Have I gone mad, or is this an old toy those born in 70's would know?

[ElfontheShelfIsWATCHINGYOUTOO]

www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_171010865699_-1

I just happened to see this today and something deep stirred within me, I am sure I had one, and I loved its smell and its feet and I was fascinated with the combo of soft toy but also doll....

[TheYamiOfYawn]

I was born in the 70s and had one. She could suck her thumb.

[MarysDressSways]

Yes those were deffo around when I was a kid in the 80's

[RandomMess]

Yep I remember something like that too.

[MrsMot]

Yup, UK 70s/80s, still mahoosive in Japan.

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

Ooh I didn't have one but I remember something similar

(But it reminds me of the creepy little bear from "Bo-Selecta" so I wouldn't )

[ElfontheShelfIsWATCHINGYOUTOO]

Oh good!!!

I saw it and just thought I had to have it. And had no idea why!!!!

[Longdistance]

Omfg! I had one of these

I'm gonna order one now for me dd2.

[ShowOfBloodyStumps]

I was born in 1980. I still have mine. It does suck its thumb and mine is/was called Cheekaboo. It's white but v similar.

[MurderOfGoths]

I'm sure I had one, remember chewing on it's feet.

[holycowwhatnow]

I remember those. I was born in 1970 and considered myself too old for them whenever they came out but I secretly wanted one!

[devonsmummy]

I had one of these it was called Chicaboo

[ElfontheShelfIsWATCHINGYOUTOO]

long

One on Amazon has a little bear attached too.

I feel I have to order one too but its quite pricey and we have got everything for xmas really but I really want one

[MurderOfGoths]

First released 1974 according to wiki, then there was a TV series in the 80's.

[ElfontheShelfIsWATCHINGYOUTOO]

murder I chewed on mine too

[Longdistance]

Actually, when I was in Hong Kong on Kowloon Island, there was a shop full of these Monchichi's. They were all dressed up in different outfits, it was near Halloween time and they had a few dressed as pumpkins, witches etc.

[ShowOfBloodyStumps]

Google tells me it was a chickaboo!

[Longdistance]

My grandmother in Hungary got us these when we were kids.

[nicky2512]

Wow, I still have mine!!! Upstairs in DDs bedroom (somewhere). I loved it. Santa left me one in the late 70's (doesn't that sound so long ago?) Might get myself a new one.

[Longdistance]

I think in the Uk they were called Cheekaboo (sp?), but in Hungary they were Monchichi's like in the Debenhams description.

[Goatmint]

Chickaboo! I had one of those, and had toys for him and all sorts.

[ElfontheShelfIsWATCHINGYOUTOO]

How strange, I almost want to cry.

I don't remember mine directly.

I was never a soft toy person, and it was that combo that got me.

[MacaYoniandCheese]

Aaaaagh! It's a Monchichi! I wanted one soooooooo badly but my Mum would not cave because she thought they were 'tacky' (ditto Poochie dogs, plastic dress-up shoes and those mannequin heads that you could makeover). Must admit now; she did have a point.

[MacaYoniandCheese]

Not sure how I remember them though because, due to being only 29, they were well before my time was born in 1976.

[WaitMonkeysDoppelganger]

They were Chickaboos weren't they? I have a boy and a girl (with a pink bow) somewhere in a box

[YonilyDevotedToYou]

I had a boy one called Kiki!