Super Toy Teddy
Teddy Bear
2001 (manufactured)
2001 (manufactured)
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This is a toy version of Teddy, the animatronic teddy bear. It featured in the film AI: Artificial Intelligence, directed by Stephen Spielberg. The film is based on a short story by Brian Aldis, in which the teddy bear is the Super Toy of the future. The story is proof of the never-ending popularity of this toy even in the future. The toy Teddy has a push activated voice-box and speaks lines from the film.
Object details
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| Title | Super Toy Teddy (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Artificial plush; colour printed card packaging |
| Brief description | Artificial plush teddy bear in card packaging made in China for Tiger Electronics in 2001 |
| Physical description | Artificial plush unjointed teddy bear attached to its original packaging of a colour printed open card box. The bear has a speaking mechanism that is activated by squeezing its tummy. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Hasbro UK Limited |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | This is a toy version of Teddy, the animatronic teddy bear. It featured in the film AI: Artificial Intelligence, directed by Stephen Spielberg. The film is based on a short story by Brian Aldis, in which the teddy bear is the Super Toy of the future. The story is proof of the never-ending popularity of this toy even in the future. The toy Teddy has a push activated voice-box and speaks lines from the film. |
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| Accession number | B.19-2002 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2003 |
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