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Inch Worm
by Empire
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This memory was added on: December 23,2005
I Still remember how much fun it was to ride. I got it for Christmas. It was a simpler time back then. Sometimes I wish I could go back to that time. I eventually got to big for it and broke it.
Sharon
1968
craig.ups@verizon.net
This memory was added on: December 15,2005
OMG!!! I can't believe that there is this site to add our memories of Inchworm!! lol, I just saw this movie called Roll Bounce tonight and saw an inchworm in the front yard in one of the scenes! I came online and typed in inchworm and I found this! I remember fondly that this toy was my absolute favorite! I used to scoot and ride this toy down the street everyday. Sadly, it was one of the toys my parents gave away in a garage sale so that we could move to California when I was 6 :( what a sad day that was. Thank you for this site..it's always good to remember things that made you so happy in your youth!
Michelle
1973
butterfly73v@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: December 13,2005
I LOVED my inchworm. My twin sister and I got them for Christmas. Long about Spring our older brothers decided it was time to ride them down our steep driveway in a race. Those inchworms broke in half and the boys tried to apoxy and tape them back together so we wouldnt notice. Mom was mad and we cried for weeks. The minute we sat on them after the repair they split in two. So sad to lose a favorite that way but I can't count the times that story has been told time and again at family gatherings.
KT
1967
This memory was added on: December 11,2005
I can't tell you how happy I am to find fellow inch worm lovers! My sister and I spent hours creaking up and down the hallway and took great pride in cleaning him with q-tips. I am strongly considdering getting one for my kids on e-bay, I wonder if they will take as much pleasure from him?
C
1970
cnolsher@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: December 10,2005
oh I wanted this toy so bad....my friend around the block had one...and as a horse crazed lunatic since day one...at 5 years old...this was as close as I could get..I still have dreams about this toy...sigh..."the inch worm"...the toy I never got...:(
syl
1971
ottawa_boo@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: December 9,2005
I never had an Inch Worm, but I was forever eyeing the one my nextdoor neighbor had and forever plotting ways to snatch it. I have ALWAYS wanted one, and I'm going to pray to the toy faerie that someone eventually makes an adult-sized Inch Worm! =)
Kat
1970
starmekitten@sbcglobal.net
This memory was added on: December 9,2005
I still remember when it was just the two of us, me and my inch worm. I loved my inch worm! When I felt a need for speed...I'd hold on tight and zoom through the house on my inch worm. Those were the good ol' days.
Bernadette
1970
This memory was added on: December 3,2005
I was 2 or 3 when I had an Inchworm, so I don't really remember a whole lot about mine, but my mom says I absolutely loved and and would ride it for hours.
Lori
1972
lsmpeevy_72@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: December 2,2005
They sell them on ebay. They sell around $130+. I can't remember how much they were originally. I have had 2. One during my childhood and one as an adult. I don't ride it but I love having it.
iggygirl1969
1969
iggiesr4me@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: December 2,2005
Oh this was THE best toy ever. And it made this God-awful creaking sound as you inched along. What a sad day it was when I looked outside and saw that my brother had removed the inchworm's tires and put them on his go-kart.
Dani
1970
letesoleil@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: December 1,2005
When I was little, I had an inchworm and loved him so much. I remember my mom gave him away to my neighbor. She did not ask if she could. She thought I had outgrown him. I was so upset. Last year, my boyfriend and I were talking about the toys that we owned during childhood. I told him about my inchworm and how much I loved him. At 35, my boyfriend bought me one. I am too big to ride him but I sure love having it.
amy lewing
1969
iggiesr4me@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: November 21,2005
This was my FAVORITE toy as a child. I have fond memories of riding my inch worm until it was stolen from my grandparent's home. I tell everyone about my inch worm and many don't remember this toy. A colleague just sent me this link! I'm so happy to see how many people loved this toy. If I had kids, I'd definitely buy it for them. I'm tempted to get it for myself but don't think I'd ever get the guts to bounce on this thing in public.
Jenny
1974
jtd5374@msn.com
This memory was added on: November 19,2005
OMG I LOVE THIS LITTLE TOY ... I REMEMBER RIDING IT EVERY WHERE...
jeanette
1970
lesterky@charter.net
This memory was added on: November 15,2005
I want my inchworm back!!!!! This was one of my favorite toys - I remember riding around on it at my grandparents' farm house!!! Where, oh where, has my little inchworm gone?!
