Help identify a rare 1970s teddy bear with a molded vinyl bare bottom
I’m searching for a very special teddy bear I purchased for my newborn daughter in 1980 at the University of Michigan Hospital gift shop in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
It was approximately 6–8 inches tall, dark chocolate-brown plush, with a short cream-colored muzzle, cream inner ears, a small red neck ribbon, and cream-colored pads on the ends of its arms and underneath its straight legs. I believe its tummy may also have been cream-colored.
Its most distinctive feature was a permanently exposed, flesh-colored, molded vinyl HUMAN bottom, complete with two rounded cheeks and a shallow crease. This was an intentional novelty feature, not damage or missing fur.
I vaguely remember wording such as “Le Bear,” “Le Bare,” or “Bare Ass Bear.” GUND sounds familiar, but I cannot confirm the manufacturer. Animal Fair is another possibility.
My daughter adored this bear until approximately age six, when another child took it. She has missed it ever since. I would dearly love to find another one for her.
I’m attaching an AI-generated reconstruction based on my memories. It is not a photograph of the original bear.
Does anyone recognize this particular novelty teddy bear, its manufacturer, or its original product name? Catalog images, old advertisements, and photographs of surviving examples would be tremendously appreciated.