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Sid the Science Kid Hits the Toy Store

After a certain monkey, Sid may be the most curious kid on TV. And now PBS’ smallest scientist is hitting the toy store. His next big experiment? Finding out how to survive life in  your kids’ toy box. Playskool is rolling out the Sid the...
Continue reading » Posted by jeannesager on Feb 12th, 2010, 3:27 pm
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R/C for the Jr. Set: Playskool Tonka Bounce Back Racer

What’s short and squat and only moves in two directions? No, not the in-laws you’re entertaining this Christmas; we’re talking about the PlayskoolTonka Bounce Back Racer. Popularized after its appearance on Jon & Kate Plus 8 (but...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Dec 2nd, 2009, 9:30 am
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Teddy Ruxpin 2.0 — or 3.0, or Whatever

Teddy Ruxpin has been remade so many times since scoring 1985 “toy of the year” honors that it’s hard to keep track of just what his current iteration may be — even harder when you consider that our kids have no idea the toy...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 8th, 2009, 9:00 am
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Mr. Potato Head Trick or Tater Ghost

Who’s behind the false face? Nobody else but our favorite spud, Mr. Potato Head, who gets the friendly-ghost treatment with this “Trick or Tater” getup. While you’re free just to hide Mr. Potato Head behind the sheet, the set...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 7th, 2009, 7:00 am
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Mr. Potato Head Meets Transformers

Mr. Potato Head’s always been the penultimate transformer, so the spud’s, uh, mash-up with the upcoming Transformers movie sequel seems like a perfect fit — even if Mr. Potato Head’s target audience won’t be old enough...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jun 9th, 2009, 9:00 am