#obscure toys

[dingleberry-7708]

Tiny Love MAGIQ

i recently discovered these and today ended up getting a plushie from this line after it had been in a local thrift store for a while. anyone else interested in/know about these? basically it's supposed to be a plush doll (either a dog, lamb or cow--i have the dog) that interacts with a special DVD that is...i guess its different depending on the plush from this line you have??? (one of those dvds is below)

there's a behind the scenes video too which makes it even MORE interesting

also the plushie.... it's in pretty good condition for its age (it probably came out sometime during the mid-late 2000s cus earliest anything i can find on the internet of it is from like 2006) and the bottoms of its feet are like. rubbery and feel like shoe soles but they also have Beans in them??? very peculiar creature.....i might do a post specifically about the plush itself at some point

edit: just put the toyblr tag in cus i didnt think to add it when i made this post

#tiny love #tiny love magiq #magiq time #magiq tiny love #obscure stuff #obscure toys #obscure dvds #im thinking of trying the youtube video out with mine #cus its literally just audio signals that make it interact with the dvd #Youtube #toyblr

[alienprincelee]

Ello Creation System - A Deep Dive

While scrolling on Youtube I found myself remembering about the Ello Creation System, and after trying to look for pictures of the sets I used to have I found myself getting into a hyperfixation hole about the whole thing.

I'm not so sure how obscure or unknown they are, but after a while I was able to uncover a bit of history about them, and I want to share that with the world.

(Ello-Opolis: People, Places and Things set)

In the late 90's to early 2000;s, Ivy Ross was the head of Mattel's creative division, being in charge of "Project Platypus", a team developing a new set of building toys aimed for preteen girls. In that team was Richard Manville, who developed the concept and idea for the toy, from the branding and packaging to the look of the pieces. After Bratz launched, Ivy Ross left Mattel and a couple of months after Ello Creation System was discontinued.

One thing that I find interesting is how the Wikipedia page says it was discontinued in 2004, while in Mattel's own website it states some of the toys were released in 2005. Also, not all of the sets are listed on Mattel's website, such as Ello-Opolis Cats and Dogs, and On The Go Snow (which even has an Amazon listing), and there's even some that I haven't found any pictures of besides the ones on the Mattel website like the watch and the scooter.

(High Res image of the scooter set from @richardmanville . No other pictures currently exist on the internet (that I know of).

(This is the only picture of the watch on the whole internet, I'd absolutely love to own one, but I think I'd be okay with just a high-res picture. Was it ever released?)

A very interesting thing I'd like to share is what I've found on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website, which mentions the name Ello Creation System and its logo were registered under Mattel until 2011, for its use in items such as toys, educational games, clothing and shoes, bed spreads, lunch boxes, cutlery, hair combs, toothbrushes, backpacks, stationary, lamps, shampoo, and even bandages, they sure wanted to be covered in case the name went big.

(One of the Ello trademarks on the USPTO website)

In that same search I found out that after their trademark ran out, in 2013 LeapFrog grabbed the name "ello" for a brand of water bottles, which was one of the intended uses Mattel had for the line.

The reason for the discontinuation is still unknown, but since Manville is still present in social media maybe he could bring some light into it. Since I'm not any type of notorious journalist, documentary YouTuber or any of the sorts I don't think I've got the qualifications to bother him about an obscure project he ran 20 years ago, but maybe one of you does, in which case I'd love to hear about it to get the end of the mystery, my ASD brain would absolutely appreciate that!!

Let me know if any of you knew about this, or if you've got any other info you'd like to share about the toys! Whether it be your stories about playing with them or if you know any bits or pieces missing!

#ello creation system #ello #mattel #2000s toys #early 2000s #millenial #zillenial #toys #y2k #construction toys #girl toys #discontinued toys #long post #text post #original #this is what happens when you hyperfocus #asd #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #obscure toys #nostalgia #00s nostalgia #deep dive #toy industry #richard manville #ivy ross

[thylacines-toybox]

Frankie (he/him)

A medium Dexter dragon by Jellycat. Bought from John Lewis in June 2023, using a voucher I got from work as a reward for 5 years of service.

