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Post by TRO Admin on Jun 16, 2012 21:48:10 GMT -7
I am going to look into this and see what I can find out. I'm thinking it's possible only the Amazon release date is being pushed back, as I'm hearing reports of the set being seen at brick & mortar stores.
Stay tooned.
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Post by TRO Admin on Jun 9, 2012 6:43:30 GMT -7
Yes unfortunately the DVD was delayed. Only for a month though - July 10, 2012 is now the release date.
Yes - if Teddy was making a comeback in only 60 days I would know about it, and not just because Ken is a friend.. There would be a marketing campaign, press releases and such. I just spoke with Mr. Forsse within the last 10 days and there was no mention of an August Teddy release, which cements it as an unfortunate 'no'. I would hope anyone selling this as hard fact would now change course. That doesn't mean we shouldn't wish it was true.
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Post by TRO Admin on Jun 8, 2012 20:16:12 GMT -7
Yes - there are two Josh's. Usually I remember to refer to his screen name to avoid confusion but as we're friends off the board I sometimes forget.
There isn't a new Teddy Ruxpin coming out in August. I'm sorry you've been misinformed. Where did you hear this?
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Post by TRO Admin on Jun 7, 2012 16:35:46 GMT -7
I am headed on an extended vacation and was hoping to try out this new release on that vacation, so I was a bit disappointed in April when the date was pushed back, too. It gives me more time to prep the website for the sale, though, which will mean more people will be exposed. I hope to have that done in the next few days. As has been said though - waiting is the hardest part, but it makes it sweeter as well
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Post by TRO Admin on Jun 7, 2012 16:31:22 GMT -7
As Josh pointed out, the DVD has been delayed until July. I'm not aware of any official reason, but this happens from time to time. Companies like to place products in the market during peak buying times and when the market isn't saturated with new releases. July is typically a slow time for home video new releases, so they're probably just trying to capitalize on that.
Would be interested to know Sonic where you heard a new toy was coming out in August. If that is true - then something has happened within the last week. LOL.
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Post by TRO Admin on Jun 5, 2012 21:45:46 GMT -7
Sorry I'm late to this topic. The release has been pushed back to July. This is a fairly common occurrence. Companies like to release titles when the market isn't saturated. I don't know why the delay happened but I'd imagine it's something to do with marketing. I believe Wal Mart is going to be carrying the DVD's too and that might have something to do with it as they are a big influence when they're in the mix.
As far as two different DVD's - this is news to me. Anyone have a link? If they are releasing separate volumes I would imagine it would only be to get a few extra bucks from folks who may not want the whole series or are only looking to replace certain parts of the show that maybe got lost or scratched from their Millcreek releases.
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Post by TRO Admin on May 17, 2012 9:38:00 GMT -7
Upon a review of the particular scene I thought Teddy was mentioned in "Big" - it was actually Worlds of Wonder mentioned, by the lead female character. I didn't rewatch the entire film but I believe Teddy can be seen in the toy store at one point as well.
In "Home Improvement", Tim Taylor plays with Teddy but Teddy never speaks (They'd have to put Phil Baron on the payroll - as he's a union member - if they had done that) Teddy is referenced in a joke on "Mama's Family" and although I've never seen the movie, I've heard his appearance in "She's Having A Baby." was prominent.
I believe the only show that ever featured Teddy talking was a 2009 episode of "30 Rock". I'm still trying to get a clip of that to upload to the site.
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Post by TRO Admin on May 14, 2012 20:58:12 GMT -7
I'm a Seinfeld fan and noticed this a few years ago I actually had some screencaps for the site that went away with an unfortunate hard disk crash. There are several scenes in this episode, in the first season of Seinfeld, where Teddy videos can be seen - humorously mixed in with different genres. I believe three or four titles can be seen in the episode, and multiples of some of the titles in different places. This would have been filmed in 1989 or 1990 - which is right around the time some of the massive stock of Teddy VHS tapes would likely have been liquidated from Video Stores and Distributors. I would imagine the producers of Seinfeld - who undoubtedly filmed this scene on a soundstage and not a real video store - probably purchased a bulk load of either actual VHS tapes or overstock, empty VHS boxes for this scene. Teddy made appearances in a lot of 80's and early 90's television and movies. Among them - "Big", "She's Having A Baby.", "Home Improvement" and "Mama's Family."
