# Has anyone seen this "teddy bear" commercial? It's actually real! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645 "2018-01-14T22:34:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/1 "2018-01-14T22:34:39Z")
> **[Is 'Trumpy Bear' a Real Product?](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trumpy-bear/)** > > "The fearless, super-plush American grizzly" (As seen on TV.) Here it is, the Trumpy Bear. Only $39.90 plus S&H. I thought it MUST be a joke, but to my horror it’s for real. Who would want something so awful? ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/2 "2018-01-14T22:37:10Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Who would want something so awful? Trump supporters? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/3 "2018-01-14T22:40:42Z")
Yep, [Morgenstern.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=843730) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/4 "2018-01-14T22:45:34Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Yep, [Morgenstern.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=843730) > > 😉 Never saw that one. How is it that I’ve missed the ad on TV until now? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/5 "2018-01-14T22:47:02Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Never saw that one. How is it that I’ve missed the ad on TV until now? Discriminating taste in television viewing? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/6 "2018-01-14T23:57:06Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > [Is 'Trumpy Bear' a Real Product? | Snopes.com](https://www.snopes.com/trumpy-bear/) > > Here it is, the Trumpy Bear. Only $39.90 plus S&H. > > I thought it MUST be a joke, but to my horror it’s for real. Who would want something so awful? The same people who bought Spiro T. Agnew wristwatches? ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/7 "2018-01-15T14:37:50Z")
I would hope most people actually buying them, are buying them as pranks. But $40 is an expensive prank … ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/8 "2018-01-15T14:45:15Z")
Heck, some people who elected him did so as a prank, and that one’s a lot more expensive. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/9 "2018-01-15T14:46:05Z")
That’s poor bear, getting the crap beaten out of him nightly. Is it bad I would prefer the bear as President over the actual person? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/10 "2018-01-15T15:59:19Z")
So, I wonder if trump is getting a cut? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/11 "2018-01-15T16:03:33Z")
Speaking of plush bears… Have you seen this [Turbo Tax commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaldfjkrHy4)? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/12 "2018-01-15T16:50:27Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > So, I wonder if trump is getting a cut? I’m sure the Secret Service works very hard to prevent that, or bruises, or other nasty injuries. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/13 "2018-01-15T17:31:45Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Speaking of plush bears… > > Have you seen this [Turbo Tax commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaldfjkrHy4)? Fa-reeeeky! ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/14 "2018-01-15T17:54:19Z")
You could at least tell time with a Spiro Agnew watch. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/15 "2018-01-15T18:07:30Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Never saw that one. How is it that I’ve missed the ad on TV until now? I’ve seen the ad once, on Science Channel, at like 2 a.m. At that time of night, it’s sharing ad space with mail-order catheter suppliers. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/16 "2018-01-15T18:08:26Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Fa-reeeeky! Indeed. ‘There’s nothing to be afraid of’? I think a plush toy displaying consciousness and dancing at me might give me the willies. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/17 "2018-01-15T19:08:17Z")
Legend has it that the Trumpy bear was so named because he refused to grope a captive bear without fair chase. My God, at least on mobile, Snopes has become extra sketchy. Pop ups galore. ---
**Author:** ![nate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nate/32/13085_2.png) [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/18 "2018-01-15T21:44:25Z")
I was hoping you could pull a string and he would talk. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/19 "2018-01-15T23:07:19Z")
What tiny little paws… ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645/20 "2018-01-15T23:28:47Z")
> [@nate](#): > > I was hoping you could pull a string and he would talk. He fired the string puller. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645.md?page=2)