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Johnson invented the Super Soaker water gun, which was the top-selling toy in the United States from 1991 to 1992. In 1980 Johnson formed his own law firm and licensed the Super Soaker water gun to Larami Corporation. Two years later, the Super Soaker generated over $200 million in retail sales and became the best selling toy in North America.
As a teenager, Johnson attended Williamson High School, an all-black school in Mobile. [5] He drew much of his inspiration from George Washington Carver . [ 6 ] In 1968, Johnson represented his high school at a science fair in Alabama, where he was the only black student attending the fair; This was a time when African Americans had very little ...
Playskool released toys based on Television Programmes aimed at young children like Sesame Street, Top Wing, In the Night Garden..., Boohbah, Bob the Builder, and Rubbadubbers. Playskool heroes toys feature characters from various properties in a scale more suited for younger children. These figures are similar to Fisher-Price's Imaginext.
Hasbro released its first set of Transformers in 1984. The toys were marketed with a backstory, supported by a Marvel comic book series, a cartoon television series, animated movies, video games ...
Although that makes finding that "Made in the U.S.A." label in the toy store tricky at best, here are 25 of the best toys made in America, from Slinky and Crayola to little-known small business ...
A bridge made from K'Nex. The company's products were sold at Toys "R" Us, starting in early October 1992. [citation needed] By 2011, K'Nex was distributed in over 25 countries, including the United States. [citation needed] In 2018, all of K'Nex's assets were purchased by Basic Fun!, a Florida-based toy company.
As shoppers line up for Black Friday, whether online or in person, be thankful that those lovable, squeezable Cabbage Patch Kids are not atop the wish lists of most kids, like they were this time ...
The Black Book (Morrison book) Black and Brown: African Americans and the Mexican Revolution, 1910–1920; Black Dixie; The Black Friend; The Black History of the White House; The Black Man; Black Mathematicians and Their Works; Black Power and the American Myth; Black Rage (book) Black Reconstruction in America; Black Rednecks and White ...