[Jane Sherwood]

MR. BUCKET IS A BASTARD.

You spend all that time scurrying around trying to clean up and he just spits everything back out at you!

[optimus_prime]

MR. BUCKET IS A BASTARD.

You spend all that time scurrying around trying to clean up and he just spits everything back out at you!

seconded,.in fact, if you like that game,.i can come over to your place and we can play "52 pick-up"

what exactly is Mr. Bucket trying to teach young kids?..how to pick up after themselves?..I guess its a cool toy, if you want your kid to become a janitor someday.

[blueoceans]

these arent exactly toys, per se

but does anyone else remember certain books from the 1980's

I liked Sweet Pickles, and also Berenstein Bears.

There are some other books I like too,.like the Mr. Happy, Mr. Topsy-Turvy, Mr. Neat, Mr. Strong, Little Miss Sunshine, Mr. Rush (etc, etc, etc)

[Sailor Abbey]

I liked Sweet Pickles, and also Berenstein Bears.

Bearnstein Bears were good. Coloring books were much cooler back then too. Now all coloring books are chock full of stupid activities that are only fun if your a moron. Coloring books should be fun for EVERYBODY. Manufacturers need to keep this in mind.

I still get the Hello Kitty coloring books whenever I can find them. Actually, I get hello kitty everything whenever I can. I love hello kitty. I had Hello Kitty stuff back in the 80s too. Its nice to see she’s made such a huge comeback.

[Cyzyk]

I like Hello Kitty too. She has no facial exp​ression, and is so very Japanese.

[Jane Sherwood]

I never fell into or understood the Hello Kitty fad. I think I was kind of weirded-out by it...still am, actually.

[Sailor Abbey]

I never fell into or understood the Hello Kitty fad. I think I was kind of weirded-out by it...still am, actually.

Hello kitty comforted me during my troubled childhood. While dad was evading the police after blowing up some guys leg and mom had me stashed in the closet so the cops wouldn’t question me as to his whereabouts - my faithful, Hello Kitty stuffed animal was right there with me amidst all the chaos. I still have her too, though my dog ate her nose off in recent years. But even now, when I'm sad or stressed out, I need only look at Hello Kitty and I feel a sense of calm wash over me. Its even better now since Hello Kitty is everywhere.

[Cyzyk]

But even now, when I'm sad or stressed out, I need only look at Hello Kitty and I feel a sense of calm wash over me.

She was designed for that, you know. It's why she has no mouth, and therefore very little exp​ression. When you look at her, you subconsciously apply the mood you're looking for, turning Hello Kitty into a sort of emotionally supporting mirror.

[Sailor Abbey]

She was designed for that, you know. It's why she has no mouth, and therefore very little exp​ression. When you look at her, you subconsciously apply the mood you're looking for, turning Hello Kitty into a sort of emotionally supporting mirror.

Interesting. I did not know that - but it makes total sense now that you mention it.

[optimus_prime]

I still get the Hello Kitty coloring books whenever I can find them. Actually, I get hello kitty everything whenever I can. I love hello kitty. I had Hello Kitty stuff back in the 80s too. Its nice to see she’s made such a huge comeback.

i see them a lot at CVS, or Walgreens.i cant remember which

[Spoon Poetic]

My brother gave me a Hello Kitty doll he mistakenly got in a Happy Meal recently. I never got into the fad, but we used to have a Sanrio Surprise store in the mall and I'd go in there just because it smelled so good. Oh, and because it had Pocky. (Man, I miss Pocky. Someone here in America needs to market that to Wal*Mart or something.) I did like the little penguin guy, though.

[Cyzyk]

Pocky isn't bad, but I'd rather have American potato chips and Fritos than Pocky. When I was in Japan, I really missed Fritos. Pocky just isn't filling, you can eat boxes and boxes of it.

[Slade]

What good is a phone call, Ms. Kitty... If you cannot speak?

I also cannot at all relate to the whole "having no facial exp​ression allows one to subconsciously apply whatever facial exp​ression one wishes to the face to create comfort" thing. I just see another consumerist Japanese pop-culture icon. And honestly, it's a little disconcerting seeing a fellow mammal with no indication of a mouth.

[optimus_prime]

gumby!...gumby!...

..hes here,..and he will be sure to stay...gumby
lets all see what magical games he can play
he can change into anything
with his pals: pokey, pickle, and blue
he will walk thru a wall if you want him to

when you sad, gumby makes you glad,..with all the things he can do
if you have a heart, then he'll have a heart for you
if you have a heart, then gumby's a pal for you

[Sailor Abbey]

gumby!...gumby!...

..hes here,..and he will be sure to stay...gumby
lets all see what magical games he can play
he can change into anything
with his pals: pokey, pickle, and blue
he will walk thru a wall if you want him to

when you sad, gumby makes you glad,..with all the things he can do
if you have a heart, then he'll have a heart for you
if you have a heart, then gumby's a pal for you

Remember the show? That was a good one. Came on right after Pinwheel. Which might not have been so good, if memory serves.