Hula Hoop

Kiana pulls off a glove with her teeth, unfolds a Swiss Army Knife, saws at the Hula Hoop.

Snowdick Mark Reep 2011

For all of host Elle Macpherson's leggy strutting, there's a distinct lack of glamour compared to the US version – the judges look underwhelmed in a world of conference chairs and in-shot Hula Hoop packets.

TV highlights: 11/07/2011 2011

One of many brilliant California inventions descended from a long line of greats: the Hula Hoop and Frisbee, the Popsicle and Zamboni ice cleaning machine.

Michael Winship: California, Here We Come 2010

Amy Edgett writes for The Sierra Sun in Truckee, California, Once banned in Japan because the gyrating hip motion was deemed indecent, the Hula Hoop has made a revolutionary comeback.

Hooping.org | Blog | What's all the hoopla about in Truckee? 2009

… Our instructor Laura Scarborough not only had a perfect body with almost zero percent body fat, but she made the Hula Hoop look so easy!

Hooping.org | Blog | Austinites Using Hula Hoop To Get Fit 2009

That is what Hula Hoop is about if you want to do tricks.

Hooping.org | Blog | One Shoulder Hooping 2009

Richard Knerr, 82 Edison invented the light bulb and the phonograph, but are they really as important as the Hula Hoop and the Frisbee?

Remember Them Well 2008

As for the Hula Hoop, Knerr has said they got the idea for it after learning of a similar bamboo toy that was a hit with kids in Australia.

Goodnight, Wham-O 2008

But every now and then, at the backyard summer picnics of the '60s, Dad would man the grill and Mom would pick up the Hula Hoop and give it a whirl.

Goodnight, Wham-O 2008

The same thing happened to Wham-O back in the 1950s with the Hula Hoop.

Make. It. Stop. 2008