MatPat

This toy changed everything.

He became Playtime Co.

's most popular and best-selling toy so far, even more than Poppy, literally saving the companies.

Since Huggy was so popular, they immediately launched an incredibly creative follow-up girl version, Kissy Missy, in 1985, who was just Huggy, but pink.

Poppy could see that this was the desperately needed success her father was hoping for.

He was getting older after all, even inventing the grab pack to help him move around the factory.

So this success was not only going to ensure the company's legacy, but it also meant that the factory stayed open, and therefore kept her home safe and sound.

Fresh off the hit, Poppy sat and watched as her father's creativity returned to him.

Playtime Co.

released more toys like the Swappimals, Catbee and PJ Pugapillar.

And then there was her father's next big idea, the Smiling Critters.

A whole line of stuffed animals, each with their own personalities and matching scents.

It was her father's most ambitious line of toys yet.

He even launched a Saturday morning cartoon for it, which he and Poppy could watch together.

By all accounts, this should have been another...

huge success for the company, but it wasn't.

In fact, these little guys became one of Playtime Co.

's biggest failures yet, all because of one of the plushies.

Like all of the toys, he was supposed to emit his own scent, lavender, through an uncolored mist.

But instead, the plush emitted a red smoke that definitely did not smell like lavender.