Impossiball


Owned by: Retromash     Photography by: Retromash

14 Comments

  • Stu

    Sep 18, 2014 - Reply

    Well the advert exists, and I seem to recall it being heavily advertised at the time.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn_PpbBCiEM

    • Retromash

      Sep 18, 2014 - Reply

      Awesome. Yes, I found that online recently actually. Brings back lots of memories. Couldn’t really find much else online though. Thanks a lot for posting.

  • Kit

    Sep 18, 2014 - Reply

    I got knocked out by one of these as a kid. I was walking through the playground at home time and somebody kicked the Impossi-ball through the air. But of course it veered wildly and caught me right in the head.

    I recall an orange ball heading right for me, then nothing at all. The next thing I knew I was at home with stitches in my head.

    Gotta love 80’s toys…

    • Retromash

      Sep 18, 2014 - Reply

      Ouch! I can see the new health and safety ad now. Impossiball, Improbaball, Inhospitiball! (sorry)

  • Jeanybean

    Oct 23, 2014 - Reply

    I had one of these. Bloody loved it. It ended up crumbling because I had it so long!

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  • Joanne

    Feb 6, 2016 - Reply

    Still remember I got mine from hamley’s. But mine was pinker? Brought to school one day and damaged by a kid. ery annoyed and sad then. Actually the surface is quite soft and prone to scratches.

  • Caroline Waters

    Jul 13, 2016 - Reply

    If anyone has one of these to sell, my cousin has been looking for one for ages.

  • Deborah Uys

    Nov 23, 2020 - Reply

    I have the happiest memories of this ball; loved its tipsy unpredictability!

    • Retromash

      Nov 23, 2020 - Reply

      Tipsy is a great word for it! I’ve got great memories of it too.

  • Olly

    Jun 11, 2021 - Reply

    Yes I had one.of those as a kid, loved it! Amazing what kept us entertained back then. Must ask my dad if he still has it.

  • Nostalgia Queen

    Jan 12, 2022 - Reply

    I’ve been trying to remember what that was called. I even asked on Reddit and didn’t get any replies.
    Thank you so much for sharing this!

  • Eve

    Aug 15, 2022 - Reply

    I loved mine too.There was great peril in having a kick about with it out in the road! It was a kind if weird foam material outside I can’t imagine many survived well. Lots were probbaly confiscated by bruised parents too!

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