I’ve been known to play favorites when it comes to certain items in my collection, but if I had to play the “what would you grab if your house was on fire” game, this would be the thing I grabbed first. Please don’t tell my wife that.
This is a foam representation of Kenner’s famous Gooney Bird, made from a material called Kennerflex. Feels pretty much like painted foam to me, but hey, who am I to question the marketing minds of Kenner. The bird measures approximately 13″ tall x 10″ wide.
The Gooney Bird is packaged in a clear plastic bag with the words BENDABLE, WASHABLE, and HUGGABLE printed on it in red.
The top of the cardboard packaging wrapped around the bird is printed with: “made of new KENNERFLEX… soft, washable, durable foam,” and “TWIST HIM, BEND HIM, HE STAYS” on the lower section.
The pop-up sign by his feet reads Kenner’s GOONEY BIRD AWK AWK.
The taller end of the cardboard packaging shows a Gooney Bird logo with the famous slogan “It’s Kenner It’s FUN!,” the copyright info © 1964, KENNER PRODUCTS COMPANY, CINCINNATI, OHIO, and No. 280.
Three words…. Name. Your. Price.
If you find another one maybe Keir and I could work out joint custody? Awesome piece!!! And yes I am very jealous right now.
Glad you guys like it! I also have a Yogi Bear that I’ll be posting soon. Not anywhere close to the condition of this one, but still a neat piece. Do you know of any other characters they made?
Dan
David- You’re one of only a few people I would trust with that kind of arrangement.
Dan- Kenner also made a Hoppy Hoparoo foam bendy.
My little sister had this and loved it. One day I wanted to see it and she wouldn’t let me. She was hugging it and when I grabbed it by the head, the head ripped off! The crying that went on, I felt so bad. I am not almost 59 and my sister almost 56, and she still reminds me about it. It also had wire in the neck I guess to make it bend. I have been trying to get her one for years! lol