Oof. Asking me to remember a story I saw like 40 years ago.
Okay. Things start with Teddy Ruxpin, an anthropomorphic bear and his Caterpiller-like best friend (both the size of people) going on an adventure. I think they were following a map or something. They meet a human inventor with an airship and some allies and eventually get to this hidden city atop a mountain where they find six crystals. Which are the MacGuffin for most of the show.
The Big Bad wants to get them along with the seventh he owns to basically take over the world. And is always trying to steal them and interfere in normal life. Interestingly, IIRC, he and Teddy don't really interact much IIRC. He's there in the background and the audience knows he's a threat (and working with other bumbling henchmen) but the heroes are ignorant all their problems are being caused by outside forces for some time.
Meanwhile, each of the six known crystals has a power. Which are slowly revealed. Sometimes causing problems. What all six/ seven crystals do is slowly revealed over all 65 episodes. The show takes its time with these reveals.
Which blew my little kid mind, because I wasn't used to the idea of a TV show where the status quo could change. And that mysteries would actually have answers,
Please tell me you looked this up! I (vaguely) recall that I watched every episode and wouldn’t have been able to name another character besides Teddy Ruxpin even if you had a gun to my head… am I in dementia territory already??
My mom worked for Worlds of Wonder. I loved absolutely loved Teddy Ruxpin, I still have mine and the new version. Definitely not as good, the eyes are creepy.
Teddy Ruxpin was my jam. I had the toys, and Grubby that connected so they moved when you put the tape in teddy. The live action movie i watched over and over again. I remember my uncle brought a vcr over and connected it somehow to record it from the video store tape. He also had recorded an anime on it as well that I cannot find nor remember completely. Just on the edge of my memory. God...this had to have been late 80s. Probably 88-89. I would've been 5 or 6.
I never saw the show I think maybe we had one of the teddy bears that talked. The live action movie was decent and I watched that at least a handful of times throughout the years growing up.
I had them too! I was too young to remember getting Teddy, but I have a distinct memory of getting Grubby for my third birthday and my dad linking them together. The only music I remember is “Your friend, your friend, is what I’d like to be”
I'd completely forgotten about Grubby. I saw this and my brain was like "da fuck is that caterpillar thing?" took a second to recognise him, but I knew for some reason that was his name.
I swear this show started my obsession with serialization and mysteries that paid off. The amount of foreshadowing and slow reveals in this show. It was not afraid to take its time answering questions, but always seemed to have another reveal coming. So many cliffhangers.
My younger brother was exactly the right age for this. He got both of the dolls and tapes. We played Metallica in Teddy’s backside. Master of Puppets is the correct answer.
Bonus: My mother unknowingly called him Teddy Rubskins.
No_Feedback_6334@reddit
I nominate teddy ruxpin as a core xennial childhood show
Listening_Stranger82@reddit
Wowwww. This is soothing something deep inside the recesses of my memory
No_Feedback_6334@reddit
Indeed it is i understand the sentiment
greaterwhiterwookiee@reddit
NewToHTX@reddit
Teddy Ruxpin had a show?
DJWGibson@reddit
Yeah. 65 episodes that were largely serialized and told a continuous narrative. Rather impressive for a western show.
actionerror@reddit
TLDW? What was it about? Who’s the baddie?
DJWGibson@reddit
Oof. Asking me to remember a story I saw like 40 years ago.
Okay. Things start with Teddy Ruxpin, an anthropomorphic bear and his Caterpiller-like best friend (both the size of people) going on an adventure. I think they were following a map or something. They meet a human inventor with an airship and some allies and eventually get to this hidden city atop a mountain where they find six crystals. Which are the MacGuffin for most of the show.
The Big Bad wants to get them along with the seventh he owns to basically take over the world. And is always trying to steal them and interfere in normal life. Interestingly, IIRC, he and Teddy don't really interact much IIRC. He's there in the background and the audience knows he's a threat (and working with other bumbling henchmen) but the heroes are ignorant all their problems are being caused by outside forces for some time.
Meanwhile, each of the six known crystals has a power. Which are slowly revealed. Sometimes causing problems. What all six/ seven crystals do is slowly revealed over all 65 episodes. The show takes its time with these reveals.
