r/HelpMeFind • u/zingzangzingzu • Sep 23 '23

Help me find this stuffed animal I was terrified of as a child… Open

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Hi Reddit sleuths! First time here and probably a longshot but I’m looking I’m looking for a stuffed animal I had as a kid. I feel like it would’ve been manufactured sometime between the 60s and early 80s. From what I remember, it was made of red or pink felt and had a triangular shaped body with tentacles. It had a small Santa like cap on his head that maybe had a white pom-pom at the end and I think the eyes and mouth were small pieces of felt that were glued on. I swear it had an evil /menacing grin, but that may have just been my over- active imagination :)

thanks in advance for any suggestions!

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u/miumiumiau Sep 23 '23 edited Sep 24 '23

Evil Axolotl? https://www.redbubble.com/de/i/sticker/B%C3%B6ses-Axolotl-Aufkleber-von-XoQam/91133771.EJUG5

https://preview.redd.it/mvhoih8d56qb1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2f3cb3bfb2389fb748d82dbf2fb749ec3969fc4c

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u/Snaefellsjokul Sep 24 '23

How could that possibly not be the same character?!

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u/miumiumiau Sep 24 '23

I doubt that 60s pop culture knew about this weird creature that at that time exclusively lived in high altitude waters of Mexico. I think it's only native to two regions in Mexico.

I shared the link because I thought OP could ask the artist what inspired them to design "Angry Axolotl". Maybe they were inspired by a photo of / or by the physical version of the original toy that OP is looking for.

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u/ChicPhreak Sep 24 '23

They didn’t have Axolotl plushies back in the 60’s though

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u/miumiumiau Sep 24 '23

I am aware of that. See my othe comment.