REVIEW: MLB Lubies (Part 5)
Background Rocket USA continues their march towards releasing Lubies for all 30 Major League Baseball teams. Recently, they added MLB Lubies plushies from six new teams: the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland … Read More
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REVIEW: MLB Lubies (Part 4)
Background Collectors are getting closer to being able to assemble a complete set of all 30 Major League Baseball teams in Lubie form. As we continue our look at Rocket … Read More
REVIEW: MLB Lubies (Part 3)
Background We continue our look at one of our favorite plush lines of 2010 – Rocket USA’s MLB Lubies series. If you don’t follow baseball, there are 30 Major League … Read More
REVIEW: Yankees Lubies – 10 Inch
Background Rocket USA’s licensed Major League Baseball Lubies line has just been super-sized (or given a shot of PGH – that’s Plush Growth Hormone). They’ve released a pair of 10” … Read More
Lubies hit Modern Family
If you watched ABC’s Modern Family a few weeks back, you might have caught this scene. Ed O’Neill’s character uses a Flamingo Lubie (from Rocket USA) to stage a fake … Read More
The Easter Lubie Chick
Just in time for Easter, checkout this Easter themed video featuring Rocket USA’s Chick and Rabbit Lubies.
10-inch New York Yankees Lubies
Fans of the New York Yankees will be happy to see that they’ll be able to pick up a slightly larger version of their team’s MLB Lubies. Rocket USA will … Read More
REVIEW: Philadelphia Phillies Lubies
At Toy Fair, I was lucky enough to get my hands on a somewhat rare Philadelphia Phillies Lubies from Rocket USA. Why is it rare? Well, they’ve only released the … Read More
Toy Fair 2010: Rocket USA
The Rocket USA Toy Fair booth was a veritable Lubieland, as the Lubies were out in full force. Artist Joy Michel was in attendance, as was the full lineup of … Read More
REVIEW: MLB Lubies (Part 2)
Background We previously showed you the first four MLB Lubies from Series 1 of Rocket USA’s new line. Now, we’re going to take a look at the four remaining (minus … Read More
REVIEW: MLB Lubies (Part 1)
Background Rocket USA’s popular Lubies plush line has grown substantially with the acquisition of the Major League Baseball license. The company is releasing plushies for each of the 30 MLB … Read More
REVIEW: Lubies Turkey
Background The folks from Rocket USA began releasing a few limited run Lubies based on various seasonal holidays. When you think about the fall, it usually conjures up images of … Read More
REVIEW: Lubies Series 2 (Part 2)
We continue our look at Lubies Series 2 from Rocket USA. The entire series features eight new designs, but since we’ve already looked at half of those, we’ll be checking out the remaining quarter of brand new animal characters – Hippo, Monkey, Lion and Giraffe.
REVIEW: Lubies Series 2 (Part 1)
Background The Lubies (pronounced “Luh-bees”) are a line of insanely cute plushies from Rocket USA. Designed by Michael Perry (Rocket USA) and Joy Michel (former Beanie Babies designer), each softball-sized character is a different animal from around the globe. Series…
REVIEW: SkullGnome Plush
Background Rocket USA and artist Gus Fink recently released one of Gus’ Boogily Head characters as a plush. The SkullGnome plush was first unveiled at NY Comic Con 2008. The Creepy Yard Gnome was a part of Boogily Heads Series…