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January 1900 | Vol. I - No. 1


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October Products in Motion


Mr. TOYDIRECTORY shows you what a product looks like in all its glory: front, back, sides, in the package and out. Now you can see how playable a product is without even leaving the TDmonthly Magazine site. So pull up a chair, put your feet up and get ready to play!

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Videography by Alison Marek. Edited by Mark Zaslove.






MSRP: $23.99
Age Range: All Ages
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Plush



This dynamic duck waddles from side to side and rattles when pulled along by his string. Press Dudley´s beak and he´ll flap his wings and quack. Dudley also likes to sing three different songs, including his very own version of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4434      (added 9/1/2005)
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MSRP: $79.99
Gender: Girls
Category: Dolls



Before he delved into dolls, Robert Tonner was senior designer for Bill Blass's sportswear division. The Tyler Wentworth doll is herself a mini-fashion designer. The clothes that "she" creates are backed by Tonner's strong, classic design sense. For 2006, "There are some wonderful outfit collections and the return of Tyler ready-to-wear boutique," said Tom Courtney, director of marketing for Tonner. The dolls are extremely detailed and wear only the finest garments from the Wentworth collection, but what else would you expect?
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4635      (added 9/16/2005)
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MSRP: $12.00
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Dolls - Accessories
Dolls



Give your Fashion Angels Living Dolls a new do. These four interchangeable wigs look great on all four Fashion Angels. Each wig sold separately. Pictured are “Long Curly Blond Wig” (Item #11053), “Short Blue Wig” (Item #11054), “Long Black & Pink Wig” (Item #11055), and “Long Straight Blond Wig” (Item #11056).
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4351      (added 8/30/2005)
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MSRP: $6.95
Age Range: 15 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Dolls



These tiny 3" vinyl dolls resemble workers you would expect to find in Santa´s workshop. The first series of Ice-Bots include 14 different characters. One secret design has yet to be released. The dolls are packaged blind, so the character’s identify is a surprise when the box is opened.
— “Mostly adults buy these,” noted Tory Middlebrooks of Lulubell: A Toy Bodega in Tucson, Ariz. “They’re usually collectors of art toys.”
— Another retailer pointed out that collectors start young. These Bots make a good start.
— The Bots were launched in Summer 2005.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4575      (added 9/13/2005)
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MSRP: $34.95
Age Range: 10 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Robotics
Science & Nature



A two-wheeled mini-robot, the Binary Player Robot has its internal program stored on a black-and-white disk that´s user programmed, so it can do tricks and patterns. It's easily assembled with basic hand tools and is both fun and educational.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 2014      (added 12/22/2004)
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MSRP: $49.99
Age Range: 9 to 12
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Construction



This K'NEX® product comes with all the parts necessary to build a real, working pirate ship ride. The pendulum-like ride will stand more than two-feet tall and is comprised of rods and connectors and runs on a battery-powered motor. Once erected, the ship will swing back and forth before eventually flying around for a 360-degree spin.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4772      (added 9/23/2005)
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MSRP: $15.99
Age Range: 18 and up
SKU or Item #: 8-07640-00505-8
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Collectibles
Action Figures



X-Plus has released three of the most well-known versions of Godzilla this year. This edition, based on the 2001 movie "Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack," was sculpted in Japan exclusively for North American collectors. Fans will be pleased with the attention to detail, from the blank, pupil-less eyes, to the four claws on each foot. Of course, the younger fans may simply enjoy unleashing his stomping 7" rage upon other unfortunate toys. The announcement for the second series of X-Plus´ Godzilla vinyls is scheduled soon.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4200      (added 8/19/2005)
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MSRP: $39.99
Age Range: 3 and up
Gender: Girls
Category: Dolls



Zapf’s newest 18" baby babbles, gurgles, giggles, sucks a bottle and "actually cries real tears," Virginia Uelze, marketing manager for Zapf Creation, U.S., told TDmonthly. "It´s the first time we´ve mixed water with electronics."

