Celebrate Wham-Os 60th Anniversary

Erin Behan — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:01:00 GMT

Nothing says summer like Slip 'N Slide and this summer is the 60th anniversary of Wham-O, maker of such childhood toys as the Frisbee and Hula-Hoop. Non-New Yorkers may be surprised to know that Slip 'N Slide is a major "adult" passtime in that oh-so-hip Brooklyn neighborhood known as Williamsburg. What I'm saying is that Slip 'N Slide isn't just for kids (despite that ages 5 to 12 nonsense). And apparently since I was a kid, Slip 'N Slide has done some innovating.

There's a lot more to the water-propelled slide, namely, the addition of a large water-propelled shark head ($39.99) that chomps up and down as kids/adults come sailing across the slide. Makes me wish this 70-degree weather was 90-degree weather.

WHAM-O! Creator Dies, But Legacy Lives On

Sarah Verdone — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:30:00 GMT

Pay homage to the late great Richard Knerr, by tossing Frisbees and shaking your groove thing in a Hula Hoop. Knerr was the co-founder of Wham-O and co-inventor of these and many other iconic toys (Slip 'N Slide, Silly String, and SuperBalls, to name a few) that changed the face of American fun. Good times, good times. Thanks, Richard! Get 'em all at Toy&Game Warehouse.

p.s. This would be the perfect time to rent the Coen brothers's totally underrated 1994 film, The Hudsucker Proxy. It's got a beautiful scene starring Hula Hoops.

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Celebrate Wham-Os 60th Anniversary

WHAM-O! Creator Dies, But Legacy Lives On