The multitudes will include papal mugs, magnets, badges and T-shirts, along with popes rendered in plush, plastic and even mozzarella.
The multitudes will include papal mugs, magnets, buttons and T-shirts along with popes rendered in plush, plastic and (at one Philadelphia deli) mozzarella.
That certainly fits: he's very much your generic, mass-produced bear, made from lower-quality synthetic plush, with plastic eyes and nose.
"From plush to plastic, we fix it," Mr. Chais said in 1993, pointing out that he was as likely to be repairing a 19th-century automaton as a Barbie.
In its zeal to capitalize on the enormous popularity of Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore and the rest, Disney has since knocked out, in addition to several million plush toys, plastic figurines and (I'm not kidding) Hanukkah menorahs, a number of straight-to-video features starring the denizens of the Hundred Acre Wood.
Toys RR" Us sells toys, so there's a strong possibility we'll see some cross-licensing action going on with plush or plastic figures.
Its characters have been modeled for sale in plush and plastic and pixels, as LEGO pieces and video game avatars.
Then there's the Angry Birds meets Star Wars franchise (Rovio) in a torrent of toys from plush to plastic and virtual worlds.
The show has produced the socks and sneakers, the lunch boxes and backpacks, the mugs and notebooks, the plush and plastic figures that are the lot of any successful kids' show.
Carry a plush or plastic toy.
The trickle-down has really helped; quality (never a complaint) is even better, the materials plusher, the plastics softer, the wood trim very posh and, ah, the aroma of leather.
