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Ken Forsse, American toy creator and author, created Teddy Ruxpin (died 2014)

Ken Forsse

American inventor, author and producer (1936–2014)

Earl Kenneth Forsse was an American inventor, author, and producer who created the toy Teddy Ruxpin and the subsequent animated series The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin.
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Teddy Ruxpin

1985 electronic children's toy

Teddy Ruxpin is an electronic children's toy in the form of a talking bear-like creature known as an 'Illiop'. The toy's mouth and eyes move while he tells stories about his adventures played on an audio tape cassette deck built into his back. While the character itself was…
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