Note: This is an article about the Worlds of Wonder toy company. For information on the Worlds of Wonder role-playing game, see Worlds of Wonder.

Worlds of Wonder or WoW was a 1980s American toy company, founded by former Atari employees, including Don Kingsborough. Their successful products included:

• Teddy Ruxpin, a story reading bear, in 1985
• Lazer Tag, an early version of Laser Tag in 1986.
• Action Max, a VCR and light gun game in 1987
• Julie, an interactive talking doll in 1987
• The Talking Mickey Mouse, an animated version of the iconic mouse

They also distributed the Nintendo Entertainment System in the United States during its first few years.

Worlds Of Wonder went bankrupt in 1988, after the stock market crash on Black Monday (1987). Later versions of "Teddy Ruxpin" were brought out by Playskool and Yes! Entertainment, while the "Lazer Tag" brand was continued by Tiger Electronics.

External links

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• Worlds of Wonder page on Vidgame.net

Toy companies of the United States