Ewe Mama Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Seawees? The little mermaid dolls that were tub toys and each one came with a comb and a lily pad sponge? I had one as a child and I loved playing with her. I keep wishing I had kept her for my daughters. Isn't it funny, the things you wish you had saved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Yes!!!! Do you remember the little floating island they had, too? I loved those toys. Funny that you posted this, I was just thinking of them, wishing DD could play with them. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I feel old. my girls were little when little mermaid came out . . . . . . (and I didn't buy any of the merchandise.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 My younger sisters and I each had one. We loved them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Oh! I found it: the lagoon. http://www.liketotally80s.com/sea-wees.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Seawees? The little mermaid dolls that were tub toys and each one came with a comb and a lily pad sponge? I had one as a child and I loved playing with her. I keep wishing I had kept her for my daughters. Isn't it funny, the things you wish you had saved? Yes! My sisters and I loved those! I feel old. my girls were little when little mermaid came out . . . . . . (and I didn't buy any of the merchandise.) They had nothing to do with Disney's Little Mermaid (which came out when I was in college, if that makes you feel any better?), they were way before that. http://www.plaidstallions.com/kenner/seaweaspic.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I feel old. my girls were little when little mermaid came out . . . . . . (and I didn't buy any of the merchandise.) We're talking about Sea Wees, not The Little Mermaid. They came out in the late 70s/early 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 This thread is making me feel OLD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 My sister had one. My mom somehow managed to save it these many years. It was in her bin of bath toys for the grandkids when we went to visit this summer. So my two year olds got to experience a little bit of the '80s. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Yes! I loved them and even searched for some recently. Such a great bath toy. No stupid holes to get all moldy inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 It drives me nuts how many bath toys are prone to get moldy. I was not familiar with Sea Wees but I was thinking about old games today. Stuff that I loved but now if you buy it, you have to pay like $100 on ebay. Hey, there is a SeeWees listing for only $10! :) http://www.ebay.com/itm/1980-Kenner-Sea-Wees-n-Babies-Shelly-See-Wees-Baby-Sprite-MOC-Unopened-/201151410008?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ed58eef58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSmomof2 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Yes! My sister and I had Sea-wees..... I forgot what they were until I looked at the picture. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagel270 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Yes! My sister and I had the sets in the commercial in the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Yes! I never knew what they were called. My sister had a purple one with a floating lilypad. I was nice enough to not tease her when I discovered she sometimes still slipped it into the bath with her at 13 ;) Hmm, ours looked different. Maybe they were a knock-off or something similar? I think she got hers in 1988-89. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Hmm, ours looked different. Maybe they were a knock-off or something similar? I think she got hers in 1988-89. Probably just a later version. I graduated high school in 1990. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Oh I had one of those but they were called something different in Australia. My DD would have loved them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 I loved the doll and combing her hair and all that, but my favorite part was the lily pad sponge. I could put a bit of soap on it and work it through well and out came mounds of shaving cream consistency soap globs. I pretended that they were icebergs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 My sister had one. I miss Weebles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 My sister had one. I miss Weebles. We had the Weebles treehouse. So fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Oh yeah, weebles! We had some of those. And we had a lot of the old "little people" before 90% of kids' toys and clothes were labeled choking hazards. We never had bath toys though. I suppose they were too much trouble for a very busy mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I loved Seawees too. I kept mine and the kids play with them at my mom's. They haven't molded yet. You can actually buy a new version of Seawees. We have them at our house and they come with a lily pad sponge too. They're a little bigger, but still fun. http://www.amazon.com/Wees-Deluxe-Salon-Island-Play/dp/B009FU7TX2/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1408290545&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=seawees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 We had the Weebles treehouse. So fun! Sub and RV here :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Oh! I found it: the lagoon. http://www.liketotally80s.com/sea-wees.html I just spent way to much time on this site reminiscing. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 We had the Weebles treehouse. So fun! Me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acorn Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Here's what not to do with a seawee: Lay it over the top of a lamp so the hair could dry from the lightbulb. Turns out it melts all the hair off. I was devastated but at least we smelled it before anything was actually on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 My sister and I had those. I had the redhead with the blue tail. I think my sister's was pink. I loved that toy. That, and Moppet's Secret Dollhouse were just awesome :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 My sister had one. I miss Weebles. Weebles have been resurrected. Our local children's museum had the most amazing traveling Weebles exhibit...one exhibit for each state with hands on activities. And featuring Weebles. They sold all the Weebles toys in the gift shop. This was only a couple of months ago. