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Post by DollyPrince on Apr 15, 2016 20:35:27 GMT -7
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Apr 16, 2016 7:38:12 GMT -7
The rarest talker I've seen would be the Playskool version of Mother Goose. You don't see her near as much as her bigger WoW sister.
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Post by DollyPrince on Apr 16, 2016 12:23:35 GMT -7
Playskool Mother Goose is so cute ♡ I want her very much! But of course, she is so expensive, if I find her.... I don't see Jill a lot nowadays, either... In fact, I see Playskool Mother Goose more!
Well, now you have seen more rare talkers ^^
I saw once, a bear with a white cassette player and a light up nose! Unfortunately the picture is lost... The seller had no tape, so they didn't know the name, either..
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Apr 17, 2016 5:51:17 GMT -7
She's one of my grails that I hope I'm able to find one day.
Jill is pretty rare, as well.
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Post by DollyPrince on Apr 17, 2016 20:23:21 GMT -7
I wish I had Jill.. I love her size! Jill African American version must be the most rare of all Playmates talking dolls...
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Apr 18, 2016 16:00:34 GMT -7
Jill has some nice songs. I really like "We Can Make it Happen."
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Post by DollyPrince on Apr 20, 2016 3:15:12 GMT -7
She is an image of her era! But she is very advanced for her time! Did you know, she has an Intel processor? I saw this in a video! She must have been very expensive. When thinking of rare talking toys, I remembered this video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ncw4zKVjQIt's Jabbee the Storyteller Bear! Wow, I have not seen this one online for sale in a long time! His/her (I am not sure of the gender) speech is very strange, and awkward... I think this is because the animation responds to sound only. So if the speech pauses like so, Jabbee will move in synchronisation to the voice.
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Apr 20, 2016 14:46:03 GMT -7
I didn't know that. I just knew that she could process certain words, and then switch her programming based on what she heard.
Now that Jabbee is cute.
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Post by DollyPrince on Apr 20, 2016 23:35:30 GMT -7
Yes, Jabbee is very cute! His/her design reminds me of Spinoza. He was a talking bear, made in the same year as Teddy Ruxpin. Unlike the other cassette talkers, he has no animation, which is admittedly not as captivating. But, he is interesting for his rarity. He was given to sick children in hospitals. His tapes were in Spanish and English. I owned one, who I bought online, and many tapes for him. I think his stories are very dark... Especially one tape, called "Hold on to Me". In this tape, Spinoza's friend graphically dies, and he and the other characters grieve for her! This story and the songs, seem to be for adults, not children. m.youtube.com/watch?v=V09bl6rx1McVery depressing... I prefer Jabbee Bear, because I like the animatronics, and the face better. But, I do like Spinoza as well. I would like to own him again one day. He is even more rare than before, especially with the tapes. The Spanish tapes will likely not be found again... The more pleasant stories, were very relaxing. They were not energetic like Teddy Ruxpin's programs. All of them were very surreal, like a dream... I think Spinoza is a very unique toy. His stories are like no other.
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Apr 21, 2016 15:13:26 GMT -7
Oh wow. I can see how that would be helpful, especially for kids to help them get through their periods of grief. He's really cute, too.
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Post by DollyPrince on Apr 21, 2016 20:45:00 GMT -7
Yes. Hold on to Me is a program for people who have lost someone special...
Ah, I forgot to mention, there are 4 different versions of Spinoza!
The first one has a white cassette player, it reminds me of the one for the Teddy Ruxpin prototype. It fits into a pocket on the bottom. His tapes are white, and were each sold separately. His fur is lighter than other versions. The second version's cassette player is black, and has Spinoza's logo on it! The pocket is now on the leg. The tapes were changed to clear plastic. This one was part of my collection. The tapes were together in a display case. The third version is not a standard cassette player. His voice box is a Talking Book player. The last one, is in the video. He is larger than the others. He is the most different. He plays CDs! They all come with him. He does not have volume control on his chest...
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Apr 22, 2016 20:18:29 GMT -7
Really? I'd love to see all of them.
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Post by DollyPrince on Apr 22, 2016 20:47:35 GMT -7
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Post by kaylathehedgehog on Apr 23, 2016 7:34:05 GMT -7
So cute. So he's just an regular teddy bear with a regular cassette player in his belly?
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Post by DollyPrince on Apr 23, 2016 9:34:24 GMT -7
Yes. The cassette player is connected to the speaker (and volume control on older versions) in his chest. He can be used as a normal cassette player.
As can the CD player version. They are normal sized CDs.
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