: )
Kristin
1970
kixlover@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: November 11,2005
My sister Kelly got an Inch Worm for Christmas one year. She was 3 or 4 years old at the time which would have been 1972-1973. She was always a chubby little thing and I use to get a real kick out of watching her almost break his back. That toy was tough. She would ride the hound of it. I'll never forget it.
Candace
1967
Homesley
This memory was added on: November 7,2005
OMG! I loved this toy as a kid. I don't recall how old I was but it wasn't that old. This was one of my all time faves. I used to bounce my baby brothers up and down the sidewalk at my Me-maw's place. Once I got to big for it, it got passed down to my brothers. We wore that poor little inch worm out, but it was well loved. Even some of the neighbor kids would get in on the fun. Wonderful memories.
Melissa
1974
pagangoddess2_21@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: November 4,2005
I got this for Christmas in 1971 when I was three!!! Oh, the memories......I loved this!!!
Lisa
1968
Lisa.Gerlach@CSFBMortgageservices.com
This memory was added on: November 4,2005
I cant tell you how much I loved my inchworm, It was 1984 when I got my inchworm and it was the best toy I ever had. Thanks for the wonderful memory.
candace
1981
This memory was added on: November 3,2005
I'm so curious to know the entire jingle to the Inchworm toy song. I recall hearing it when I was a teen, but I only some of the words now. Does anyone out there know the entire jingle? Thanks. Marty65380@aol.com
Marty
1957
marty65380@aol.com
This memory was added on: November 2,2005
I had one of these... wonderful fun for me and my friend Shirley at my grandmother's house. unlike many riding toys you didn't peddle or anything just bounced... what kids do best if it aint bouncing off the walls let em bounce on an inchworm.... I found one on a site when I entered vintage toys as a search... think it was like the 5th site on the list... they wanted $250 still in the box. I see someone said no price too high... maybe that is just the one for them.
Tracy
1971
This memory was added on: October 24,2005
I am 35 now and still have my original inch worm. I loved riding that so much. I won't let anyone ride it now as I am really afraid it may break do to some oxidizing to the plastic. This was one of three things I made sure I took when the "break up happened"
Ron
1970
rgubry@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: October 20,2005
I was in love with my Inchworm back in the 70's!I rode that thing up and down hundreds of times, and shared it with my sisters and brother growing up in Brooklyn before we moved and who knows where it went after that. Now I'm a 35 year old wife, mom of 2, and avid garage sale hunter living in Warwick, NY. You could'nt imagine the UTTER JOY I felt when I found my childhood friend just minutes from my home. My husband did'nt understand why I was so excited but seriously, picture this grown woman running toward a garage sale inchworm, hair flying back, and practically near tears when I grabbed it up and hugged it like a long lost member of my family!!!! P.S. I bought it for just 3 bucks!!
Theresa Hammel
1970
HammsGrl @Warwick.net
This memory was added on: October 13,2005
My father used to remove the noisy stuff from my toys before I got them...He spent all night trying to remove the sound maker from this toy after searching everywhere for one for me in the early 70's. It could not be done. HA!!! Served him right for altering an innocent child's toys!!!!!!!
I can still hear that sound in my head. I loved that toy. Must have put 50,000 miles on it on our sidewalk alone!!!!!
What joy to see one again!!!!!
Joanne
1968
Josiej1@cox.net
This memory was added on: September 20,2005
My mom mentioned this to me last night, she is looking for one for my 2 1/2 year old (she's hunting on ebay-no price is too high) Funny, I had one, loved it-but I don't remember the noise it made....
susan
1972
shardy@dhhs.st.nh.us
This memory was added on: September 19,2005
I was just waxing poetic at work about the Inchworm toy. I'm 32, and I remember riding it all over the place and feeling SOOOO COOOL on it!
I also remember pulling it up beside my dad's car, and the two of us working on repairs together. Looking at the picture now, I wonder exactly what I was repairing?
Chloe
0973
jmcawr@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: August 27,2005
Wow, memories... My favorite present from Santa was my Inchworn. I still have the picture my mom took of me sitting on it. I was so excited! I remember my parents telling me not to sit on it in the livingroom (I guess the noise annoyed them) so I would just pull it behind me and pet it like a dog.
Megan
1980
This memory was added on: August 24,2005
I just turned 34 yesterday and had an inchworm and loved it. Unfortunately, my father backed over it in his white Cutlass Supreme and my inchworm had to be duct-taped, which is how I am photographed on him in later pictures. Now I can laugh about it.
