SQUIRMLES.. Who had or remember these??

[Lynn TXP 0369]

SQUIRMLES.. Who here had or remember these things??
Gosh I loved these things, they were a big part of my growing up in the 70's and I even remember them as being foes or aliens for my Megos and Gi-Joes.
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These were the best bubble gum machine toys ever!!

I used to bug my mom for a quarter all time when we went to Kmart.
I have no idea why I started to thinkn about these crazy things again, but I did and I wanted to see if they where what I rememered. They were and I'll have to get some.
I had no idea they were still around.
So who else had these growing up?

Lynn

[jessica]

I remember those! I loved them and I probably would still play with them if they had them around...

[palitoy]

my dad sold those for a while, thought they were great!

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Yep. I had them.

[toys2cool]

pretty cool ,I remember those

[Bionic Joe]

Yeah my MEGO MR SPOCK zapped a few of them while exploring alien planets I] aka my back yard

[Marvelmania]

I used to get them from gum machines but for some reason I think I remember buying them carded encased in a bubble too.

[EmergencyIan]

Hmmm. It looks likes I missed those. They look like fun, though.

- Ian

[UnderdogDJLSW]

The official Squirmle (sp?) was sold in store with packaging, etc. But there were also the gumball machine ones that tended to shed and didn't last very long. I remember seeing some guy doing a demo on the "Wonderama" show and thinking "I've gotta have one." I could never make it look real and would always tangle up my fishing line.

[Beatnik]

This is one of those toy's I always remembered having and could never come up with the name. Didn't think I would ever see one again! Seems I remember them packaged individually on a card when I got one.

[Lynn TXP 0369]

I only knew of them from the gumball machines. I never knew they actually came carded.
I do remember they shed and got trashed after awhile.
Does any one know if the gumball ones where different then the carded ones?
I too could never get them to work like it said, but hey, most things like this never did.
I'm glad people remember these, they were a big part of my growing up.

Lynn

[HardyGirl]

Yeah, I remember the commercials for the real ones and I wanted one until my brother told me it was just a camera trick and it really couldn't do that. Then I got a fake one out of the gum machine and I was gonna prove him wrong. After a whole afternoon of practice, I was convinced he was right.

[sauce]

yeah, those were weird!

[Adam West]

I used to get them as stocking stuffers at Christmas.

They're still around because I remember one of my kids had one that he received in his birthday goodie bag. I think I had more fun with it than he did.

[Bionic Joe]

Never knew they were sold carded as the only ones i rember seeing were in gameball machines at Shoprite and Pathmark