What’s New Alex Soars and Slinks into Fun
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lex Brands’ Poof Turbo Tunnel Ball is a hollow football that kids can throw more than 360 feet. Modeled after an airplane wing, the ball is made of soft foam. The new Sound FX Slinky is a walking, talking, spring toy. This motion-activated Slinky makes 10 different sounds as kids watch it flip and walk. Both products are designed for kids ages 5 and up.
PPW Toys Bakes Bad
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PW Toys’ latest addition to the PopTaters line, Mr. Potato Head Fries-enberg, portrays the likeness of Walter White, aka Heisenberg from AMC’s Breaking Bad, in spud form. Under license by Hasbro and Sony Pictures Consumer Products, Fries-enberg’s parts and pieces are removable and interchangeable, just like the classic Mr. Potato Head. The parts can be mixed and matched with any of PPW’s other PopTaters. This collectible item will be available in the spring at specialty online and brick-andmortar retailers.
Thinkway Brings Back Disney•Pixar Favorites
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all-E and Eve are back in Thinkway Toys’ Disney•Pixar collection, designed for kids ages 4 and up. With Interaction Eve, kids can play in five interactive modes that bring Eve to life with voice, light-up eyes, multiple expressions, and flying sound effects. In Talk Mode, Eve will respond to a kid’s voice, and in Flying Mode, users can tilt Eve up and down for flying sounds or hold her upright for landing sounds. Interaction Eve can be moved around on the base and is compatible with Wall-E, which is sold separately. U-Command Wall-E allows kids to control his realistic expressions, light-up eyes, original movie voice, sound effects, movements, and more. Using the infrared remote control, kids can pre-program their own action sequences and watch their roU-Command Wall-E bots carry out the commands. Wall-E stands 9 inches tall and features animated arms, turning track wheels, and blinking, light-up eyes. From The Incredibles, Mr. Incredible Talking Superhero is built for action. Kids can raise his arm, pull his leg, press his chest button, and turn his waist for original voice and sound effects. Finally, Interaction Nemo allows kids to play with Nemo in three different modes: Talk Mode, Action Mode, and Explore Mode. Nemo talks and moves with sound effects and has smart sensors that allow him to detect if there’s an object in front of him and then back away from it. Mr. Incredible
Talking Superhero
78 • THE TOY BOOK
FEBRUARY 2015