Allison
1971
leogypsy@bellsouth.net
This memory was added on: August 6,2005
Oh,i'm so happy to see him again! i'm 24 now and the inchworm was a big part of my childhood. i played with him all the time,but my mom couldn't stand the inching sound. So Mr.inchworm mysteriously "disappeared" to my grandfather's workshop. When he eventually reappeared the inching sound was gone. it just wasn't the same...
Holly Starr
1981
candycaneswirlgirl@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: July 23,2005
I have thought about this toy forever. lol I too had one when i was little. I am now 34 yrs old and would love to have one again. It almost made me cry seeing the picture of it. I have fond memories of being young with all the people i love still alive. The InchWorm was a friend. It is good to see his picture again.
Tammie
1970
This memory was added on: July 18,2005
I remember my inch worm quite fondly.....here is yet another toy they could make for adults.
Meg
1973
mls722@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: July 15,2005
Dana Mulkey age 32 I can remember when I was a child and going over to my grandmothers house ,she had two inch worms there that were for my twin cousins , I can remember being so excited to go there and my dad taking them out of the storage shed so i could ride one. Now i have 4 children and my youngest son is 3, i would love to find one so he could ride it and i could take a picture of him on it and hand it down generations. If any one has one to sell email me a dmulkey@gategourmet.com. Thanks!
Dana Mulkey
1972
dmulkey@gategourmet.com
This memory was added on: July 7,2005
I'm 27,i had one and have no clue what my mother did with it,I have 2 kids and wish i knew where it went.My daughter is turning 1 on july 21,2005 and im trying to get one for her.He was the coolest toy I've ever had.Im hoping to find one for her and my 3 year old son to play on.Im hoping to find one before her birthday,they are so cute.mines name was scooby the inch worm
Kelly
1977
Kellysassy28@msn.com
This memory was added on: July 3,2005
I loved my inch worm. I got in the early 70s, gave it to my cousins in the 80s, my kids rode it in the ninties, now my cousins kids are riding it! Talk about a timeless toy!!
Lynne
1968
This memory was added on: June 19,2005
i am now 35 and i still have mine in mint condition! now my nephew uses it all the time
jennifer
1970
jen-mazzeo@sbcglobal.net
This memory was added on: April 24,2005
My girlfriend across the street from me growing up had one of those. I wanted one in the worst way. She let me ride it a couple times but mostly I remember seeing it sit in her shed left untouched. I could of put such miles on that thing. :(
Lisa
1970
This memory was added on: April 15,2005
There's a home video I have where my sister is learning to ride a bike, and im in the background on my inchworm! My parents were obviously focusing on my sister,and I'm in the background with my hair in a ponytail straight on top of my head, bouncing away. As I'm getting further and further away (although rather slowly because I was pushing it forward so the wheels made the cranking sound), my mom finally looks and goes, "Oh jeez...Dannie's way out there." My dad zooms in as my mom starts calling for me to come back, and boy did I ever bounce away then!! I got pretty far before mom caught up and took away inchy. I had to walk back...not nearly as fun!
Daniella
1986
This memory was added on: April 7,2005
I had to share my inch worm with 8 of my cousins at my grannys house, even though i had to wait my turn i enjoyed ever second on that thing!
JenDamage
1980
This memory was added on: March 11,2005
I was about 5 years old and we lived on a hill that had a long side walk that went from my house down to the end of the street. I loved riding my inch worm all the way down as it made a "scruching" noise that was I guess a happy sound as I made my way down to the corner.I got some pretty good speed ( for a 5 year old) I could almost get him back up the hill. But I would get stuck half way and end up pushing him back the rest of the way.I spent alot of time going back and forth on my old buddy. I dont remember what happened to him. But to this day I think of that toy with joy as I drive up or down that street.I wish they still made him I know my niece and nephew would have loved him as much as I did.
Lesley
1967
auntickky@aol.com
This memory was added on: March 10,2005
I am 32 now with seven kids of my own, but I still remember my grandmother bringing me this as a present. My mom still has the videotape of me sooooooooo excited about getting it. My dad videotaped me for such a long time. I was only like 3. Seeing the inch worm now after all this time brings back such memories, especially since my father passed away last year. I would LOVE to have one now although I think I'd just enjoy the memories and probably would'nt let my kids on such a vintage toy.
amy
1972
mabianconi714@earthlink.net
This memory was added on: February 26,2005
I have the fondest memories of this toy..I have been trying to find one on e-bay for my kids now! I remember riding it down our sidewalk when we lived in Valley Stream, LI when I was about 2 years old. There are also some infamous pics of me as well in the house riding this thing butt naked!
