The classic toy -- the one that's supposed to magically ... a Slinky Frog and a Slinky Caterpillar. Modern-day variations include the plastic Slinky, the giant Slinky and the Sound FX Slinky ...

Betty James, who named the toy her husband invented -- the Slinky -- and rebuilt the toy company he abandoned, making the springy plaything a pervasive part of American culture, has died. She was 90.

And over the years, the toy has remained pretty affordable. The brand itself has also been sold a bunch of times. This year, Slinky was bought by Just Play Products when Alex Brands shuttered.

“the toy people wanted no part of.” The Slinky was actually invented years earlier, in 1943, when James was a mechanical engineer in a Philadelphia shipyard. As TIME’s list of the All-TIME ...

There are few sights more satisfying than watching a Slinky descend a flight of stairs, and lining the toy up just right to walk down every step elicits the same feeling as sinking a three-pointer ...

There is a Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin ride at Hong Kong Disneyland, a caterpillar style ride ... I'm crazy excited for this new land. I love the Toy Story series (even though the third movie made ...

Which Toy Story Slinky Dog toys are best? Slinky Dog from “Toy Story” is based on an original toy from Slinky that was released in 1952. It was redesigned in 1995 following the release of the ...

We’ve searched the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office archives for the original patents and backstories on the now-beloved Toy Story characters. Slinky Dog, AKA “Slink,” is Woody’s loyal ...

(“Toy Hunter”), a New Jersey-based toy expert featured on the show. “People know what a Slinky is, and to really put a historical backstory behind a lot of these is to educate consumers ...

He turned it into a best-selling toy at Gimbel’s department store and one of the most enduring playthings in the world. The first boy to play with a Slinky – Tom James, the son of it’s inventor – says ...

The anticipation is almost too much to bear. — -- The much-anticipated opening of Walt Disney World's Toy Story Land is set for June 30, and "Good Morning America" has six fun facts about the ...