SuperElasticBubblePlastic

[Sowth]

With a name like that it could only be a WHAM-O toy!



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Cheers!
Will

PS - Joe I think you can now subscribe to Toltoys.com by RSS. Took me a while ehh?

[palitoy]

Ah, such memories. My dad sold this tube of gunk, I can still remember the smell.

[toys2cool]

those things were awesome,I remember the smell too.But I only had the small ones which you could get for a quarter at the super markets

[HardyGirl]

Yeah, I had the cheap-o versions, too, w/ the same smell. They still make them, in different tubes of the primary colors. I brought them to my school once, and the kids got a real kick outta them.

[Keene]

Me fourth on the smell. Mmm MMMM!

[ShadowAvenger]

I remember the smell but I don't remember making any actual bubbles with it.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I remember thinking "this has to be bad for me" due to the toxic aroma.

Chris

[z3zep]

As soon as I read the subject -- I thought of the smell It was kind of cool though.

we did have some wacky toxic toys back in the day.

[MegoNinja]

I actually totally forgot about this things, I don't really remember any toxic smell though. I also had no idea that they had such a cool name.
thanks for sharing.

[Hotfoot]

The Smell, The almost Bubbles, The big MESS!

Thanks for bringing back the memories!

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Hmmm. I vaguely remember this stuff. Thanks Will.

[Sowth]

Cat I'm surprised you can't smell it from Sydney!

[slats7]

related news

Richard Knerr, 82; co-founded Wham-O, maker of the Hula Hoop and Frisbee - Los Angeles Times

[Cardbuff]

Oh wow, I remember this stuff, it was fun. There were a lot of commercials for it, I can hear the 'Super Elastic Bubble Plastic' in my head now (hope that stops soon!).

[Keene]

Youtube, what would we do without you?

YouTube - Fireton Superball Bubble Plastic