Snugglebumms

Snugglebumms : The Snugglebumms were a collection of cute little hairy character toys made by Playskool in the 80s. The main characters were the mother and father "Papa Gentley and Momma Brightly" who had hearts which, when squeezed, would make their bodies light up!

There were lots of other Snugglebumms with names like Fondly, Gladly, Happily, Spritely and Shyly.

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I still have my family of Snugglebumms. Mum and Dad light up and the kids giggle when you shake them! They're so cute!

Briony 10-Nov-2004, 10:58:42 AM


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there were also Snugglepets brought out later. With a Butterfly called Flutter, a bumble bee called Butty, a dinosaur, a catapillar, and others.. but unlike the smaller snugglebumms they didn't giggle :(

Larah Wylde 26-Nov-2004, 04:45:29 PM


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A toy that I wanted for Christmas one year but never got. I actually remember one day after gymnastics, one of the carpool mothers was asking all of us what we wanted for Christmas, and when she asked me, I gave her this vague answer because I was afraid that the other girls would laugh when they heard "bumm".

MLP 24-Mar-2005, 01:59:33 PM


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hi, I loved snugglebums....until this website....I didn't even know what they were called until I saw the picture again!!!!!!! Apparently i still own the one called papa gently!!!!! thanks for posting these online!!!

juliana 06-Dec-2005, 04:22:42 AM


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I was watching an old home video and the minute I saw a snugglebumm in the background I have been on a hunt to find out what they were called and where to find them. I loved the Snugglebumms!

Alana 17-May-2006, 06:26:11 PM


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hi i have three snugglebumms dont remember there names though.One is orange and one is pink with purple hair but the other is bigger doesnt squeak and came with skirt on and a crown.I think she is a princess she has different hair, very long.

gidget 10-Jul-2006, 01:39:48 PM


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i have been searching for ages to remember the name of these. i had a purple one with long hair and she had a little skirt. wish i still had her.

siobhan 23-Aug-2006, 09:36:16 PM


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I have still got 4 snugglebumms, I have the mum and the dad and I have spritely, not sure what the other one is called, spritely came with an acorn hat and the other one had a flower for her hair, and they all came with a brush.mum and dad glowed but did not make a noise when shaken like the others, I remember lots of people staring at by bag when we bought them because of the noise coming from it

Fay 09-May-2007, 03:09:47 PM


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I remember having the yellow one , i think it was called warmly. My friend had the purple one. Anyone remember Wiggly Gigglys???

Leanne 22-Jun-2007, 07:01:51 PM


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One Christmas my sister and I had snugglebumms, I had the mum (I was the eldest!) and my sister had one of the kids who was white with purple hair. Our younger brother was so obsessed with the noise that my sister's one made that he always wanted to play with it, so in the end my parents had to get him one too.

hannahmo 20-Jun-2008, 09:49:30 PM


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I was besotted with these little beauties and had my first one aged 7. Now 30, I still have 14 of them with accessories.They are different colours with hair all down the back. The mum is pink and lights up when you squeeze her; Dad is turquoise and lights up, too. I have princess snuggleina who is purple with long hair, but doesn't do anything.Then the set of children includes: spritely (blue); gladly (green); shyly (pink with yellow hair); warmly (yellow); cutely (orange); fondly (purple) and happily (white with purple hair).Then the pets including: shuffle, bumble, flutter and lucky. As far I know, the only one I dont have is the dinosaur Tuggles.

kellymb 23-Nov-2008, 08:00:44 PM


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Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies

If any toy was going to make be a sure-fire success it was one that gave kids everywhere the chance to own man's best friend - even if Mum and Dad said no to the real thing. Pound Puppies might even have been a bit better than the real thing. You never had to feed them, take the for walks in the rain or scoop up their nasty deposits. Of course, the downside was the lack of interaction you got from a Pound Puppy - apart from the ability to actually deliver its pups! The idea for Pound Puppies was thought up by Mike Bowling, who by day worked with an entirely different type of Rover as a mechanic. Inspired by the success of other 80s toy ranges, like the Cabbage Patch Dolls (who shared the same adoption twist that Bowling's pups would) he set to work on fine-tuning his dream - and ignoring anyone who accused him of being 'barking mad'. And luckily his day job gave him a flair for design: he came up with a range of plush dog toys featuring three different ear types, three eye colours and six furs colours... one big family if you will. Toy manufacturer, Tonka, soon took the bone and ran with it, producing an animated cartoon to go with the release of the soft Pound Pupplies. Packaged in their own doghouse creations, the Pound Puppies - complete with droopy mouths and sad eyes - were crying out for kids to adopt them (see that cabbage Patch Doll angle), which worked a treat. Some mutts even came with Velcro tummy pounches to keep their tiny puppies in, which was an extra treat. By 1986, Pound Puppies had achieved such levels of success -shipments over five years amounted to $300 million - that Tonka decided to launch a range of Pound Purries in case you weren't a 'dog person'. And like Lucky Trolls had been, Pound Puppies and Purries had limited availability which made them appear more collectable, even to the untrained eye. You could also spot the real from the fake by the heart-shaped badge by each pup's ear. Additional ranges eventually featured Pound Ponies and Pound Ocean creatures for the more adventurous adoptees. In 1988, Pound Puppies hit the big time when a feature film was released by TriStar Pictures called Pound Puppies And The Legend Of Big Paw. So, cartoon series, massive worldwide sales, added ranges and even a film dedicated to them, with those kinds of royalties the pups must be Mike Bowling best friends!

 

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