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== Products ==
== Products ==
Larami toys were produced based on several movies, television shows, etc.<ref name="Toynfo"/> By the 1980s, Larami Corp. had a growing [[water gun]] product line.<ref name="iSoaker.com"/> It was Larami Corp. that eventually marketed and sold the Power Drencher, rebranded as the [[Super Soaker]] in 1991.<ref name="iSoaker.com"/>
Larami toys were produced based on several movies, television shows, etc.<ref name="Toynfo"/> By the 1980s, Larami Corp. had a growing [[water gun]] product line.<ref name="iSoaker.com"/> It was Larami Corp. that eventually marketed and sold the Power Drencher, rebranded as the [[Super Soaker]] in 1991.<ref name="iSoaker.com"/>

* Alan Amron invented and patented the first battery-operated water gun licensed to Larami in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|last=Porges|first=Seth|title=The Best Battery Powered Gun|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/toys/4322164-best-battery-powered-gun#slide-4|work=The Top 6 Water Guns of All Time|publisher=Popular Mechanics|accessdate=16 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Green|first=Amanda|title=History Of The Water Gun|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/toys/a-brief-history-of-the-water-gun#slide-6|publisher=Popular Mechanics|accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref> In the first year, this invention had earned him $250,000 in royalties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20094476,00.htm |title=Alan Amron battery operated water guns Records |date=1986-09-08 |publisher=''[[People Magazine]]'' |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006134401/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20094476%2C00.htm |archivedate=2014-10-06 |accessdate=2017-02-13 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>


=== Movies ===
=== Movies ===

Revision as of 08:25, 27 February 2018

Larami Corp.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryToys
Founded1947
Defunct2002
SuccessorNerf
ProductsWater guns, Action figures
ParentHasbro

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]

  • Alan Amron invented and patented the first battery-operated water gun licensed to Larami in 1984.[4][5] In the first year, this invention had earned him $250,000 in royalties.[6]

Movies

Television shows

Battlestar Galactica Cylon Bubble Machine

Battlestar Galactica Cylon Bubble Machine in its packaging

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.[7] In the same year, a commercial was also made for the product featuring its use in dispensing "big bunches of bubbles"[9] and a jingle.[7][9] 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.[10]

..CYLON BUBBLE MACHINE!"[11] 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."[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pre-Super Soaker History".
  2. ^ a b "Larami Toys". Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  3. ^ Toynfo "Toy Encyclopedia". Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  4. ^ Porges, Seth. "The Best Battery Powered Gun". The Top 6 Water Guns of All Time. Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  5. ^ Green, Amanda. "History Of The Water Gun". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Alan Amron battery operated water guns Records". People Magazine. 1986-09-08. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2017-02-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b c David Moss. "Larami". Battlestar Galactica Memorabilia. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Space 1999 Merchandise Guide: Larami". Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  9. ^ a b goldcylon (9 January 2007). "YouTube - Battlestar Galactica Cylon Bubble Machine Commercial". YouTube. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ "#89 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  12. ^ 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.


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