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Splatter Up is a T-ball toy released in 1988, designed by WET Design,Grinding Gear
Steve Rushin, '' Sports Illustrated'', 4 February 2002 (retrieved 11 February 2012)
under the Worlds of Wonder brand. The toy was later manufactured (marketed) by
Buddy-L Buddy L (also known as Buddy "L" or Buddy-L) is an American toy brand and company founded in 1920 as the Buddy L Toy Company in East Moline, Illinois, by Fred Lundahl.Splatter Up Baseball from Buddy L
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and Wham-O. The toy has been described as a "wet version of baseball"Basics Back At Top Of The Hoop Summer's Here And The Time Is Right For Racing To The Toy Store
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'', 14 June 1988 (retrieved 11 February 2012)
Consumer group attacks unsafe toys
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'', 21 June 1989, p.2 (retrieved 11 February 2012 at
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using a garden hose attached to a foot pedal to control the water pressure that funnels the water into a stream to push a wiffle ball up into the air so it can be hit with a plastic bat. In 1989, the
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Committee of Americans for Democratic Action recommended Splatter Up as a "safe and fun toy".


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