Applause Announces New Line of Popular Plush and Figural Products Inspired by Disney/Pixar's "A Bug's Life"; New Products Feature Favorite Movie Characters.WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1998-- Applause Inc. announced an exciting new line of plush and figural/mealtime products inspired by the Disney/Pixar computer animated holiday 1998 film, "A Bug's Life." Applause has developed an innovative product line featuring designs based on the entertaining characters in the movie. Applause offers retailers affordable mementos featuring popular characters from the movie including Flik, Atta & Dot, adorable a·dor·a·ble adj. 1. Delightful, lovable, and charming: an adorable set of twins. 2. Worthy of adoration. ants; Hopper, the menacing grasshopper grasshopper, name applied to almost 9,000 different species of singing, jumping insects in two families of the order Orthoptera. Grasshoppers are long, slender, winged insects with powerful hind legs and strong mandibles, or mouthparts, adapted for chewing. ; Heimlich, the hungry caterpillar; and Francis, the male ladybug ladybug or ladybird beetle Any of the approximately 5,000 widely distributed beetles of the family Coccinellidae. The name originated in the Middle Ages, when the beetle was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and called “beetle of Our Lady. . "A Bug's Life" product line from Applause includes assorted bendable figurines ($4/SRP), pencil toppers ($2.50/SRP), bath squirters ($4/SRP), special feature keychains ($5/SRP), popular Treasure Keepers ($4/SRP), collectible mini beanbag bean·bag n. 1. A small bag filled with dried beans and used for throwing in games. 2. A small folded bag filled with lead pellets, used as ammunition in a stun gun. 3. plush ($5/SRP), huggable ($15/SRP) and poseable plush ($20/SRP), curly straws ($3/SRP) and colorful plastic kids' cups ($5/SRP). One especially innovative product design features a character cup with Flik's head as the lid and flexible straws for his antennae. "A Bug's Life," is the second computer animated feature release from Pixar, the Academy Award-winning producer of "Toy Story." "`Toy Story' was a huge hit at the box office and retailers couldn't keep movie-related merchandise on shelves," said Michele Boock, senior director of brand management at Applause. "There's tremendous interest and excitement building for this animated film and we anticipate the same strong consumer reaction to `A Bug's Life' product." "A Bug's Life" product from Applause will be available at better independent and chain gift, stationery, specialty, department and video/music stores; theme park/tourist and airport gift shops in October 1998. Suggested retail prices for "A Bug's Life" merchandise will range from $2.50 for pencil toppers to $20 retail for poseable plush. Retailers and consumers can call 800/777-6990 to find out how to purchase product. Applause Enterprises, with headquarters in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. suburb of Woodland Hills, is one of the leading gift companies in the industry. Founded 31 years ago by Wallace Berrie, it offers an unequaled portfolio of classic licensed merchandise including product based on some of the world's most popular characters from Disney, Looney Tunes, "Sesame Street Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. " and "Star Wars," as well as entertainment properties including Disney's "Mulan," Disney/Pixar's "A Bug's Life" and Nickelodeon's "Rugrats." Applause also manufactures classic products such as Raggedy Ann Raggedy Ann good-natured despite misadventures; doll with perpetual smile. [Children’s Lit.: Raggedy Ann Stories] See : Cheerfulness & Andy, Sad Sam SAD SAM - Query language by Lindsay. Sammet 1969, p.669. & Honey, Josef and Dakin Brand Plush. |
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