# Strangest child's toy you encountered this holiday shopping season? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 28, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745 "2016-12-28T00:05:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/1 "2016-12-28T00:05:52Z")
I have been a fan of Playmobil toys since I was very, very small, and my best friend’s five-year-old nephew has gotten some from me over the course of the past year now that he’s old enough for the non-baby line of toys. I was looking for a set for him and encountered [this](https://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-6099-Martin-Special-Reformation/dp/B00TKDX9LU): a very special Playmobil figure commemorating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s reformation efforts. Huh. That’s weird. So, what’s the strangest toy meant for kids that you’ve encountered lately? ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/2 "2016-12-28T00:55:04Z")
There are still toys?? ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/3 "2016-12-28T01:58:09Z")
There’s this [Pie in the Face](http://www.hasbro.com/en-us/product/pie-face-showdown-game:C179FEB4-5056-9047-F5CC-A22B990FBFFE) game. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/4 "2016-12-28T02:01:56Z")
My daughter said [Yeti in my Spaghetti](https://www.amazon.com/Yeti-in-My-Spaghetti-Game/dp/B00UPAYY5C) was hard to find for her daughter for Christmas. We were very perplexed as to why, since it looked so silly. ---
**Author:** ![mind\_the\_gap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/5 "2016-12-28T05:28:50Z")
Friend of Mrs. Gaps gave her obese son a toy that’s an obese cook. The object is to stuff as many hamburgers as you can down his throat until he explodes. Very unsure as to the message she wants to send. Although, to be fair, I had a toy car that you would put together, wind up and crash into a wall. Then it would explode and you would repeat the process ad nauseum. So there’s that.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/6 "2016-12-28T05:56:33Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > My daughter said [Yeti in my Spaghetti](https://www.amazon.com/Yeti-in-My-Spaghetti-Game/dp/B00UPAYY5C) was hard to find for her daughter for Christmas. We were very perplexed as to why, since it looked so silly. I was at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair where they had that out on display. I was going to guess that they were a pretty small outfit but, looking at Amazon, they have 51 products for sale. Including [this game where a pig farts on you](https://www.amazon.com/PlayMonster-7384-Stinky-Pig-Game/dp/B00LLNB3PQ/ref=lp_11726140011_1_8?srs=11726140011&ie=UTF8&qid=1482904439&sr=8-8). In case you needed some late gift ideas. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/7 "2016-12-28T06:11:55Z")
Gooey Louie - Pull the Gooey Boogers Out Until His Head Pops Open Game [Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BBLIZAE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_RD1yyb24F81ZE) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/8 "2016-12-28T08:04:06Z")
Kitty Surprise. It’s a soft toy cat with the plastic face of an evil doll. You tear open the belly of the cat and remove little soft-toy kittens. [http://www.thetoyshop.com/dolls-soft-toys/soft-toys/Kitty-Surprise---Gracie-%26-Her-Kittens/p/523443\_42257?gclid=CPGu4am2ltECFQIL0wod0fUN0g](http://www.thetoyshop.com/dolls-soft-toys/soft-toys/Kitty-Surprise---Gracie-%26-Her-Kittens/p/523443_42257?gclid=CPGu4am2ltECFQIL0wod0fUN0g) ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/9 "2016-12-28T21:23:27Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Kitty Surprise. > > It’s a soft toy cat with the plastic face of an evil doll. You tear open the belly of the cat and remove little soft-toy kittens. > > [http://www.thetoyshop.com/dolls-soft-toys/soft-toys/Kitty-Surprise---Gracie-%26-Her-Kittens/p/523443\_42257?gclid=CPGu4am2ltECFQIL0wod0fUN0g](http://www.thetoyshop.com/dolls-soft-toys/soft-toys/Kitty-Surprise---Gracie-%26-Her-Kittens/p/523443_42257?gclid=CPGu4am2ltECFQIL0wod0fUN0g) The surprise seems to be the number of kittens there are, between one and five. How… curious. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/10 "2016-12-29T00:09:54Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I have been a fan of Playmobil toys since I was very, very small, and my best friend’s five-year-old nephew has gotten some from me over the course of the past year now that he’s old enough for the non-baby line of toys. I was looking for a set for him and encountered [this](https://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-6099-Martin-Special-Reformation/dp/B00TKDX9LU): a very special Playmobil figure commemorating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s reformation efforts. Huh. That’s weird. > > So, what’s the strangest toy meant for kids that you’ve encountered lately? If you’re going to make a toy of a great historical event… that one seems fine. I’m more confused by this playmobil of a painter I had never heard off… [https://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-6107-Exclusive-Artist-Albrecht/dp/B006JMMQYQ/ref=pd\_bxgy\_21\_img\_2?\_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4HZHXFS3A9RXY789795J](https://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-6107-Exclusive-Artist-Albrecht/dp/B006JMMQYQ/ref=pd_bxgy_21_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4HZHXFS3A9RXY789795J) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/11 "2016-12-29T01:02:43Z")
