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The stuffed animal, that cute 20th century icon and everyone's favourite childhood soft toy, has an enviable pedigree. Inspired into existence greater than a hundred years ago by at least an old President of the us in the usa, and almost simultaneously in Germany, teddies went on to capture the general public imagination as no other stuffed toy has been doing so far. It was eminently cuddly, endearing and comforting. Small wonder than just about everyone, from distinguished statesmen to the kid within the neighbourhood clamoured for one.
Are you aware that in 1985, London's ah Christies held its first-ever auction of old teddies? Teddy bears are, without doubt, everyone's favourite toy.
Here are some of the all-time favourites:
1. Winnie the Pooh / Pooh Bear
Winnie the Pooh is arguably probably the most famous bears ever. He's a fictional character created by A.A Milne, a very regarded author and playwright. His birth has an interesting story...
Throughout a routine halt of a train carrying troops from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) to eastern Canada throughout the WWI, at White River, Ontario, a lieutenant Harry Colebourn purchased a small female black bear cub in the man who had just shot its mother. The orphan was named 'Winnipeg', after his hometown of Winnipeg, and shortened to 'Winnie'.
In December 1919, Colebourn presented the London Zoo with Winnie where it quickly became a huge attraction. The London Zoo became Winnie's home till she died in 1934.
Christopher Robin, son of author A.A. Milne, used to love this small, black bear and had even nicknamed his own stuffed bear 'Winnie'. It was his son's fascination for this bear that prompted Milne to create an entire number of books about Winnie the Pooh. Incidentally, the name of Pooh originally belonged to some swan. 'Winnie-the-Pooh' was published by Methuen on October 14th, 1926.
Today, children's toy shops are dominated by Pooh paraphernalia. There are Winnie-the-Pooh bears, clothes, bedding, animated cartoons, as well as internet sites.
2. Paddington Bear
A classic among children's literature, Paddington Bear has been charming children of all ages because it was first created by an english writer, Michael Bond, in 1958.
Bond chanced upon a stuffed animal sitting somewhat forlornly on a shelf inside a store near Paddington Station working in london in 1956. Something relating to this solitary creature caught Bond's imagination and he soon penned the very first book called 'A Bear Called Paddington'. This adorable little bear is really an immigrant who hailed from Darkest Peru. He hid himself around the lifeboat of the ship and arrived in England, as advised by his Aunt Lucy who had reared him so far.
This little bear immediately endeared himself to its young (and not-so-young) readers together with his old hat, battered suitcase, duffle coat and love of marmalade sandwiches. Although he had a talent for getting into trouble, he also had an almost-human feeling of right and wrong and shunned wild adventures.
The first Paddington Bear soft toy was created in 1972 by Gabrielle Designs, a small company run by Shirley and Eddie Clarkson. It had been Shirley Clarkson who gave young Paddington his trademark Wellington boots to help the bear stand upright.
Paddington bear books have been translated into thirty languages across seventy titles and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.
3. Fozzie Bear
Originally created by Jim Henson, Fozzie Bear is the widely loved stand-up comedian of The Muppet Show. This orange-brown, fuzzy Muppet bear normally has his young audience in splits because he tells bad jokes, sprinkled with his catchphrase, 'Wocka wocka wocka!' Fozzie's attempts at humour are often greeted a baby shower of rotten tomatoes and ridicule, from his two hecklers Statler and Waldorf.
4. Corduroy Bear
Corduroy is really a classic heart-warming tale written by Don Freeman in 1968. It tells the storyline of a stuffed animal named Corduroy, who's bought inside a mall by a girl named Lisa, making it among the most-loved children's stories of all times. The endearing story of Corduroy begins when all of the shoppers have gone home for that night, and Corduroy climbs down from his shelf to search for his missing button. His adventures that night open new vistas for him the next morning. Just a little girl named Lisa gets to the shop and buys him with the money she'd saved in her piggy bank. She takes him home and installs Corduroy in her own room. This is when Corduroy decides that he has finally reached 'home' and that Lisa must be his friend.
5. Rupert Bear
Rupert The Bear is really a hot favourite using the children in the united kingdom. This lovable bear was created by the English artist Mary Tourtel making his debut like a sketch in 'The Daily Express', a British newspaper in 8 November 1920. Since then he's become significant to children's culture in the uk and is constantly on the come in the same paper today.
Failing eyesight forced Mary to prevent drawing the cartoon in 1935. Alfred Bestall took over her job and continued drawing and writing about the adventures of Rupert for the next 35 years, until he retired in 1965. Since that time, various artists have kept alive Rupert, who's very popular with children.
6. Yogi Bear
Yogi Bear is yet another famous fictional childrens favourite, developed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1957. Young Yogi is definitely an annoying yet lovable little grizzly bear who is famous for outwitting campers and making off with their picnic hampers within the Jellystone National park. In addition, he calls himself as being "smarter than the average bear."
A standard feature of the first television years, Yogi He made his television debut in 1958 like a supporting character within the Huckleberry Hound Show. Racing in the popularity charts and proving to outshine Huckleberry Hound himself, in January 1961 Yogi bear graduated to his personal show known as the Yogi Bear Show.
7. Smokey The Bear
Smokey has been an enduring icon along with a mascot of the United States Forest Service. Smokey Bear was designed to create awareness concerning the prevention and also the risks of forest fires. This lovable bear continues to be educating both new and experienced concerning the dangers of forest fires for the past 60 years.
Smokey's name was inspired with a hero from the New York City Fire Department, "Smoky" Joe Martin, who made headlines for his bold 1922 rescue despite blindness and severe burns. Smokey the mascot also were built with a living namesake who was a real American black bear. Early in the year of 1950, as a small cub at that time, Smokey was trapped in the Lincoln National Forest in the Capitan Gap wildfire that raged across 17,000 acres in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico. The brave young cub clambered up a tree, although not quickly enough. His tender paws and hind legs were scorched badly and he was finally rescued with a game warden after the fire. Smokey the mascot soon became an indelible part of popular American culture within the 1950s.