Animatronic Talking Bear

by Teddy Ruxpin

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Teddy Ruxpin is an animatronic talking bear
Which was created by Ken Forsse with later assistance by Larry Larsen and John Davies
He was first produced in 1985 by toy manufacturer Worlds of Wonder
Teddy would move his mouth and eyes as he read stories via a standard audio tape deck built into his back
There was also a companion toy named Grubby
Which connected to Teddy via a cable
This allowed the two some (minimal) interaction

As well, there were several other non-animatronic companion toys
And characters such as the bird-like Fobs
A hand puppet with a sock-like, extendable neck
The larger Wooly Whatsit hand puppet
A Tweeg puppet

Teddy would move his mouth and eyes as he read stories via a standard audio tape deck built into his back there was also a companion toy, Grubby

Tweeg puppet
And an L.B. Bounder puppet
With the strength of its line of toys Worlds Of Wonder’s fortunes rose well beyond its assets
This culminated in a rather spectacular tumble
As stock trades by company officers spooked investors
Attempting to stem the tide, WOW issued Non-Investment Grade Bonds