Word: dolls
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...company's hopes for a turnaround rest on its latest round of talking toys, including the Mickey Mouse doll and Mother Goose (each $60), as well as dancing Disney figures called Little Boppers ($20). WOW is especially proud of Julie (up to $125), which it claims is the "most sophisticated toy ever to be introduced in America . . . and still a little girl's best friend." A voice- recognition system allows Julie to "understand" questions. If a child asks, "Are you hungry?" the doll is programmed to respond with a bright "I'm hungry. Let's eat!" The doll can also...
...children whose parents rarely make it home in time to tell bedtime stories, Lewis Galoob offers Dozzzy ($60), a blue-pajamaed doll stuffed with a tape recorder that is activated when a child squeezes its hand. The doll supervises the bedtime ritual: "Did you remember to brush your teeth?" and "Is the light turned out?" As it asks about the child's day, the questions are punctuated with suggestive yawns. To spare the batteries, a microprocessor tells the doll to turn itself off once the child falls asleep and stops squeezing the toy. The bedtime companion comes in two forms...
Give a new Barron's book with a toilet trained doll...
...Once Upon a Potty Doll will get them to college...
Note: All the items mentioned above are in fact available at shops throughout Harvard Square. At the Coop you can find the "Once Upon a Potty Doll" for $11.95, the Porcupine Pen Holder, the lingerie items--at various prices--and the singing reindeer. The lotion dispensers and the feline nailbrushes are available at Billington and Stover's Drug Store on Brattle Street, and you can find the Turkey Cat Snacks, the Dinosaur Egg Soap, and the Tarot Cards at Urban Outfitters...