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Skip-It!
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- The Skip-It was invented by Avi Arad, Maggie Harvey and Mel Kennedy in the 1980s, and manufactured by Tiger Electronics.
- In 2011, Time magazine included the Skip-It in their list of the 100 greatest toys ever.Â
- The Skip-It was based on the 1960s toy the Lemon Twist, which featured a lemon-shaped weight was spun around the ankle.
- In the 1990s, the Skip-It was updated to have a counter to record the number of skips, which doubled its sales from the ’80s.Â
- The ’90s commercial featuring the counter had such a memorable jingle, we included it our countdown: The 10 Best ‘90s Commercial Jingles To Get Stuck In Your Head – Ranked.Â
- The Skip-It was invented by Avi Arad, Maggie Harvey and Mel Kennedy in the 1980s, and manufactured by Tiger Electronics.
- In 2011, Time magazine included the Skip-It in their list of the 100 greatest toys ever.Â
- The Skip-It was based on the 1960s toy the Lemon Twist, which featured a lemon-shaped weight was spun around the ankle.
- In the 1990s, the Skip-It was updated to have a counter to record the number of skips, which doubled its sales from the ’80s.Â
- The ’90s commercial featuring the counter had such a memorable jingle, we included it our countdown: The 10 Best ‘90s Commercial Jingles To Get Stuck In Your Head – Ranked.Â