Re Albrecht Durer, the artist you hadn’t heard of: He’s most famous for this drawing of praying hands. [Praying Hands (Dürer) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praying_Hands_(D%C3%BCrer)) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/12 "2016-12-29T02:56:16Z")
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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/13 "2016-12-29T06:09:11Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I have been a fan of Playmobil toys since I was very, very small, and my best friend’s five-year-old nephew has gotten some from me over the course of the past year now that he’s old enough for the non-baby line of toys. I was looking for a set for him and encountered [this](https://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-6099-Martin-Special-Reformation/dp/B00TKDX9LU): a very special Playmobil figure commemorating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s reformation efforts. Huh. That’s weird. > > So, what’s the strangest toy meant for kids that you’ve encountered lately? How about a [Martin Luthor rubber duck](https://www.amazon.com/Martin-Luther-Rubber-Bathduck-Duckshop/dp/B01B61XFWG/ref=pd_sim_21_13?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=R8W07HZ30DG5SG11C2HR)? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/14 "2016-12-29T06:46:04Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > The surprise seems to be the number of kittens there are, between one and five. How… curious. Yes. Kitty _disappointment_ (unless they all actually contain five, so the kids all think they got lucky). But there’s an extra surprise for parents: having to teach your kids that _real cats don’t work that way_. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/15 "2016-12-29T20:45:03Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I have been a fan of Playmobil toys since I was very, very small, and my best friend’s five-year-old nephew has gotten some from me over the course of the past year now that he’s old enough for the non-baby line of toys. I was looking for a set for him and encountered [this](https://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-6099-Martin-Special-Reformation/dp/B00TKDX9LU): a very special Playmobil figure commemorating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s reformation efforts. Huh. That’s weird. > > So, what’s the strangest toy meant for kids that you’ve encountered lately? > [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > If you’re going to make a toy of a great historical event… that one seems fine. > I’m more confused by this playmobil of a painter I had never heard off… [https://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-6107-Exclusive-Artist-Albrecht/dp/B006JMMQYQ/ref=pd\_bxgy\_21\_img\_2?\_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4HZHXFS3A9RXY789795J](https://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-6107-Exclusive-Artist-Albrecht/dp/B006JMMQYQ/ref=pd_bxgy_21_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4HZHXFS3A9RXY789795J) You must keep in mind that Playmobil is a German company and that Albrecht Dürer is one of the most famous German painters, certainly the most famous German renaissance artist, and well, Martin Luther’s a quite important German, too. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/16 "2016-12-29T20:49:13Z")
Two headed monster make up doll. Creepy as all hell. [https://www.walmart.com/ip/Monster-High-Peri-and-Pearl-Serpentine-Styling-Head/52152432](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Monster-High-Peri-and-Pearl-Serpentine-Styling-Head/52152432) Not even Wednesday would want one. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/17 "2016-12-29T21:55:26Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Not even Wednesday would want one. Because unlike the typical audience of Monster High, she’s not a goth wannabe poser. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/18 "2016-12-29T22:38:47Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I have been a fan of Playmobil toys since I was very, very small, and my best friend’s five-year-old nephew has gotten some from me over the course of the past year now that he’s old enough for the non-baby line of toys. I was looking for a set for him and encountered [this](https://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-6099-Martin-Special-Reformation/dp/B00TKDX9LU): a very special Playmobil figure commemorating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s reformation efforts. Huh. That’s weird. > > So, what’s the strangest toy meant for kids that you’ve encountered lately? One of my best friends is both a philosophy and Playmobil geek. You just made his day! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-childs-toy-you-encountered-this-holiday-shopping-season/775745/19 "2016-12-29T22:47:03Z")
> [@tbg](#): > > because unlike the typical audience of monster high, she’s not a goth wannabe poser. :d :d :d :d :d :d 🙂