—This baby was soft launched at the end of July 2005 and has plans to be advertised on television by the end of September.
—Baby Annabell received the National Parenting´s "Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 2006.”
—“Zapf does well,” at the Hello Dollie Doll Shoppe in Albuquerque, N.M., according to owner Carmen Keicher. Sherry Grisham, owner of Yesterday & Today’s Dolls in Corinth, Miss., agreed.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 2987      (added 2/25/2005)
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MSRP: $39.99
Gender: Girls
Category: Dolls
Plush



These adorably cute and trendy dolls aren´t just pretty faces! Each 16 inch plush doll speaks English and another language and is eager to teach her language skills to children! Children delight in their talkative pals, and soon after receiving a Language Littles doll, children are excited to show off their bilingual skills to anyone they meet!
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 557
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MSRP: $12.95
Age Range: 3 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Books



Move over, Sgt. Pepper. This pop-up book is not only a treat for the eyes, but for the ears as well. The rocking and rolling Snappy Town Band (made up of furry and feathered animals) is giving their first concert performance, and each pop-up plays a different tune. Kids will love the characters and hum along with the rollicking songs as they get a kick out of this spirited book.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4945      (added 10/10/2005)
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MSRP: $17.99
Age Range: 8 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Collectibles



With the popularity of Dark Horse´s release of the complete library of classic Little Lulu comics, Dark Horse is happy to offer her sidekick Tubby as an 8" vinyl figure. From her first appearance in The Saturday Evening Post in the 1930´s as a single panel gag strip, Little Lulu has gone on to become a beloved cultural icon all over the world. Tubby was alternately Little Lulu´s closest companion and biggest nemesis — forever getting into mischief and hatching schemes. Tubby and his club, the Junior Paratroopers, often found themselves matching wits with Lulu, with often disastrous results. The beauty of this toy is its value as a collector´s item, as well as a vinyl figure.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4925      (added 10/5/2005)
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Age Range: 4 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Musical Toys



The Woodstock Toy Piano is a real musical instrument suitable for younger players. Made with tuned rods instead of strings, this toy piano is known for its whimsical chiming sound. It is constructed of high quality wood and has a 25-note chromatic scale. There are instructions and a songbook included as well.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4934      (added 10/5/2005)
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MSRP: $29.00
Gender: Girls
Category: Apparel



Calling themselves "the next best thing to bare feet," PediPeds specializes in soft leather shoes for infants and toddlers. The shoes are comfortable and not restrictive, and they help protect feet from potentially painful pitfalls. For the stylish kids, the shoes are available in many different styles and colors.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4973      (added 10/10/2005)
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MSRP: $15.00
Age Range: 5 and up
Gender: Girls
Category: Outdoor Fun



In a partnership with Abrams Gentile Entertainment, Sky Dancers are back. The toy that proved to be a big hit in the mid-90s is being re-released, this time with sound and light-up capabilities. The doll itself is modeled to look like a fairy, and when shot out of a launcher its wings will actually spin and propel the doll up to 15´ high before gently returning to earth and the arms of a happy child.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4633      (added 9/16/2005)
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MSRP: $9.95
Gender: Girls
Category: Bath



The Tiny Love Bathtapus bath toy will entertain your child while promoting cause and effect cognition. When bathing your child can play with the 6 different arms stimulating his or her hand eye coordination and cognitive development. This is just the bath toy to fascinate and engage your child, all while having fun and getting clean!
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 5052      (added 10/14/2005)
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Age Range: 2 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Play Sets



Snacktime has never been more productive than it is with the Parents Magazine Dinner Party set. The package comes with 4 cups, 4 dinner plates, 4 dessert plates, and 4 forks, knives, and spoons, all real dinnerware and dishwasher safe.The set is perfect for learning about nutrition and developing manners.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4593      (added 9/14/2005)
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Alison MarekWriter's Bio: ALISON MAREK is an award-winning writer, director and cartoonist whose work has been published by Fairchild Publications and DC Comics (Piranha Press), broadcast on Showtime and other cable networks, and viewed worldwide in film festivals. See her short films and print work on www.alisonmarek.com. Watch her nefarious villains in the web series www.MuggsMovers.com. Get inspired by her cartoons "Daily ARFFirmations to Unleash Your Inner Fido" at www.ARFFirmations.com. Phew! And then ...  Read more articles by this author


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