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Commentor Name:	Rob Lambert
Comments left:	Good point, FB! While I'm not defending Honor House's deceptive practices, here's a little history: The first Honor House ads appeared in Archie comic books in 1956. Those were for the toy tanks and submarines, made of vinyl and after assembly, which could fit two kids under ten years old. Around 1963, the company marketed the glow-in-the-dark, seven foot tall, Frankenstein and other monster figures, also vinyl and needing assembly. The name came from the company's pledge to "honor" its money-back guarantee on anything it sold. The Sea Monkeys pictured in the ads looked way to "humanized" to be for real. In 1972, Honor House began breaking up into smaller "sub-companies," that still sold the same novelty items. While the Whoopie Cushion was about their sleaziest item, most of the novelties sold were geared toward family fun.
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