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I’ve been meaning to post this for a while and a was reminded to do so after posting a similar story on The Mary Sue. I got an email a few months ago that said, “I have a picture of the most adorable little girl sitting on a big chair holding a bunny rabbit. My daughter [redacted] was in [the] hospital in New York in 1985. We met a little girl named Jill and she fell in love with [redacted’s] bunny rabbit that wiggled it’s nose. When we came home we mailed a rabbit to Jill. I need to know if this little girl is you.” It was. I couldn’t believe my eyes. This pink bunny rabbit was one of my FAVORITE toys growing up but I never knew its origin. As soon as I read the message I cried because I realized I met this woman and her daughter while I was in the hospital being diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) when I was 2 & 1/2. (So you can see why I wouldn’t remember.) My mother had sent her the photo after we received the package and had written my name on the back. A quick google search allowed her to find my blog. She wrote, “as soon as I saw your picture I knew it was you.” I knew immediately we had to dig up the bunny (which also made a guest appearance in a store window in 1987’s Adventures in Babysitting) and recreate the shot. The best part was, my parents still owned the rocking chair I was sitting in as well. You can’t begin to imagine what this all meant to me. And in case you ere wondering, yes, the bunny’s nose and ears still wiggle.
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I’ve been meaning to post this for a while and a was reminded to do so after posting a similar story on The Mary Sue. I got an email a few months ago that said, “I have a picture of the most adorable little girl sitting on a big chair holding a bunny rabbit. My daughter [redacted] was in [the] hospital in New York in 1985. We met a little girl named Jill and she fell in love with [redacted’s] bunny rabbit that wiggled it’s nose. When we came home we mailed a rabbit to Jill. I need to know if this little girl is you.”

It was.

I couldn’t believe my eyes. This pink bunny rabbit was one of my FAVORITE toys growing up but I never knew its origin. As soon as I read the message I cried because I realized I met this woman and her daughter while I was in the hospital being diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) when I was 2 & 1/2. (So you can see why I wouldn’t remember.) My mother had sent her the photo after we received the package and had written my name on the back. A quick google search allowed her to find my blog. She wrote, “as soon as I saw your picture I knew it was you.”

I knew immediately we had to dig up the bunny (which also made a guest appearance in a store window in 1987’s Adventures in Babysitting) and recreate the shot. The best part was, my parents still owned the rocking chair I was sitting in as well.

You can’t begin to imagine what this all meant to me. And in case you ere wondering, yes, the bunny’s nose and ears still wiggle.

avrdal

avrdal asked:

Great post on SBFF, just one small thing. Lauren Faust didn't create Power Puff Girls. Her husband Craig McCracken did. Just an FYI.

I know! Lots of folks have pointed that out. I didn’t mean to insinuate Faust created the PPG, just that she played an important role in that popular franchise as well. Should have separated it! Apologies to anyone I offended, especially McCracken. :)

I’m going to try a little Super Best Friends Forever experiment here. Warner Bros. have put out some fantastic shorts during their DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network. They are evolving one of those into a series - Teen Titans Go! It’s almost a continuation of the old Teen Titans animated series but either way, sounds like fun. I know a lot of folks were hoping SBFF would also move on to a half hour series as well but from what I’ve been hearing, it’s not likely and my question is - why? Warner Bros. don’t believe a “girls” show has the same selling power as a “boys” show and I’d like to prove them wrong. I’d point them to the huge successes that were Lauren Faust’s Power Puff Girls (EDIT for clarity, I know Craig McCracken created PPG, Faust also worked on the franchise. Sorry if I confused anyone!) and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic were, I’d tell them women make almost all the purchasing decisions for their household (specifically entertainment), that they are seriously underestimating how much parents spend on their daughters, and that children aren’t the only consumers of animated TV shows and their related products. I could do that but what I’d like to see right now is all of YOU do that.  Reblog or like this post if you’d not only watch a Super Best Friends Forever television show but buy products based on it. (Money talks, remember?) Add your own commentary or not but let’s see what the numbers say.
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I’m going to try a little Super Best Friends Forever experiment here. Warner Bros. have put out some fantastic shorts during their DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network. They are evolving one of those into a series - Teen Titans Go! It’s almost a continuation of the old Teen Titans animated series but either way, sounds like fun. I know a lot of folks were hoping SBFF would also move on to a half hour series as well but from what I’ve been hearing, it’s not likely and my question is - why?

Warner Bros. don’t believe a “girls” show has the same selling power as a “boys” show and I’d like to prove them wrong. I’d point them to the huge successes that were Lauren Faust’s Power Puff Girls (EDIT for clarity, I know Craig McCracken created PPG, Faust also worked on the franchise. Sorry if I confused anyone!) and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic were, I’d tell them women make almost all the purchasing decisions for their household (specifically entertainment), that they are seriously underestimating how much parents spend on their daughters, and that children aren’t the only consumers of animated TV shows and their related products. I could do that but what I’d like to see right now is all of YOU do that. 

Reblog or like this post if you’d not only watch a Super Best Friends Forever television show but buy products based on it. (Money talks, remember?) Add your own commentary or not but let’s see what the numbers say.

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