Super Toy Teddy

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Artist/Maker	Tiger Electronics Ltd. (manufacturers)
Place of origin	China (manufactured)

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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Categories	Children & Childhood Dolls & Toys Entertainment & Leisure Access_to_Images 2003 SCRAN
Object type	Teddy bear
Title	Super Toy Teddy (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Artificial plush; colour printed card packaging Card Plush Printing Sewing Stuffing
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.
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.19-2002

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Record created	January 9, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72795/super-toy-teddy-teddy-bear-tiger-electronics-ltd/

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