NECA Kevin Alone at House - Kevin McCallister 14 cm Figure 25th Anniversary (Home Alone)

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New toys play into movies, TV". The Salinas Californian. Gannett News Service. February 8, 1992. p.1F. a b c d Berger, Warren (November 1, 1999). "Adventures in the Toy Trade". Wired . Retrieved January 6, 2020. Le Bien, Mark (December 20, 1993). "Electronics give the toy market a jolt". Daily Herald. sec. 4, pp. 1–2.

Trademark Status & Document Retrieval". United States Patent and Trademark Office . Retrieved January 18, 2020. Jr. Electronics & More!". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 9, 1997. sec. Toys "R" Us The Big Toy Book, p. 51. Willingham, AJ (August 10, 2017). "9 tech crazes that made us lose our minds in the '90s". CNN.com . Retrieved January 17, 2020.The trademark for the Talkboy brand was allowed to lapse in 1999, nearly a year after Tiger Electronics was acquired by Hasbro. [5] [43] Hot Selling Toys: Consumers Select Enticing New Versions of Old Favorites" (Press release). Arthur Andersen. PR Newswire. November 29, 1995. Whatever the reason, Barbara Carrella, a certified sexologist and author of Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century, says a DIY sex toy (which she calls a pervertible) is never far: “Pervertibles are every day, non-erotic items that can be easily converted into sex toys. They can be found absolutely everywhere, and once you start finding them, it’s hard to stop seeing the erotic potential in all sorts of everyday items.” The original retail Talkboy model requires 4 AA batteries and uses a standard cassette tape. [2] However, it does not feature the voice changer of the film prop. [3] The toy was previewed at the American International Toy Fair in New York in February 1992, [10] and was released to market for that year's holiday shopping season, coinciding with the theatrical release of Home Alone 2. Tiger spokeswoman Robin Plous said, "sales weren't very good because the product couldn't do everything it did in the film". [3] [11] Lindsay, Duncan (November 25, 2015). "Each year's best Christmas toy revealed from 1980 to now – how many did you own?". Metro . Retrieved January 17, 2020.

Collins, Margaret (December 11, 1994). "Some hot toys selling out; merchants scramble for more". The Janesville Gazette. p.3E. Origin as movie prop [ edit ] The original Talkboy was designed as a prop to be used by Macaulay Culkin's character, Kevin McCallister, in the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Rosenberg, Marc J. (May 20, 2002). "What's gone wrong in Promotions? (Top of Mind)". Brandweek. Vol.43, no.20. p.25. a b c d e f Thrillist Entertainment (July 10, 2017). "The 100 Greatest Props in Movie History, and the Stories Behind Them". Thrillist . Retrieved January 12, 2020. In 1995, Tiger released the Deluxe Talkgirl, a pink Deluxe Talkboy that was marketed to girls. Shiffman said, "We think the [Talkboy] name may have prevented us from reaching the full market". [28]Robinson, Gaile (December 14, 1994). "Route to Toyland May Close". Los Angeles Times. p.E1 . Retrieved January 25, 2020. Sommer, Cassy (November 10, 2016). "10 hard-to-find must-have toys of Christmas past". SILive.com . Retrieved January 17, 2020. Mara, Jamie (December 11, 1993). "What's hot for Christmas? Some popular toys are hard to find". Marshfield News-Herald. pp.1C–2C. Slatalla, Michelle (September 30, 1999). "Inventor Fills Girls' Desire for Their Own Gadgets". The New York Times (Nationaled.). sec. G, p. 7 . Retrieved January 11, 2020. This large LEGO house building set is the biggest LEGO Ideas set so far! Recreate hilarious scenes with Kevin McCallister, mom Kate McCallister, crooks Harry and Marv, plus the neighbour 'Old Man' Marley, plus Harry and Marv's van with crowbar and police hat elements inside.

a b c d e f g h Jones, Anderson (December 6, 1993). "Silent night instead of Talkboy". Detroit Free Press. pp.1E, 6E. a b c d Albright, Mark (December 23, 1993). "For toy stores, 'just-in-time' deliveries not soon enough". St. Petersburg Times. pp.1E, 6E. a b c d e f g h i Wilkinson, Amy (November 18, 2022). "Home Alone 2 and the Wild, Weird Origin Story of the Talkboy". Vanity Fair . Retrieved November 27, 2022. a b c d e f g h Hahn, Jon (December 9, 1993). "Want the Hottest Toys? Get in Line". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p.C2. Originally, writer John Hughes specified in his script only that a futuristic recording device would be needed; [5] he and the film's distributor 20th Century Fox wanted something that was realistic yet appeared to be cutting edge. [4] Nancy Overfield-Delmar, the vice president of marketing for 20th Century Fox licensing and merchandising, said: "It was important to John that Kevin not use something already out in the marketplace. Kevin has to be one step ahead of other kids." [2]a b Grimsley, Kirstin Downey (December 21, 1993). "Who's Got Some Presents of Mind?". The Washington Post . Retrieved January 6, 2020. Whether you realize it or not, there are many situations in which knowing how to convert household items into homemade sex toys is a real plus. Maybe you’re away from home and realize you’re without your favorite sex toy; maybe things have gotten heated and you don’t have time to hunt for a vibrator; maybe you’re looking to try a new kink without investing much money. Or maybe you just want to surprise your partner (or yourself). Fox, David J. (October 21, 1992). "Marketing Mania". Los Angeles Times. pp.F1, F8 . Retrieved January 25, 2020. Bulik, Beth Snyder (March 14, 2011). "These 'CMOs for Hire' Make Selling Toys Child's Play". Advertising Age. Vol.82, no.11. p.16 . Retrieved February 9, 2020. Bracetti, Alex (April 3, 2012). "The 90 Best Gadgets of the '90s". Complex . Retrieved January 17, 2020.