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It was only a matter of time before toy manufacturers started listening to their customers’ demands: kids want to laugh, they want to be grossed out and they want to play with slimy, ooky stuff. Forget Gak, Play-Doh and Garbage Pail Kids — what kids really want is poop! At least, that’s the conclusion some manufacturers at home and abroad have reached. Here are some of their crappiest products.
Porky Pooper
This was found at a candy store in Ohio by boingboing reader Leah. Yes, those are jellybean turds, apparently meant to be eaten. Don’t play with your food, now!
Pee & Poo
You really can’t get more straightforward than this: these plush toys from Sweden aren’t even meant to be educational or inspire potty-training; they’re just pee- and poo-shaped. Aww, cuddly!
Stink Blasters
These unique action figures not only look gross, they smell gross, too. The Stink Blasters even have their own transportation: the Stink Utility Vehicle (sold separately!) Besides poop, the Blasters also emit such aromas as rotten cheese, skunk spray, body odor and rotten fish.
Pooping pig keychain
Okay, we admit this isn’t exactly for kids (keychains don’t make great toys), but they’re not really for adults either. (I mean, c’mon.) Blogger Veloute got this pig on a keychain at a fair, and only upon further inspection realized that, if you squeeze it, it poops. More remarkable still, the “poop” is sticky! (What purpose could this possibly serve?)
Pooper scooper Barbie
With the introduction of Barbie’s new canine pal, Tanner, manufacturer Mattel has distilled dog ownership down to its two most basic responsibilities: feeding said dog, and cleaning up after it later. Barbie comes equipped with a powder-blue pooper scooper and a set of dog biscuits which emerge from her dog’s rear-end. Fun for the whole family!
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Now what parent would read the description of this Barbie doll and find it appealing?
“Barbie’s dog eats and makes a mess. Tanner, Barbie’s dog, eats and ejects waste from her body! (Yes, really.) But Barbie can pick it up with her special magnetic scooper, and Tanner will eat it again– just like your real dog!”
By the way….this is one of Mattel’s toys that were recalled. The magnets in the pooper scooper were coming loose. Dang, and before I got a chance to get my hands on one!
posted by Sweet Pea on 11-27-2007 at 8:22 am
I just looked up this Barbie on Amazon (I REALLY WANT ONE NOW) and I Loved Rushrider’s review!
amazon.com/review/product/B000VRJQRK/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_txt?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
posted by Sweet Pea on 11-27-2007 at 8:27 am
I love that first review at Amazon, Sweet Pea! This may be the single most bizarre product I’ve ever seen. I can’t help but notice there’s no change in form from the one form of ‘doggie biscuit’ to the other; hope Tanner doesn’t get mixed up! Not that he would be the first dog to do so, I suppose…
posted by Roger on 11-27-2007 at 8:45 am
the sad thing is, i used to own 2 of these toys. a friend got me the pooping pig for my birthday during college. and i also bought an adorable pig keychain only to discover it pooped. i pulled the sticky poop filling out and kept the keychain.
posted by tami on 11-27-2007 at 9:03 am
We just LOVE to talk about poop, don’t we? LOL
I think the grossest one by far would have to be “Pee & Poo.” I mean, the other ones are pretty sick, but kind of campy. Who wants to cuddle excrement?
I received a wind-up pooping penguin a few years ago. It waddles and poops out nasty little candies.
posted by mrs.djs on 11-27-2007 at 10:22 am
I had the pooping pig keychain AND the pooping cow keychain. These were popular where I live (hmmm….) and I enjoyed the keychain. I must admit that I love poo jokes and have a fetish with butts. Maybe I’m biased.
posted by Brook P on 11-27-2007 at 10:48 am
Don’t forget the unmentioned Mr. Hanky from South Park. He had all kinds of action figures and clothing inspired by him
posted by Sarah on 11-27-2007 at 11:01 am
Last year I got a pooping reindeer at Wal-Mart. I must say though, the poop was delicious!! I believe the jelly beans were root beer(my fav.) and chocolate flavor.
posted by Leah on 11-27-2007 at 11:59 am
Ah the pooping reindeer! It makes its way here to New Zealand every christmas and I’ve seen a few people receive one as a joke.
posted by Robin on 11-27-2007 at 1:53 pm
I actually got the pooping jellybean pig for my friend a few years ago. She got a real kick out of it, though the jellybeans tasted cheap. I think she had the pooping keychain, too.
We were so weird back then lol.
posted by heather on 11-27-2007 at 3:23 pm
I saw that first one at a Joann’s Fabric Store in Lafayette, IN this weekend.
posted by Becky T. on 11-27-2007 at 3:49 pm
You know, if you didn’t know what that “pee” plushie was supposed to be, it’d actually come off as reasonably cute. After all, as Dragon Quest has long shown us, unidentifiable blobs of mystery goo are undeniably cute. Especially if they have happy smiles.
posted by Freezair on 11-28-2007 at 12:09 am