The first Slinky television commercial aired in 1946 on Miss Patty’s Romper Room. The Slinky’s famous jingle, written by Homer Fesperman and Charles Weagley, was introduced in 1962. Some say the jingle is the longest-running in advertising history, and in 1990, USA Today reported that 90% of adults surveyed knew it. The Slinky was accidentally invented in 1943 by Richard James, a naval engineer working on a project involving tension springs. While testing the springs, James observed one fall to

The History of the Slinky