spinoza bear newbie

[spinoza]

Hi. I have 2 Spinoza bears.
the first one I got has long light fur color, with the cassette player in the leg, has longer fur and came with a lot of information on how to treat it in a hospital setting. the player is black with the logo being white. the cassettes he came with are clear and all 9 of the tapes were included. the bear seems shorter then the other one. He also came in his original box.

the second one I got has shorter darker fur color, with the cassette player in the under his stomach doesn't have a ribbon like my other one does, it also doesn't have a tail. the cassette player is white with black around it sort of. hard to describe.

I have the vhs of the legend of Spinoza. I am looking forward to getting the Catch my hug spinoza book. 

I have a few questions since I new to Spinoza. I am wondering if all bears came with a ribbon? I am looking for a replacement ribbon for my one that doesn't have his. Where can I get the closest thing that matches the original? Are there different generations of bears like Teddy Ruxpin? Did the bears come with more then just the 9 cassettes? I heard there are cds of the cassettes. is it true? If so, can I still get them somewhere? Did Spinoza ever have any competition? Was Spinoza only for kids on hospitals? Was he used elsewhere? Is the the legend of spinoza book the same as the vhs? when/why did the company go out of buisness? why is the website up but nothing about the bear? If anyone wants to be my friend please let me know. i am new on this site and am looking for some friends. 
Sorry for all the questions. I just love Spinoza. I want to learn as much as I can about the bear. I wish I knew about him sooner when the company was still around.
  thank you all very much for your time.

[DollyPrince]

Last year I posted in another thread, this guide to generations of Spinoza Bear:

"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..."


The bears came with only 9 cassettes, but there were others available including "The Legend of Spinoza" and I believe two tapes for children with military parents.

CDs are meant to be played with the last version of Spinoza, but can of course be played on any normal CD player also. The CD version of Spinoza seems to be the most rare now.

Spinoza had no competition as far as I am aware, other cassette talking toys were not made especially for sick or troubled children.

The website is no longer active. The domain is now being used by someone else. You can visit the original website on Wayback Machine.

[spinoza]

Thanks. What is wayback machine? i've never heard of it before? I have another question. Is there a way to disconnect the cassette player or a cd player from a spinoza bear? if so how? thanks.

[DollyPrince]

Oct 1, 2017 5:04:57 GMT -7 spinoza said:

Thanks. What is wayback machine? i've never heard of it before? I have another question. Is there a way to disconnect the cassette player or a cd player from a spinoza bear? if so how? thanks.

Wayback Machine is a website that stores captures from other websites. It exists to document the history of the internet. If you type in a url to Wayback Machine, you can visit old versions of the website that are no longer available by normal means.

There is a way to remove the cassette player and speaker in one piece, but I don't remember how. It has been many years.

[spinoza]

could it have something to do with the red deal on him? I noticed theres a screw in the heart valve. I am afraid of ruining the bear if i unscrew the heart thing. I don't know how to get to the speaker without opening him up the hard way. Thanks so much for everything.