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{{Item infobox
|image = Woogles.JPG|type=Collectable toy|owner=Almost everyone
|image = Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 7.jpg
|cartoon first= "[[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]]"
|type = Collectible toy
|last = [[Prunella the Pack Rat]]}}'''Woogles''' were a fad in ''[[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]]''. They later made a cameo in episodes such as ''[[Desperately Seeking Stanley]]''. They were a parody of [[wikipedia:Silly Slammers]], which were popular around the same time this episode was released.
|owner = Pretty Much Everyone '''('''''formerly''''')'''
==Information==
|cartoon first = "''[[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]]''"
Crazy Bones was inspired by a children's game played in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece Ancient Greece] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Rome] called 'Astragal' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knucklebones Knucklebones]), where children played a similar game using sheep's knucklebones.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Venice_Herald-Tribune_2-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Venice_Herald-Tribune-2 [2]]</sup> This ancient pastime is also known as Tabas.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-4 [4]]</sup> Games played are reminiscent of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbles marbles] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacks_%28game%29 jacks].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Classic-Parents_5-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Classic-Parents-5 [5]]</sup> Crazy Bones is a modern version of this game, played with characters molded from plastic. There are hundreds of individual characters, each character having a unique face and name. Each series has a number of 'rare' (referred to as 'wanted','most wanted'or'w' on trading cards ) pieces that are sought after by collectors and are sold on numerous websites for many times their original value.
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'''Woogles''' are a popular collectable toy, though often considered to be a fad.


Crazy Bones was launched in the United States by Peter Gantner after witnessing the success of Barcelona-based GoGos in Spain,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Venice_Herald-Tribune_2-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Venice_Herald-Tribune-2 [2]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Upstarts_6-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Upstarts-6 [6]]</sup> which had sold over 350 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million million] packs from its inception in 1996 to 1997.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup> Gantner formed [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toy_Craze&action=edit&redlink=1 Toy Craze] in December 1997 with his brother [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Ganter&action=edit&redlink=1 David Ganter] and businessman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Harris Scott Harris]<sup class="plainlinks noprint Inline-Template" style="vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://toolserver.org/%7Edispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py?page=Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones&editintro=Template:Disambiguation_needed/editintro&client=Template:Dn disambiguation needed]'']</sup>, and the company acquired the distribution rights in the US.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Venice_Herald-Tribune_2-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Venice_Herald-Tribune-2 [2]]</sup> Some sources indicate [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Flaherty&action=edit&redlink=1 Bill Flaherty], who became President of Toy Craze, also founded the company.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Happy_Deal_7-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Happy_Deal-7 [7]]</sup> Gogos agreed to provide him with inventory for no of the money down in return for 50% of all profits.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Upstarts_6-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Upstarts-6 [6]]</sup> This deal was later renegotiated, and the manufacturer was later paid a royalty of sales.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Upstarts_6-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Upstarts-6 [6]]</sup>
Woogles can squeeze, bounce like a ball, stretch like a snake, shimmy and shake, and talk when you hug them. They can also be customized to wear outfits and other gimmicks.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crazy_Bones_-_001.jpg][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crazy_Bones_-_001.jpg]Crazy Bones became a popular fad and collectible item in the late 1990sA small company at the time of inception, Crazy Bones became a popular fad in the late 90s. The product was aggressively marketed to children, and promotional events took place in scout meetings, club groups, fairs, and shows, where free sample packs were distributed.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Upstarts_6-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Upstarts-6 [6]]</sup> Toy demos have also taken place in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyDome SkyDome], where children were given free packs and taught how to play Crazy Bones. This promotion was organized by the Canadian marketers of Crazy Bones, a joint venture by Wayne Fromm (www.frommtoys.com) and Eric Segal, called All 4 Fun Toy Products Ltd. to benefit the Starlight Children's Foundation Canada. Wayne Fromm is owner of Fromm Toys Inc. and Eric Segal is owner of All 4 Fun Consumer Products Ltd. All 4 Fun Toy Products Ltd. also created a series of Crazy Bones for the Toronto Blue Jays, a cereal promotion with Cap'n Crunch and another with Wrigley. In 1999 and 2000 Fromm and Segal created one of Canada's largest collectible fad in the toy industry.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup> Nearly four million free packs have been distributed.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup> Crazy Bones secured a number of high-profile partners, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s McDonald's], which included the product as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Meal Happy Meal] toys nationwide.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Toy_Craze_McDonald.27s_PR_8-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Toy_Craze_McDonald.27s_PR-8 [8]]</sup> These Crazy Bones were significantly larger than the normal toys, possibly to reduce risk of choking among young children.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Toy_Craze_McDonald.27s_PR_8-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Toy_Craze_McDonald.27s_PR-8 [8]]</sup>


