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While all Beanie Babies were considered collectible during the craze, some collectors limited their interest to a line of teddy bears that Ty, Inc. produced in large numbers. Many of these bears had themes, which included various people, places, holidays, sports, or many other popular interests. more...

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Teddy the bear

Teddy the bear was the first Beanie Baby to sit-up like a teddy bear. Teddy was produced in six colors: brown, cranberry, jade, violet, teal, and magenta. Teddy's face underwent a considerable change in the summer of 1995, as the "new face" design replaced the "old face" versions of the bears. Teddy brown was the only version of Teddy kept in the current line as 1996 came around - he later retired in October 1997. The shape of "new face" Teddy later became the standard style for many other Beanie Baby teddy bears with a variety of themes.

A special variation of Teddy violet (new face) was used as an employee gift in 1997.

There were several Beanie Buddy versions of Teddy that were produced, including New-face Cranberry Teddy as one of The Original Nine Beanie Buddies, Old-face Teal Teddy, and the violet Employee Bear.

During the height of the beanie baby craze, some versions of Teddy sold on the second-hand market for around $2000.

Holiday bears

One of the most common themes for Beanie Baby bears has been holidays, with some holidays having annual bears created.

Christmas

The first Christmas bear was made in 1997, and it was simply called "1997 Teddy." Its design was that of Brown Teddy with a red and white hat and scarf. In each subsequent year, the Christmas bear that was produced was called "(year) Holiday Teddy." The designs varied each year, and in some years, multiple versions of the design were made.

The 1998 Holiday Teddy was the first Beanie Baby to have a device producing an audible sound inside (which was a bell).

Hanukkah

In 2005, Ty introduced a bear called Happy Hanukkah. Two versions were made: one with a dreidal and one with a menorah. While the one with the menorah was available in retail stores, the one with the dreidal had to be purchased online.

New Years Day

In 2005, the first bear in honor of New Year's Day, called New Year was introduced. In each subsequent year, a bear called "New Year" followed by the upcoming year has been introduced (2007 and 2008).

Some viewed Millennium and Ty2K as New Years bears in honor of New Years Day 2000.

Valentines Day

The first bear in honor of Valentines Day was Valentino. It was followed up by reverse-color Valentina. Several other Valentines bears have been introduced since, including Smooch.

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