"boyfriend Paul was released in 1965, and her younger sister Patch in 1966. Sindy's friends Vicki and Mitzi, and Patch's friends Poppet and Betsy debuted in 1968. Sindy was the best selling toy in Britain in 1968 and 1970. Sindy's success in the 1960s was partly due to the increasing range of accessories, with up to 70% of Sindy's turnover from sales of accessories. Mattel did not greatly expand Barbie's accessories until the 1980s, and this was a significant difference between the dolls. During the 1970s, Pedigree focused on developing more Sindy products and neglected advertising and market research, risking"
"one produced by Mattel and unveiled in 1960 in its talking Chatty Cathy doll, and later toys like the Talking Mister Ed puppet. Blaze could say 11 different things like, ""How about some hay?""; he could also whinny and neigh. A toy like this, that could gallop and move realistically when the horse was rocked forward and backward, was something special. Blaze was made of what Mattel called ""hi-impact plastic"" with black-and-white markings (a pinto pony), and a molded black saddle and red blanket. Blaze also had attached reins, fixed hand-posts, and 2-position foot rests. The stand was made of"
"Playpal Patti Playpal, also spelled as Patti Play Pal, was an American line of dolls produced by the Ideal Toy Company during the late 1950s to early 1960s. The dolls head, arms, legs and torso are made from vinyl. A main selling point of the dolls is their size. At they are made and marketed as ""companion dolls"" to children, and thus are able to share clothing and play with its owner as if it were a real person. Besides the original Patti Playpal doll, several variants were also released, including the Penny, Suzy, Bonnie, Johnny and the Peter. A"
"Little People Little People is a for children ages 6–36 months and to ages 3 and up, originally produced by Fisher-Price, Inc. in the 1960s as the Play Family People. The current product line consists of playsets, mini-sets and accessories, books, CDs, VHS tapes, music cassette tapes, and DVDs focusing on various configurations of nine characters named Eddie, Sarah Lynn, Maggie, Michael, Sonya Lee, Tessa, Mia, Koby and Sofie. Mattel reports that since the brand's launch, over 2-billion Little People figures have been sold in over 60 countries. In 2016, Little People was inducted into the National Toy Hall of"
"company, as education is now infused in their product. The ""Robot Chicken"" episode Midnight Snack aired a sketch with Little People by using stop motion animation and dubbed voices. Little People Little People is a for children ages 6–36 months and to ages 3 and up, originally produced by Fisher-Price, Inc. in the 1960s as the Play Family People. The current product line consists of playsets, mini-sets and accessories, books, CDs, VHS tapes, music cassette tapes, and DVDs focusing on various configurations of nine characters named Eddie, Sarah Lynn, Maggie, Michael, Sonya Lee, Tessa, Mia, Koby and Sofie. Mattel reports"
"Chatty Cathy Chatty Cathy was a pull string ""talking"" doll manufactured by the Mattel toy company from 1959 to 1965. The doll was first released in stores and appeared in television commercials beginning in 1960. Chatty Cathy was on the market for six years and was the second most popular doll of the 1960s after Barbie (also made by Mattel). After the success of Chatty Cathy, Mattel introduced Chatty Baby in 1962 and Tiny Chatty Baby, Tiny Chatty Brother and Charmin' Chatty in 1963. The last doll to have the word ""chatty"" in its name in the 1960s was Singin'"
"Chatty Cathy was referenced in an episode of ""The Loud House"". And ‘’The Nanny’’. Chatty Cathy Chatty Cathy was a pull string ""talking"" doll manufactured by the Mattel toy company from 1959 to 1965. The doll was first released in stores and appeared in television commercials beginning in 1960. Chatty Cathy was on the market for six years and was the second most popular doll of the 1960s after Barbie (also made by Mattel). After the success of Chatty Cathy, Mattel introduced Chatty Baby in 1962 and Tiny Chatty Baby, Tiny Chatty Brother and Charmin' Chatty in 1963. The last"
"Fijit Friends Fijit Friends were a toy directed toward girls created by Mattel, Radica Games and Girl Tech. They made their debut in July 2011 at the New York Toy Fair and are similar to the famous toy Furby. Their names are Logan (Voiced by Taylor Hawn) (blue, sporty), Serafina (Voiced by Cassandra Lee Morris) (pink, sweetie-pie), Willa (Voiced by Sirena Irwin) (purple, trend-setting) and Sage (Voiced by Brianne Brozey) (green, adventurous). As of 2016, it seems as if the line has been discontinued, as no new products have been released since 2013. The former web address redirects to mattel’s"
"was created by Susan in 2001. Bobby Ball has best friends Kiki Rabbit and Bear Kobo. Kiki Rabbit is a rabbit with a hobby of cooking. A friend of Bobby Ball is Kobo Bear, a bear. One of his passions is gardening. After the main characters, Edu-Games has around 30 other characters, such as Peri Wiwi, Titus, elf Winky Magic Books, Magic House Rumi, Billy, Tracy, Professor Gamma, Mimo Robots, Nano the Soldier Doll, Didi, Dino, Xiao Long, Syawal and Mubarak, and Emmo. Supporting characters are Indiana, Grandfather Clock, Mermaid, Gogo, wolf-thief, Uncle Rangers, Mr. Post, and many other characters."