Within two years, the company's revenues had grown to nearly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar $]17 million. By favoring tours of scout meetings and the like over television and print advertisements, Toy Craze has also kept its marketing costs to around 10%.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Upstarts_6-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-Upstarts-6 [6]]</sup>
Everyone in [[Elwood City]] (including the grown ups) had at least one Woogle. However, when [[Bottle cap|bottle cap clicking]] became popular, Woogles were shown to have been forgotten.


Crazy Bones were originally distributed in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canada] through the Concord, Ontario-based company [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playtoy_Industries Playtoy Industries], where they enjoyed similar success.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-9 [9]]</sup> Playtoy Industries declared bankruptcy in December 1999 and Wayne Fromm and Eric Segal catapulted Crazy Bones through a joint venture (www.frommtoys.com)
[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] was the last known person to obtain a Woogle. He tried to sell it at a yard sale, but no one bought it. Eventually, he sold it via advertising on the Internet.


Crazy Bones enjoyed incredible popularity in the late 1990s. From 1998-2000, 31.5 million packages were sold.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-kidsturncentral1_10-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-kidsturncentral1-10 [10]]</sup> Over 23 million figurines were sold in the UK and Spain in a recent relaunch between March and December 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-kidsturncentral1_10-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-kidsturncentral1-10 [10]]</sup>
Muffy still has her Woogle collection stored in the basement of [[Crosswire Estate|her mansion]].
 
Crazy Bones were banned in many schools, as they were blamed for encouraging [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft theft], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument arguments], and in-class [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distraction distractions].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-11 [11]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo%27s_Crazy_Bones#cite_note-12 [12]]</sup>


[[Poogles]] are the cheap knock off of a woogle.


