This isn’t the way it’s drawn it up in the boardroom. Generally speaking the licensed toy industry looks to capitalize on the existing popularity of a TV or movie franchise, and its beloved, or at the very least familiar, cast of characters.
This is not how my daughters came to know the Nick Jr. phenomenon that is Bubble Guppies. No, their entry point was a new little plastic Fisher-Price guitar sized for children half their age. Yet, they love it. And I mean LOVE it. They sing the Bubble Guppies theme song, which plays with remarkable clarity (for a little, plastic, 3-AAA battery operated guitar) from the yellow axe’s star-shaped speaker, multiple times a day. This is a song that a week ago they’d never heard.
Other sounds that emanate from the Fisher-Price Nickelodeon Bubble Guppies Fin-Tastic Guitar include several wicked guitar solos (one of which was playing when I took the above photo of the Mouse), animal sounds and character sayings. In all, 20 unique effects triggered by the trio of fretboard buttons. Strumming the four plastic guitar ‘strings’ will cause Bubble Guppies songs to adorably float through the air.
Yes, there is an on/off switch. đŸ˜‰
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