National Slinky Day 2024

Reason to celebrate: August 30, 2024 is National Slinky Day.

The standard Slinky was invented within the 1940′s by Navy engineer and inventor, Richard James. It demonstrated an instantaneous hit, and selling out in a couple of hrs, rapidly grew to become our favourite toys. Slinky Day remembers the standard Slinky, and really should be spent doing slinky methods, watching Slinkies race lower stairs, or just untangling the items because they inevitably knot, twist and spiral!

The Slinky turns 70: Retro toy company from NJ celebrates milestone

Alex Brands, the Fairfield toy company that counts the retro diversion among its stable of products, is celebrating with Slinky Day on August 30. Brands has been the parent company of Slinky since 2013 — it also manages Shrinky Dinks, the plastic oven ...

Slinky observes 70th anniversary with retro 'Collector's Edition'

Alex Brands randomly chose Aug. 30 to celebrate National Slinky Day, but the company does have documentation showing that the first consumer sale of “the walking wire toy” was 70 years ago at the Gimbel's department store in Philadelphia, on Nov.

Rick Moranis said no to Ghostbusters cameo because 'it didn't make sense'

Ghostbusters is back with an all-female cast and so far nearly all the living actors from the original films have agreed to appear. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver are set to make cameos in Paul Feig's reboot starring Melissa McCarthy and ...

Libby Kennedy from Neighbours hasn't aged at all in 21 years since she started ...

After 20 years most people tend to look a less sprightly version of their younger selves. Libby Kennedy on the other hand could just be walking into Ramsay Street for the first time. It's been 21 years since Kym Valentine had her first outing in the ...

What happened to Rebecca Ritters aka Hannah Martin from Neighbours?

She turned up in Ramsay Street in 1992 and quickly became a fan favourite with her rebellious streak and firm friendship with Lance and Anne Wilkinson. But what the heck happened to her? She totally disappeared from TV and didn't even make it back for ...

Sigourney Weaver joins the cast of female-fronted Ghostbusters remake

Director Paul Feig confirmed the news on Twitter, writing: 'Gang, trying to keep surprises but this is about to leak, so I'll tell you myself: the awesome Sigourney Weaver is going to be in our movie!' Sigourney starred in the 1984 film and the sequel ...

Naomi! Karolina! Coco! Supermodels in fab gowns add high drama to Zac Posen ...

To showcase Posen's spring/summer 2013 collection, one famous model after another came out onto the outdoor catwalk at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in slinky day dresses and form-fitting red carpet gowns. As the sun set on a cool night, Kelly ...

August 30, 2024 is also Franchise Appreciation Day, Toasted Marshmallow Day