#dragon #Jellycat #plushie #toys #red #blue #toy with accessories #his name is relevant to the McJob in a really obscure way lol

[casart]

Toy Castle au because why not!🧸🏰

#casart #sanders sides #remus sanders #roman sanders #creativity twins #creativitwins #does anyone else know this show???? I been on a kick of old media I used to watch as a kid #does this age me lol flipping LOVED these kinda obscure live action shows lmaoo #anyways not sure who the others would be but maybe patton would be rag doll and janus china doll #and im so tempted to make virgil the ballerina skjfhks #the toy castle #le château magique

[gamebunny-advance]

guys... GUYS!

I need y'all to look at this.

It's an iDog inspired poogle.

#neopets #poogle #idog #it's real #i don't play neopets anymore #but sometimes i still check jellyneo to see what's going on #anyway this is amazing but... can they get away with this? #there have been other 'parody' designs like this #the toy vandagyre is also a straight up furby #but it was still a vandagyre ya know? Same body shape and they didn't change the eyes #but this... is kinda on the nose isn't it? #if this thing didn't have a mouth it would just be a chubby iDog #i love it of course i'm just worried that it's *too* accurate ya know? #for better or worse the iDog is not an obscure toy anymore #if they'd done like a wappydog or even micropets inspired design i don't think most people would notice

[son1c]

just realized there's no merchandise of shadow that has him smiling. don't text

#*not counting this one like. super obscure toy factory plush that i KNOW i've seen before but couldn't #find it again when i just went looking for it. #all of his figures and plush nowadays have him frowning/looking mad :( #and like i get it but idk. at least a little variation would be nice #sonic has some figures where he's making different expressions at least

[dragonkeeper19600]

Palworld players: It's like Pokemon with guns, lol! Other gamers: Hey, these designs look like they were ripped off from Pokemon. Palworld players: NO. THEY'RE TOTALLY ORIGINAL. THIS GAME IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM POKEMON! YOU POKEFREAKS ARE SO TOXIC!

#pokemon #palworld #there are tons of pokemon ripoffs out there #and while it is a little unfair that none of them have received this level of discourse #it's the doublethink that palworld is trying to pull off that i think is really triggering people #for a game whose entire buzz was based on “pokemon with guns” #for the fandom to then turn around and say it has nothing to do with pokemon is eye-rolling #like the “pokemon with guns” label is the only reason anyone has heard of this #and when the creature designs look like they're from a pokemon bootleg line made by some obscure chinese toy company #what the heck did you expect?

[mutedeclipse]

Them

Yeah. Im getting attatched to bravo now too (shinjichair) heres a cutesy pastel experiment

#mutedeclipse #digital art #bravoman #anti bravoman #pastel #makes them kiss like im playing with toys #i mean what #anyway ive got a backlog of doodles to complete now since i sketched a BUNCH of bravoman related shit today #so look forward to that #i can feel myself gaining a lifelong attatchment to yet another obscure media. god hath no mercy.

[radioactive-cloud]

on a more serious note: right after bojan's words about the deep meaning of novi val and the importance of respect for others people began throwing things (larger than bracelets or glasses things) on stage even more. wtf.

#on a less serious and more brainrotty note: nace picked up a toy and showed it to jan and it was cute but homophobojan obscured the view #but seriously tho why would you do that #and especially after such words #bojan cvjetićanin #nace jordan #jan peteh #jure maček #kris guštin #joker out

[littlepetshopplushiearchiver]

Another odd obsure LPS merch find! Not exactly a plush but a backpack plush!

