Toby Terrier
Toby Terrier was a toy dog manufactured in the early 1990s by Tiger Electronics. The toy was designed to make various comments and remarks when placed in front of a television playing one of the select PLUS videos from the Toby Terrier and His Video Pals video series. In order for this function to work a specific cartridge that matched up with the video being played would have to be inserted into the toy. His collar contained a sensor that tracked what was going on in the movie. It was activated by pressing a button located below the sensor. The Toby Terrier video series was a comical and educational video series for kids, whose characters consisted of dog puppets. The video series itself was known as Toby Terrier and His Video Pals.[1]
How It Worked
Toby would wag his tail, bark, nod his head and say phrases such as, "Well, scratch my fleas!" as one watched the video when he was turned on. This was accomplished using VEIL Technology. The video fields would send out a data stream that were received through Toby's neck collar. The video also never faded to a pitch black but rather a dark-gray to ensure that Toby would not turn off during a transition. There were also small cartridges that contained different phrases for Toby to say during certain videos (known as "PLUS" videos in the series).
Video series
Toby Terrier and His Video Pals was a video series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft[2] that went along with the electronic toy.[3]
Types of Videos
- Normal
- These videos did not need a cartridge and the titles are as follows:
- Singin' And Dancin' And Waggin' Our Tails!
- Safety First!
- Time For A Party!
- These videos did not need a cartridge and the titles are as follows:
- Adventures PLUS
- These videos required the user to insert an included cartridge into Toby's underside. This allowed Toby to make various exclamations while watching the video.
- Is There A Dog-Tor In The House?
- Let's Go To The Zoo!
- Walking On The Sunny Side!
- These videos required the user to insert an included cartridge into Toby's underside. This allowed Toby to make various exclamations while watching the video.
- Toby's Wonder Bone Amazing Interactive Video Learning System
- These videos required the Wonder Bone in order for Toby to function correctly.
- And The Winner Is...
- Where In The World Is Charlie Chihuahua?
- School Daze
- These videos required the Wonder Bone in order for Toby to function correctly.
Images
- A picture showing two of the Toby Terrier and His Video Pals videos.
References
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- H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)
- The Bugaloos (1970)
- Lidsville (1971)
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973)
- Land of the Lost (1974)
- Far Out Space Nuts (1975)
- The Lost Saucer (1975)
- Donny & Marie (1976)
- The Krofft Supershow (1976)
- The Brady Bunch Hour (1977)
- The Krofft Superstar Hour (1978)
- Pink Lady and Jeff (1980)
- Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980)
- Pryor's Place (1984)
- D.C. Follies (1987)
- Land of the Lost (1991)
- Family Affair (2002)
- Mutt & Stuff (2015)
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (web series) (2017)
- Dr. Shrinker (1976)
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976)
- Kaptain Kool and the Kongs (1976)
- Wonderbug (1976)
- Magic Mongo (1977)
- Bigfoot and Wildboy (1977)
- The Dean Martin Show (1965)
- The Banana Splits (1968)
- New Zoo Revue (1972)
- Fol-de-Rol (1972)
- The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (1973)
- Really, Raquel (1974)
- NBC Saturday Morning Preview Revue (1974)
- Jimmy Osmond Presents ABC's Saturday Sneak Peek (1976)
- The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976)
- The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976)
- Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Present ABC All-Star Saturday (1977)
- The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars (1978)
- The Krofft Komedy Hour (1978)
- Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n' Rollers (1978)
- Anson & Lorrie (1981)
- The CBS Saturday Morning Preview Special (1983)
- Saturday's the Place (1984)
- The Cracker Brothers (1984)
- Rock 'n' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular (1985)
- The Patti LaBelle Show (1985)
- Sid & Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express (1988)
- Krofft Late Night (1991)
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001)
- Pufnstuf (1970)
- Middle Age Crazy (1980)
- Side Show (1981)
- Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982)
- Land of the Lost (2009)
- Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950 (1949)
- Les Poupées de Paris (1961)
- Circus (1966)
- Funny World (1966)
- Kaleidoscope (1968)
- Fol-de-Rol (1968)
- A Broadway Baby (1984)
- Comedy Kings (1988)
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2016 web series)
- The World of Sid and Marty Krofft theme park
- Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. v. McDonald's Corp.
- Toby Terrier and His Video Pals
- Tales of the Okefenokee
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