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Hakuta imported and merchandised the Wacky Wall Walker, [1] [2] one of the best selling toys of the 1980s. The Wacky Wall Walker became a fad hit in 1983, and over 240 million units have sold. In 1983, NBC aired an animated Christmas special, Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls, to capitalize on the toy fad. [3]
This created a buzz, and people in the Washington area flooded local stores to purchase them. As the fad began to decline, over 200 million Wacky WallWalkers had been sold, raking in about 20 million dollars. [3] Because of his success, Hakuta became a consultant for other fad inventors, calling himself "Dr. Fad". [4]
Featured in the last two host segments of the episode, a send up of the Alaskan Polar Bear Heater. Composed majorly of candies and sweets, very thick. Joel passes out after a taste, while Frank has an extreme sugar rush. He manages to drink it all, but is very nauseous, prompting Dr. Forrester to give him an ipecac. Buzz Cola The Simpsons
The special is inspired by the Wacky WallWalker toys that were imported from Japan and merchandised by Ken Hakuta in 1982. [1] The toys are small plastic octopus-like figures molded out of a sticky elastomer ; when thrown against a wall, the figures slowly "walk" down as the appendages briefly adhere to the surface.
Wall Walker, a Jamaican Ace who can walk up walls but possesses none of Shads other powers. Mr. Gravemold, a Joker who can project cold. Shad masquerades as a joker by wearing a mask which supposedly covers a facial deformity and smothers himself in formaldehyde in order to produce a pungent smell.
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