JAKKS Pacific's Fly Wheels(TM) Lineup Jumps onto Toy Wishes 'Hot Dozen' List for 2005; Magic Glow Doodle Bear and Cabbage Patch Kids Babies are #1 Picks in the Plush and Doll Categories.MALIBU, Calif. -- JAKKS Pacific JAKKS Pacific, Inc. NASDAQ: JAKK is is a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of toys and consumer products and is based in Malibu, California. Its product categories include action figures, art activity kits, stationery, writing instruments, performance , Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK) announced today that its Fly Wheels(TM) toy line toy line n. Chiefly Southern U.S. The line used in a game of marbles. , this year's newest toy sensation, was predicted to be one of the 12 hottest toys for the 2005 holiday season by Toy Wishes magazine, the ultimate guide to family entertainment. The Holiday 2005 issue of Toy Wishes, unveiled at the Toy Wishes Holiday Media Preview event in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. last week, also features JAKKS Pacific's Radio Control Fly Wheels toy on the cover. "We are honored that our Fly Wheels, Cabbage Patch Kids Cabbage Patch Kids are a brand of doll created by Xavier Roberts in 1978. The original dolls were all cloth and were available at local craft shows, and later at Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia. Babies and Magic Glow Doodle Bears toy lines were acknowledged as top holiday picks by Toy Wishes magazine -- with the Fly Wheels toy assortment included on the Hot Dozen list, and Magic Glow Doodle Bears and Cabbage Patch Kids Babies from our Play Along division as #1 picks and All Stars in the doll and plush categories," said Jack McGrath Jack McGrath (October 8 1919 Los Angeles, California - November 6 1955 Phoenix, Arizona) was an American racecar driver. McGrath won the first CRA (California Roadster Association) championship in 1946 and was dubbed "King of the Hot Rods. , senior vice president of operations, JAKKS Pacific, Inc. "The concept of Fly Wheels is so fun and innovative, it's extremely exciting to see the popularity of the line with consumers and that people have been embracing the new skateboard wheels, radio controlled Running and directing a remote device by wireless transmission. For decades, miniature model planes and cars have been built with radio controls so they can be run free of wires and cables. The model contains a receiver and the player uses a handheld transmitter to steer it. Fly Wheels products and the Rapid Fire Launcher playset." "Year after year, JAKKS Pacific continues to develop products that are both exciting and new to the toy industry," said Jim Silver, editor-in-chief of Toy Wishes. "Fly Wheels combine innovation and traditional play value to the boys category, and the highly collectible line can be enjoyed by all audiences -- everyone from boys aged 8 and up to adult auto enthusiasts will love Fly Wheels!" Industry experts Jim Silver, editor-in-chief of Toy Wishes Holiday 2005, and Chris Byrne Chris Byrne co-founded the band Black 47 with Larry Kirwan in 1989. While still with the band, he created a side project - the "celtic hip-hop" band Seanchai & the Unity Squad. "Seanchai" is Byrne's hip-hop stage name, loosely translated from Irish as 'storyteller'. , "The Toy Guy," test and review thousands of new toys, games, puzzles and gifts each year to identify the very best children's products for the upcoming holiday season. These selections are announced through Toy Wishes magazine, and the very best of the best receive the Hot Dozen distinction -- the top 12 products predicted to be the season's bestsellers. Michael Bernstein, JAKKS' senior vice president of boys marketing, added, "Fly Wheels toys have re-defined and set a new standard for performance in the toy vehicle category. We are very pleased to bring excitement back into the vehicle aisle. Fly Wheels has been an anchor that has given JAKKS' Road Champs(R) brand a significant increase in retail placement and business." JAKKS Pacific's Fly Wheels toys have sold millions of 1:10 scale replica wheels and were one of this year's summer toy phenomena. The Fly Wheels line has expanded to Skate Wheels, Performance Sets, the Toys 'R' Us exclusive Rapid-Fire Launcher playset, and the Fly Wheels RC -- a high-tech, high-performance, full-function radio-controlled stunt machine! Fly Wheels RC lets kids interchange their wheels to change the performance and variety of high-speed stunts on and off road! Doodle Bears, from JAKKS' Play Along division, is a unique toy line that combines the engaging activities of doodling and decorating with soft, plush items that can be washed for continuous doodling fun. Magic Glow(TM) Doodle Bears allow for doodling two different ways -- in the dark and in the light! Write secret messages and create designs with the washable markers, then use the Magic Glow Light Pen to write and expose notes in the dark. Hold the Doodle Bear up to the light, and then turn off the lights, and watch Doodle Bear glow! This holiday season promises to be busy in the Cabbage Patch Cabbage patch may refer to:
Other All Star acknowledgements and products featured in the magazine include, Play Along's Sky Dancers Sky Dancers were a toy marketed by Galoob Toys between 1994 and 2000. Galoob was purchased by Hasbro in 1998. The dolls themselves were pre-posed ballerina characters made of molded plastic, about the size of a Barbie Doll, and had foam wings attached permanently to their in the doll category and Care Bears Share a Story in plush, Road Champs' Custom Garage in vehicles, Flying Colors' If You Say Sew and Dora the Explorer Dora the Explorer is an animated television series that is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network. A pilot episode for the series aired in 1999, and Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. Rolling Activity cases in the activities category, and multiple titles from JAKKS' award-winning TV Games product line, including Dora the Explorer TV Games, Disney Princesses TV Games, Nicktoons TV Games and Star Wars TV Games. JAKKS' 2005 Hot Toys are available at mass and specialty retailers nationwide now. About JAKKS Pacific, Inc.: JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of toys and consumer products. The product categories include: Action Figures, Art Activity Kits, Stationery, Writing Instruments, Performance Kites, Water Toys, Sports Activity Toys, Vehicles, Infant/Pre-School, Plush, Construction Toys, Electronics, Dolls and Pet Toys and Accessories. The products are sold under various brand names including JAKKS Pacific(R), Play Along(R), Flying Colors Noun 1. flying colors - complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors" flying colours success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" (R), Road Champs(R), Child Guidance(R), Pentech(R), Trendmasters(R), Toymax(R), Funnoodle(R), Go Fly a Kite(R), Color Workshop(R), Pet Pal(TM) and Plug It In & Play TV Games(TM). The Company also participates in a joint venture with THQ THQ Toy Headquarters THQ Territorial Headquarters THQ Tehsil Headquarters (Pakistan) THQ The Holy Quran THQ Theater Headquarters Inc. that has exclusive worldwide rights to publish and market World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated media (focusing in television, Internet, and live events), and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in the professional wrestling industry, with major revenue sources (R) video games See video game console. . For further information, visit www.jakkspacific.com or www.tvgames.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995) that are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about JAKKS Pacific's business based partly on assumptions made by its management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such statements due to numerous factors, including, but not limited to, those described above, changes in demand for JAKKS' products, product mix, the timing of customer orders and deliveries, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and difficulties with integrating acquired businesses. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date on which they are made, and JAKKS undertakes no obligation to update any of them to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. |
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