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Stopthemadness
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07-15-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 12:44 pm
My daughter had a little clock that was shaped like a grandfather clock when she was young (late 80's). This clock had a nice little old mans face on it and could be set to tell her about 1 hour before bed that she had to pick up her room, then 15 minutes later that she had to brush her teeth, 15 more minutes get her last drink of water. At bedtime it would tell her a 5 minute story then would play a song, the clock was also a night light. In the morning it would gently wake her up and get her ready for her day. From what I can remember the clock was about 14 inches high and about 12 inches wide. We got the clock some time around 1987, it was made out of a good plastic material and had a tape slot in the back where you put the story tapes in. I think it was called Grandfather Time but am not certain. It cost around $65.00 when we bought it. The one we had got fried one day when we had a power surge and I haven't been able to find one since. No one else I have asked has any idea what I am talking about. I would love to get one for my daughter to give to her when she has a child of her own. If you have any idea where I could get one or if you know what it was called or who made it I would be very grateful.
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Emeraldfire
Member
03-05-2003
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 12:53 pm
I'm sorry STM, I can't help you, but that sounds like an awesome clock that I would love to buy as well!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 12:59 pm
Do you know who made it? I saw a link http://www.drtoy.com/ask_drtoy/ask_drtoy_g_to_i.html where someone is looking for the same thing (or is that you?!) and they think it might be from Mattel. You could ask Mattel's customer support, they might know. p.s. never heard of it myself but it seems an excellent idea!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 1:22 pm
In March, someone else was looking for this clock. You might be able to still follow this link and email her and find out the right name for it. http://toys.icollectorbazaar.com/8946_storytelling_grandfather_clock_25ty1.shtml
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 1:37 pm
Somebody posted on E-Bay that they were looking for this clock. They didn't get responses, but thought you might like the information for your search. Sold by "Homestar International,Inc" Pleasanton, California 94566.Patent was pending in 1988. It is an actual clock. Allows cassatte tapes to be inserted & has small buttons that sets the time for the "clock" to read bedtime stories.The clock says short phrases like "it's bed time", "it's story time", "now it's time to go to sleep". The company is out of business .It is cream color,18 in tall,plastic, shaped like grandfather clock. $20.00 back in '88. Made in China.
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Stopthemadness
Member
07-15-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 2:11 pm
Thanks you guys are the best. I did see the person looking for one on the Dr. Toy site and tried to email them to see if they had found one but their address was no longer valid. This was with out a doubt the best thing for children I have ever had. He was cute and he made her get in bed without any problems. I really wish they still made them or something like him.
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Stopthemadness
Member
07-15-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 2:26 pm
In case anyone else is looking I just found this that was in an article about the company published in 1988 Grandpa Time and Sudley's Shower were the first two products the company manufactured. The task Grandpa Time resolves is getting children to bed and waking them up in the morning. A pre-programmed cassette tape holds two weeks of unique wake-up and bedtime messages or stories. It also features a nightlight and both digital and standard time displays. Grandpa Time is recommended to sell at $79.95 to $89.95.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 6:52 pm
There seem to be a lot of mentions of it selling on Ebay. I don't use Ebay, but if there was an alert function you could set up in case it appears I think you could get one eventually. It seems to be a bit of a collector's item. (In the past it's also been on Ebay Canada, UK and Taiwan!)
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Regee
Member
10-09-2005
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 9:52 pm
Looked on ebay and there is just one but I looked at there feedback threw toolhaus.org which will show all the neut. and negs a person has and I would NEVER order from them. on toolhaus.org you can find out so much about a seller or a buyer.
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Bearware
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 6:42 pm
there's one listed on ebay right now, and the rating of the seller is 99.4% -- here's the link: LINK
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Bearware
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 6:45 pm
Ok, looked up after I saw Regee's answer, and you might want to be careful before you buy from that person. Sorry, and Thanks Regee!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 2:30 am
Looking for toy myself........my daughter (12)loves the PS2 (and arcade) game Dance, Dance Revolution. Anyone know of a non PS2 (or video platform) game like this?
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 3:15 am
It looks like a fun game!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 4:07 am
Texannie, I found a list of dance games on wikipedia. I don't know if any of those are what you are looking for. I KNOW that we were airing an ad last Christmas for a Video-based dance game that had a dance pad, but I don't remember the name. Toys R Us has both a Barbie dance game and a Twister Dance DVD game, that work with a DVD and dance mat. And Walmart has a Bratz Dance Game and Double Dance Mania, which are "plug and play", where you just plug them into your TV.
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Texannie
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07-16-2001
| Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 1:38 pm
the Twister one got bad reviews on Amazon and it's more of a teach yourself dance step thing. I will check out all your other suggestions. Thanks!!!
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