Gator Golf
Encyclopedia
Gator Golf is a children's miniature golf
ing toy from the American game company Milton Bradley
. It was released in 1994. In the game, children take turns putting into the mouth of a motorized plastic gator figure, which then flings the ball off its tail and spins around, creating a new challenge for the next player. Gator Golfs commercial tag line was "Gator Golf - what could be greater than playing a game of golf with a gator?" It was then released again in 2008.
It is currently marketed under the "Elefun and Friends" banner with Elefun
and Hungry Hungry Hippos
.
. Führer submitted his idea for Gator Golf (then known as Crocodile Golf) to Milton Bradley in November 1992. Führer worked with Peter Russo on the project. Milton Bradley asked him to consider using a different animal in the game, such as a beaver or a dragon, but Führer's original idea remained mostly intact. The game debuted at the 1994 American International Toy Fair
, and became one of the most popular children's toys of the 1994 Christmas season.
The game was released again in 2008, without the spins & changing the color to green to orange.
Miniature golf
Miniature golf, or minigolf, is a miniature version of the sport of golf. While the international sports organization World Minigolf Sport Federation prefers to use the name "minigolf", the general public in different countries has also many other names for the game: miniature golf, mini-golf,...
ing toy from the American game company Milton Bradley
Milton Bradley Company
The Milton Bradley Company is an American game company established by Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860. In 1920, it absorbed the game production of McLoughlin Brothers, formerly the largest game manufacturer in the United States, and in 1987, it purchased Selchow and Righter,...
. It was released in 1994. In the game, children take turns putting into the mouth of a motorized plastic gator figure, which then flings the ball off its tail and spins around, creating a new challenge for the next player. Gator Golfs commercial tag line was "Gator Golf - what could be greater than playing a game of golf with a gator?" It was then released again in 2008.
It is currently marketed under the "Elefun and Friends" banner with Elefun
Elefun
Elefun is a popular children's game from Hasbro. The object of the game is to use your net to catch as many butterflies as possible as they fly from a plastic elephant's metre-long trunk, a plastic chute through which the paper butterflies travel, propelled up by a motor in the elephant, called...
and Hungry Hungry Hippos
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Hungry Hungry Hippos is a tabletop game made for young children, currently produced by Hasbro, under the brand of its subsidiary, Milton Bradley. It was published in 1967 and introduced in 1978...
.
History
Gator Golf was designed by toymaker Robert B. Führer, who had also developed the 1990 game Crocodile DentistCrocodile Dentist
Crocodile Dentist is a game made for young children, first published by Milton Bradley in 1990. A smaller travel version of the game was released in 1993. The game was the brainchild of Robert B...
. Führer submitted his idea for Gator Golf (then known as Crocodile Golf) to Milton Bradley in November 1992. Führer worked with Peter Russo on the project. Milton Bradley asked him to consider using a different animal in the game, such as a beaver or a dragon, but Führer's original idea remained mostly intact. The game debuted at the 1994 American International Toy Fair
American International Toy Fair
The American International Toy Fair is one of a few major toy industry trade shows held around the world. It is held annually in mid February in New York City's Toy Center, located at 23rd Street at the crossover of Fifth Avenue and Broadway and at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, and is...
, and became one of the most popular children's toys of the 1994 Christmas season.
The game was released again in 2008, without the spins & changing the color to green to orange.