Hey, remember this guy? He’s a Fozzie mini-bean plush made by Sababa, and in 2005 he was hideous enough to win the Tough Pigs Ugly Toy Pageant.
It’s been a while since 2005, so it’s high time we had another Ugly Toy Pageant around these parts. Now, I know there are scads of ugly Muppet toys that have never been featured in a pageant, but there’s no way I can find them all myself. Which is where you come in.
Send me photos of ugly Muppet toys! You can send your entries to ToughPigsRyan@yahoo.com, and you can send as many entries as you got. They can be from Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, whatever. Just keep in mind this rule: Toys that are ugly because they’ve been beaten, abused, or manhandled don’t count. Only toys that were ugly straight from the factory.
The deadline for entries is October 7, 2008. Then I’ll post the nominees for Ugliest Toy, and you’ll judge their ugliness and send in your votes. And yes, I know the pageant has traditionally been an April Fool’s Day event, but let’s just pretend it’s an April Fool’s Day joke that we’re doing it in October.
Now, to inspire you, here are the winners of the pageant from 2004, 2003, and 2002:
Click here to talk about ugly toys on the Tough Pigs forum!