"and then the figure is placed into his vehicle, which drives the vehicle forward. The most recent incarnation of the toy is the 2016-17 remake from the vintage toy company called ""Super Impulse"". 8 styles are offered, 4 being the familiar spherical shape, and 4 of the 1960s ""hot air balloon"" shape. Link to SI Version: http://superimpulse.com/our-brands/wiz-z-zer/ Wizzzer The Wizzzer or Wiz-z-zer is a gyrostat toy introduced by Mattel Toymakers in 1969, and introduced the spinning top to modern children. The ""twist"" (innovation) was the use of a super-spinning, high-tech bearing, that allowed the top to spin at very high"
"and robotic plush toys were fads when they were first released. These include Tickle Me Elmo, a laughing and shaking plush toy based on the character Elmo from the Sesame Street television show, released in 1996, Furby, a robotic talking plush toy with its own language, released in 1998 and Zhu Zhu Pets, a line of robotic plush hamsters released in 2009. Some brands of stuffed toys use marketing strategies to encourage the collection of a series of stuffed toys, such as Beanie Babies. They are very popular. Webkinz stuffed animals were created by Ganz in 2005. Each Webkinz toy"
"skinny pegs of cardboard tubes wrapped in lithographs simulating clothes. The toy gained instant popularity and other sets soon came out. In 1960, Fisher-Price introduced two additional toys with removable figures; ""Snorky the Fire Engine"" and the ""Nifty Station Wagon"". The Nifty Station Wagon came with two adult figures and one child figure, thus the first ""Play Family"" was born. In 1985, Fisher-Price trademarked ""Little People"" and formally changed the name of the brand. Today, Little People are known and sold throughout the world. A Nifty Station Wagon in mint condition, in the box, could command up to $1,000,000 among"
"was acquired by Tyco Toys, which is now a division of Mattel Inc. In the deal, Tyco sold the rights to four Schaper games including ""Cootie"" to Hasbro's Milton Bradley division. ""Cootie"" is manufactured and sold today through Milton Bradley with legs featuring in-line skates, sneakers, and other fanciful accessories. ""Big Mouth"" (1968) is a game for 2 to 4 players. Each player is given a giant fork, a green insect, and a paper plate that contains 6 different plastic food items (bananas, carrots, grapes, lemons, pineapples, strawberries). The players take turns using a spinner. If a spin yields a"
"in the Mattel Catalog in 1969, with various iterations offered through the early 70's. Mattel used innovative wedge-shaped packaging and gave the tops interesting personas through the use of color combinations and stickers. The most memorable are those named: Spin-Fire, Mach-1, Prowler, Night Winder, Bonehead, Sparkshooter and ""The Color Changer"" (the last described the Wizzzer's actions rather than having a trademarked name). To expand the line, Mattel added a Wizzzer Hockey Game, the Trick Tray and the Super Competition Set. Several automobile toys were included that were Wizzzer-driven as ""Spin-Buggies."" The technology was reused by Mattel as part of their"
"""StarCraft"", and ""Daytona USA"". A successful electronic toy of the company was the Pense Bem, a toy computer introduced in 1988 that asked questions to kids on geography and history. Another product, the Teddy Ruxpin, is a teddy bear that moves and tells stories, licensed by Tectoy for release in Brazil. The Magic Star, a plastic singing toy based on a character from ""Monica's Gang"", was popular in the 1980s and later was rereleased in 2013. Other toys include the Mr. Show electronic question and answer game, as well as Sapo Xulé, a frog doll wearing sneakers, and toys developed"
"Fame. The ""Little People"" name, registered and trademarked by Mattel and Fisher-Price in 1985, came from Mattel following the lead of consumers who referred to the early Play Family playsets as ""those little people"". Little People started in 1950 with the ""Looky Fire Truck"" and three round-headed fire men (attached permanently to the toy). Following the success of this toy, in 1952 and 1953 Fisher-Price developed the ""Super-Jet"" and ""Racing Rowboat"". Another early Little People precursor, the #959 ""Safety School Bus"", was introduced in 1959. The set included a school bus together with six independent figures made out of tall"
"center of the board. In 2004, the game was republished as ""Roller Bowl"" by Winning Moves Games USA. Its original name was restored in 2007. ""Tickle Bee"" (1956) is a physical skill game for one player ages 3 and up. Components consist of a molded plastic maze covered with a clear plastic film, a metal ""bee"" confined within the maze, and a magnetic wand. The game is won when the bee is guided through the maze without touching the tip of the wand. Schaper Toys Schaper Toys, or W.H. Schaper Mfg. Co., Inc. as it was originally known, was a"
