Mad Libs Slam Dunk
The idea is simple. Someone asks for a part of speech: a verb, a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. We've included definitions and examples of the parts of speech in case you've forgotten. Players call out their ideas to fill in the blanks. In the end, you have a story reeling from one silly sentence to another until nothing makes sense, but it all makes you laugh. That's what you call aĀ Mad LibĀ Ā®, the world's greatest word game. Players have been howling with friends or laughing all to themselves for 35 years! This batch is from the sporting world; where baseball, bowling, and hockeyoeven surfing and scuba divingobecome game for hilarity. From the creators of the originalĀ Mad LibsĀ Ā®,Ā Slam Dunk Mad LibsĀ® will score big on the bench, in the bleachers, at a tailgate partyoanywhere good sports can be found.
Roger Price, along with Leonard Stern, createdĀ "Mad Libs,"Ā first published in 1958. The series has been a favorite among kids of all ages ever since.Ā Price was well known for his comedy writing. In the 1950s, he created and developed cartoons calledĀ Droodles,Ā which were turned into a television show. Price also worked with Bob Hope on a newspaper humor column and also appeared on Broadway inĀ Tickets, Please!Ā
Leonard Stern, along with Roger Price, createdĀ Mad LibsĀ in the 1950s. The series has been a favorite among kids of all ages ever since. Stern had a colorful and varied history. Before cofounding Price Stern Sloan with Roger Price, Stern was a successful television writer. In addition to his creative involvement with over twenty television series and over ten motion pictures, Stern worked with Jackie Gleason onĀ The Honeymooners.Ā He also wrote for theĀ The Phil Silvers Show,Ā The Steve Allen Show, and wrote and produced the originalĀ Get SmartĀ television series. Stern also publishedĀ A Martian Wouldn't Say That, which compiled weird and wacky memos written by people in the entertainment industry.
Recommended for ages 8-12.