If you grew up in the 1990s, there’s a good chance you either owned a Sky Dancers doll—or got smacked by one.
The spinning fairy toys became one of the decade’s biggest crazes after launching in 1994 by Galoob Toys. Marketed as magical dolls that could gracefully fly through the air, Sky Dancers quickly became a must-have toy for kids everywhere. But behind the fun was a toy that eventually became infamous for being surprisingly dangerous.
The dolls worked by placing them feet-first into a launcher and pulling a cord that sent them spinning upward like tiny helicopters. In commercials, they floated gently into kids’ hands. In real life? The results were often far less elegant.
The toy became such a phenomenon that it expanded into its own animated television series in 1997, which ran for 27 episodes and introduced kids to the fantasy world behind the fairies. The brand also branched into books and video games as the craze continued to grow.
But by June 2000, the toys were officially recalled after mounting injury reports tied to their unpredictable flight patterns. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Galoob received roughly 150 reports involving injuries to both children and adults. The incidents included scratched corneas, temporary blindness, broken teeth, facial cuts requiring stitches, a mild concussion, and even a broken rib.
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The CPSC later announced that Galoob agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty related to allegations that the company failed to report the defects and injuries in a timely manner. Roughly 8.9 million Sky Dancers were recalled nationwide after being sold between 1994 and 2000 for anywhere between $8 and $25.
Ironically, the toys’ unpredictability became part of their lasting reputation. One reviewer called the doll “tools of war,” and even recalled using them during childhood fights because they were especially effective as a weapon.
If you want to get your hands on these whimsical weapons, head on over to eBay, where retailers are selling the dolls for $50-$100 a piece.
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