* Not your garden variety onion Oct 15, 2008
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Cabbage Patch comeback Feb 27, 2008
Play Along teamed up with NASCAR to develop race cars and role play items, and inked a deal with Nickelodeon m Consumer Products for a new SpongeBob SquarePants plush toys line. The company is also doing a product tie-in with the Disney movie launch of "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," which will hit theaters in May. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
• Cabbage Patch comeback kids Feb 23, 2008
From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Cabbage Patch comeback kids Deerfield firm celebrating dolls' 25th anniversary. (Q13.com, WA)
Neopets(R), the Leading Virtual World for Tweens, Showcases New Collectible Plush Toys, Fun Paks and Trading Cards at Toy Fair 2008 Feb 15, 2008
Members are also rewarded with special virtual game pieces for collecting an entire series of plush toys. NeoCash(TM) cards, which launched in 2007 are another form of cash payment for Neopets' virtual items and tie into Key Quest by unlocking special Collector Case decorative themes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Benz Christmas Star roadshow Dec 14, 2007
From stylish watches, key chains and plush toys to collectible Mercedes-Benz model car units, there's no shortage of things to delight the tristar fan and enthusiast. Or if you prefer something more direct. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Russ Berrie Announces Options Awarded to New CEO Dec 8, 2007
During 2007, the Company launched Shining Stars(R), the premier line of web-play plush toys. The Gift segment markets its products primarily under the RUSS(R) and Applause(R) brand names and also produces product in select markets and categories under licenses that include Raggedy Ann(TM), Curious George(TM), Simpsons(TM) and a variety of other well-recognized trademarks. (PR Newswire)
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products Awards Neopets Master Toy License to JAKKS Pacific Sep 27, 2007
JAKKS plush toys and other upcoming Neopets consumer products will converge and tie into a new multiplayer gaming and collecting experience, called "Neopets Key Quest". Plush toys will contain codes that allow kids to unlock virtual extensions of the toys to use as part of their Neopets Key Quest play experience. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Opposites In Life, Men Will Share Period Of Mourning Aug 17, 2007
" Harrison was not wearing a bullet-resistant vest at the time, officials said. Phillips died shortly afterward in his home after firing more than 10 shots at deputies. Two snipers needed just one shot each to kill him. He was hit in the chest. Message Of Sympathy The gunman's house at 1707 Village Court was quiet Thursday morning, a contrast to the noisy nuisance his neighbors described of his loud car stereo and occasional bursts of gunfire in the back yard. "Michael's entire family would like... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Review: Webkinz site not just for kids Jul 14, 2007
The Web site is operated by the Ganz company, a third-generation family business outside Toronto that had been primarily known for manufacturing plush toys and collectibles. Spokeswoman Susan McVeigh would not discuss the number of registered users or which features on the site are most popular. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Child's play Jun 12, 2007
I'm not a fan of the cartoons, the lunch boxes, the collectible cards, the Pikachu plush toys, or any of the other licensed Pokemon tat designed to separate children from their pocket-money. But Nintendo has not sold 155 million Pokemon games because they make cute merchandise. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Kids snap up hard-to-find Webkinz Jun 2, 2007
Webkinz have become the Holy Grail of plush toys. They are sold out. (AZCentral)
Toy Fair 2007 Mar 12, 2007
Among this year's themes: animal-care playsets, land-to-water transformers with a higher "wow" factor than ever and dolls and plush toys that can move their faces and limbs even more impressively than before. (Story continues below). (Fox News)
Tinseltown Meets Toytown: Harry Potter, Spider-Man Steal Toy Fair Spotlight Feb 13, 2007
At Mattel, the company was busy hyping products tied to the upcoming Pixar production "Ratatouille," which will see a line of figures, talking plush toys and various playsets. Also showcased were talking dolls and a sweat-inducing DVD trivia game for the Disney film "High School Musical" (see ). (VHI.com -- Music News)
