Other puppets produced during the fifties included Popeye, Olive Oyl, Wimpy, The Lone Ranger, Al Jolson, Milton Berle, Joe Palooka, Humphrey, The Great Foodini, Jolo, Pinhead and Mr. Pitch.

Dakin began as a family business in 1955 importing expensive handcrafted shotguns from Europe. Richard's son Roger joined the firm in 1957 and they began to diversify the types of toys they sold.. In a shipment of battery operated trains from Japan were six velveteen stuffed animals, often used by exporters in the Far East as packing material. Roger ordered the dolls: they sold well, so they began designing dolls and puppets.

My-Toy Company, Inc., was principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of dolls, stuffed plush toys, and puppets. The company was established in 1929 and seems to have existed as late as 1975. Among the company's offerings was a battery-powered handheld novelty plastic record player that reproduced either a laugh track or a comical wake-up alarm.

For parents who want their children to learn while they play, Learning Resources offers educational toys, games and puzzles designed to enhance motor skills and teach letters, word formation, counting skills and color and shape recognition. For teachers, it offers activity kits, role-play sets, workbooks, and classroom supplies (including demonstration materials and decorations). Learning Resources markets its 1,100-plus products through its e-commerce site, direct mail catalogs and to toy and e

Founded in Ontario in the early 20's, within 15 years was the largest toy manufacturer in the British empire. Its expertise in vacuum forming techniques used to make bullets during WW2 gave them a technological advantage - they quickly reused remaining bullets to make plastic dolls and puppets!

Roger Radcliffe is an aspiring songwriter who lives in London. His pet dalmatian dog, Pongo, decides he needs a female companion. Spotting a woman named Anita and her Dalmatian Perdita, Pongo drags Roger to the park to arrange a meeting. See movie clip below.

Baby Huey was designed by Paramount Pictures' "Famous Studios" in 1949. Huey first appeared in Quack-a-Doodle-Doo, a Noveltoon theatrical short produced and released in 1950.

Dachsie is a minor character in The Lady and the Tramp. He is a dachsund who wants to escape from the pound. Meet him below...

Meet Beetle and Sarge Orville Snorville. Sarge is known to frequently beat up Beetle for any excuse he can think of, and Private Zero, the buck-toothed, naïve farm boy who takes commands literally, and misunderstands practically everything.

Zorro, complete with mask, sword, hat, and cape - Zorro was one of the first fictional heros with a secret identity hidden behind a mask, the precurser to Batman, another "masked" avenger! Watch the very first Disney version of Zorro below!