Glo Worm
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- This article is about the 1980's toy series. See Glowworm for the insect larvae.
Glo Worm was a stuffed toy for young children that glowed in the dark and was designed by Hasbro Preschool and made in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It was the must have toy of 1982 and at Christmas sold out almost immediately much like the Tickle Me Elmo phenomenon in 1996.
Since the original toy was such a success Hasbro released a series of story books, night lights, videos and other merchandise that continued until the early 1990's.
In 1986, Playskool released a number of Glo Worm toy lines that glowed but were made of hard plastic. These were so successful that American fast food chain Wendys in 1989 also released a series of 12 hard plastic Glo Worms to advertise their chain. Their names were;
- Glo Snugbug
- Glo Snail
- Glo Doodlebug
- Glo Bug
- Glo Grannybug
- Glo Clutterbug
- Glo Bashfulbug
- Glo Butterfly
- Glo Bopbug
- Glo Cricket
- Glo Skunkbug
- Glo Bookbug
Additional characters included:
- Glo Nuttybug
- Glo Sniffle Snail
- Glo Firefly
- Glo Hopper
- Glo Spider
- Glo Bopbug
- Glo Flutterbug
- Glo Turtle (shell opens to carry Glo Friends)