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| 1834 | Article | Vaporman87 | Ahhh. Here is a subject I can dig into pretty deeply. Sure I had several plushes churned out to peddle the latest TV, film, or other property... but it was the stuffed toys with no affiliation to these things that I always felt drawn to. Unlike my He-Man, G.I. Joe, Thundercats, and Transformers toys, I preferred to inject into my stuffed toys the personalities, eccentricities, and character I wanted them to have, or felt like they would have if they were actually "alive". During my preteen years, I would stay up a little later (on almost a nightly basis) and use my smaller stuffed toys to perform a show, right on my lap as I laid down in bed. The covers draping over my legs and knees served as the stage backdrop... for the "Meowwy Wowwy Show". Yes, I'm treading territory that I've already covered in the forum more than once, but this article screams for it to be retold. Characters like Meowwy himself, his brother Smarts, Penguin Halfheart, Buford the Rabbit, and many more would perform for me until I was too tired to let it continue. These stuffed wonders were nothing more than fairly generic, unknown toys. But once brought to life with my imagination, they were far more popular than any Scooby-Doo or Snoopy toy could ever be. The best thing about all of this, is that the "Meowwy Wowwy Show" is now a big part of the play time I enjoy with my own kids. Sure, Meowwy now has a real stage (puppet sized, mind you) and a bigger audience, but the character I brought to life more than 30 years ago is the same today. And so is the toy, actually. My "Meowwy Wowwy" stuffed cat is 34 years old this year. Penguin Halfheart is pretty much the same. 34 years and Meowwy has never once needed to be sewn. Yeah, his felt ears are starting to deteriorate and disappear, but beyond that he is pretty much the same as he was all those years ago. Those who haven't yet seen the photos of Meowwy's new digs and of Meowwy himself can see that in <a href="http://retro-daze.org/site/thread/458?page=8">this thread.</a> | Jan 26, 2015 |  | |
| 1835 | Article | pikachulover | When I was between about the ages 4-6 I really liked the show Today's Special. My mom gave me this old grey carnival prize mouse. I named Muffy. I took her everywhere with me. The head got all floppy from carrying her around in a headlock. When I was about 6 and a half she fell in my wading pool, and could not be salvaged. I think my pikachu eventually became the replacement Muffy. When I was telling my little cousin how long I had the pikachu I realized I had owned it for half my life. I got it right before my sophomore year of high school. Somebody gave that same cousin a Chucky doll from the Child's Play movies and she would play with it like a baby doll. | Stuffed Animals of the 80's | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| 1839 | Article | Vaporman87 | I also still own my first teddy bear. I didn't really give it much play time, but I kept it for sentimental reasons. | Stuffed Animals of the 80's | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| 1841 | Article | Hoju Koolander | @pikachulover I loved Today's Special! "Hocus Pocus Alamagocus..." Muffy wasn't quite as memorable to me as Sam the Security Guard or Jeff the Mannequin, but it's awesome that you gave a generic stuffed toy some star power by associating it with the show. | Stuffed Animals of the 80's | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| 1844 | Article | Hoju Koolander | @Vaporman87 "The Meowwy Wowwy Show" sounds like it would have had a place right next to Ren and Stimpy in the early 90's. Glad it is being passed on to the next generation. What kind of mischief do Wowwy, Smarts, Halfheart and Buford get into? | Stuffed Animals of the 80's | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| 1845 | Article | Vaporman87 | They're usually doing things like preparing for the show, which happen almost exclusively on Holidays, and generally being silly. The kids enjoy just making all the gang interact and entertain. Last night it was Meowwy reading a storybook to the others, except inserting his own goofy elements here and there to "spice it up". | Stuffed Animals of the 80's | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| 1847 | Article | pikachulover | Sam from Today's Special used to scare me when I first watched the show. There were some Cabbage Patch dolls that were more geared towards boys they were MLB dolls. They only came in male dolls. They are called All Stars and are from 1986. | Stuffed Animals of the 80's | Jan 27, 2015 | |
| 1920 | Article | MissM | Oh my goodness this was so cool! All right. I had (and still do) the Pound Puppies, Hugga Bunch, Pillow People, a Hulk Hogan Wrestling Buddy that I had the biggest crush on. I of course had a Popple and a slew of Care Bears. I loved Pillow People though. I have the cloud one. I also have a studded animal that is like an alphabet creature, where the letters are also part creature. Also, the Wuzzles were some important plushes. This was one amazing article. I've been meaning to comment on it for awhile, but things just get so hectic and busy. Hope all is well! | Stuffed Animals of the 80's | Feb 09, 2015 | |
| 2201 | Article | Retro King of the Land | Great article. "Kids by the dozens love the Care Bear Cousins." Still rings in my head. | Stuffed Animals of the 80's | Apr 04, 2015 | |
| 4772 | Article | bluegrassbaby86 | Most of the plushies I was attached to were not affiliated with a character. I didn't really watch cartoons as much as a little kid due to having no eyesight and most of the shows were hard for me to follow because you couldn't figure out what was happening just from hearing them, so if I did have a character, he wasn't played with as the character, just a plushie. My absolute favorite toy was a teddy bear that would record your voice and repeat it back to you. I did have what they told me was called Pillow Pals, which I guess are the same as Pillow People, and I had a Popple, but I didn't know he turned into an animal and I just played with him as a fuzzy ball. I miss my Popple. | Stuffed Animals of the 80's | Jan 05, 2019 | |
