Talk:Teddy Ruxpin
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[edit] Copyright?
Are the copyright issues surrounding third-party Teddy Ruxpin-compatible tapes notable enough to include here? --Damian Yerrick (☎) 23:57, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Funny, but...
Teddy Ruxpin is a creepy, pre- version of the evil creation "Furby" in the late 1990s.
Hysterical, yes, but no place in article. Baleeted. Aevangelica 03:00, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] no talking?
Having a talk page serves to improve the article, but does it not also serve as a place we can discuss without mucking up the article? In fact, the comments deleted on this talk page could be elaborated upon sourcing VH1's I love the 70's (or was it 80s) because yes, there are verifiable sources we can have for Teddy Ruxpin freaking out if you put an ordinary cassette tape in it. So moreover, the article implies that the facial features of the doll will not respond to an ordinary cassette tape. I'm sure the stories on VH1 of the doll freaking out would be citation enough, don't y'all think? 160.94.120.152 20:23, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
- First find the citation, and then feel free. --Damian Yerrick (☎) 19:16, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] origin of 'Ruxpin' name?
I'm curious as to how the name was chosen, specifically if it was an acronym or conjunction of marketing/engineering terms, or a reference to a developer and/or influence.
Ken Forsse originally chose "Simian Greep" as the name and had another character named Teddy Ruxpin who was a prince (Later became Prince Arin) in the original story. He disliked "Greep" after awhile because it sounded like "Geek", so he gave the Prince's name to Teddy and the rest is history.
In my conversations with him, there have been a few characters who were named after people he knew, (Leota being one example) but to my knowledge Teddy was not one of them. The name was also not chosen for marketing purposes- in fact quite the opposite. The marketing people always wanted to change Teddy's name to something else but focus groups with young kids proved Teddy's original name was a hit.