"doll, Chatty Cathy, using a pull string talking mechanism, revolutionizing the toy industry. Mattel continued to develop a number of talking toys, including Chatty Baby, Tiny Chatty Baby, and Charmin' Chatty. Toys were made for cartoon favorites such as Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig, and for television characters such as Herman Munster and Mr. Ed. Handler was primarily responsible for two additional Mattel product lines. In 1966, Mattel introduced smaller dolls called Liddle Kiddles. Handler claimed he wanted them to resemble little children in neighborhoods across America. They were sculpted by doll artist Martha Armstrong-Hand. Kiddles were a great success"
"Patch Products PlayMonster (formerly, Patch Products) is a manufacturer and marketer of family entertainment products that specializes in games, children's puzzles, toys, activities, and teaching tools. As of February 2016, Patch changed its company name to PlayMonster. Brothers Fran and Bryce Patch opened a commercial printing company in 1971, producing games and related items for other companies. They printed ""Trivial Pursuit"" game boards and ""Cabbage Patch Kids"" sticker books, among other products. In 1985, the brothers began their own toy and game company: Patch Products. The company started a line of ""PuzzlePatch"" tray puzzles for preschoolers, which are still in"
"are now part of John Adams"". Fuzzy Felt Fuzzy-Felt is a simple fabric toy intended for young children. It was created in 1950 by Lois Allan of the United Kingdom. The toys consist of a flocked backing board onto which a number of felt shapes are placed to create different pictures. Felt pieces can be simple silhouettes or more detailed printed shapes. For a farmyard scene, for example, auxiliary pieces would typically be cows, sheep, chickens, horses, cats, dogs, a farmer, and a tractor. Other scenes might include hospital, pets, vehicles. Fuzzy-Felt is for children over the age of three"
"Fuzzy Felt Fuzzy-Felt is a simple fabric toy intended for young children. It was created in 1950 by Lois Allan of the United Kingdom. The toys consist of a flocked backing board onto which a number of felt shapes are placed to create different pictures. Felt pieces can be simple silhouettes or more detailed printed shapes. For a farmyard scene, for example, auxiliary pieces would typically be cows, sheep, chickens, horses, cats, dogs, a farmer, and a tractor. Other scenes might include hospital, pets, vehicles. Fuzzy-Felt is for children over the age of three years, as the pieces may present"
"Don't Spill the Beans Don't Spill the Beans is a children's game for 2 or more players ages 3-6 published by Milton Bradley Company, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.. The game was originally manufactured by Schaper Toys but acquired by Milton Bradley in 1986 through its then owner, Tyco Toys. The game is described by Hasbro as a ""Classic Preschool Game. A Favorite For More Than 30 Years!"". The object of the game is to toss all one's plastic beans into a pot without tipping the pot over and ""spilling the beans"". In the 1960s version the beans were real"
"expanding it. PC Play & Learn PC Play & Learn: Learning Fun with Dan and Whizzo (commonly abbreviated to PC Play & Learn) was a series of British educational software made by Macromedia in the 2000s, delivered as part of a subscription. In these games, you would play with 4 dinosaurs, Dan, his older sister Pink, Dan and Pink's friend Delilah, and Dan's pet, Whizzo. The series would come in separate CD-ROM discs in the subscription, along with a booklet and a mini binder. Kids would usually not use the booklet and instead, play the actual game. This series was"
"Wizzzer The Wizzzer or Wiz-z-zer is a gyrostat toy introduced by Mattel Toymakers in 1969, and introduced the spinning top to modern children. The ""twist"" (innovation) was the use of a super-spinning, high-tech bearing, that allowed the top to spin at very high speed and remain standing for a long period of time. This top did not rely on a string to attain high speed so it was easier to master than tops of old. Wizzers are not sold as scientific instruments, but may be used to demonstrate the conservation of angular momentum and gyroscope stability. The Wizzzer first appeared"
"Bolo bat The Bolo bat was a child's toy popular in the 1930s through the 1960s. It consisted of a round wooden paddle-like bat with a handle, not unlike a ping-pong paddle, attached to the center of which was a piece of elastic band about three feet long. Attached to end of the elastic band was a rubber ball about an inch in diameter. The child would bat the ball as far as the elastic would allow it to travel. When it reached the furthest distance from the bat that the elastic would allow, it sprang back at the bat"
