Kontan’s Place

ahh i to have a stuffed animal that went through everything with me. I still have it to this day. When i was little the land before time had just came out and i got a giant little foot stuffed animal. Well little foot still sits in my closet today

i still have the first frog stuffed toy ever given to me which started me off the road to collecting. everytime i look at him, it makes me recall so many fond memories growing up.

here via michele today.

Thanks for stopping by my place!

Btw, I had a stuffed monkey just like yours! I did a little double take when I saw your pic…I just don’t know where it is now. It prob didn’t survive my childhood.

I HAVE THIS EXXXXXXXXXXXXXACT SAME MONKEY!!!! Oh My Gosh!! I also had a brown one, with an orange-ish colored shirt and brown pants. My great grandma kept them for us at her house, in a hamper in the hallway. I was always half scared of them, but they were so awesome at the same time!!! I loved, loved, loved their little plastic shoes, even though they wouldn’t come off. This is great!! I have never ever known anyone to have this exact same monkey…I’m wondering now where they came from, and who made them. Must go search, thanks for making me smile out loud. =) Here from Micheles!

wow! i’ve never known anyone to have one like him! i would LOVE to find one in good condition.

Here is one!!!! OH MY GOSH, how fun is this!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Stuffed-Plush-Zippy-Monkey-with-Banana_W0QQitemZ6024865561QQcategoryZ230QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

zippy!!! and that one looks GREAT!

they had two kinds though, the hard plastic hands/feet and the soft. Christopher has the hard hands/feet. i had another, smaller version, with soft. kids didn’t like that one as much, i dont know why

djembe!!!!! i know you will check this tomorrow, ebay that monkey!

We have a Curious George, Cookie Monster and Grover from 30 years ago, and I love them all. Also have Raggedy Anne from back then.

Michele sent me.

i kontan! michele sent me back. googled your monkey too. ebay has lots. and they charge a pretty penny too. good thing you still got yours, huh.

awwwwwwww! My oldest daughter had a horrid monkey too! She named hers monk! One day it got wet and started to stink, so, I told her I had to perform surgery on it. She got her doctor’s kit and we cut him open. It was stuffed with plastic bags! We yanked everything out and then refilled it with batting, then sewed him up together. Now her son has him! Thanks for the great memory! Michelle sent me, btw!

he’s not horrid.

ok, i have seen some scary pics of ones like him…but i dont remembering him ever being scary looking. especially after i apparently gave him a buzz cut! isn’t it weird how kids love him though?

Hello, Michele sent me.
My oldest stuffed animal is a pre-Disneyfied Winnie the Pooh, from when I was a year old. He’s naked now (his vest long gone) but his paws are still sticky with velcro honey, and he sits on top of my office bookshelf.

that’s kewl K. i had me a “sock monkey” when i was young (so so many years ago!) he was gray, with white hands and feet, and red thread was used at the ends of hands and feet.

if i recall, he was sold at a yardsale when i was 15. i’ll have to search around and find a pic. strangly, i called him “scookey”. totally have no idea why???

anywho, i’m sure this is the first and last time i hear someone beg “ebay that monkey”. sorry, i just busted a gut when i read that line.

I have a stuffed John Lennon doll I used to take care of. I’ve had it for 16 years or so. I let my kids have at it. Since then, the guitar’s been broken, he’s lost his shoes and he has just recently been vomited on.

It’s been worth it to see him get some wear and tear. Hopefully one of my two boys will cart it out and wax nostalgic about it in about 20 years.

lovely.

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hey, you did post a pic of him! Happy New Year!