![]() My Buddy also had blue shoes with white stripes (not the band) and they would vary between blue and brown eyes on him. He was dressed in a long sleeve shirt that had multi colored stripes of red, yellow, blue, and white.Īnother distinguishing feature were his trademark red overalls that had the “My Buddy” logo right on the front, in case you forgot what you were playing with… He had a few distinguishing features including a red hat and brown hair. My Buddy was a fairly large 21 inch doll that had the look of being around the age of a toddler. This article is all about My Buddy and if it is, or isn’t the inspiration behind Chucky from Child’s Play. It was a memorable toy form the ‘80s with a pretty memorable commercial and song to go with it. It was a doll and it’s intent was to teach boys about being caring for their friends. My Buddy was a straight up attempt at marketing a doll towards boys but there was nothing that was being over enhanced like giving him scars or a punching action. My Pet Monster was the attempt to crack back into that market by taking a stuffed animal and trying to “toughen” it by giving it fangs and handcuffs. Every kid has a stuffed animal at some point but boys tend to outgrow them. I wrote an article about My Pet Monster and how it was seen as a plush doll marketed towards boys. My Buddy was a success and wa considered as the inspiration behind Chucky from the Child’s Play movies. This was controversial as marketing a doll specifically to boys was seen as a big risk. My Buddy was a doll line made by Hasbro in 1985. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network and Amazon Associates.If you grew up in the ‘80s you know it was a time when manufacturers of dolls were trying to crossover and have them appeal to boys and vice versa. ![]() ![]() Note: When you click on links to various merchants in this post and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. My Buddy doll, kind of creepy, but okay, I guess.Ĭhucky doll? Hell to the N to the O, take that shit back. ![]() The trauma that could have ensued to our kid makes me think that taking this doll back to the store could be a brilliant idea.įinal say. I’m pretty sure that anyone who owns a Chucky will wake up with it looking at you, like, you are his next victim. It is a bit unnerving to think of the possibility. I’m pretty sure that this is what happens to My Buddy after dark. They inverted the color of the overalls and shoes from My Buddy’s red and blue to Chucky’s blue and red. They are both wearing a little blue hat, overalls, and striped shirts. I mean look at the two dolls next to each other … But with today’s technology we can compare easily. I wondered how they could have gotten away with doing the movie with the My Buddy.īack then there was no Google Images to compare the two dolls. It had been a few years since I had been around a My Buddy but in my mind, sitting there at the movies, Chucky was a My Buddy. I completely freaked out when I saw Chucky … Not that creepy dolls are a new idea in horror movies, but with each new generation there are new minds to twist. Clear throat.*Ī few years later, a new movie about a doll named Chucky came out. Not that this ever happened in my house, of course. I imagine that older siblings would move the doll around the house. ![]() With that being said it was only a matter of time before people started to talk about the My Buddy being creepy. Mom’s across the country tried to convince themselves that he was not a doll. ![]()
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