ignited. Collapsible hula hoops have been developed for easy transport and versatility. Weighted hula hoops which weigh between 1.5 and 8 pounds are used for exercises and the extra weight usually comes from plastic or padded steel. People use it for weight loss routines and add some easily repetitive routines (and music) to make it fun. In popular culture On September 6, 1958, singer Georgia Gibbs appeared on US TV's The Ed Sullivan Show to sing "The Hula Hoop Song". Her last US top-40 hit, it competed with four other songs created in the wake of the huge fad. Hula hoops are mentioned in the 1958 Alvin and the Chipmunks song, "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)". Wayout Toys, under license to Emson, introduced the Alvin Hula Hoop Doll, which dances with his hula hoop and sings the song based on wanting his hula hoop. Joel and Ethan Coen's 1994 comedy film The Hudsucker Proxy tells a fictional story of the hula hoop's invention by a mail room clerk (Tim Robbins) who is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of an intended business scheme. Hula Hoop is featured as an aerobics minigame in the Wii Fit game franchise. During the production of Pixar Animation Studios film WALL-E, Disney.com released a clip of Wall-E's first encounter with a hula hoop, swinging it across its neck. Artist Keller Williams released a song "Hula Hoop to the Loop", dedicated to the toy. The final season of M*A*S*H contains an episode titled "Who Knew?", in which Sergeant Klinger observes children playing with barrel rings, and fashions a hula hoop-like toy made of metal tubing. He then tries to get Major Winchester to fund their production, but fails. Hula Hooping Girl, a 2020 street art painting by Banksy in Nottingham, England, portrays a young girl hula-hooping with a bicycle tire. References Further reading External links Wham-O Hula Hoop Largest Online Hula Hoop Community 1950s fads and trends 1950s toys Articles containing video clips Brands that became generic Physical activity and dexterity toys Wham-O brands Products introduced in 1958