Larami

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]

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

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] which was based on the pressurized water-air reservoir invented and developed by the former Jet Propulsion Engineer Dr. Lonnie Johnson and Larami designer William Raucci.[4]

  • Alan Amron invented and patented the first battery-operated water gun licensed to Larami in 1984.[5][6] In the first year, this invention had earned him $250,000 in royalties.[7]

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.[8] In the same year, a commercial was also made for the product featuring its use in dispensing "big bunches of bubbles"[10] and a jingle.[8][10] The jingle was described in one review as "amazingly goofy with a chorus yelping, 'Battlestar Galacticaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ...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] 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.[13]

References
  1. "Pre-Super Soaker History".
  2. "Larami Toys". Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  3. Toynfo "Toy Encyclopedia". Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  4. "History of the Super Soaker :: :: iSoaker.com". www.isoaker.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  5. Porges, Seth. "The Best Battery Powered Gun". The Top 6 Water Guns of All Time. Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  6. Green, Amanda. "History Of The Water Gun". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  7. "Alan Amron battery operated water guns Records". People Magazine. 1986-09-08. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  8. David Moss. "Larami". Battlestar Galactica Memorabilia. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  9. "Space 1999 Merchandise Guide: Larami". Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  10. goldcylon (9 January 2007). "YouTube - Battlestar Galactica Cylon Bubble Machine Commercial". YouTube. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  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.
  13. Jevon Phillips (7 January 2009). "'Battlestar Galactica' countdown: Facebook was possibly built by Cylons". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 August 2010.


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