The Hugga Bunch

The Hugga Bunch
Type Action figures
Company Kenner
Country United States
Availability 1985–

The Hugga Bunch was a 1980s toy line from the Kenner, Parker Brothers companies and Hallmark Cards.

Toy line

Starting in early 1985, the Kenner company and Hallmark Cards[1][2] manufactured the Hugga Bunch dolls, each of which held a smaller doll called a "huglet" in their arms.[3] During that year, the line generated over US$40 million in sales.[4]

The title characters in the franchise lived in a place called "Huggaland".

Film

The Hugga Bunch
Written by David Swift
Directed by Gus Jekel
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Budget US$1.4 million[5]
Release
Original release 1985

The toys inspired The Hugga Bunch, a 1985 television film produced by Filmfair Communications.

Written by David Swift and directed by Gus Jekel, it earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects. Produced for US$1.4 million, it was the most expensive TV special ever produced at the time.[5] Along with a making-of special, it was released on VHS, LaserDisc and Beta by Vestron Video's Children's Video Library.[6] Whether it will be released on DVD and/or Blu-ray remains to be seen.

Plot

In the film, a girl travels through her mirror into HuggaLand to find a way to keep her grandmother—the only one who knows how to hug—young.

Cast

References

  1. Haynes, Kevin (June 18, 1985). "Licensing show spurs vendors, but retail turnout disappoints". Women's Wear Daily (WWD) (Fairchild Publications) (149): 15.
  2. Haynes, Kevin (March 11, 1985). "A matter of character". Women's Wear Daily (WWD) (Fairchild Publications) (149): Y50.
  3. "Pound Puppies, Hugga Bunch to seek plush stardom". Discount Store News (Lebhar-Friedman Inc.) (24): 41. February 18, 1985.
  4. "Hugga Bunch". Forbes 140 (10–14): 192. 1987. In 1985 Kenner Parker sold about $40 million worth of its Hugga Bunch doll, good for a new toy. Sad to say, Kenner Parker manufactured dolls valued at $60 million.
  5. 1 2 "Hugga Bunch". Television/Radio Age (Television Editorial Corp.) 33: 49. 1985. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  6. "These Hugs Are Worth Millions!" (Advertisement). Billboard (VNU/Nielsen Business Media) 97 (51): 35. December 21, 1985. Retrieved September 3, 2010.

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