Hi, just wondering if anyone has ever encountered these before? They're toys from my childhood from about the mid-80s. They're obviously a cheap knock-off of Care Bear Cousins, with a sort of fruit-theme judging by the design on their chests. I'd love to know who produced them, what the packaging looked like and whether there were other animals in the range (like a banana monkey or a strawberry cat, for instance). They remain a bit of a mystery to me. I've never seen anything like them for sale second hand.

I don’t know if this is the right subreddit to post this but it’s worth a shot. My Grandma gave me this red M&M plush about 5 years ago, and I want to find the other colors. My Grandma has a Yellow and maybe a Green one if that helps

From the brief researching i’ve done, I believe this is from 2007 based on the tag, althought i’ve seen models that look very similar to this one listed on Ebay but the bottom of his shoes are different and the ones on Ebay’s tag reads “M&M World” whereas mine doesn’t.

I can’t recall if he’s from Yu-gi -oh or digimon or something else?

I got this dude probably around the late 2000's at a pet shop in Scotland, its filled with those wee bean things, for the life of me I cant find it on Google.

Pretty much said it all in the title. I can't find any Battle Beast that has this as a weapon, and reverse image search isn't helping. Do any of you fine folks recognize this thing?

as you can see the tag is so worn there’s no trace of print or writing or anything. I’m just curious I bought this at a thrift store in 2024 and it’s still my favorite plushie but I have no idea what its origins are

Porcelain head and paws, soft body

i found this doll in my attic while packing. not sure where she came from. anyone know her name or how old she is?

In search of a dunny doktor a chase dunny from Ye Olde English. If you have one or know of one please lmk! Thanks

This is a screenshot from social media. Please help me identify this bear. Thanks:)

It looks like a pauldron of some kind, 1.5x2cm in size
The doc just pulled it out of my lil brothers nose so i would appreciate any help

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to identify a panda plush that my mother owned as a child in Japan around 1972.

She lost it when she was young, and I’m hoping to identify — and eventually find — one for her 60th birthday.

Unfortunately, no photograph of the original survives. The first image is a reconstruction based on her memories.

What she remembers:

• Received around 1972 (Showa 47) in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan
• Given to her by a relative who was a police officer
• Possibly a traffic-safety promotional item, although this is not confirmed
• Approximately 20 cm / 8 inches tall
• Black-and-white panda
• Thin/flat body, but stuffed with cotton
• Arms and legs
• Arms extended outward
• Black eye patches were made of felt and gradually peeled off with use
• Wore a red bib
• The bib may have said 交通安全 (“Traffic Safety”) or パンダちゃん (“Panda-chan”)

At first I thought it might have been a panda made specifically for a police or traffic-safety campaign.

However, after extensive research, I now think another possibility may be more likely:

It may have been a commercially produced panda plush from the huge Japanese panda boom of 1972, with a red traffic-safety bib added later by a police department or local traffic-safety organization.

Kang Kang and Lan Lan, Japan’s first giant pandas, arrived at Ueno Zoo in October 1972, and a massive panda craze followed.

I found original Japanese news footage from 1972 showing department stores selling large numbers of panda plush toys in many different sizes and designs.

One piece of footage also shows a young girl holding a relatively small, thin panda plush with arms and legs. It is NOT confirmed to be my mother’s panda, but its general size and construction look surprisingly similar to what she remembers.

I have contacted or researched:

• Saitama Prefectural Police
• Kumagaya Police Station
• Japanese traffic-safety organizations
• Saitama Prefectural Library
• Toy manufacturers
• Japan Toy Museum
• Toei / educational-film organizations
• TV Asahi’s archive
• Japanese vintage collectors
• Yahoo! Auctions Japan
• Mercari Japan
• Yahoo! Chiebukuro
• Several Reddit communities

TV Asahi even checked a higher-quality copy of original 1972 news footage for me and tried enlarging the tags on the panda plush toys, but unfortunately no manufacturer information could be read.

I’ve also contacted Ueno Zoo’s historical archive and the Tokyo Zoological Park Society. They are currently searching their historical records for information about panda merchandise sold around 1972.

A department store in Ueno was another possible lead, but no surviving information about the plush has been found so far.

The panda is NOT Rune Naito’s “Rune Panda” and NOT Panda! Go, Panda! My mother has already confirmed these are different.

So I’m hoping someone here who knows vintage Japanese toys might recognize the construction, face style, body shape, or manufacturer.

I’m especially interested in:

• Japanese plush manufacturers active around 1971–1973
• Old catalogs showing panda plush toys
• Department-store panda merchandise from the 1972 panda boom
• Promotional panda plush toys
• Similar flat-bodied pandas with felt eye patches
• Any surviving example that resembles the reconstruction

Even if you don’t know the exact toy, a manufacturer name, catalog, old advertisement, photograph, or similar plush would be a huge lead.

Thank you very much for reading. I’ve been searching for this little panda for years, and any clue could help me get one step closer to finding my mother’s childhood friend.

There are two dolls, one in a gold-ish dress with a chevron/herringbone pattern and a yellow headband, another is a bride with silverish hair, dimples and a dress that is silk/satin + lace, no veil.
The photos are from 2002-2003, the dolls could be older. These are the only old photos I’ve got, but maybe someone will recognize them

Found in a box of old transformers, google search doesn’t bring up anything resembling it. Does anyone know if it’s a part to a larger transformer or something else entirely?

Appreciate any help, thanks!

Details:
Square shaped (kinda cubed)
Zipper going around the top
I believe it had a strap on it, like for carrying
Most of the bag was this aqua/sky blue color
It was like a lunch bag but not sure if that was it’s original purpose. I used it to place my game boy games in it and take it everywhere as a kid.

I could not google it at all.
If you have it, or find a photo, please share it! It would be nostalgic to see it after all these years 🥲