Name: Bubble Yum Baby
Made by and When: Mego Corp/Life Savers, 1978
Material: Semi-soft vinyl head, rigid plastic body, arms, and legs
Marks: (On the head) PRESS HERE / LIFE SAVERS. INC.; (on the back) PAT. PEND. / MADE IN HONG KONG; (on the box) ©1978 Life Savers, Inc.
Height: 14 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black rooted hair, brown painted eyes and upper eyelashes, open mouth to accommodate balloons, dimpled cheeks
Clothes: Wears a red T-shirt with Soft ‘N Juicy Bubble Yum Bubble Gum written across the front, denim blue pants, molded-on socks and red sneakers
Other: This mechanical doll blows balloon bubbles to mimic blowing bubble gum bubbles when the left arm is swung up and down. It came with six balloons. Because it posed a potential choking hazard for children 3 years and under, Bubble Yum Baby was pulled from the market.
Gallery (Photos and details are courtesy of David Spurgeon.)
Bubble Yum Baby Commercial
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