- Franchise Ownership Acquisition: From 1991-1997, Stretch Armstrong products came from Cap Toys rather than Kenner. Hasbro took control of the property as a result of owning both Kenner and Cap Toys.
- Milestone Celebration: Hasbro began selling reproductions of Kenner's Stretch Armstrong in 2016, 40 years after the toy's introduction.
- What Could Have Been:
- Originally, two concepts for Stretch Armstrong were considered: a sumo wrestler, and an all-American blonde Hunk. They went with the hunk design because the sumo wrestler idea was too large and bulky.
- Originally, springs were considered for making the doll so stretchy, but they were considered too bulky, too awkward to insert, and too much of a skin piercing hazard. So, they went with corn syrup.
- In 1997, Stretch almost received a Distaff Counterpart, Flex Armstrong. However, she never made it past the prototype stage
. (Confusingly, the prototype still appeared on Stretch Armstrong packaging.) - Danny DeVito, Jackie Chan, and Taylor Lautner have all had their names attached to announcements of a live-action Stretch Armstrong movie, but none of these movies actually entered filming. A surprisingly violent animatic for the Lautner vehicle appeared online in 2013.
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