Tracy
1969
tracyann_podias@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: February 4,2005
I loved my inchworm so much. My neighbor and I each had one and I can remember "racing around the block". After about a half hour and only gong 100 feet we would half run/half ride it the rest of the way. I even had an inchworm birthday cake once.
Todd
1967
tm2401@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: February 1,2005
I remember my Inch Worm..I loved it so much and I would ride it everywhere I went. That is until it broke. I remember I cried for days. I really missed my Inch Worm.I have kids now and I wish I could find one for my 2 year old. I know she would love him like I did.
Roma
1971
romaevjen@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: January 19,2005
I had one. I used to ride it like anyone else and it was ok. However, my fondest memory was when we were playing with smaller action figures in the following years like Star Wars, Gi Joe, and eventually transformers. I was gettig a little old to be doing it but I had the advantage of ownignolder toys like inch worm. I came from a day when things were bigger than my little brother's toys. Inch worm was still around the house and when we assembled our super teams from different genres to prepare for battles, I'd go for inch worm as it served as a huge dinosaur that even the biggest transformer could not compete with.
Jay
1971
jaypennell@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: January 16,2005
I wanted an Inch Worm but never got it!! I remind my parents to this day!! My father claims that they were not safe and were taken off the market. Is this true? I still look at flea markets and toy shows...... :(
Dan
1967
daddyluvslucy@aol.com
This memory was added on: January 8,2005
I loved this toy! One of the happiest times of my life was at one of my siblings baptism, and the entire family was gathered on the back patio for the special occasion (in their loud, colorful 70's fashionwear). And, I remember being so happy and obsessed with constantly riding this things because it was so much fun to me?? Odd, I know. I went back and forth on the patio in my own little world (and the patio wasn't very large). It was a happy time for me.
1967
cherilynka@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: December 31,2004
I wanted one and never got it. Never got the Easy Bake Oven either. Gee, "thanks," Retro Toys...
Actually, I am really loving this site. Thanks for the memories. :)
Wendy
1969
This memory was added on: December 6,2004
I had two Inch Worms, I wore the first one out. I loved this more than any other toy. I tried to find one for my daughter when she little but they are nowhere to be found anymore. It's sad, I think kids today would love them as much as I did.
Amanda
1969
alluptmor@grandecom.net
This memory was added on: December 5,2004
this toy was kool
sue
1957
This memory was added on: December 2,2004
I remeber this it was my brothers then got handed down to me it was a good retro think its in our loft
sharon
1964
This memory was added on: December 2,2004
This was a odd toy never seen one quite like it since
david
1960
This memory was added on: September 18,2004
Believe it or not, my inchworm is still at my mother's house! It was my favorite toy somehow never got thrown out. My niece and nephew enjoy it today as much as I did when I was a kid.
Heather
1969
maceo699@cs.com
This memory was added on: August 9,2004
Yes, I had an Inchworm. It was an interesting concept. I remember, my sister pushing me on it one time when I was six. She would push me so that I would go down our carport and down the driveway to the street. One push introduced me to a brick wall. I have the scar on my forehead to this day. Amazing, I did not need stitches!
Larry G
1971
shadyarcady@aol.com
This memory was added on: July 15,2004
I still recall the TV commmercial jingle..."inch worm inch worm ...rolly polly inch worm..." I'm I wacked? Is that jingle for a different toy or product?
Rick Rockwell
1969
wizcheese@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: July 5,2004
I never had one and I wanted one so bad from seeing the commercials. I remember the girl who rode it had the best outfit ever, it was a brown sweater with matching plaid pants... I remember idolizing her, her outfit and the inch worm. Gosh, I think I need therapy over this one...
Marybeth
1962
mbplus3gs@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: June 10,2004
I remember this little cute plastic worm!!! He was my little side kick growing up. I couldn't ever let him go. I think he still remains in my garage, perhaps for my future children. Thanx for the memory trigger.
