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What is the most iconic stuffed animal of all time?

by YPB Team

A century of soft toys, from a hand-sewn pair of work socks to a mall workshop where you stuff your own. Nostalgia is doing a lot of the voting here.

  1. Sock Monkey — ranked #11
    Sock Monkey
    A folk toy made from a pair of red-heeled work socks, older and cheaper than anything on this list.
    1000pts
  2. Teddy Bear — ranked #22
    Teddy Bear
    Named after Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 and still the default shape of a child's first toy.
    953pts
  3. Squishmallow — ranked #33
    Squishmallow
    The round, marshmallow-textured plush that became a collecting habit for adults.
    733pts
  4. Pikachu Plush — ranked #44
    Pikachu Plush
    The yellow electric mouse that became the face of the highest-grossing media franchise in the world.
    680pts
  5. Raggedy Ann — ranked #55
    Raggedy Ann
    The red-yarn-haired rag doll patented in 1915, and the American plush toy that predates most rivals.
    600pts
  6. Hello Kitty Plush — ranked #66
    Hello Kitty Plush
    Sanrio's mouthless cat, a character designed for a coin purse that outgrew every product it appeared on.
    520pts
  7. Cabbage Patch Kid — ranked #77
    Cabbage Patch Kid
    The soft-bodied doll with an adoption certificate that caused store riots in 1983.
    429pts
  8. Beanie Babies — ranked #88
    Beanie Babies
    The under-stuffed, bean-filled animals that turned a toy line into a 1990s speculative bubble.
    428pts
  9. Care Bear — ranked #99
    Care Bear
    Pastel bears with symbols on their stomachs, designed for greeting cards before they were toys.
    428pts
  10. Jellycat Bunny — ranked #1010
    Jellycat Bunny
    The floppy, long-eared British plush that became the default newborn gift of the 2020s.
    323pts
  11. Furby — ranked #1111
    Furby
    A plush owl-like toy with motors and a vocabulary, banned from the NSA for being able to listen.
    200pts

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Comments

Roosevelt refused to shoot a tethered bear in 1902, and a Brooklyn shopkeeper named a toy after him: https://youpick.best/articles/bear-ranked-many-ways

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