{{short description|Undergarments for female children}} {{infobox brand | logo = | name = FunGals | image = 150px|FunGals | type = Children's underwear | currentowner = Fruit of the Loom | origin = USA | introduced = May 29, 1987 | discontinued = | related = Funpals | markets = Worldwide | previousowners = | trademarkregistrations = | ambassador = | tagline = | website = [http://www.fruit.com Official site] }}
'''''FunGals''''' are a brand name of children's underwear; manufactured by their parent company Fruit of the Loom. The trademark for the brand name was registered on May 29, 1987.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://trade.mar.cx/CA549419| title = Trademark information for FunGals| publisher = Trade.mar.cx| date = | accessdate = 2011-03-02| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120315152140/http://trade.mar.cx/CA549419| archive-date = 2012-03-15| url-status = dead}}</ref>
==Summary== Mostly worn by young girls under the age of 12, these undergarments are intended for young girls that is a developmental stepping stone between training pants and adult female undergarments. They are inspired by Saturday morning cartoons, movies, and video games intended for a young female audience. Examples of licenses used include Bananas in Pyjamas, Teletubbies, Scooby-Doo,<ref name="juvclothgirls">{{cite web|url=http://juvenileclothing.com/kidsunderwear/fungals1.html |title=Sample FunGals designs |publisher=Juvenile Clothing |accessdate=2008-12-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212224437/http://juvenileclothing.com/kidsunderwear/fungals1.html |archivedate=December 12, 2008 }}</ref> Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants. More recently, licenses like ''The Smurfs'', ''Angry Birds'', and ''Little Miss'' have been used for FunGals.<ref name="fotl">{{cite web| url = http://shop.fruit.com/Briefs-Licensed-Underwear-Girls/b/5394038011| title = FunGals underwear information| publisher = Fruit of the Loom| date = | accessdate = 2012-10-07| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121005150348/http://shop.fruit.com/Briefs-Licensed-Underwear-Girls/b/5394038011| archive-date = 2012-10-05| url-status = dead}}</ref>
The male equivalent of FunGals are called Funpals (for young boys); they competed against Hanes' ''Showtoons''. As of 2007, both FunGals and Funpals that are sold in the Americas have been manufactured in El Salvador and Honduras,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hoovers.com/fruit-of-the-loom/--ID__11960--/freeuk-co-factsheet.xhtml| title = Manufacturing information | publisher = Hoover's United Kingdom| date = | accessdate = 2009-03-08}}</ref> while worldwide manufacturing is done in parts of Europe and North Africa. All FunGals styles use the classic brief design that would be informally described as "granny panties" in adult sizes. Unlike its male equivalent (Funpals), the designs can either be located on the center position of the undergarment or scattered throughout the undergarment.<ref name="juvclothgirls"/>
Sizes for FunGals undergarments typically range from a size XS to a size 3XL (equivalent to a women's M).
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Category:Products introduced in 1987 Category:Fruit of the Loom Category:Children's underwear Category:Underwear brands