What is this plushie?

[Azerane]

Hey, I'm wondering if anyone knows what this plush may be. It's listed as Simba, but I'm wondering if it's just a generic lion plush. I don't really see much in the way of TLK plushies with glass/bead eyes, especially without the surrounding eye colour marks. Also the paws are the wrong colour.

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[nathalie]

It does look like the plush-style from back in the 90's.

Unless the seller can provide a pic of a tag maybe, I don't think this is a 100 % Disney version.

[Azerane]

I thought it looked 90's too, but really not sure it's Disney. I asked for a pic of the tag and one from the side. Thanks Nathalie :)

[Azerane]

I got a super quick response :p Not a Disney Plush, made by some company called Lemonwood with no mention of Disney on the tag.

[nathalie]

That was fast, hehe.

The thing is though, some people don't know any better.
They find a lion plush in their home tucked away somewhere, not really familiar with much Disney, and they "assume" it's Disney.
Happens with so many items these days, I keep noticing this more and more often.

(and some would just put "lion king" in the title, knowing it's not, but hoping it'll get sold faster like that)

[Azerane]

Yeah, I know. :p I think that's probably what's happened, just makes it easier to sell if it has the name "Simba" attached to it.

[Aurelian]

It's a knockoff. Simba's fur is more yellow, and his nose is pink, not black.

[Azerane]

Black nose really should've been the first thing I picked up on, you're right :p Still, figured it wasn't quite right and that's because it wasn't.

[Kirauni]

That one looks familiar. Over here we had a lot of "Fake" lion toys that resembled Simba and Nala. But usually you could easily tell them apart from the originals. A few years ago I started a list with some. Interested? ;)



Click on the image for full view.


By RoehnPlüsch
http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/roehn_th.JPG (http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/roehn.JPG)
Simba 7
http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/7_th.JPG (http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/7.JPG)
Sparkasse's"Meetuh".
This one is quite popular in Germany, because you could get it from your "Sparkasse". It's a German bank and once a year, there's a "world saving day". Then, small children can put the money from their piggy banks to their account and in return they get a present. Usually a plush toy or some other small things. Well and around 1994 this lion looked a little bit like Simba so some fans over here started to call him "Meetuh".

http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/meetuh_th.JPG (http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/meetuh.JPG)
Another one
http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/DSCF0018_th.JPG (http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/DSCF0018.JPG)

This one looks very similiar to an original Disney Simba, but it has different fur and no tags so it's probably a rip-off.
Simba 24
http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/24_th.JPG (http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/24.JPG)

With brown fur :D
kleiner Simba
http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/DSCF0021_th.JPG (http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/DSCF0021.JPG)
Kovu
http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/kovu_th.JPG (http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/kovu.JPG)
Kiara
http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/kiara_th.JPG (http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/kiara.JPG)
Nala
http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/nala_th.JPG (http://www.pride-lands.de/temp/fake/plush/nala.JPG)
She looks very much like the small kissing-cubs Nala by Mattel. However, she has no tags and isn't an official toy.

[Azerane]

Very interesting Kirauni, thanks :)

[Kailash]

It's Very Interesting Post.I like it....

[arjupraja143]

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[Vidan]

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