Madballs
1986 TV commercial title card for Madballs | |
| Type | Bouncy balls |
|---|---|
| Invented by | AmToy |
| Company | Cloudco Entertainment |
| Country | United States |
| Availability | 1986–present |
| Materials | Rubber, foam |
| Slogan | "Freaky fun for everyone!" |
| Official website | |
Madballs is a series of toy foam balls originally created by AmToy, a subsidiary company of American Greetings (now Cloudco Entertainment) in the mid-1980s, later being revived by Art Asylum (2007–2008) and Just Play, Inc. (2017–2019). The balls incorporated gross-out humor and each was given a character synopsis and an odd name. The toyline expanded into a franchise with a comic book series, two direct-to-video animated cartoons, and a video game for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64.