==Known Woogles==
==Known Woogles==
 
<gallery position="center" spacing="small">
<gallery captionalign="left">
Woogles.png|The Clown Woogle
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 40.jpg|Tiny Einy
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 40.jpg|Tiny Einy (Brain's woogle, resembles Albert Einstein)
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 28.jpg|An orange Woogle
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 28.jpg|An orange rat Woogle (Mr. Ratburn's woogle)
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 24.jpg|Archie
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 24.jpg|Archie (Francine's)
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 19.jpg|Bilbo and Snuffles
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 19.jpg|Bilbo (Buster's, left) and Snuffles (Muffy's, right)
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 70.jpg|Muffy holding a blue Woogle
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 70.jpg|Muffy holding a blue Woogle
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 116.jpg|A green Woogle
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 116.jpg|A chartreuse Woogle (Binky's)
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 134.jpg|An orange Woogle
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 134.jpg|An orange Woogle (Arthur's)
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 7.jpg|A pink Woogle from a commercial
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 7.jpg|A pink Woogle from a commercial
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 8.jpg|An orange/yellow Woogle from a commercial
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 8.jpg|An orange/yellow Woogle from a commercial
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==Commercial==
==Commercial==
====Script====
*Narrator: Is it a toy? Is it a pet? Is it an ''ALIEN''?
*Narrator: Is it a toy? Is it a pet? Is it an ''ALIEN''?
*Kids: AHHHHH!
*Kids: AHHHHH!
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*Singers: They're Woogles, Woogles, Woogles! They say something cute when you give them a squeeze, like
*Singers: They're Woogles, Woogles, Woogles! They say something cute when you give them a squeeze, like
*Woogle: Can I have a hug? Pretty please?
*Woogle: Can I have a hug? Pretty please?
*Singer: You can put them in hats, or even a dress... and they're better then pets because they don't make a mess! Woogles, Woogles, Woogles!
*Singer: You can put them in hats, or even a dress... and they're better than pets because they don't make a mess! Woogles, Woogles, Woogles!
*Woogle: Woogles, coming in every color of the rainbow (and then some). So, collect them all! Get yours today!
*Woogle: Woogles, coming in every color of the rainbow (and then some). So, collect them all! Get yours today!
==Trivia==
*They were a parody of {{W|Silly Slammers}}, which were popular around the same time this episode was released.
==Appearances==
*30701. [[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]]
*60101. [[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]
*70102. [[The Great Sock Mystery]]
*806. [[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]]
*80702. [[Desperately Seeking Stanley]]
*110201. [[Arthur Sells Out]]
*140301. [[Nicked by a Name]]
*160801. [[Buster's Book Battle]] (picture)
*180201. [[The Friend Who Wasn't There]]
*180502. [[Arthur Calls It]]
*190301. [[Arthur's Toy Trouble]]
*200502. [[The Butler Did It]]
*230102. [[Citizen Cheikh]]
==See also==
*[[Poogles]]
[[Category:Objects]]
[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:A to Z]]

Latest revision as of 20:07, 8 November 2021

Woogle
Arthur Rides the Bandwagon 7.jpg
Item Type

Collectible toy

Owner

Pretty Much Everyone (formerly)

Appearances
First Appeared (cartoon)

"Arthur Rides the Bandwagon"

Woogles are a popular collectable toy, though often considered to be a fad.

Woogles can squeeze, bounce like a ball, stretch like a snake, shimmy and shake, and talk when you hug them. They can also be customized to wear outfits and other gimmicks.

Everyone in Elwood City (including the grown ups) had at least one Woogle. However, when bottle cap clicking became popular, Woogles were shown to have been forgotten.

Arthur was the last known person to obtain a Woogle. He tried to sell it at a yard sale, but no one bought it. Eventually, he sold it via advertising on the Internet.

Muffy still has her Woogle collection stored in the basement of her mansion.

Poogles are the cheap knock off of a woogle.

Known Woogles[edit]

  • The Clown Woogle

  • Tiny Einy (Brain's woogle, resembles Albert Einstein)

  • An orange rat Woogle (Mr. Ratburn's woogle)

  • Archie (Francine's)

  • Bilbo (Buster's, left) and Snuffles (Muffy's, right)

  • Muffy holding a blue Woogle

  • A chartreuse Woogle (Binky's)

  • An orange Woogle (Arthur's)

  • A pink Woogle from a commercial

  • An orange/yellow Woogle from a commercial

  • Many other types of Woogles can be seen on the Woogle containers

Commercial[edit]

  • Narrator: Is it a toy? Is it a pet? Is it an ALIEN?
  • Kids: AHHHHH!
  • Girl: No, it's my Woogle!
  • Singer: OOOOH, They bounce like a ball, they stretch like a snake, they wiggle and waggle, and shimmy and shake. They smile when you hold them, and cry when you don't...
  • Woogle: *cries*
  • Singers: They're Woogles, Woogles, Woogles! They say something cute when you give them a squeeze, like
  • Woogle: Can I have a hug? Pretty please?
  • Singer: You can put them in hats, or even a dress... and they're better than pets because they don't make a mess! Woogles, Woogles, Woogles!
  • Woogle: Woogles, coming in every color of the rainbow (and then some). So, collect them all! Get yours today!

Trivia[edit]

  • They were a parody of Silly Slammers, which were popular around the same time this episode was released.

Appearances[edit]

See also[edit]

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