Cartoon Network (I believe) has been advertising a remote control toy
I'd like to buy - I don't know if it's a wheeled or hover vehicle, but
it advertises that it can go over dirt, grass, stones, but not
concrete. I'd like to find out the name and where to buy it. The kids
say the  name is something like Tornado VRZ.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 05 Dec 2004 13:21 PST

Is this the toy?

http://www.firebox.com/index.html?&dir=firebox&action=product&pid=529

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 05 Dec 2004 14:19 PST

Could you be thinking of the Terrain Twister?
http://www.millionaireplayboy.com/toys/terraintwister.php

It's one of the "hot" toys this year and apparently has been heavily
advertised on television.

Is the Terrain Twister the right toy?

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Clarification of Question by gretchen_r-ga on 05 Dec 2004 14:40 PST

Second person who sent an answer has found the toy - terrain twister -
juggler-ga.  Thanks!

Okay, thanks.

The Terrain Twister from Tyco is a heavily advertised radio-controlled
toy that can go over dirt, grass, stones, but not pavement. As such,
it matches your description perfectly.


From the review that I cited above:

"Pavement
The oddest thing was on the pavement... it would move great side to
side, meaning it would strafe, really stinkin' fast to the left or
right. But if you tried to go forward or back it would spin in place.
The directions for the toy recommend not using pavement because of the
danger of cars, but we tested in a vacant lot."
http://www.millionaireplayboy.com/toys/terraintwister.php

From a FamilyFun review: 

"This radio-controlled vehicle is propelled via two corkscrew-finned
cylinders that both spin and swivel. It's helpless on smooth pavement,
but give it carpet, dirt, sand, grass, or even water (yep, it
floats!), and it'll leave its wheeled cousins in the dust."
http://familyfun.go.com/parties/holiday/feature/ff0904-toy-1012-twist/ff0904-toy-1012-twist.html


The Terrain Twister is available from toy dealers such as WalMart:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3129428&cat=4171&type=5&dept=4171

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search strategy:
"radio controlled" grass

Thanks.

Very helpful - thanks!