Monday, December 24, 2007

Toy OTD: Gemmy Industries Hocus Pocus Plush

Here's a simple beanie-plush from Gemmy's Frosty The Snowman line, I'm assuming that there's two reasons why plastic 'beans' are added to the majority of small plushes - 1) it helps them stay upright; and 2) it lumps them into the Beanie Baby category, which I'm sure helps them sell better. Maybe, anyway - I'm not sure there's any heat left to the beanie craze.

This is a pretty basic toy, but it's a good likeness of the character. The embroidered eyes help preserve some of the original 2-D design. The shapes and texture are nice and straightforward, and there's no gratuitous branding or labeling to clutter it up - a really nice job for the price point.

I can't find this toy for sale online right now, so you'll have to cast your net on eBay and see what turns up. Good luck!

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2 Comments:

Blogger Pat Lewis said...

Excellent! MAD Magazine's Paul Coker (who did the character designs for "Frosty" and lots of other Rankin-Bass stuff) is my all-time favorite cartoonist!

10:06 PM  
Blogger Jeff Pidgeon said...

He's high on my list, too! I'll try to take a picture of my PCJ original drawing one of these days.

10:04 AM  

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