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Debut release toys 1982

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Caring Cheetah was the first of the 5 releases of the debut line. many critics asked "why Cheetah if he's clearly as Jaguar?" to which Malikai responded that the design was based off of his daughter's childhood stuffed animal, Cheetah. To this day, the name has stuck, and he's become a nostalgic relic of the time.

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Pop goes the Fowl, another nostalic toy from the debut line, also apparently based off of Malikai's daughter's toy duck. This plush was designed to be as soft as possible, and with the most high tEch music box avaliable. It was Designed to sing, dance, and play lullabies.

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Click Clack the cat, a plush designed to teach kids about building and machinery, was a lesser known toy of the time. Known for how easily they broke down and required replacing, their only saving grace was that their storage compartment made good safekeeping for household objects.

Bifrost the snake. Part of an animal conservation campaign, he was designed to be as bright and recognizeable as possible. In later years he slowly became an icon for the Queer movement, leading to later renditions to add an even larger variety of colors.

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