Nerf balls made their debut in 1969 and rose to fame ... Tonka is one of America’s leading manufacturers of toy trucks, but it began as a metalworking company focused on gardening tools.

In a Kool-Aid commercial, The Monkees used Nerf Balls, making the toys a top seller. Here’s how it happened. Despite being manufactured for a teen TV show, The Monkees’ music was hugely popular.

It began selling its first gel blaster, the Nerf Pro Gelfire Mythic in stores ... such as Splat-R-Ball, and Prime Time Toys, make blasters that are sold widely at retail. Guinn and Healey said ...

Nerf blasters were the coveted toy of any 90s child, and its foam balls, originally released in the 1960s, unleashed indoor sports for countless children when the weather turned. The Hall of Fame ...

like a paint ball but without the paint stain. Back in 2015, Hasbro realized that Nerf didn’t really have an option in its lineup for teenage kids who’d grown up with the toy but eventually ...

Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys ... wasn’t clear that Nerf’s official sport would include a ball at all.

Baseball cards, Cabbage Patch Kids and NERF toys were voted in in the usual way from among a field of 12 finalists, with input from a panel of experts. Those finalists included Barbie’s ...

But, losing out to a NERF ball? Need a break ... has been largely ignored by the Toy Hall of Fame ever since. Like baseball cards, this was the first year he was nominated.