Gemmy Industries

Gemmy Industries, also known as Gemmy (\ˈjem-ē\) is an American company headquartered in Coppell, Texas, a suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth. Founded in 1984, the company created Big Mouth Billy Bass and popular brands like Airblown Inflatable and LightShow for holiday and seasonal decorating.[1] Their animated products include Dancing Hamsters, Monkey Town USA, Frogz, Douglas Fir the Talking Tree, Pete the Repeat Parrot, Buck the Animated Trophy, Bud the Talking Bear Rug, and Big Mouth Billy Bass.[2]

Gemmy Industries
TypePrivate
IndustrySpecialty manufacturing
Founded1984
Headquarters
Coppell, Texas
,
United States
ProductsAnimated items, seasonal decor, holiday Lighting
Websitewww.gemmy.com

Big Mouth Billy Bass

Gemmy introduced a range of products in its first fifteen years, but its first mainstream success came in 2000 with the introduction of Big Mouth Billy Bass, a sound and motion activated talking fish on a trophy plaque. The first iteration of the animatronic fish featured the popular songs "Don't Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin and "Take Me To The River” by Al Green and by 2018 it featured integration with Amazon Alexa.[3]

In media

Gemmy's products appeared in Designing Spaces,[4] The Sopranos[5] and The Walking Dead[6] Its Disney-licensed products were featured in a Christmas decoration roundup.[7]

Sister company

In addition to creating novelty characters and seasonal decor, Gemmy helped found Varidesk, which produces adjustable desks and office furniture, in 2013. In 2017, Varidesk was recognized as EY Entrepreneur Of The Year in the Emerging category for the U.S.[8]

References
  1. Scott, Amy (6 December 2019). "How inflatable holiday decorations took over the front yard". MarketPlace. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. "About Us". Gemmy.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  3. Carman, Ashley (2017-09-27). "Big Mouth Billy Bass will soon work with Amazon Alexa". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  4. "An Easy Way to Light Up the Holidays". Designing Spaces. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. Rossen, Jake (9 June 2016). "Something Fishy: Big Mouth Billy Bass". MentalFloss. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. "The fish wall-mounted Big Mouth Billy Bass, John Doria (Garret Dillahunt) in Fear The Walking Dead S04E05". Spotern. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. Winterfeldt, Maggie (2016-12-10). "The Dazzling Christmas Decorations Every Disney Fan Must Have". POPSUGAR Home. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. "How VARIDESK went from start-up to scaling new heights in growth".
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