# Winky Blinky early 60s toy **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847 "2003-11-29T03:50:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BooksWoods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooksWoods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooksWoods)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847/1 "2003-11-29T03:50:04Z")
I remember many things from my early childhood that nobody else I know remembers. One is the Winky Blinky “doll” (I’m not sure you’d call it a doll, but I don’t know what to call it). It was available as a plastic blow up toy and as a plush toy with arms that were in a rounded grip, so you could attach it to things or yourself. My memory is that it looked kind of like the stereotype of a “primitive African savage” as shown in early 1950s-1960s cartoons - black with big lips, earrings, and those stick-on eyes that would appear to blink when you moved it different ways. I can’t tell you how I coveted this toy and agonised about whether I should get the plastic blow up kind or the stuffed kind. Does ANYBODY else remember this weird thing? ---
**Author:** ![radar\_ralf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@radar\_ralf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radar_ralf)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847/2 "2003-11-29T19:16:27Z")
Hmmm… I don’t remember something called “Winky Blinky,” but I do recall a T.V. show called “Winky Dink and You.” ---
**Author:** ![radar\_ralf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@radar\_ralf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radar_ralf)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847/3 "2003-11-29T19:28:48Z")
Well, a search on _Google_ for “Winky Blinky” turns up some interesting things… ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847/4 "2003-11-29T20:57:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by radar ralf \* > \*\*Well, a search on _Google_ for “Winky Blinky” turns up some interesting things… \*\* It does actually [In Blinky Winky Chinky Chinatown Sheet Music](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2572054263&category=157) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847/5 "2003-11-29T21:20:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BooksWoods \* > \*\*Does ANYBODY else remember this weird thing? \*\* I’ve seen them on eBay. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847/6 "2003-11-29T21:22:23Z")
[Here’s one](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3159766532&category=30). ---
**Author:** ![BooksWoods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooksWoods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooksWoods)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847/7 "2003-11-30T22:03:19Z")
A toy from my childhood is an _antique_?? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847/8 "2003-12-01T00:05:35Z")
You have to take into consideration that it’s a ~50 year old plastic toy which still holds air. ---
**Author:** ![winkie\_blinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@winkie\_blinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/winkie_blinky)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847/9 "2012-08-08T03:23:40Z")
> [@BooksWoods](#): > > I remember many things from my early childhood that nobody else I know remembers. One is the Winky Blinky “doll” (I’m not sure you’d call it a doll, but I don’t know what to call it). It was available as a plastic blow up toy and as a plush toy with arms that were in a rounded grip, so you could attach it to things or yourself. My memory is that it looked kind of like the stereotype of a “primitive African savage” as shown in early 1950s-1960s cartoons - black with big lips, earrings, and those stick-on eyes that would appear to blink when you moved it different ways. I can’t tell you how I coveted this toy and agonised about whether I should get the plastic blow up kind or the stuffed kind. > > Does ANYBODY else remember this weird thing? Hello - I have a Winkie Blinky by Kestral, just the way you described it. Still inflated after many years… If you want a pic just let me know! ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847/10 "2012-08-08T03:44:06Z")
> [@winkie\_blinky](#): > > Hello - I have a Winkie Blinky by Kestral, just the way you described it. Still inflated after many years… If you want a pic just let me know! You may want to notice that the original question was asked in 2003 and the person asking it hasn’t posted in over 8 years. Other than that, welcome to the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![winkie\_blinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@winkie\_blinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/winkie_blinky)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winky-blinky-early-60s-toy/215847/11 "2012-08-08T05:54:11Z")
True. Thank you anyway.