Sea Monkeys

[Agent of SHIELD]

The Sea Monkey packaging has gotten more creative than ever.

http://www.sea-monkey.com/html/products/aquawatch.asp

Click on any of the images at the bottom of this link for more info. There are currently 16 different Sea Monkey products including a watch, a pen, Space Shuttle set, Sea Monkeys on Mars, Executive Set (I wonder if George Bush has this one), and much more.

[z3zep]

I begged and begged for Sea Monkeys as a kid -- but My mom always said no that they were not like the picture... Anyway that is why I picked the SeaMonkey Avatar.

[toysrus]

I always thought they would eventually release sea monkey action figures. Oh well

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Almost every time I read a comic as a kid, my desire to have these wonderful creatures as pets was intensified. I finally got some as an adult. Boy, those males can hold on tight to the females with their "antlers" when they are in the mood. I had several generations but one day I put a new toy in for them and the next day they were all black and dead. I was too heart broken to raise anymore...I am such a softy.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I remember reading somewhere (Dial "B" for Blog, maybe?) that legendary comic artist and editor Joe Orlando drew that initial Sea Monkey ad. Oh the shame.

I never had them as a kid, but I got a set for my wife when we were dating. Her nephew spilled them out and they all died just a few days after we set up their little tank.

Wasn't there a very short-lived live-action Sea Monkeys TV series?

Chris

[kresge1]

Sigh...It woulda been cool if they looked like the picture...

That was one of the most deceiving ads from my childhood

[Earth 2 Chris]

Look at that disclaimer at the bottom. I never noticed it before:

"Caricatures shown not intended to depict Artemia salina". I'm guessing that's the scientific name for these creatures?

And what the heck is #2 "LIVING PLASMA"? "Sea-Monkeys, now with REAL BLOOD!!!"

Chris