Freaky Toys
January 11th, 2007
Dan’s ‘robot chimp head’ post reminded us to write a short piece asking if anyone has actually seen the "breathing dog and cat" toys in action. (a fine performance from Dan in the new Innocent ad, by the way) We’d like to know if they’re as weird in reality as we imagine. Don’t these toys scare the shit out of children or is it just adults that find these things scarey? Anybody else come across similar freaky toys during the festive season? We might invest in a macabre collection for the office.
Posted by LOVE.
January 11th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
In my experience, children and wives alike treat a ‘breathing cat toy’ as if it were real, sitting with it on their lap and stroking it for hours. I also treat ours as real when I walk into the spare room and find it ’sleeping’ on the bed. I kick its arse and moan about how much its costs in vet’s bills.
January 11th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
The scariest toy related thing I’ve ever had was my Gnasher badge from joining the Beano fan club. Its eyes were terrifying.. I’m not sure if it’s still running, but if it is, I urge you to sign up. Scare your colleagues and astound your friends.
Oh, and thanks very much for the link to my blog - have one back.
January 12th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Yes I’ve seen them - in the gift shop of the S.S. Great Britain in Bristol, and yes they are as weird in reality as you imagine. They freaked us all out. There were no children near them - I’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions about why.
July 9th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
http://youtube.com/watch?v=621si5OCNZs