Weve been buying Little Tikes toys at local boot sales for our Grandson, Moonbase Junior. Its tough colourful plastic and simply designed kids stuff like bulldozers and rail tracks.
Ive noticed that the tubby little people who drive Little Tikes toys are very similar to what my daughter played with called Weebles in the 80's. You remember? Weebles wobble but they dont fall down?
Are Weebles and Little Tikes related?
The Wibbly-Wobblies toys appeared in the episode "A Change Is as Good as a Rest" of "Are You Being Served?".
ReplyDeleteReally? How interesting. Thanks Anon. I shall have to find it on You Tube!
DeleteI think they have a common ancestor in Fisher Price's 'Little people'? But they - in-turn - are based on earlier turned-wood toys.
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Fisher price Little People eh Hugh? They're cylindrical aren't they? So what were the wood turned toys? is that on Small Scale World?
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