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003CRCQLO?pc_redir=1408169949&robot_redir=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 This thread is making me feel OLD. Me, too. I was a little too old for these toys. I always wished for some Sea Monkeys, though. They were advertised in the comic books I read. So was Wonder Bread and Twinkies (which weren't available in Canada WAY back then - I always wanted to try them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Me, too. I was a little too old for these toys. I always wished for some Sea Monkeys, though. They were advertised in the comic books I read. So was Wonder Bread and Twinkies (which weren't available in Canada WAY back then - I always wanted to try them). I remember Sea Monkeys, too! Turned out that they weren't real monkeys. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I remember Sea Monkeys, too! Turned out that they weren't real monkeys. :glare: Wasn't that disappointing?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Wasn't that disappointing?! It was! They should have been monkeys. At least I still had the joy of Twinkies and Wonder Bread. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Oh yes!!!! Seawees!! Wouldn't have known what to call them! Loved them and my two girls would love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 It was! They should have been monkeys. At least I still had the joy of Twinkies and Wonder Bread. ;) Sea Monkeys are available in Canada now, though, and my dd had some. They may not be real monkeys, but they are the toughest, most hardy pets imaginable. Ours survived for at least a year after we ran out of Sea Monkey food. You can purchase Sea Monkeys here, but not the food on its own. Apparently, Sea Monkeys can live on whatever is in their water they live in (algae? Sea Monkey excrement?). Don't actually clean the water, though. That's how we finally finished them off. Poor beggars. P.S. Now that I've finally experienced the "joy" of Wonder Bread and Twinkies, I'm pretty disappointed. I guess I was expecting something a little more, um, tasty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Sea monkeys Do monkeys Story of my life Send three bucks to a comic book Get a house, car, and wife --Liz Phair, "Gunshy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Weebles have been resurrected. Our local children's museum had the most amazing traveling Weebles exhibit...one exhibit for each state with hands on activities. And featuring Weebles. They sold all the Weebles toys in the gift shop. This was only a couple of months ago. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003CRCQLO?pc_redir=1408169949&robot_redir=1 Those look pretty close! I'd seen some before, but they were completely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Wow! This thread took off while I was busy doing birthday stuff with the family. I had the Weebles Sub, but I preferred my SeaWee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Here's what not to do with a seawee: Lay it over the top of a lamp so the hair could dry from the lightbulb. Turns out it melts all the hair off. I was devastated but at least we smelled it before anything was actually on fire. Oh, I'm so sorry about your doll, but I am glad there wasn't any serious damage to yourself or your home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Weebles have been resurrected. Our local children's museum had the most amazing traveling Weebles exhibit...one exhibit for each state with hands on activities. And featuring Weebles. They sold all the Weebles toys in the gift shop. This was only a couple of months ago. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003CRCQLO?pc_redir=1408169949&robot_redir=1 Do they still say, "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Do they still say, "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down"? I used to call one of my nephews "the weeble" because when he was a tot, he'd wobble but he wouldn't fall down. :P Not sure if his mother understood the reference.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caclcoca Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I didn't remember that they were called Seawees, but I loved mine! I also had cool weebles. I had a circus, a Disney World set, and a haunted house. I think my mom still has my weebles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Do they still say, "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down"? Oh yeah, baby! Unfortunately, the song underwent a miserable attempt at modernization:( https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yr83YRkbXpw Here is the original 1970's version: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dFzhjnjXc2o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 We had some sea monkeys a few years ago. They were kind of creepy looking but interesting to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acorn Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Oh, I'm so sorry about your doll, but I am glad there wasn't any serious damage to yourself or your home. It is definitely a memory though. The lightbulb was encased in black bubbling goo from the formerly red hair dripping down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Oh yeah, baby! Unfortunately, the song underwent a miserable attempt at modernization:( https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yr83YRkbXpw Here is the original 1970's version: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dFzhjnjXc2o I'd forgotten the boat! I liked trying to "catch" the fish :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 I loved Seawees too. I kept mine and the kids play with them at my mom's. They haven't molded yet. You can actually buy a new version of Seawees. We have them at our house and they come with a lily pad sponge too. They're a little bigger, but still fun. http://www.amazon.com/Wees-Deluxe-Salon-Island-Play/dp/B009FU7TX2/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1408290545&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=seawees Thank you for linking this! I had googled Seawees and got a bunch of pictures of the originals, and none of the new version. OK, I have to say that these aren't anywhere near as cute as they originals were. But I did order it to give to Faith for her birthday. She'll still like it. If she wonders where the lily pad sponge disappears to, she will have to look long and hard. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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