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Post by TRO Admin on May 14, 2012 20:53:24 GMT -7
Love your comment, Kayla LB just has a great sense of comic timing, and is one of the few cases (the others being Ickley Bognostraclum and Burl, Teddy's dad) where the character added a completely new dimension to the story in the TV show. Although LB was in the Adventure Series and was well presented there, he was more 3 dimensional in the TV series, and Robert Bockstael got his voice just right. Of course the TV show had more to work with, and had Worlds of Wonder escaped the 80's stock market crash, we would have gotten to see more of that in the Adventure Series.
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Post by TRO Admin on May 14, 2012 20:48:51 GMT -7
The world of Grundo was and is, I believe, the perfect model for a fictional universe. Familiar enough that most of it's surface is self-explanatory, but different enough to spawn imaginative creation. The "technology" was no different. Even in the 1980's, some of the technology Grundonians used was very dated, and some of it was ahead of it's time (Gimmick invented the original personal use GPS, remember - although it had some ticks It wasn't just the technology mentioned that was somewhat universal - it was the morals of the stories, the characters, and the way they were presented. With the exception of Quellor and some of the more 80's themed elements of the TV show, it will age very gracefully. I'm not extremely interested in the mold evolving too much. Gimmick does have a pretty great invention up his sleeve, though. It's his best one yet. And you will all see it when the storyline resumes!
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Post by TRO Admin on May 14, 2012 20:41:30 GMT -7
When it came out in - I believe it was - 1999, It was a welcomed addition to the market. DVD was a newer medium at that time and I was happy there was a fresh assembly line of VHS tape imprinted with scenes from the TV show. With that being said, the DVD releases made it completely obsolete. The clamshell case and cover art, though, were first-class, and it's worth having just for that.
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Post by TRO Admin on May 14, 2012 20:35:54 GMT -7
I echo the comments of Cyborg and Monkeyboy. Although they cover the same worlds and storyline, the two different mediums developed them each in a way that also stands on it's own as a unique interpretation of Ken Forsse's original dream. I too agree that they compliment each other very well. As an adult, there are themes - and humor- in the TV series that bring a new level of enjoyment to that, while the Adventure Series retains a magic of sorts that I find slipping away in general as I grow older. I definitely enjoy them differently, but I can't choose one over the other. This website is slightly skewed more to TV show content, because Mathue of the TRFAQ was around before I was and his website was always more toy-centric. Over the years my website has complimented the TRFAQ and vice-versa and I think our two similar yet unique/stand alone digests of TR info are an interesting parallel to the TV show vs. Toy argument.
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Post by TRO Admin on Apr 28, 2012 11:53:35 GMT -7
Not sure exactly what it all means - but I remember having a conversation with Ken about him changing the map around a bit - so it was a deliberate change. I know in a lot of cases he just wanted to be clearer about what was what. I couldn't speak to it any more than that without getting clarification. Something else for the list of questions
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Post by TRO Admin on Apr 28, 2012 11:50:20 GMT -7
Something I've never heard of before. This will have to go on a list of questions to ask the man in charge. I know that WoW did want to tinker with some of the names - including Teddy's. Prince Arin was originally named Prince Ruxpin and Teddy was named Simeon Greep. Ken then gave Greep the name Teddy Ruxpin and Arin to the prince. When WoW got into the picture, they weren't sure about the Teddy Ruxpin name and did focus groups testing out others. The Ruxpin name - thankfully - stuck I wish Mr. Kingsborough had done a focus group when he founded Yes! and decided to change Teddy's tunic to a red shirt....
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Post by TRO Admin on Apr 28, 2012 11:46:19 GMT -7
You can also choose to burn tracks to CD or DVD in Mp3 format, and Itunes does the converting for you. Then just pop the disc back in and transfer to whatever medium you prefer to listen to.
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