"Blink Blink" is Alex's name for the Baby Einstein caterpillar, so called because it blinks twice in the production credits in the beginning of each video. He's gone cater-crazy lately. He wants me to play the videos just for the production credit sometimes and then gets up and walks away, leaving me to the rest of the video. He's attached to the box of the DVD collection because of the mega Blink Blink on the back. I've taken to drawing Blink Blink in crayon and cutting out the figure. He plays with the paper figure every day. Obviously, I'll have to make more of them to prepare for when it inevitably rips.
Aaaaaand, like any other time they acquire a cool property that they didn't develop, the Disney Corporation is utterly clueless in its marketing for things Baby Einstein. They. Don't. Make. A. Damn. Plush. Blink Blink.
They don't make a pull toy caterpillar either. They market ONE book about the critter and it appears to be available only in Europe, bound to cost me a fortune in currency exchange losses and shipping for what is probably an 8 page board book. Are they kidding me with this Blink Blink gap???? The thing appears twice in every single video with a toddler addictive sound signature, but they aren't marketing it to the hilt.
Have you seen anything of toddler-age attraction quality bearing the Blink Blink? If so, where???! Please! Must. Have. Blink Blink.
Thanks!
Lynne
Thanks Amy. I looked at those already and felt that the plush-like toys were too young. The radio-like toy might entertain for a while, but he already has an Elmo toy like that. Can you believe they don't make a regular ol' plush Blink Blink? If I wanted Mickey Mouse in dreads I could probably find that in plush, but noooooooo, they're hating on Blink Blink.
Kristy, yes, I caught that about that listing. The one I bid on had an opening of 8.50 with shipping quoted at 8 dollars and change, so I set my bid to max out at a total of 25 dollars. That's about all I'll take a hit on for it because it would be the second rocker he has and he doesn't really use the first one much.
But thanks for checking on that.
Oh my god! He'd be all over that 4 foot caterpillar!
Hmmmmm, should I be real dumb about this? Pay 75 dollars? Or learn how to sew real quick?
Maybe some of the other options....LOL
Thanks!
Thanks Kimmy, but he already has Alphabet Pal in green. My sister gave it to him last Christmas. He loves it now, but he spent a few months terrified of it. Eventually, he got curious about him again and went all out for the alphabet song it plays.
And he calls it "Ca'apillar" and then says "This like Blink Blink". Poor Edison doesn't get the same love.
He appears in two different ways. This is the flat cartoon image in the logo and how he appears in non-moving images:
The way he appears in the videos is a little more three-dimensional and he's drawn differently. He gives the appearance of a wooden pull-toy with wheels. He "inches" along with his middle section going up and down and his sections are of different sizes. He's shadowed in the videos. I can't find a YouTube link that shows it well.
Alex recognizes the flat Blink Blink too.
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