Dr Fad is Ken Hakuta, who since 1983 has been affectionately known as Dr Fad, advisor to inventors, young and old, all over the country, and internationally. He is an advocate of creativity, especially for children. Dr Fad is the creator of the Wacky WallWalker®, one of the best selling toys of the 1980's. The Wacky WallWalker® became a fad hit in 1983, and has sold over 240 million since then. Many of them were found in Kellogg Company cereal boxes. Dr Fad and the WallWalkers® can currently be seen on multiple reruns of I LOVE THE 80'S on VH1 (in the year 1983).

Dr Fad has been featured in numerous media such as: The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Detroit Free Press, USA Today, Time Magazine, Newsweek Magazine, Forbes, Fortune, Inc, Entrepreneurship, Business Week, CBS Evening News, 60 MINUTES, 48 Hours, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, OPRAH, Geraldo, Today Show, Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien, Larry King, and numerous radio shows around the country.

Dr Fad in the past has had a Fad Hotline, an 800 number to call for fad advice. Now, you can ask Dr Fad for free personal advice on all aspects of your inventions at AskDrFad@aol.com.

Dr Fad was the organizer of four Fad Fairs, a convention of inventors with fun wacky ideas, in Detroit, New York and Philadelphia. Dr Fad received the Inventor of the Year Award from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

Dr Fad was the host of the popular kids invention TV show, THE DR FAD SHOW, which ran from 1988 to 1994. The Show featured kids' inventions, and promoted and fostered creativity and inventiveness in children by working with many schools around the country.