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Worlds of Wonder or WoW was a 1980s American toy company founded by former Atari employees, including Don Kingsborough and Mark Robert Goldberg. ==Products== * Teddy Ruxpin (1985), a story-telling bear * Grubby, Octopede companion to Teddy and helps him tell stories * Lazer Tag (1986), an early version of Laser Tag * Pamela: The Living Doll (1986), an interactive talking doll dressed in overalls and comes with 3 additional outfits, add-on program cartridges ("voice cards"), and sticker activity books〔(Toys of the Eighties, Pamela Doll ), Inthe80s.com (retrieved 9 February 2012)〕 that had an alien-themed television commercial that played on the popularity of E.T. The Extraterrestrial〔(Aliens Enjoy Pamela, The Living Doll ), X-Entertainment (retrieved 9 February 2012)〕〔(Pamela the Living Doll: E.T. Approved ), Matt Suzaka, Strange Kids Club, 14 April 2011 (retrieved 9 February 2012)〕 * The Talking Mickey Mouse (1986), an animated version of the iconic mouse * Goofy, helps Mickey tell the stories * The Talking Mother Goose, an animated animal version of the famed storyteller, who tells fairy tales instead of rhymes, in 1986. * Hector the ugly duckling, helps Mother Goose tell the stories * Action Max (1987), a VCR and light gun game in * Julie (1987), an interactive talking doll * The Talking Snoopy (1988), an animated speaking version of Charles Schulz's ''Peanuts'' character Snoopy that uses cassettes as the others do and voiced by Cam Clarke〔(Worlds of Wonder: ‘The TALKING Snoopy‘ (1986) ), GoGreenMachine.org (retrieved 9 February 2012)〕 * "Express it": The Locker Answering Machine (1987), a sound-(high-pitch whistle)-activated tape recorder that can be mounted on the inside of a locker; part of the "Class Act" line of school supplies * Hop, Skip & Jump (1989), a jump rope that doubles as a belt or fashion accessory〔(Search results ), ''Oakland Tribune'', 1989, archived at Oakland Museum of California (retrieved 9 February 2012)〕 * Hide 'N' Sneak (1989), transforms the traditional game of hide and seek into high-tech excitement by allowing a player to locate other players with ultrasonic sound〔 * Rockin' Boppers (1989), 4 different dolls that "dance" to the beat of music〔 * Skip Stik (1988), a twist-apart 3-foot bar with foam hand grips attached on each end to an 8-foot〔〔(Basics Back At Top Of The Hoop Summer's Here And The Time Is Right For Racing To The Toy Store ), Barbara Deck, ''Philadelphia Daily News'', 14 June 1988 (retrieved 10 February 2012)〕 * Splatter Up (1988), a wet version of baseball〔〔(Consumer group attacks unsafe toys ), ''The Gainesville Sun Extra'', 21 June 1989, p.2 (retrieved 10 February 2012 at Google News)〕〔(It's back to basics in toys - no mega-hits expected this year - discount store toy sales ), Richard Halverson, ''Discount Store News'', FindArticles (retrieved 9 February 2012)〕 designed by WET Design〔(THE WIZARDS OF WET : Even the Staid Take Delight in High-Tech Magic of Burbank Fountain Company ), Susan Heeger, ''Los Angeles Times'', 29 September 1988 (retrieved 11 February 2012)〕 and later made by Buddy L〔(Splatter Up Baseball from Buddy L ), Shoot the Moon (retrieved 10 February 2012)〕 and Wham-O〔〔(Grinding Gear ), Steve Rushin, ''Sports Illustrated'', 4 February 2002 (retrieved 11 February 2012)〕 * ''GT Super Screamers'' (1990), a slotless race car game using fly-by-wire technology, nicad batteries and Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo racecars〔(GT Super Screamers featuring Nissan GTPZX ), Nissan 300ZX forum, TwinTurbo.net, 27 February 2011 (retrieved 10 February 2012)〕 * The Jaminator (1990), an electronic air guitar that plays different riffs depended on which buttons are pressed on the neck and also provides basic rhythm accompaniment with a small keyboard and drum pads〔(The Jaminator ), Marie A. D'Amico and Steve Capps, MADcapps (retrieved 9 February 2012)〕 * Little Boppers and Monster Boppers versions of Teddy Ruxpin, Mickey Mouse, and The Muppets that dance when music is played; two Mickeys made by Fisher-Price, "Dance Star Mickey" & "Rock Star Mickey", differ from the Little Boppers Mickey * Zoo Tunes (1990), 3 plush puppet zoo characters, Lion, Hippo, and Alligator that play a series of tunes when sensors in mouth are pressed together; a sensor in the hands changes the tune * Little Big Rigs, 5 plush construction toys * Distributed the Nintendo Entertainment System in the United States during its first few years〔(), Steven L. Kent, The Ultimate History of Video Games〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Worlds of Wonder (toy company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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