Wham-O is known for some fun and crazy summer games and toys, but sometimes their backstories are even crazier.

1972: The company introduces Silly String, claiming each can contains a quarter-mile of the sticky string. * 1982: Knerr and Melin retire, selling Wham-O to Kransco of San Francisco for $12 million.

For a real laugh, look no further than the original patent applications of your favorite old-school novelty products. Take Silly String. You know it as the bane of every high school principal’s ...

The idea is to make all outdoor Wham-O toys as ubiquitous as Silly String (invented in 1972, terrorizing New Year’s revelers ever since). Indeed, digital efforts aren't the only way Wham-O is ...

The idea is to make all outdoor Wham-O toys as ubiquitous as Silly String (invented in 1972, terrorizing New Year’s revelers ever since). Indeed, digital efforts aren’t the only way Wham-O is ...

The list of products popularized by Wham-O Inc. is in itself a history of American ingenuity and marketing savvy: the Hula Hoop, Frisbee, Super Ball, Slip ’N Slide, Silly String and Hacky Sack ...

ARCADIA – Richard Knerr, co-founder of Wham-O Inc., the toy company that specializes in such fun products as the Hula Hoop, Slip `N Slide, Silly String and Frisbee, died Monday. He was 82.

In an era dominated by toymakers who had been around for decades, Wham-O innovated or acquired revolutionary ideas: the Frisbee, Slip ‘N Slide, Super Ball, Silly String, and dozens of novelty ...

But that’s not what’s happening here with Wham-O. This is the 70-year-old company behind not only the Frisbee but also the Slip ‘N Slide, the Super Ball, the Boogie Board, and Silly String.