Toy OTD: Baby Puss Vinyl Toy
Here's another bizarre piece of Hanna-Barbera merchandise from the sixties. Aside from the shaved face, the color isn't as out of whack as many other toys from this period are. For whatever reason, someone decided that Baby Puss needed some accessories, and added a bow tie and belt(?). At first blush that seems really odd, but I guess it's no weirder than Yogi Bear being totally naked except for a hat and tie. At least the green works nicely as an accent to the yellow body!I think there are toys for Fred, Barney, Wilma, Betty, Dino and Baby Puss (you know, the cat that throws Fred out of the house in the credits of the later episodes) - I don't know if there are vinyl Pebbles or Bamm-Bamm figures in this line or not.
These toys aren't impossible to find, but they're not particularly common, either, so I think they usually range from $70 - $100. There's one for sale at whatacharacter.com for $165, but they're not known for bargains - you may want to dig around on eBay for a while before you jump on that!
Labels: 60s toy, baby puss, flintstones, kidvid, merchandise, merchandising, off model, toy, toy of the day, toy OTD, vinyl figure, vinyl toy
posted by Jeff Pidgeon at
6:37 PM
2 Comments:
I've always loved that toy, but I've never owned one so my memory of it was a little hazy. The face and pose are so appealing that I honestly never noticed that green belt before. That is the weirdest accent I've ever seen on a toy, no question.
Gotta get one of those. It looks like the WAC toy offered is completely mint. That has to be nearly unprecedented, as these painted rubber toys usually give up the paint with nothing stronger that a stern look.
They say it's in amazing shape, but the photo on the site just looks okay.
The site's got a lot of cool stuff, but the owner doesn't take PayPal, just checks and money orders.
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