Wham-O was never one to let a fad pass without trying to capitalize on it. When Jaws became the then-biggest film of all time in 1975, the company marketed a plastic shark-tooth kit that clearly ...

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

LOS ANGELES – Life was once an easy summer breeze for Wham-O. The southern California toy outfit, ... many of their products function the same way as those toys in Grandpa's basement.

But for all of its ambition, a number of hurdles stand in Wham-O’s way. With consolidation having gripped the toy business for years, running an independent producer of low-tech toys isn’t simple.

Wham-O dominates the outdoor water category with its trademarked Slip'N Slide and other water-related products, noted Jim Silver, publisher of Toy Book magazine in New York. Wham-O figured out ...

The 75-year-old toy seller is offering a mix of familiar toys and new ideas, ... "What was unique about Wham-O is that we made products that became toy categories of their own.

Wham-O president Todd Richards said the Critical Content relationship would be a boost for the 70-year-old independent company’s portfolio of toys and games. “Wham-O products have always ...

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 ...

Wham-O Manufacturing Co. of California produced its first Frisbees on this day in history, Jan. 23, 1957. The beach toy began as a 19th-century campus activity and is now a worldwide sport.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wham-O, the iconic toy company that has been igniting imaginations and creating lifelong memories for generations of children and families, is thrilled to ...

Wham-O, the iconic toy company that has been igniting imaginations and creating lifelong memories for generations of children and families, is thrilled to announce its 75th Anniversary celebration ...