Which blew my little kid mind, because I wasn't used to the idea of a TV show where the status quo could change. And that mysteries would actually have answers,
actionerror@reddit
Thank you! 🙏
realoctopod@reddit
Queeg is one.
a_d3ad_cat@reddit
Please tell me you looked this up! I (vaguely) recall that I watched every episode and wouldn’t have been able to name another character besides Teddy Ruxpin even if you had a gun to my head… am I in dementia territory already??
realoctopod@reddit
Sorry, didnt look it up, there is also Grubby and L.B. I dont remember the old guy, might be Gidget. Don't remember the big purple.dude name either.
bassman314@reddit
Before or after he was on Red Dwarf?
Logical-Cherry9395@reddit
In this moment, I'd entirely forgotten this show. Thank you.
jackfaire@reddit
It's on Roku Channel
jackfaire@reddit
It's on the Roku Channel
MoonlitBlossoms@reddit
My mom worked for Worlds of Wonder. I loved absolutely loved Teddy Ruxpin, I still have mine and the new version. Definitely not as good, the eyes are creepy.
ASomthnSomthn@reddit
I had the Teddy Ruxpin toy bear with the tape player and moving mouth and eyes.
phillyrat@reddit
haha, excessively long intros back then :)
bassman314@reddit
Well, you need 22 minutes of content…. Long intro and outro will cover that nicely.
PackageNorth8984@reddit
You mean appropriately long bangers?
JuniorQuestion8509@reddit
We were just laughing about this watching older movies!
Top-Difficulty5202@reddit
Teddy Ruxpin was my jam. I had the toys, and Grubby that connected so they moved when you put the tape in teddy. The live action movie i watched over and over again. I remember my uncle brought a vcr over and connected it somehow to record it from the video store tape. He also had recorded an anime on it as well that I cannot find nor remember completely. Just on the edge of my memory. God...this had to have been late 80s. Probably 88-89. I would've been 5 or 6.
knowone1313@reddit
I never saw the show I think maybe we had one of the teddy bears that talked. The live action movie was decent and I watched that at least a handful of times throughout the years growing up.
Texas_Kimchi@reddit
OMG! I had Teddy and Grubby toys, the ones that talked and the Grubby toy used to freak me out. Had to be removed from the house.
KarisPurr@reddit
I had them too! I was too young to remember getting Teddy, but I have a distinct memory of getting Grubby for my third birthday and my dad linking them together. The only music I remember is “Your friend, your friend, is what I’d like to be”
Texas_Kimchi@reddit
"Teddy Ruxpin is my friend! And Grubby's my friend too!!!"
captainbrickle@reddit
Im pretty sure grubby only worked with teddy . My sister got teddy and I got grubby . 😂
GotRocksinmePockets@reddit
I'd completely forgotten about Grubby. I saw this and my brain was like "da fuck is that caterpillar thing?" took a second to recognise him, but I knew for some reason that was his name.
ughyoujag@reddit
I had the doll but did not watch this show lol
oracleoflove@reddit
I had the doll too and I had no idea until today there was a show lol
Morning-Few@reddit
I rewatch this every 10 years or so in my nostalgic moments
Sultra2g24@reddit
This song reminds me of the intro of adventure times
DJWGibson@reddit
I swear this show started my obsession with serialization and mysteries that paid off. The amount of foreshadowing and slow reveals in this show. It was not afraid to take its time answering questions, but always seemed to have another reveal coming. So many cliffhangers.
captainbrickle@reddit
Damn the memory rolodex is spinning fast with this show . Wow .
LineImpossible3958@reddit
Wow that really takes me back
tommy0guns@reddit
My younger brother was exactly the right age for this. He got both of the dolls and tapes. We played Metallica in Teddy’s backside. Master of Puppets is the correct answer.
Bonus: My mother unknowingly called him Teddy Rubskins.
hardc0rps@reddit
I always thought this would be an amazing RPG. Any dev’s out there? It would sell itself!
Rise-O-Matic@reddit
My kid brain was so much better at filling in the gaps with animation like this. The artwork is still beautiful, but man that's some janky 'tweening.
Main_Loose@reddit
I grew up watching this show. In Dutch. It’s really weird to suddenly hear one of my favorite childhood theme songs in English lmao
picklecruncher@reddit
Let's build a giant airship, and sail into the skyyyyyy
Federal_Cookie@reddit
Wow! I had forgotten about this show until just now! It really looks magical.