Name: Magic Date Ball

Release Date: ???

Brand: Tyco (?)

Stock Number: 37096 (?)

Was this Magic Date Ball with Blue Text actually create dby Tyco?  Honestly, I have no proof of that fact.  However, I have come across anecdotal evidence.

• Several sources reference the fact that Tyco released a Magic Date Ball while they owned the Magic 8 Ball trademarks
• I have seen at least

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I purchased this USi Magic 8 Ball on eBay having never heard of USi, though the tagline under their logo (Making Software Simple) made it fairly clear this was a technology company.  Unfortunately, the seller had previously purchased it elsewhere themselves, so had no further details.  A press release from 2000 describes the company thusly-

USinternetworking Inc. (Nasdaq:USIX) is a leading Application Service Provider delivering e-commerce and enterprise software

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Name: High School Musical Magic 8 Ball

Release Date: 2006

Brand: Mattel

Stock Number: L4310

Disney Channel’s High School Musical swept the tween world by storm in 2006 and managed to survive for nearly three years (and two sequels) before suffering the fate of most Disney original programming – indifference.  Luckily for Mattel, they cranked out the High School Musical Magic 8 Ball early in 2006.  Of…

Name: SpongeBob SquarePants Magic 8 Ball

Release Date: 2008

Brand: Mattel

Stock Number: R1895

This is, at least, the third official SpongeBob SquarePants Magic 8 Ball, but the first released directly by Mattel.  Previous SpongeBob’s were released under license by Sababa Toys and as an unofficial Magic 8 Ball by Burger King.

I started this website over my frustration at being unable to find a complete list of Magic 8 Balls anywhere on the internet. In my research I soon realized that a truly complete list of all Magic 8 Balls ever made is essentially impossible, but was still frustrated at the brevity and contradictory nature of the few lists I was able to find.

So now, I present to you…