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All right, who among my watchers had a Teddy Ruxpin?

Teddy Ruxpin was a hot toy in 1985, at least for kids whose parents had money. My parents didn't, so my stuffed toys needed me to talk for them (which we did). :3

For those who don't know (ie, anyone under 30), Teddy Ruxpin was a plushie with a tape player inside. Teddy had special story tapes he could play that would 'animate' his mouth and eyes as he 'read' the story to you.

DEMO (link tested 02/28/2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0mQtqmAWUo

For those who cannot see the video, just think of those animatronic characters one might see on a Disney ride ...or the robots from FNaF (same thing).

As I watched the above video, I thought to myself,

"I can see the initial appeal of this toy, yet I don't think there's much value in it. The toy's fun to watch, but only for so long. I mean, Teddy comes with a book with colorful pictures to look at, as well he reads it to you---not much interest in the bear itself, as an object. Kids would be better off just watching the cartoon" ...but what do I know?

Another thing about Teddy Ruxpin is ...he's not really a bear. Yeah, in Teddy's universe, Teddy is an 'Illyop' ...that I think is some kind of alien creature which, if his overall character design is any indication, is loosely related to the Care Bears. ^^

Now, for those who want to buy a Teddy Ruxpin to get it to move its mouth to (say) some dirty song lyrics one has on cassette, you'll be out of luck.
Teddy would play the tape, but he won't animate to tapes that aren't his own (Teddy's official cassettes have 'signals' in them that activate his electronics).
Granted, one could encode cassettes to trick Teddy into animating to them, but ...why? XD

If one still insists on getting a Teddy Ruxpin, might I suggest its reboot?: https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/20/teddy-ruxpin-hands-on/

Anyway, Teddy Ruxpin had a very short-lived animated series, which inspired this sketch o'mine. I've seen only a few episodes---it's harmless, but existed only to sell books and tapes (low production standards and minimally entertaining to anyone over 7 or 8, IMHO).
That said, I like Teddy's voice in the series--it's very soothing ...except when the script requires the actor to sing (ugh!). ^^

Anyway: Teddy Ruxpin.

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Published: 4 years, 9 months ago
Rating: General

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Snowfirechakat
4 years, 9 months ago
oh my this takes me back i loved the cartoon as well as the live action version of the show
IceAgeChippies
4 years, 9 months ago
Ah! Yes, I forgot about the live action version. Man! XD
Snowfirechakat
4 years, 9 months ago
yeah i was 3  when it came it loved them both
MooseJam
4 years, 9 months ago
I remember the toy, the cartoon and the LA.   Have to agree with your assessments.
IceAgeChippies
4 years, 9 months ago
Thx. :3
aquabear
4 years, 9 months ago
very nice drawing. :)
IceAgeChippies
4 years, 9 months ago
Thx! :3
vkroo
4 years, 8 months ago
Never got one when they first came out.  But I've since made up for that.

We did, however, get the tape playing ALF plushie that came out a few years later.
IceAgeChippies
4 years, 8 months ago
:D
tdickensheets
4 years, 8 months ago
I have Backpack Toys Inc. Teddy Ruxpin.
IceAgeChippies
4 years, 8 months ago
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