UPBEAT Toy Quest

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The Ultimate Quest For The Ultimate Toys

by John Mundazio with additional editing by Bridget Petrella

Kid Galaxy's 'Gator Morphibian®™'— It Goes Anywhere!
That is no log floating at the edge of the water! With textured "skin" and glowing eyes don't turn your back on this seemingly harmless guy. Powerful four wheel drive, moves him over the water, then even faster on land! These high-performance radio control amphibious creatures can LITERALLY go anywhere— dirt, pond or pool. Features sturdy 4x4 turf digging tires for land and wake forming paddle wheel treads for ripping through the water. The powerful full-function controller makes explorations on any surface just a touch away. The Morphibian also has working headlights. Requires 2 "AAA" and 3 "AA" batteries, which are not included. This toy was a definite hit with the 4 and 5 year olds who kept assuring us that it was great! They all mastered it in less than an hour. The controls are simple to operate and very intuitive, which is important for smaller children as it builds hand/eye coordination. There's just two buttons: push the left one, it steers left; push the right one, it steers right; push both buttons forward, it goes forward; pull both buttons back, it goes backward. The big, grippy tires give the Morphibian a whole LOT of traction for a whole LOT of action [we couldn't resist]. It floats for amphibious fun. We recommend this for ages 4+ as it not intended for children under 3. A. Because the small parts may cause choking and B. Because none of the 3 year olds we tested would play with it longer than 15 seconds. There's also a blue Land Shark version, complete with a fin on top of the car! It's sure to thrill any child lucky enough to get their hands on one. As with all water related activities, please use this product with close adult supervision. UB

John Mundazio works for one of the numerous publishing companies in the New York metropolitan area which is currently planning a bold takeover of the parallel universe in which he occasionally resides with several of his imaginary friends and at least two of the strange voices in his head. But he is confident it is not the one you're thinking of at this very moment. Convinced that Susie-Q's are indeed a food group and that no REAL list of fun toys is ever really complete without mentioning "Log"— that quintessential Ren and Stimpy Show toy that boldly dared to go where no toy ever could... "The Dazed-Meister" refuses to partake in anything which requires him to dress up like Wonder Woman or sing the theme song from The Partridge Family in its entirety. He also opposes floatation devices of any sort.