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Talkboy is a line of handheld voice recorder and sound novelty toys manufactured by Tiger Electronics (now owned by Hasbro) in the 1990s. The Talkboy was originally conceived as a cassette recorder and player prop for the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. At the request of writer John Hughes and distributor 20th Century Fox, Tiger designed and built the prop. The company was given permission by the movie studio to sell a retail version of the toy, and it released two cassette recorders modeled after the film prop in 1992 and 1993, respectively. The original model did not have the variable-speed voice changer of the film version and sold only moderately during the 1992 holiday shopping season. In April 1993, Tiger released the Deluxe model, which added the voice-changing feature. Fo

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  • Le Talkboy était un lecteur/enregistreur de cassette audio produit par la société Tiger Corporation au début des années 1990. À l'origine, il s'agissait d'un accessoire créé pour le film Maman, j'ai encore raté l'avion !. Comme la plupart des produits de cette marque, il était destiné aux enfants ou adolescents. (fr)
  • Talkboy is a line of handheld voice recorder and sound novelty toys manufactured by Tiger Electronics (now owned by Hasbro) in the 1990s. The Talkboy was originally conceived as a cassette recorder and player prop for the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. At the request of writer John Hughes and distributor 20th Century Fox, Tiger designed and built the prop. The company was given permission by the movie studio to sell a retail version of the toy, and it released two cassette recorders modeled after the film prop in 1992 and 1993, respectively. The original model did not have the variable-speed voice changer of the film version and sold only moderately during the 1992 holiday shopping season. In April 1993, Tiger released the Deluxe model, which added the voice-changing feature. Following the release of Home Alone 2 on home video in July and a cross-promotion with Life cereal, interest in the toy spiked. Retailers had severely underestimated demand, and as a result the Deluxe Talkboy was one of the most highly sought-after toys during the 1993 holiday shopping season, selling out of stores across the United States. The product continued to be a best-seller in subsequent holiday shopping seasons. A pink version of the cassette recorder called Deluxe Talkgirl was released in 1995. The success of the Talkboy cassette recorders spawned a product line of electronic sound novelty toys, including a phone, walkie talkies, and a radio. For subsequent recording devices, Tiger transitioned to digital technology, using solid-state storage and adding sound effects, beginning with Talkboy/Talkgirl F/X+ pens in 1995, which sold more than a million units in 45 days. (en)
  • Talkboy – niewielkich rozmiarów, przenośny dyktafon kasetowy produkowany przez firmę Tiger Electronics na początku lat 90. Urządzenie było skierowane głównie dla dzieci i młodzieży. Pierwotnie Talkboy miał być jedynie rekwizytem wykorzystanym w filmie Kevin sam w Nowym Jorku i nieprzeznaczonym do sprzedaży detalicznej. Jednak w 1993 roku, pod wpływem kampanii pisania masowych listów przez młodych fanów, postanowiono wyprodukować jego rynkową wersję. Sprzedaż urządzenia napędzał głównie sukces filmu oraz jego wydanie na kasetach VHS. (pl)
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  • Deluxe Talkboy, with the microphone extended (en)
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  • North America, United Kingdom (en)
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  • Sound effects (en)
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  • Variable-speed voice changer (en)
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  • 1992 (xsd:integer)
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  • Plastic (en)
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  • Talkboy (en)
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  • 1999 (xsd:integer)
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  • Voice recorders, sound novelty (en)
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  • Le Talkboy était un lecteur/enregistreur de cassette audio produit par la société Tiger Corporation au début des années 1990. À l'origine, il s'agissait d'un accessoire créé pour le film Maman, j'ai encore raté l'avion !. Comme la plupart des produits de cette marque, il était destiné aux enfants ou adolescents. (fr)
  • Talkboy – niewielkich rozmiarów, przenośny dyktafon kasetowy produkowany przez firmę Tiger Electronics na początku lat 90. Urządzenie było skierowane głównie dla dzieci i młodzieży. Pierwotnie Talkboy miał być jedynie rekwizytem wykorzystanym w filmie Kevin sam w Nowym Jorku i nieprzeznaczonym do sprzedaży detalicznej. Jednak w 1993 roku, pod wpływem kampanii pisania masowych listów przez młodych fanów, postanowiono wyprodukować jego rynkową wersję. Sprzedaż urządzenia napędzał głównie sukces filmu oraz jego wydanie na kasetach VHS. (pl)
  • Talkboy is a line of handheld voice recorder and sound novelty toys manufactured by Tiger Electronics (now owned by Hasbro) in the 1990s. The Talkboy was originally conceived as a cassette recorder and player prop for the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. At the request of writer John Hughes and distributor 20th Century Fox, Tiger designed and built the prop. The company was given permission by the movie studio to sell a retail version of the toy, and it released two cassette recorders modeled after the film prop in 1992 and 1993, respectively. The original model did not have the variable-speed voice changer of the film version and sold only moderately during the 1992 holiday shopping season. In April 1993, Tiger released the Deluxe model, which added the voice-changing feature. Fo (en)
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  • Talkboy (fr)
  • Talkboy (pl)
  • Talkboy (en)
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