He's like a genie with no legs !! Mine is still in a box I haven't looked into
in about 25 years, even tho' it's been only two feet away from me every day,
(behind a fan).
WHAM-O was like a lab, spewing out clever enuff, scienterrific ideas, but in
a sort of crappy way. They weren't big on colors and fancy packaging.
They also came up with the Superball. (Think Flubber).
Their TV ad for this had kids trying to pull a Volkswagen, which we also had,
with about three of them. Of course we tried it, to little effect.
'Monsty' was stronger than yer average kid's magnet of the day. But,
certainly not as strong as the sorts of magnets you can get now from supply
catalogs or geek stores. Whaddaya expect from a genie with no legs?
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ReplyDeleteAll we need now is a Johnny Eck magnet! That's a cool piece, Rick. Kinda looks like a semi-angry / semi-cheery Buddha. Does it also work as a bottle opener? To think something so simple provided hours of entertainment back in the day... Turns out one of my favourite hard rock bands (Monster Magnet) was named after this toy. Never knew this until today (which just goes to show what a fan of the group I am - though I am!).
--7devonapes 2/24/10
Don't know about 'hours'. Maybe minutes. Yeah, they turned up first on Google. Had to add "toy". Forgot to post that's not my dirty thumbnail. And my packaging is long gone.
--Grimes 2/24/10