"its ""Century of Toys List"" of the 100 most memorable and most creative toys of the 20th century. The Game of Cootie The Game of Cootie is a children's dice rolling and set collection tabletop game for two to four players. The object is to be the first to build a three-dimensional bug-like object called a ""cootie"" from a variety of plastic body parts. Created by William Schaper in 1948, the game was launched in 1949 and sold millions in its first years. In 1973, ""Cootie"" was acquired by Tyco Toys, and, in 1986, by Hasbro subsidiary Milton Bradley. The"
"PC Play & Learn PC Play & Learn: Learning Fun with Dan and Whizzo (commonly abbreviated to PC Play & Learn) was a series of British educational software made by Macromedia in the 2000s, delivered as part of a subscription. In these games, you would play with 4 dinosaurs, Dan, his older sister Pink, Dan and Pink's friend Delilah, and Dan's pet, Whizzo. The series would come in separate CD-ROM discs in the subscription, along with a booklet and a mini binder. Kids would usually not use the booklet and instead, play the actual game. This series was relatively obscure"
"Disney Friends Disney Friends is a simulation and adventure video game released in 2007 by Amaze Entertainment for the Nintendo DS loosely based on several animated Disney films. Published by Disney Interactive Studios, the game features characters Stitch from ""Lilo & Stitch"", Dory from ""Finding Nemo"", Pooh from ""Winnie the Pooh"", and Simba from ""The Lion King"". Players are able to befriend and interact with each film character through the Nintendo DS' microphone and touch screen, which influence the activities and emotions of the game's characters. ""Disney Friends"" features adventure elements which offer players the opportunity to bond with the"
"Charmin' Chatty Charmin' Chatty was a doll produced by the toy company Mattel in 1963 and 1964. The doll, introduced at the American Toy Fair in New York City in March 1963, belonged to a line of highly successful talking dolls introduced in 1960 (Chatty Cathy was the first of these dolls). Other chatty dolls in the line (and the year they were introduced) were Chatty Baby (1962), Tiny Chatty Baby (1963), Tiny Chatty Brother (1963) and Singin' Chatty (1965). Mattel trademarked the word ""chatty"" in the 1960s, and some of the packaging for its talking toys carried the tag"
"and three figurines. The first blister-packaged releases came in jewellery sets called Fashion Packs. These had small figurines that could clip onto pieces of jewellery included with the set. Later releases included family sets with a mother cat and four kittens. The third generation was released in 2015. Just Play returned the individual blind packet distribution as well as clip-on sets and a clutch handbag playset that came with four figurines. Kitty in My Pocket Kitty in My Pocket is a collection of small toy cat figurines that was first released in 1994 by Vivid Imaginations. As well the toys"
"Temple Playpal doll. Playpal Patti Playpal, also spelled as Patti Play Pal, was an American line of dolls produced by the Ideal Toy Company during the late 1950s to early 1960s. The dolls head, arms, legs and torso are made from vinyl. A main selling point of the dolls is their size. At they are made and marketed as ""companion dolls"" to children, and thus are able to share clothing and play with its owner as if it were a real person. Besides the original Patti Playpal doll, several variants were also released, including the Penny, Suzy, Bonnie, Johnny and"
"600 and the Volkswagen beetle. Issue 6 was continued in Italy and the range is available (as of May 2017 up to issue # 16). Dinky Toys have become sought-after collectors' items. An auction of 3,500 models dating from 1937 to the early 1970s fetched £150,000 at auction in 2016 (BBC News, 15 June 2016). Dinky Toys Dinky Toys was the brand name for die-cast Mazak zinc alloy miniature vehicles produced by Meccano Ltd. They were made in England from 1934 to 1979, at a factory in Binns Road in Liverpool. Dinky Toys were among the most popular diecast vehicles"
"Punch buggy Punch buggy (also called punch bug, punch car, punch dub, piggy punch, slug bug, or beetle bug) is a car game generally played by children in which participants punch each other on the arm upon first sight of a Volkswagen Beetle while calling out ""Punch buggy!"" or ""Slug bug!"" in reference to the Beetle's nickname, the Bug. The color of the Beetle is also sometimes stated. Most references about the game originate from unofficial sources and personal accounts from players. It apparently has existed since the Volkswagen's peak popularity in the 1960s. As part of the ""Punch Dub"""