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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.
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.
Jedda Walker (voiced by Sarah Partridge) — Jedda is the daughter of the Phantom and displays telepathy and limited extrasensory powers, usually expressed by communication with her black panther Kisa. There is little-or-no mention of her mother, though in one episode she is the reluctant stepdaughter of Queen Hadea.
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 ]
Douglas 'Dougy' Darien Walker (born November 17, 1981) is an Italian-born American comedian, film critic, actor and YouTuber. He is best known for creating and starring in the satirical film review web series Nostalgia Critic , wherein the titular character reviews nostalgic media in an angry or profane manner. [ 3 ]
Mental Floss (stylized as mental_floss) is an American online magazine and digital, print, and e-commerce media company focused on millennials.It is owned by Minute Media and based in New York City, United States. mentalfloss.com, which presents facts, puzzles, and trivia with a humorous tone, draws 20.5 million unique users a month.