Anyone seen these 90s brushable dinos before?

[Dinopony]

I've looked in tons of places to try and identify these mystery dino toy lines, but so far have come up with nothing. Thought I'd post them here just in case anyone recognized them.

I've already posted on Ghost of the Doll and Mlp Arena. No dice.

I'll admit I'm not really the dinosaur collector in my family, that would be my dad. I collect ponies, but I'm intrigued that dinosaurs have seemingly overlapped with them!

First toy line:








Found in Ohio, United States

She's got brushable rooted hair, purple on the underside and light yellow on the top. Her toes are pearlized as well as her yellow tail spines. She's hollow on the inside and made of hard plastic. Head is turnable, no trace of glue or a seal was present on the neck when I picked her up at a flea market.

On her belly it reads (C) 99 TT, CHINA. The TT may end up being 77, but I think that's unlikely.

Smaller baby dino:


Found in Austria

I've looked for "TT" companies and found just a handful for the 1990's:

Toys Things (Toys N' Things later)

Tiger Toys

Tyco Toys did make Little Miss Dinosaur (which is similar but the toys have lipstick and painted nails), but the company got bought up by Mattel around 1997 I think.

Darlin' Dinos were another toyline bearing similarities, but they were made by Meritus Industries Inc. which has M.I.I. engraved on their toys.

I also found a 1980's line of dinos by Totsy Toys (Designo Dinos), but unfortunately these are usually flocked.

Anyone recognize these or the company stamp?

The other toy line:


Found in the UK
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Found in Denmark
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Found in Béziers, France
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Found in Denmark
Also found in France


Found in Moselle, France
Also found in Belgium and Denmark

 
Found in Berlin, Germany
Also found in Denmark

Also potentially linked plushies to this toy line? (top left purple dino and bottom right pink dino):


Found in Germany
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The theme of brushable dinosaur toys marketed towards girls is clear.

All I know is that these are from the 90s as well, and have Made in China on their bellies.

I came across an article (here) from 1993 discussing how toy companies in the 90s were trying to mix and match their marketing, where they would reinvent toys originally intended for boys to appeal to girls, and vice versa. Dinos were big in the 90s due to Jurassic Park, and toy companies were jumping on the popularity.

I have a feeling these are either a product of that mindset, or perhaps just bootlegs of Hasbro's own My Little Pony dinosaur toy, Cutesaurus:



Regardless, any help, information or dinos similar to these would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Dinopony]

Bumping because I've updated the thread.

[Halichoeres]

These are wild. They should've made a Kulindadromeus!

[terrorchicken]

who thought this was a good idea. who??? 

[Dinopony]

Found a new one!


Found in Béziers, France
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[Dinopony]

Update the first page again, with cleaner images and some potentially linked plushies.


Found in Germany
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[Sarapaurolophus]

Can confirm these were a way to jump on the Darlin' Dinos bandwaggon and of course DD was in itself a way to jump on the My Little Pony bandwaggon.

I have one of them, they are really funny. Especially if you enjoy things like MLP and similar 80s/90s toys.

[CityRaptor]

There has to be a better way to get girls interested in Dinosaurs.

[Sarapaurolophus]

There has to be a better way to get girls interested in Dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs are animals just like horses, cats or dogs. There's cutesy, brushable versions of almost any type of animal. Look up Fairytail Birds, Keypers, Hairdorables Pets or Little Pretty. You'll find cats, birds, kangaroos, foxes, even bugs and snails with brushable hair. It's a type of toy that combines fashion dolls with animals.

I had some of these as a kid because I was into dinosaurs. Just like I was into Jurassic Park. Both of these aren't realistic depictions of dinosaurs and at the very least cutesy dinos don't claim to be scientifically correct. They're just cute