Thinking back on all of this, it would have been great if Ken had been a fantasy author instead; it wasn't so much the toy most of us fell in love with, it was Rillonia and Grundo, and all of their inhabitants.

Absolutely honored to have been a part of this journey and thrilled for the world to finally see it! Congratulations to Billy and four years of exhaustive research and connecting all the dots that literally no one else could! I hope everyone learns something from this definitive work!

Geeeez. The nostalgia hit me incredibly hard. The moment I heard Teddy Ruxpin sing at 2:40 my eyes welled up with tears of pure joy. I grew up with Teddy Ruxpin, and even though I am 40 years old (at the time of this post), I still love this.

@stirlock

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 36 and I grew up with teddy as well. I am still a massive fn to this day. I even plan on making a teddy themed rpg.

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, look, us 80s kids know what that talking toy and his stories meant to us then and their impact on us now. Enjoy!

@consciousself8146

2 жыл бұрын

@@stirlock please do!

The early life and background of Mr. Forsse that led to Teddy was wonderful. Excellent!

Wonderfully done. Short sentence, but I believe it sums it up. So happy to have been able to be a part of this, and so looking forward to the rest. Thank you!

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

I was happy to have you on board!

Annnnnnndddd... we're off!! ♥ ♥ ♥

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, “Mom”!

I'm late seeing this being I left the Teddy Ruxpin community for two years, because not much was going on and for a while I hadn't remembered it. I came back and found out about this. I clicked this video excited to watch it. When I heard Teddy start singing I cried tears of joy remembering all of the memories I had of him. Thank you so much for doing this.

absolutely superb billy bravo

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

So glad to know you enjoyed this.

THIS IS AMAZING.

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

I know you had waited so patiently, so I’m glad you’ve enjoyed it.

Billy, you have done an amazing job on the documentary. I am ready to binge through the whole series. It looks amazing! Looking forward to see the rest of it. :-)

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, Nick. Finally getting around to the comments. I’m really happy you’re happy, man.

This was AMAZING! Can’t wait for part 2!

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Going through the comments now (finally) and I hope you’ve enjoyed the rest.

Absolutely amazing 🤩

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Those emoji’s star eyes say it all…

I remember o g teddy ruxpin phil baron will always forever be my childhood teddy ruxpin

Well done. I loved Teddy Ruxpin, but Jan Forsse was and remains my favorite. Great times at APU.

That was amazing!!! So many surprises, I love the set you built for the on camera interviews, and the attention to detail is fantastic!!!! And we have 8 more parts to this? Yes please!!!!

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, Josh. I’m so happy you’ve enjoyed it.

This series is going to be good. Maybe you should do a DVD of the full documentary!

@ActionTalk1

2 жыл бұрын

With all the content he has, he'd have to try a Bluray instead.

@teddyruxpinchannel4906

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I said but youtube deleted my comment.

A fantastic in-depth journey into the life of Ken Forsse! I can't wait for the next part. Thank you for all the time and work that went into this well researched documentary.

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jenny! Means a lot coming from you!

Incredibly detailed biopic- thank you!!

FINALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Ahhhh I’m so excited!!!!!

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

I was excited to make it. I hope you’ve enjoyed it.

Thanks for making this documentary, Billy!

@BillyTooma

7 ай бұрын

It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. Thanks for watching Part I and I hope you enjoy the rest of the story.

@michaelpalmer5351

7 ай бұрын

@@BillyTooma Thank you, Brother!

I am going to watch it now!

I've seen that Tiki Room video probably a hundred times and never realized that was Ken working in the background!! Amazing 😂 Can't wait to see more!

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

When I watched the clip-in-question, after also having watched it a hundred times, I was shocked.

That is amazing!

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

Well-done. Can’t wait for part 2.

Really Enjoyed Watching This. Very Well Done. Can't Wait To See The Next Episode. 🧸🧸🧸🧸

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, John!

Very interesting and in depth! Looking forward to finishing it. Thank you!

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

I love episode one. Now I am ready for episode 2. When will we be seeing that? I can’t wait.

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Every Monday at 12pm Eastern this month and next.

fantastic film!

That was pretty awesome!

The Ft. Sill part had me laughing 😅 I went to a 4th of July fireworks display there with Ken and Jan when I was about 9.

Really well done, thank you 😊

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!

Amazing!

I'm a little late at watching, but so far I absolutely adore this documentary. Now we can know more about the creator of Teddy and Teddy's origins!

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I’m glad you enjoyed this. Spread the word!

Even though this part was not about teddy intill the very end, I really enjoyed learning about Kens early life and what he would dive into. He seemed to have done so much. So much info in the first part very curious to see how the other 7 parts will be. Good job Mr. Tooma, this is great!

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Eight more parts…

@atechchuck

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillyTooma Can't wait to possibly see that 12 legged grubby puppet. Probably a sight to see.

@SmileAmericaCEC

2 жыл бұрын

🗣

@atechchuck

2 жыл бұрын

@@SmileAmericaCEC Why are you here

@consciousself8146

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillyTooma holy crap bro, you are a machine!!!! Hats off and thanks to everyone working on this!!

Wow... I never thought they'd get this finished. Because it had been on the IMDB's radar for donkey's years and far back as 2018 or even further this was still in the planning stages. Put a pin in this for later.

Could you do a special memorial picture Will Ryan Mr. Tooma?

Hey there Billy and the rest of the folks connected to Teddy Ruxpin. If there's ever a character with similar heart and soul as Teddy, I'd love to voice him if such opportunity would ever arise again. Something about the songs and life inside those songs and the speaking voices captured me. My voice is similar and around Phil's wheel house with versatility. I can't leave a link to a singing demo, but search up "Care Bears Movie Theme - Care A Lot (Cover)" with my name attached and you'll hear. Thank you so much for this documentary, this is such a treasure.

Wow provo!

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

So, and anthropomorphic mouse led to an anthropomorphic bear toy?

59:40 In love with a green (Hexepede?) Grubby, does anyone know who/what A/F is in the copyright?

@BillyTooma

2 жыл бұрын

It says it right there in Part I. Robert S. Anselmo is the “A” and Ken Forsse is the “F”…

@bognostrocleetus1805

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillyTooma Oh! I see - Thanks So are these concept designs the reason why the Tweeg action figure is holding the brew?

@RetroMelon

Жыл бұрын

@@bognostrocleetus1805 most likely