COOL STUFF OOBY DOOBY SCOOBY.Byline: - Rodney Riche We're a bit hang-dogged to admit this, but after 30 years we still think Scooby-Doo is doggone dog·gone Informal tr. & intr.v. dog·goned, dog·gon·ing, dog·gones To damn. interj. & n. Damn. adv. & adj. also dog·goned Damned. fun. So don't be surprised if fans start jumping for joy over Pogo-Jumping Scooby-Doo, a new toy based on the Hanna-Barbera animated character. The toy is a plush version of the Great Dane Great Dane, breed of very large, powerful working dog developed in Europe more than 400 years ago. It may stand as high as 36 in. (91.4 cm) at the shoulder and weigh up to 150 lb (68.1 kg). who has trouble with the letter ``R.'' When his left ear is squeezed, he says different phrases, like, ``Reave reave 1 v. reaved or reft , reav·ing, reaves Archaic v.tr. 1. To seize and carry off forcibly. 2. To deprive (one) of something; bereave. v. my ear arone.'' (Just kidding.) The toy also attaches to a pogo stick, which it bounces around on, giving off the trademark Hanna-Barbera ``boing-boing'' sound. The toy is being unveiled to coincide with a new direct-to-video release: ``Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders'' (maybe ``The ReX-Riles'' would have been better), which hit the shelves Oct. 3. Pogo-Jumping Scooby-Doo retails for $29.99 and will be available in the fall at Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target, Toys 'R' Us and KB Toys K•B Toys (previously known as Kay Bee Toys) is a chain of mall-based retail toy stores in the United States. It was founded in 1922 by the Kaufman brothers. It currently operates 605 stores in 44 U.S. states, Puerto Rico as well as Guam. , as well as in the JC Penney catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. . CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (Pogo-Jumping Scooby-Doo) |
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