1990s · toys
Sock'em Boppers
Inflatable boxing gloves that let siblings punch each other with parent approval. The jingle basically dared you to have a living-room match.
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Pictured: later Socker Boppers in use.
Image: Bill Rice · CC BY 2.0 · License
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- 90s
- Released
- 1993
- Category
- toys
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The pitch
More fun than a pillow fight! Sock Em Boppers are inflatable gloves you wear on your hands so you can bop your friends without anybody crying. Put them on, square up, and settle it like champions in the basement.
Why people remember it
- Big air-filled mitts made hits look dramatic, not painful.
- TV ads showed full tournaments in basements.
- They deflated at the worst time, which was its own comedy.
Did you know?
- Socker Boppers, the original name, were made by Big Time Toys and sold millions in the mid 1990s.
- The jingle More fun than a pillow fight became one of the most quoted toy ad lines ever.
- They were essentially inflatable boxing gloves with a valve for quick setup.
- The name changed to Socker Boppers and back again through various licensing deals.
How people search for it
“inflatable punching gloves”, “sock em boppers commercial”, “soft boxing toys”
Questions people ask
- Can you still buy Sock'em Boppers?
- Similar inflatable boxing toys exist under new names. Search Sock'em Boppers for closest matches.
- Did they actually hurt?
- Mostly noise and flopping. Furniture took more damage than faces.
