Tickle-Me-Dunkie was THE Hot item for Christmas 2055. It was impossible to find for the holiday season, and a large number of shadowruns were organized to steal truckloads of them for the black market.
Several years later after his death, Dunkie, the Interactive Dragon toy became another huge smash hit toy.
(It was a running gag on the SRN Mailing List for years, after Tickle Me Elmo and then the Furbies caused such an uproar.)
Here's a short piece of fiction I did up for the second one:
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"Tales from the Shadows will be back after these messages..."
[Snappy music and a happy blue cartoon dragon appear on screen. The dragon dances around the screen happily as a deep, clear voice speaks.]
"Dunkelzahn was a lovable, wonderful, magical dragon who changed so many lives and made the world a better place for everyone! While it's sad that now deceased, Dunkelzahn and his spirit live on!"
[Cartoon dissolves to a picture of a 3 year old ork holding a stuffed blue dragon.]
"Now, you can bring the magic home to your children this holiday season with Dunky, the Interactive Dragon! Using state of the art technology, Dunky sings, laughs and responds to your child, teaching them the message of love, hope, and peace that our beloved former president brought to everyone."
"Get your Dunky at all fine Toy Stores, Department Stores, Magic Shops, and Grocery Stores everywhere!"
[Closing happy song with the cartoon Dunkelzahn flyinga round, then a final still shot of a smiling 4 year old elf girl hugging her Dunky doll]
[Fade to black]
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>>>>>[Anyone else feel like vomiting after seeing this piece of trash?]<<<<<
-- Who Me?
>>>>>[Yeah, but all I know is I'm putting a team together to hit the local toy store the night these fraggers come in. My kids have been on my case for months to find one. ANyone else want in? Payment is all the Dunky's you can carry.]<<<<<
-- Bull
>>>>>[Hell that's payment enough, Those things are worth a mint.]<<<<<
-- Mom on the Run
>>>>>[But they're so cute! My kids just adore the 4 I bought!]<<<<<
-- Mall Lemming
>>>>>[Bah. Biggest piece of propganda drek I've ever seen. Who the hell came up with this crap, anyways?]<<<<<
-- Sinnical
>>>>>[Apparently someone who slipped a licensing agreement past the Dunkelzahn Foundation without getting it checked out thoroughly. I wouldn't want to be that toy maker when Nadia Davier catches up with them.]<<<<<
-- LaBlue
>>>>>[Ya know, I woulda thought they'd have learned their lesson after that "Tickle-Me-Dunky" thing a couple years ago.]<<<<<
-- Justin Case
>>>>>[Hell, I'd have thought I'D have learned after that Tickle Me Dunky thing a couple years ago.]<<<<<
-- Bull
