While checking out the toy section at the local Goodwill store I saw this Paw Island Pals figure of Allie the kitten and Colby, her teddy mouse. I have no idea what Paw Island Pets is and tried Googling them for more info. I couldn't find anything on this toy line except a blog entry from a gentleman who goes by the handle LooseToon.
LooseToon aka Steve Vitale used to work for the Paw Island company that produced these figures. According to his blog Paw Island was a children's entertainment company that focused on books and a website that had games, activities, cartoons, etc. You can read more on his page by clicking HERE!
Apparently there was a whole line of these little guys released in 1999 by Paw Island. I do like the cartoony look of the characters and wish I could find one of the videos, but I checked YouTube and there is nothing to be found. What were these cartoons like? Were they adventures like Duck Tales or moral based like the Get Along Gang? So many questions! I guess I will never find out the answers! But for $0.69 it was a no brainer to pick this cute little toy enigma up!
Oh my God! I couldn't find anything on these either! However, I used to have a couple of these figurines and I would play with them all the time, but I can't for the life of me remember where I even got them. I also used to get on the website and print out the coloring pages.
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DeleteHi, my name is William Adams and I am the sculpture that created these little characters for paw island in lake Geneva Wisconsin. I never thought I'd see them again I'm glad that are still enjoyed. That were based on the books and. Steve, Cory, and I finalized them and had them made in china.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. Pretty neat pieces of toy history.
DeleteI still have some of the tool patters, and original art from those days. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. William Adams.
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing! Would love to see some of the production elements that were used to create these cute little figures!
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