It's from 2007, based off of LPS #4 and made by... uh... C anal team. oh- that says canal??? yeesh bad logo design

#lps plush #lps toys #littlest pet shop #lpsblr #lps #lps obscure #lps merch #2007 #Canal Team #They look so polite...their smile :)

[low-po1y-princess]

i can't get into things that are new i need them to be at least thirty years old so i can dig for content of them like i'm a miner

#le talking tag #all of my hardcore brain-absorbing interests in the past few years have been around for decades #so there's tons of obscure stuff to dig up #old mario commercials. different runs of the lupin iii manga. transformers characters who only had one toy #gwar/ aquabats interviews that only aired on local tv channels. i love learning about the obscure weird stuff!! i like having a backlog! #i suppose that if i got into something that's current i'd be seeing the obscure stuff in real time #but at that point its not strange stuff that fell to the wayside. its just another part of something that's currently being produced #there's no sense of digging through the sand and finding something cool. its just given to you

[rcxdirectrix]

Banzaitron!!

for my part of the art trade with @/lave_ium from IG

#Banzaitron #maccadam #transformers #myart #oh boy.. obscure character xD. anyway he barely has any fanart lol but they wanted me to draw him #i guess i get to try someone unfamiliar ;u; anyway.. based on the flame toys design of him. v snatched waist #flame toys #idk if i got his faceplate right.

[malwarechips]

THIS IS A VERY RANDOM QUESTION BUT I NEED HELP HAVE ANY OF YOU GUYS HEARD OF THIS ONE DINOSAUR TOY THAT I THINK WAS OFFICIAL JP BUT I CANNOT TELL THAT WAS A DECENTLY LARGE (probably like a foot or two long????) GREY AND BLUE TYRANNOSAUR OF SOME KIND. I DONT KNOW IF SHE WAS ACTUALLY A TREX OR NOT BUT SHE SURE WAS SOMETHING AND I MISS HER !!!!!!!

#ive been looking for the fucking toy this is for ages and i CANT FIND HER !! #and im SO SAD #i genuinely think ive seen every jp toy ever BUT HER #i even found some obscure blog with a bunch of jp toys and shes not even on THERE #i genuinely dont know where she went. #im like 90% sure she was official but who knows as this rate #lev.txt

[arconinternet]

Castelo Ra-Tim-Bum (Master System, Tec Toy, 1997)

You can play this game, based on a classic Brazilian kid's TV show, here. Controls: arrows, Ctrl, Alt, and 1 to pause.

You can read an extremely helpful FAQ, including full translations, here, and you can watch the show's catchy intro below:

#internet archive #in-browser #sega #sega master system #tec toy #game #games #video game #video games #videogame #videogames #computer game #computer games #obscure games #licensed games #castelo rá tim bum #brazilian tv #kids tv #kids show #kid's show #children's tv #children's television #childrens tv #1997 #1990s #90s #Youtube

[alectrona2988]

Hear me out.

in 2010/2011, if you were a young girl or someone who had feminine thoughts as a child like me you fucking wanted one of these badly.

These were the Fijit Friends.

I had sage but I don't know where it ended up. I was more of a willa person, contrary to what my parents thought when they bought me one for christmas.

#kat24txt #fijit friends #obscure 2010s toys that only i seem to remember #i need to find sage #WHERE THE FUCK IS SAGE

[flamet-draws]

I can explain this but idk if I want to.

…Jk I’ll talk about my beloved lost media darling all day. All I’ll say here tho is that I’m lowkey (highkey) obsessed with a specific toy from the early 2000s that has so few remnants left of it that I had to trace the box art for this drawing from my own photo because I’m currently the only known person online who owns the box (and I have two of them! Again, the only two boxes currently known to exist. And I’ll flex that until the day I die.)

The tagline for the toys was ‘Got what it takes to babysit?’ so the obvious conclusion was Steve Harrington. Obviously.

This is so niche and self-indulgent but I’m posting it ✨anyway✨ because if we can’t make art for ourselves then why are we even here?

#in this house we kneel at the alter of obscure Hasbro/Sega/Tiger Electronics y2k toy line Ga Ga’s Micro Babies #this was that thing I was talking about on my main account a couple of months ago btw. #if anyone saw that post #and as you can see it is exactly as specific and unfriendly to a wide audience as I implied it to be #steve harrington #stranger things #dustin henderson