One would take a small, worn bear, and the other a pink plush monkey named Fred.
He added that another contestant, Tom Rodriguez, would likely be coming with Smokey, the plush monkey he was always clutching on the show.
His images often depict solemnly still but emotionally charged scenarios, reminiscent of a less-weird Diane Arbus, a characteristic evident in his photo of a single, giant plush monkey smiling ghoulishly in front of a suburban American home.
She serenely took the stage to a standing ovation, a petite woman with a beautiful grey-haired ponytail holding a small plush toy monkey named Mr. H.
"Last flight back to the mainland," the father said with a British accent, his arms full of gape-mouthed, plush toy monkeys.
At Maggie Rothschild's home office in Sherman Oaks, multicolored wigs rest on Styrofoam heads, mascot toys line the shelves and plush Rally Monkeys dangle from display rods.
The other two sets are tamer, featuring the traditional V-Day selection of chocolates, a card, and a plush toy (a "love monkey," aww).
Meanwhile, at Bergdorf Goodman, David Hoey unpacked a boatload of exquisite ephemera — as usual — along with leather monkeys, a plush mountain goat, a Baccarat chandelier and, every once in a while, an article of clothing.
Rothschild, 56, added Rally Monkeys, stadium cushions, plush toys and other items to her inventory.
"There's a new kid in town". Rothschild Worldwide Licensing Inc. makes novelty items, often for sports teams, including wigs, Rally Monkeys, seat cushions and plush toys.
Among the merchandise: a 24-inch squirrel monkey, a 19-inch tree frog and three sizes of the raja elephant plush toy.
