AK misses Teddy Ruxpin

Although I didn't personally get to know Mr. Ruxpin as he guided himself along his adventures to find the Treasure of Grundo, I hear good things.

He was polite, and furry, and was good at conversation. He hung around when Mom was in the kitchen or at the bar. And he even secretly taught you to grow your imagination and shit.

But personally, I was a bit disturbed by a couple of things. Namely, the deception. He looked pretty cuddly and wuddly, like a good bear should. I mean, he wasn't "Gund" bear quality, but he looked as though he was giving them competition.

And right when you thought you'd go in for some love with your soft, cuddly bear, something went horrible wrong. He stabbed you right back at your heart with a 3x2 piece of plastic, as if he was really saying, "this is business kid. don't get too attached."

And it was that cassette, that held all his stories, and secrets and mysteries that was the same cassette that was a technological barrier between him and my unabashed childhood love.

Maybe he was right, or maybe he wasn't to be packing that kind of technology for us kids. Some kids would say they're truly grateful for the companionship, and some would say, 'get away creepy half robot bear.'

But one thing we can't deny was he was ahead of his age. A talking bear. W. T. F.