The original books-on-tape toy Teddy Ruxpin debuted in September 1985. And now, 31 years later, the magical bear has been resurrected to incorporate the technology of today – and also to become ...

If you were a child of the ‘80s, Teddy Ruxpin probably blew your mind the first time you saw him chatting away. He was one of the earliest animatronic plush characters you could actually own (without ...

Well, I did it. I conquered my childhood fear of talking bears and brought a vintage Teddy Ruxpin animatronic stuffed bear into my home. There were and still are plenty of his brethren both young and ...

Teddy Ruxpin, the iconic ’80s toy that used audiocassettes to simulate an interactive storytelling experience, is set to appear in new film and TV projects following a new deal reached between the ...

Released in 1978, the 2-XL educational robot was before my time, but it wouldn’t have haunted my nightmares like Teddy Ruxpin did. At least this robot had the decency to look like a damn robot. The ...

WASHINGTON — Two decades before smartphones and tablets absorbed Americans with virtual social interaction, the plush bear Teddy Ruxpin arrived in 1985 for $70 as a portable, huggable pal that warbled ...

Teddy Ruxpin was a trendsetter as the first animatronic toy with motorized eyes and mouth when he launched in 1985. Now he's back to entertain and inform a new generation as Ruxpin 2.0. All you had to ...

The illiop could tell stories and sing songs, thanks to the cassette tape deck in its back The toy's story is now coming to life in a film in development for Amazon MGM Studios by Seven Bucks ...

Ken Forsse, who created the popular talking animatronic bear Teddy Ruxpin, has died. He was 77. Forsse died of congestive heart failure at home on March 20, NBC News reports. An inventor and ...

As an ‘80s baby, I have a particular fondness for toys that pre-date the ‘90s nostalgia in which we’re all so often enmeshed — and I will always, always keep a place in my heart for Teddy Ruxpin. And, ...