#bootleg toys

[sixthrock]

dubious fucking Creature found at a flea market today. of course I had to buy it

Thang

#video #pikachu #pokemon #bootlegs #bootleg toys

[springbloggy]

Found out about this story from the lost media wiki forums and thought it was so interesting and funny. I am hoping toyblr can have more info on this toy.

In 2003, there was a toy recall at Walmart, but not for any of the expected reasons. The toy was a baby's sound machine, meant to soothe babies to bed. The toy was shaped like a tugboat, with some cute sea critters to top it all off.

The problem? Many parents listening to the ocean wave sounds heard a faint voice repeating "I hate you" over and over again. Whether the audio of a voice saying "I hate you" was actually in the sounds, or if it is a case of pareidolia is unknown, however interestingly in one news article*, Walmart did not chalk it up to the phenomenon, calling the noise parents were concerned about "beeps" instead.

The toy was very quickly recalled, no evidence of its existence is documented outside of photos and news articles from the time period. It is a miracle the high quality photo displayed above exists at all.

This is where I think toyblr could step in, if any of you guys have collected toys from 2003 or know someone who has, see if you have this toy and if its audio still works. It would be an incredible find for such a bizarre and somewhat funny search.

More important info:

This toy was under Walmart's "Kid Connections" brand and was presumably manufactured in China. However, the toy could have been manufactured anywhere outside of America as stated in a rant against the brand:

To save money, Wal-Mart contracts with manufacturers to make several private label toys, which are sold under names such as Wal-Mart's Kid Connection. Profit margins on these products, many of which are manufactured outside the United States, are often twice those of brand-name toys, said the executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he continues to do business with the retailer.

This toy was made as a cheaper alternative/competitor to Fisher Price's Ocean Wonders Aquarium toy. While there's similarities in design and function, Ocean Wonders Aquarium does not share the same audio as the recalled toy.

I would love for this to be found some day, for the novelty factor and curiosity if the audio really did include that "subliminal message".

*which I will not link to due to it coming from a very alt-right news source, however is linked in the lost media wiki post for those truly curious on the full story

#toyblr #lost media #recalled toys #walmart #fisher price #toys #interactive toys #toddler toys #toy #bootleg toys #bootleg #springy thoughts #cursed toy boat saga

[cashureos]

She's definitely up to no good.

#pony #mlp #mlp g1 #bootleg #knockoff #knockoff toys #bootleg toys #vintage #retro

[bootlegpals]

A bootleg hopping Garfield toy

Source

#knockoffs #bootlegs #toys #kidcore #toycore #knockoff toys #bootleg toys #garfield bootlegs #garfield #2000s

[bootlegspidermanmerch]

Superman: Electronic Play Phone

#spiderman #spiderman bootlegs #bootlegs #bootleg toys #knockoffs #marvel #mcu #tobey maguire #tom holland #andrew garfield #stan lee #superman #ultraman #wtf

[curenicoart]

I love drawing Sailor Moon Bootleg toys as Sailor Moon 90s anime screencaps <3 I hope you like them! <3

#Sailor Moon #Sailor Moon Bootleg #90s anime #anime #90s aesthetics #retro anime #Bootleg #Bootleg toys

[shrineofdolls]

We Are Your Masters

#mellphoto #toys #bootleg toys #you can decapitate them and inside reveals a Fan (to cool off with)

[raindingrandom]

I saw these bootleg "Finding Nemo 2" figurines in a dollar store today. At first glance, there wasn't anything particularly notable about it, besides the yellow Marlin and incorrect sequel name.

But the BACK of the box is where things get weirder…

The back has promo renders of the Finding Nemo characters on it. But the one of Nigel carrying Dory and Marlin in his beak has been edited to have them all be covered in oil!

It turns out this pic and the Finding Nemo 2 logo were swiped from a series of parody posters made by blogger Chibiboto.

The posters were made in 2010 in response to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, highlighting how much damage it had done to the environment. I guess the bootleggers looked up "Finding Nemo 2" on Google, and mistook the Nigel one for a real poster!

#RainDing's photos #RainDing Photos #Bootleg merch #Bootleg toys #Knockoff toys #Finding Nemo #Finding Dory #Pixar #Why is Nigel flying underwater anyway?

[plushievaporeon]

So here he is! This plush is a Jamaican Pikachu bootleg who you could only get from gift shops in Jamaica. I got mine from Mercari so I'm unsure of where he originally came from besides a random gift shop. His tag usually says "Jamaica Pokyman" but mine is a more generic "Jamaica bear" tag. I am after one with the "Pokyman" tag but that'll probably happen later on. If you want more info on this little guy, PatMac has a great video on him. I hope you all enjoy this goofy boy!

#plushblr #plushies #pokemon plush #pikachu #bootleg #bootleg toys

[bestthriftfinds]

#sailor moon #bootleg #bootleg toys #meteor girl #m #weird thrift finds #thrift finds

[zigmenthotep]

So, this video popped off on Instagram, resulting in the unfortunate gaining of hundreds of Instragram followers. Which means I now need to once again increase my Tumblr following to keep it as my top platform.

#the amazing digital circus #tadc #tadc pomni #tadc jax #tadc caine #amazing digital circus #pomni #the amazing digital circus pomni #tadc ragatha #tragatha #tadc zooble #tadc kinger #tadc gangle #tadc plush #bootleg #bootleg plush #bootleg toys

[furbland-channel]

so I know this is a bit of shameless promo but I wanted to point out that if anyone’s into bootleg/knockoff stuff (specifically toys) you might wanna take a look at the wiki and discord I guess

anyways here’s (funny) crawl spider

#toys #knockoff #bootleg #chinafake #knockoff toys #bootleg toys

[stilbiesrevivedclone]

New fursona!!!! :3

#kidcore #cutecore #bootleg toy #bootleg toys #protogen #fursona #furry #furrycore #obvious plant #my art #my oc #Spotify

[cashureos]

☆

#I have like 3-4 of these irl #vintage #bootleg #knockoff #pony #mlp #knockoff toys #bootleg toys

[bootlegpals]

Los Temblors

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#knockoffs #bootlegs #kidcore #toys #toycore #knockoff toys #bootleg toys #plush toys #plushcore #animated toys #(they tremble) #80s #my pet monster

[bootlegspidermanmerch]

“Spider-Man Telephone”

#spiderman #spiderman bootlegs #bootlegs #bootleg toys #toy phones #knockoffs #daredevil #y2k