Larami
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Toys |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Successor | Nerf |
| Products | Water guns, Action figures |
| Parent | Hasbro |
Larami Corp. was founded in 1947 and was a toy company whose products usually ranged from the cost of $0.39 to $0.99.[1][2][3] Larami Corp. was eventually acquired by Hasbro Inc., becoming Larami Inc. in 1995. The Larami company name was finally retired in 2002.[1]
Products
Larami toys were produced based on several movies, television shows, etc.[2] By the 1980s, Larami Corp. had a growing water gun product line.[1] It was Larami Corp. that eventually marketed and sold the Power Drencher, rebranded as the Super Soaker in 1991.[1]
Movies
Television shows
- The A-Team
- The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
- Banana Splits
- Batman
- Battlestar Galactica[4]
- The Brady Bunch
- CHiPs
- Deputy Dawg
- Hawaii Five-0
- Knight Rider
- Land of the Lost
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- Space: 1999[5]
- Star Trek
- Underdog
Battlestar Galactica Cylon Bubble Machine
In 1978, Larami created a Cylon soap bubble toy called the Battlestar Galactica Cylon Bubble Machine to coincide with the television series of the same name.[4] In the same year, a commercial was also made for the product featuring its use in dispensing "big bunches of bubbles"[6] and a jingle.[4][6] In a Los Angeles Times article covering Battlestar Galactica's influence on Facebook, the toy's Facebook Fan Page is noted alongside the book The Science of Battlestar Galactica's.[7]
..CYLON BUBBLE MACHINE!"[8] and in an interview Re-imagined Series comics writer Greg Pak as said "I still periodically find myself humming the tune song [sic] to the Cylon Bubble Machine commercial."[9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Pre-Super Soaker History".
- ^ a b "Larami Toys". Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ Toynfo "Toy Encyclopedia". Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ a b c David Moss. "Larami". Battlestar Galactica Memorabilia. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Space 1999 Merchandise Guide: Larami". Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ a b goldcylon (9 January 2007). "YouTube - Battlestar Galactica Cylon Bubble Machine Commercial". YouTube. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Jevon Phillips (7 January 2009). "'Battlestar Galactica' countdown: Facebook was possibly built by Cylons". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "#89 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Jason Berek-Lewis (5 April 2006). "Battlestar Galactica Comics Are Dynamite!". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
External links
- Larami Corp at the Battlestar Wiki
- Space 1999 Merchandise Guide: Larami
- Larami Toys Gallery plus 1980 Catalog
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