Sing-a-ma-jigs
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| Type | Stuffed toy |
|---|---|
| Company | Mattel |
| Country | United States |
| Availability | 2010–2011 |
| Slogan | Love singing together! |
The Sing-a-ma-jigs are an American line of electronic, singing stuffed toys released by Mattel in 2010.
Product description
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Each Sing-a-ma-jig is battery-powered, with two AAA batteries already included. They are soft, plush dolls with terrycloth mouths, and measure about 12 inches in length. They’re all one size only.
The dolls make a variety of different noises when squeezed. Each "squeeze" causes the Sing-a-ma-jig to open its mouth to emit noise. The doll's mouth contains a set of plastic teeth that click together when closing. A Sing-a-ma-jig's noises include songs, "jibber-jabber" made up of vowel sounds, different notes on the octave scale, a greeting, and occasionally a goodbye. They each sing a different public-domain song unique to their model. The voice that each one has is unique to its model as well.[1]
Types
[edit]Basic
[edit]As of late 2019, as a part of there are 22 "basic" Sing-a-ma-jig models: Italicised colors are the ones that have the "Voice Wiggle Effect", although the Aqua and Rose ones were later released as standard versions without that effect. The New Yellow Sing-a-ma-jig is the only one that sung three songs in the US, Japanese, and Korean markets.
| Color | Song | Vocal Range |
|---|---|---|
| Lime | "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" | Tenor |
| Purple | "Oh! Susanna" | Soprano |
| Hot Pink | "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" | Alto |
| Mint Green | "It's Raining, It's Pouring" | Bass |
| Light Blue | "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" | Tenor |
| New Red | "Yankee Doodle" | Bass |
| New Yellow |
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Soprano |
| Dark Blue | "Skinnamarink" | Tenor |
| White | "Sing, Sing, Sing" (a new original song) | Alto |
| Aqua | "By the Beautiful Sea" | Bass |
| Rose | "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" | Soprano |
| Violet | "99 Sing-a-ma-jigs (On the Wall)" | Alto |
| Dark Purple | "Oh My Darling, Clementine" | Alto |
| Lilac | "The Farmer in the Dell" | Soprano |
| Lemon (Yellow 3) | "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" | Bass |
| Yellow 1 | "Home on the Range" | Baritone |
| Red 1 | "Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" | Soprano |
| Pink | "Skip to My Lou" | Soprano |
| Blue | "When the Saints Go Marching In" | Tenor |
| Orange | "On Top of Old Smokey" | Baritone |
| Tangerine | "Over the River and through the Woods" | Alto |
| Jade Green | "London Bridge Is Falling Down" | Baritone |
Seasonal
[edit]In late November 2010, the first holiday-themed Sing-a-ma-jig was introduced for Christmas and sold at Toys "R" Us stores. "Santa" is a dark green doll with a white beard, and a red-and-white Santa Claus jacket and cap. He sings "Jingle Bells".
The second holiday-themed doll was released in February 2011 in time for Valentine's Day. This doll is red with a pink shirt featuring red hearts. Its ears are unique in that they are also shaped like hearts, breaking away from the bear, dog, elephant and rabbit ears used up until now. This doll sings "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" in her alto voice.
In March 2011, the third holiday-themed doll was released for Easter. This Sing-a-ma-jig is a white Easter rabbit with more detailed bunny ears. It sings "Here Comes Peter Cottontail", and rather than saying "Goodbye" or "See you later", signs off by saying, "Happy Easter!" His shirt is covered in a colorful Easter Egg pattern. He has a baritone vocal range.
A 4th of July themed doll was released in time for the holiday in 2011. The doll is red, white and blue, and sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" (the American national anthem). Instead of "Hello!" or "How do you do?", he signs on by saying "Happy Independence Day!" He has a tenor vocal range.
Four Halloween themed dolls were released in October 2011. These Sing-a-ma-jigs included a pumpkin, a ghost, a skeleton, and a witch. All of them sing Trick or Treat and the ghost, skeleton and witch were Target exclusives, whereas the pumpkin was not exclusive. For the way they sign off, the pumpkin and ghost sign off by saying "Happy Halloween!", the skeleton says "Scare You Later' and the Witch says "See you later". Also, for the way they sign on, the pumpkin and ghost say "Trick or Treat" and the skeleton and witch say "Happy Halloween" in their tenor, bass and soprano voices.