Terisa
'85
button66@alloymail.com
This memory was added on: May 29,2004
Oh man i remember my inch worm. I was the only girl on my block with an inch worm. I use to sleep with it next to my bed. i still have my inch worm in my parents basement. Those were good days
Herlunda
1969
Loni_ross@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: May 25,2004
Boy I loved my Inch Worm.....and my Hippity-Hop....and my Sit-n-Spin.....and my Big Wheel.....and my Holly Hobby cardboard clubhouse :| The difference between toys of yesteryear and today is really saddening. They really should bring back toys for the imagination. O no, I sound like my mother! :(
Melissa
1971
This memory was added on: May 8,2004
I almost cried when I saw it! Looking at things from your childhood and all its purity..I can't believe how touched I was seeing it. My mom took a picture of me on it with pigtails flying!
Elizabethsmane
1968
Elizabethsmane@aol.com
This memory was added on: May 3,2004
I never had one. My cousins had one and i tried it once (for about 1 minute. I felt like an idiot). They didn't really use it, either. There was only one inch worm and six of my cousins, but no one ever really rode it. No one ever fought over it. It never could compare with my "Huffy" bike. Anyone remember those? They were sort of like the first mountain bikes with the thick "knobby tires". And it had a big sort of plaque with a number 4 on the front between the handlebars, like a race car number (i really don't know why). I also had one of those really tall orange flags (like 6 feet tall) attached to the back of my bike. It kept falling off though. Dad could never get it to stay on. My friends and i used to lay caterpillars on my driveway and run over them on our Huffy bikes. I'll always remember their green innards that used to squirt out of their heads and back ends. My driveway looked like a war zone (for caterpillars, that is).
joe
1967
This memory was added on: April 5,2004
You know, I don't remember actually ever using the thing. I do remember it as an overturned fixture in the corner of the yard by the sandbox. The plastic cracked through in a bunch of places and the metal band inside was very rusted. Those worms just don't stand up to Wisconsin winters. Then I remember mowing around the thing when I got old enough to have to mow the lawn. The grass growing over it got to be like a foot long. Rest in peace, Inch worm
James
1974
This memory was added on: March 18,2004
My Brother and I each got one for Christmas one year and Boy did we love them!! We would race each other down the driveway. I have a three year old now and am looking for one for her. Can't find them anywhere!!
Kelly
1968
calkel3@msn.com
This memory was added on: February 27,2004
My sister loved this thing. Big goofy grin on her face going down the sidewalk, with red yarnie like thingy's holding her pig tails in. Man I am old
catherine
1967
rauchgirl1@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: February 13,2004
All the sissies in my neighborhood rode the Inch Worm. The few righteous kids rode Sit-N-Spins until they puked on the sissies. Unfortunately, I spent my childhood trapped in a plastic bubble.
Boy In The
1965
larkski@mailcity.com
This memory was added on: January 28,2004
actually I was riding an inch worm the day Elvis died. I was in lower Michigan with my Aunt and cousin, and they came outside crying--the King is gone----I just kept riding the Inch Worm--man that thing was fun.
keri s.
1969
kerbear49911@msn.com
This memory was added on: January 13,2004
I loved my inch worm but the wheels didnt do backwards
diane
1970
mals32003@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: January 9,2004
boy did i ever want a hoppity-hop!
V
1968
applemuppet@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: December 28,2003
i remember the inchworm i grew up in the 1970s and my grandma got it for me at sears for christmas 1973 and i remember hoppity hops and 1970s bop bags my email is pepboy20032002@yahoo.com
john baker
1968
pepboy20032002@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: November 25,2003
Oh my God! I still have mine. I remember I got it for Xmas one year. I loved the noise it made, the antenna made cool "Boingy" noises too. Too bad that my kids never saw the point of it.
Island Gyrl215
1973
honeybee215777@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: October 18,2003
My best friend growing up had one, we used to fight over playing with it. But it was a lot of fun, that friend and I still laugh about it thirty years later..........
Gina
1963
davidwein@msn.com
This memory was added on: August 11,2003
"inch worm ya gotta know,....want ya with me everywhere I go..."
soho
1960
This memory was added on: July 12,2003
My little brother had this thing......and the infamous "Big Wheel" when it first hit the market.
HeyJoe
1964
This memory was added on: June 28,2003
I had one of these when i was a little boy. I was about three. Loved that worm with all my heart. The next best thing to my Big Wheel.
Victor Vasquez (NYC)
1967
Diversityny@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: June 17,2003
You know, I think I must have always wanted one of these, because when my son (born in 1982) was about 3, I bought one for him. Maybe they're still around. It sort of made a lot of noise though, living on the 2nd floor of a 2 story apartment. He sure is cute.
Faith
1959
radisky@webtv.net
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