Happy Birthday to the Hula Hoop
Today is a special day in hula hoop history! Exactly 50 years ago, the hula hoop was patented by Wham-O founders Arthur “Spud” Melin and Richard Knerr. They originally founded the company in 1948 so…
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Wham-O Hula Hoop
In this week’s Friday Flashback we rewind back to 1977 for this Wham-O Hula Hoop commercial. The ad showed viewers that hula hooping wasn’t just a fun thing to do with your friends in the…
Hula Hoop All-Time Greatest Toy
In Time Magazine’s report on the All-Time 100 Greatest Toys includes the Hula Hoop of course. They write, “Humans have been hula hooping for hundreds of years. During the first half of the 20th century,…
Wham-o Signs Hula Hoop Movie Deal?
With movies based on toys and games including “Battleship,” “Ouija,” “Monopoly,” “Lego” and “View-Master” all at various stages of development in Hollywood right now, one might be wondering if a movie based on the “Hula…
The Hoop Dancer Uncovers Hula Hoop History
[Hooping.org is pleased to announce the arrival of our new regular columnist, Rayna McInturf, who digs deep this week into our past and our history.] by Rayna McInturf Ten years ago, I spent my days…
Wham-O False Patent Marking Suit Thrown Out, Argues Bounty Hunting Scheme Unconstitutional
The National Law Journal has reported that Wham-O, creator of such iconic toys as the Frisbee® and the Hula-Hoop®, has alerted the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that it will challenge the…