MatPat

He wished there was something he could have done to save him, but when he joined the Young Geniuses program, he was too old to have his mind changed.

If her father wanted to change the world with bright young minds, he needed to start younger.

And one day, when he was looking at Poppy, an idea went off in his head.

It was a giant underground facility, a place that would take in orphans like he did for Poppy all those years ago, acting as both a home and a school for them, teaching them in the ways they should go.

He hired a nice lady named Stella Greybird to take care of the majority of Playcare's operations.

While Poppy was sad that she couldn't interact with these children, she needed to be kept safe and in good condition.

Hearing these formerly broken and abandoned souls laughing did put a smile on her face.

But the orphans did see her on occasion, from a distance at least, and they adored her.

They'd draw pictures which her father would bring from his office to their home to show her, and that was more than enough for her.

However, as was becoming usual, her father would often have to cut their time together short.

Other men at the company would come and try to talk to him, and it didn't sound like they were good conversations.

She would ask him about them when they spent time together.

Apparently, sales were low.

They hadn't really released a major hit since Poppy back in 1950.

He would joke how he and his toys were stuck in the past, and with all of his focus being on her and the playcare, he'd lost touch with his innovative side.

But he had a plan.

Playtime Co.

launched Candy Cat in 1979.

It was

pretty successful and was definitely less old-fashioned, but it paled in comparison to his next big idea in 1984, Huggy Wuggy.