In the game, children take turns putting into the mouth of a motorized plastic alligator figure, which then flings the ball off its tail and spins around, creating a new challenge for the next player.
Gator Golf was invented by toymaker Robert B. Fuhrer who had also developed the 1990 game Crocodile Dentist.
Phil Grant and Mike Meyers of Milton Bradley played a key role in developing the game.
Milton Bradley asked him to consider using a different animal in the game, such as a beaver or a dragon, but Fuhrer's original idea remained mostly intact.
[3][4][5] The game was released again in 2008, without the spins (possibly to keep the game at a lower price than the original) and changing the color from green to orange, but in 2012, the color was turned back to green (though the design of the gator from the 2008 version remained).