ebay for my kids,and me,lol.

One of the greatest things since sliced bread

i had a speak-n-spell and speak-n-math don't know what happened to the math one but my neices still play with the speak-n-spell as did my son when he was younger....what great memories =D

i just found both of mine in storage!!! i wanna know the value now...but can't let go of them, they are too precious!!!

have a speak n spell in box with directions and all the programs and books came with. High price gets it all. mbdesignsinc@aol.com

I have a Brand New Speak & Spell, still in its Box & never used. When all the Net & Satellites fall & people can`t write more than LOL or LMAO, then maybe they`ll need this to learn words :-/

i am trying to buy a speak n spell for my 3 year old. Can't find 1 anywhere. Any ideas?

Davina, the only place you can find speak and spell is on ebay and I am bidding on one and also a speak and read

I have a speak and spell thats in mint condition that works, still love to play with it

Is the computer voice from Limp Bizkit "Behind Blue Eyes" ?I heard it today and it gave me a weird 80s flashback. Lol

I remember having Speak & Spell along with Speak & Read (the yellow one), but my parents never got me the Speak & Math. I miss those days and, if Texas Instruments would bring these back in production, I would like to have all three of them for Christmas or my birthday. The ones I had before don't work anymore and I don't even know what happened to them. I haven't seen either one in years. I miss those days. :(

This helped with my phonics when I was in Kindergarten

I was the original voice of Speak and Spell. It is very interesting to meet people in their 30's who had one as a chilf

I want one

I bought the Speak and Maths plus cartridges for my children many years ago and still have it. I have for some time thought about selling it.

have got a minter i will take £50 for it collection only email me soksutd@gmail.com thank you

Anyone with a brand new, must be brand new. speak and math? asadani@gmail.com

What I've noticed with Speak & Read and Speak & Math is that when the battery runs low, the pitch increases and every once in a while you hear white noise during the pauses. Very annoying.

Valerie--I have been searching everywhere for the additional cartridges for the Speak & Math--please email me if you would want to sell them. Thanks! Jksimon@savasc.com Mitch--do you happen to know where you can purchase the additional cartridges for the Speak & Math? Thank you

They brought these back, only it's not like you remember. It has a bigger vacuum fluorescent display and a different voice.

What's with the people saying their families couldn't afford one??? I get that people were poor but this was not a high-ticket item!