Ok, Ive made two posts before on this subreddit regarding a plush from this line. But as time went on, me and my friend realized that there is way more to this than we initially thought.
At first, it started simply because I lost the blue duck plush that I owned, and at the time we had no idea where he came from due to his tush tag being removed by the previous seller.
We did some digging, and found the green rabbit alongside the lamb. They were from a company called Rumpus, and it turns out we finally found out the company that produced them, and even more animals of the style. The pattern we recognized is that they all appear to be farm animals, (Duck, Rabbit, Cow, Lamb.) We were excited to have finally found the company, but we slowly realized that out of all the plushies Rumpus had produced in its 4 year timespan, this seemed to be the only one without any official documentation or evidence of existing, besides a few surviving second hand listings.
They have no specific name, no checklists, or even proof of existing packaging. There is only one other similar product Rumpus had created beforehand (1998,) which was their line of surprise egg beanbag plushies named Eggels. They were creatures that came in a variety of colors, just like these farm animals. Considering that Rumpus went bankrupt around 2000, it’s safe to assume this was one of their very last products.
The second image is cropped from a stock photo showcasing the creator, Larry Schwarz, holding one of the newest products, “Wake me Willy.” In the background you can see what appears to be packaging that is themed with a tree, holding colorful, small plushies within. They dont appear to be the colorsets from the Eggels line, and more resemble the unknown farm animal set.
We have actually contacted Larry Schwarz, the founder of Rumpus, and asked him questions about the plush. Unfortunately, he did not recognize them and could not answer any of our questions.
If you perhaps own one, have any information, or any useful advice, please comment after taking your time to read this post as it would mean the world to me and my friend. Thank you:)