![]() Late 1993 – Ty Warner (son of Burt Warner, a rep for Dakin in the Chicago area for nearly 20 years) introduces the “Original Nine” Beanie Babies in New York City at the World Toy Fair. leaves the company.Ħ January 1992 – Robert Solomon becomes Chairman and CEO of Dakin Inc. He stays on as CEO for three more years.ġ991 – Robert Solomon Chairman and CEO of Applause Inc. He turns the company around and in 1983 Wallace Berrie Company is renamed as Applause, Inc.ġ988 – Robert Solomon leads an investor group that buys out Applause, Inc. (Wallace Berrie is brother to Russ Berrie of Russ Berrie & Co.)ġ983 – Wallace Berrie Company acquires Applause Inc., a struggling gift company. After the crash, remaining family members, friends and employees stepped up to keep the company alive.ġ975 – Robert Solomon, son of a man who started work as bank janitor, begins his career as a salesman for Wallace Berrie Company and eventually becomes a partner in the company. Only their 12 year old son who vacationing with family friends survived. Richard Dakin and his wife Suzanna, Roger Dakin and his wife Joan, plus four of Roger and Joan’s children. Picking up after Dakin began manufacturing Dream Pets in 1957:ĭecember 1967 – Most of the Dakin family was killed on a Christmas plane flight. Through much of it, one man, Robert Solomon, plaid the leading role. It reads like a movie script with several highs and lows, an earthquake, a tragic plane crash, bankruptcies, acquisitions, and a suicide. They were “the beginning of a new era for plush and stuffed animals.” per a quote by Bob Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Applause Inc in early 2004.ĭue to the prominent influence of Dream Pets on today’s virtual pets, we decided to trace their history and try to fill in the blanks. By the late 1970’s there were over 2000 different Dream Pets. Dream pets rapidly caught on and became their own toy line. They told Dakin they were called Dream Pets because the people making them could dream they were whatever pet they wanted.ĭakin, then perhaps best known for manufacturing guns in the 1950’s, decided to manufacture the pets, even keeping the names the factory workers had given them. When Dakin asked the Japanese company making them what the small stuffed animals were called. They were made from velveteen scraps and filled with sawdust (think prehistoric Beannie Babies) to protect products being shipped. The exporter used six little stuffed animals as packing. Dakin & Company imported some battery powered toy trains from Japan and found them packed in a box with and unusual filler to keep the trains from getting damaged in shipment. Dream Pony looks like a stable mate to Butterscotch who was introduced in early 2006 by Hasbro.ĭream Chick (Yume-Hiyoko) the small recently hatched chick (chicken) is another plush robotic Dream Pet that attracted major attention.ĭream Pets had their origins back in 1957 when R. Yuma-Inu was a big hit at the 2003 Tokyo Toy Fair.ĭream Pony (Yume-Kouma) a 1.2 meter (about four feet) tall pony who was announced in September 2006. Yume-Inu Chiwawa (Dream Dog Chiwawa) – The Dream Pet name got passed around a bit as Sega manufactured, Yume Inu Chiwawa which was introduced by Takara Co. Yume-Neko, Smile the Robotic Cat as shown in a YouTube video. Other current or recent Sega Dream Pets include: These are very high quality plush pets and present their owners with life like experiences. ![]() This article is part of Project Mass Media, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on official Pokémon publishing, broadcasting, communications, and other media.A 27 June 2007 Sega Toys press release announces realistic plush cat, owl and parrot editions to their robotic Dream Pet (Yume-Petto) lineup. Diamond and Pearl Electronic Talking Pokédex. ![]() Most of the Pokémon toys on the market today are manufactured by Jakks Pacific, Takara Tomy, and Wicked Cool Toys/ Jazwares. Hasbro currently is not producing any Pokémon merchandise. Hasbro is long time business partners with Takara Tomy importing Japanese toys such as Transformers and Beyblade to the western world. In 1999, Hasbro acquired Wizards of the Coast and, in turn, the license to the Pokémon Trading Card Game until Wizards of the Coast lost the license to it in 2003. Hasbro has produced numerous toys for the Pokémon franchise, ranging from Poké Balls to the Pokédex. It is the world's second largest toy maker, next to Mattel. Hasbro is an American toy company based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
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