In November 2011, two new Christmas themed Sing-a-ma-jigs were released. They included a snowman and a reindeer. The snowman sings Jingle Bells and the reindeer sings "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" in their alto voices.
Special Edition
[edit]There are two Birthday Sing-a-ma-jigs: the pink "Birthday Soprano" and the blue "Birthday Tenor". Each sings "Happy Birthday to You" in different pitches in addition to chattering and harmonizing with other Sing-a-ma-jig characters, and rather than saying "Goodbye" or "See you later", The birthday tenor signs off by saying, "Can I have cake too?" and the birthday soprano signs off by saying, "Bye Bye, Birthday!".
There are also Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Sing-a-ma-jigs. Mickey and Minnie each sing a favorite Disney tune. Mickey sings the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song and Minnie sings the Hot Dog Dance.
The Hits!
[edit]There are 3 Sing-a-ma-jigs of a series part it the called "The Hits!". These were only sold in the UK, Japan, and Korea, and they all have the Voice Wiggle Effect.
| Color | Song | Vocal Range |
|---|---|---|
| Red | "All Star" | Tenor |
| Pink | "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" | Soprano |
| Yellow | "Tutti Frutti" | Alto |
Kohl's Exclusives
[edit]3 more dolls were part released in 2011 as Kohl's Exclusives.
| Color | Song | Vocal Range |
|---|---|---|
| Purple Fairy | "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" | Soprano |
| Pink Mermaid | "Sailing, Sailing" | Soprano |
| Turquoise Robot | "Ain't We Got Fun" | Baritone |
Duets
[edit]Sing-a-ma-jigs "Duets" consist of one larger character holding another smaller character. With one press of the belly, they simultaneously open their mouths to sing, harmonize, and chatter together.
Colors include:
| Color of Big One | Color of Little One | Song | Existence Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple | Pink Baby | "Hello! Ma Baby" | Yes |
| Sea Green | Red Puppy | "BINGO" | Yes |
| Orange | Pink Teddy Bear | "Clementine" | Yes |
| Plum | Sea Green Baby | "When the Saints Go Marching In" | Yes |
| Royal Blue | Green Kitten | "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow!" | Yes |
| Gold | Green Koala | "Yankee Doodle" | Yes |
| Red | Yellow Puppy | "Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" | Yes |
| Fuchsia | Green Kitten | "Skinamarink" | Yes |
| Dark Blue | Yellow Mouse | "On Top of Old Smokey" | Yes |
Sing-a-ma-lings
[edit]In 2016, toy company Funrise revived the Sing-a-ma-jigs as the "Sing-a-ma-lings". The first six Sing-a-ma-lings are Sawyer, Darcy, Noodle, Blush, Bo, and Frankie.
| Name | Song | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Sawyer | "Row Your Boat" | Male |
| Darcy | "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" | Female |
| Noodle | "On Top of Spaghetti" | Male |
| Blush | "Mary Had a Little Lamb" | Female |
| Bo | "Clementine" | Male |
| Frankie | "Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" | Female |
| Pierre | "Are You Sleeping" | Male |
| Sunny | "Good Morning Merry Sunshine" | Female |
| Alphie | "ABC Song" | Male |
| Rainie | "It's Raining, It's Pouring" | Female |
| Tinker | "Pop Goes the Weasel" | Male |
| LouLou | "Skip to my Lou" | Female |
A year later, Sing-a-ma-lings Pets came out. The toys have a pill shaped body with small feet, you activate it by squeezing the body, the mouth works the same as the Sing-a-ma-lings.
There are 4 of them to collect: Bonsai: Blue Monkey with pink hair Bugle: Purple Dog Bunaroo: Pink Bunny with a flower on its ear Butter: Yellow Cat with pink hair and a bow
References
[edit]- ^ Townsend, Allie (December 9, 2010). "The Top 10 Everything of 2010 - Sing-a-ma-jigs". TIME. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-06.