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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]
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.
As an actor, Fyfe was known for appearing on Broadway, TV and film, most notably on Dark Shadows (91), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The X-Files, Law and Order, and in Peter Jackson's film, The Frighteners. Former children may know him from HBO's Encyclopedia, and as the co-host from 1988-89 on The Dr. Fad Show, starring Ken Hakuta.
The Georgetown College class of 1920 assembled on the steps of the Old North Building. Georgetown University is a private research university located in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, Georgetown University is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in the United States.
J.J. Fad is an American female rap group from Rialto, California. The name was an acronym of the original group members' given names ( J uana, J uanita, F atima, A nna, and D ania), but when the line-up changed the tradition developed that it stood for J ust J ammin', F resh a nd D ef. [ 1 ]
The music developed the primitive industrial sound of his first recordings, the singles "Back to Nature" (1979) and "Ricky's Hand" (1980).Realised with an expanded array of collaborators, including a number of notable record producers, the album's instrumentation combined the synthesizers, drum machines and found objects of previous releases with conventional guitar, bass and percussion.
Dr. Porkenheimer's Boner Juice – A parody of erectile dysfunction treatments (particularly Levitra), complete with the warning "If you experience an erection lasting longer than twenty-four hours, call up your friends and brag about it." Levitra's slogan "strong and lasting" is replaced by "thick and sturdy".