Welcome to my 2008 Holiday Toys From Hell guide. You should sever all ties with anyone who gives your child one of these gifts. Or just give their child an equally hellacious toy.
Hell In A Helmet
Playskool’s Adventure Squad Police helmet makes me happy I have girls. Have you seen the commercial where the dad is “arrested” and put behind a baby gate? I can’t think of anything more nightmarish than to encourage a kid to chase an unwitting victim (think small dog , younger sibling, or worse, YOU) around the house. From Amazon.com…the microphone actually works, and will amplify your child’s voice. Children will love stopping lawbreakers in their tracks by saying things such as “Stop and put your hands up!”
Shoot me now. Please.
Skanky Puppy
My girls are completely enthralled with the Tini Puppini stuffed dogs, or as I like to call them, Puppies Need A Pimp. Seriously, if your little girl is begging for a dog that looks like a stripper and has a cute stripper name, like Toffee, this is for you!
Puppy needs a pimp!
Frightening Clown Stuck In A Muffin Dolls
I’ll give you sweeet nightmares!
Marie Osmond should really stick to singing. Someone please stop the creepy clown china doll madness. I suspect anyone buying these dolls has crocheted toilet paper covers.
Disturbing Baby Elvis Doll
Thank you very much. Not.
Marie Osmond has talent, but again, I’m not sure it’s dollmaking.
Larvae Plush
This is just so strange, but maybe your kid finds plush larvae to be extremely soothing?
Do you have any additions to my toys from hell list?
ANY toy that makes constant noise…..as my son has the uncanny ability to send me to the brink of insanity with these toys…..as evidenced by a guitar, piano, and the unforgettable echo mike!
Oh…and the slutty dog….WTF?!
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I’ve been searching for toys that don’t make noise…that is a losing battle.
I saw the commercials for that helmet. Hubby and I looked at each other and said “Oh hell no”. We have a habit of hiding annoying toys under the couch now that she has learned all about the on/off switch.
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I’m unable to identify which of these is the most frightening. Probably the muffin doll or the baby Elvis…it’s a toss up.
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Along similar lines as plush larvae:
Crappy Gift Idea
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this was hysterical. i am not gonna lie, the clown in the muffin tin gave me chest pains. i think my daughter used to have something like this that would turn inside out and could be a cupcake or a doll. oooo, bad toddler flashback for me.
happily my kids now get itunes gift cards and concert tickets.
oh how i hated any toy that made noise. we would ‘run out of batteries’ very soon after those were received.
It’s hard to say which of those toys is most frightening.
As a dog lover, though, I think I can safely say that I was kind of offended when I first heard about those skanky puppy toys!
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My son has seen the helmet commercial and was VERY IMPRESSED. But: No way.
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That clown is scarry. I don’t like them anyway!! That didn’t help! And that dog
AAACK! Who thinks those things up?
Tini Puppinis….ah. I first heard about them from Joel McHale on E!’s The Soup. He basically said the same thing. They remind me of Bratz dolls, which, thankfully, are being pulled off the market in January. does a happy dance
Let the record show that I also hate that grossly huge robotic Triceratops.
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Hmmmm stuffed larvae…that’s hard to top.
Hugs,
Holly
Okay, the only one I’ve ever seen before is the first and I KNEW that was something I didn’t want John to have. Stuffed Larvae
? What the hell?
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The helmet is annoying, but the others are just flat scary. wow
I totally agree with Amy – those are some freak-nasty toys!!
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I’m glad all my kids are over 18!
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The Skanky puppy made me laugh! You made my day!
The liked Dolls Tini Puppini me quite well.
The police thing makes me particularly nervous. My sister is a cop. I could just see her deciding that this would be a HILARIOUS gift for her nieces. Hmmmmm…I’m thinking that that would be a toy that “lives at Grandma’s house.”
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Hilarious! i love the skanky puppy! Baby Elvis is definitely scary also. Great list!
Oh my—that is so funny! The clown stuck in a muffin is so ridiculous, and the larvae—yuck!
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Just found your blog…I love it! Although I may have nightmares about the clown in a cupcake.
I am wondering if they make plush maggots to go with the larva.
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I really have nothing good to add to this list, but seriously that was freaking hilarious!!
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That Larves is one ugly thing, I thought it was a turd at first. In defense of the ridiculous looking Police helmet, we did buy my son a Transformer voice changer helmet and he absolutely loves it!
The swanky puppy now that is weird looking, kinda like a cross between a brats doll and a werewolf.
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