Fisher-Price has created approximately 5,000 different toys since the early 1930s. [4] One of Fisher-Price's best-known lines is Little People toys, which includes people and animal figures along with various play sets such as a house, farm, school, garage and vehicles. The figures, which originally were wooden peg-style characters, are now molded of plastic and have detailed features. [14] In 2004, Royal Caribbean Cruise lines launched Fisher-Price Cabanas, play laboratories for children on each of their cruise ships. [4] Products [ edit ]

Hains, Rebecca C.; Jennings, Nancy A. (2021-03-30). The Marketing of Children's Toys: Critical Perspectives on Children's Consumer Culture. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-62881-9.

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Knows Your Name Dolls (Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, Winnie the Pooh, and SpongeBob SquarePants) Grant, Tina; Derdak, Thomas (1995). International Directory of Company Histories. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-327-9. A version of the song was recorded by Red Grammer on his 1994 family music recording, Down The Do Re Mi. a b c Scott, Sharon M. (2009-12-09). Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-34799-3. During the 1960s, the Play Family (later known as Little People) product line was introduced and soon overtook the popularity of earlier toys. [11] The 'Family House' was one of the more popular Little People playsets. [11] Herman Fisher retired at the age of 71 in 1969 and The Quaker Oats Company bought Fisher-Price the same year. [12]

a b "Love Blanche, Sophia, Rose, and Dorothy? Get Ready For a Golden Girls Convention in Illinois". Q985 . Retrieved 2021-12-09. First your child will enjoy it as a toy. Rotating the hands on the face, winding it up and watching storybook pictures rotate, and playing the sweet cheery tune again, again, and again. The song serves as a leitmotif in the 2019 Korean television series Hotel del Luna. [ citation needed] In 1991, Fisher-Price regained its independence from The Quaker Oats Company and became a publicly traded company. [13] Two years later, in November 1993, Mattel bought Fisher-Price. A new management group set the company's focus on basic, infant and preschool products and began expansion into international markets. By 1997, Mattel decided to market all of its preschool products under the Fisher-Price name. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

Fisher Price Music Box Ferris Wheel #969. | Collectors Weekly". www.collectorsweekly.com . Retrieved 2021-06-02. Just like the 1968 version - except for minor changes due to product safety requirements since that time.

Starting in the 1980s, seven games which carried the Fisher-Price name were developed by GameTek for the PC and the Commodore 64. In 1990, three of these titles were ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System: a b Helmore, Edward (2020-06-13). "Ninety and still into toys: how Fisher-Price pulled a town out of depression". The Guardian . Retrieved 2022-04-21.

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Jon Pertwee recorded a version in 1966 for the children's album Children's Favourites, on the Music for Pleasure record label. Joan Morris recorded it in 1975, on Who Shall Rule This American Nation (Nonesuch), an album of songs by Work. Madore T., James (1994-02-15). "FISHER-PRICE ADDS 70 NEW ITEMS INCLUDING ELECTRONIC LEARNING TOYS". Buffalo News . Retrieved 2022-04-21.