1989 Ty plush are identifiable by their 1989 dated tush tags. They were released with 1c (TYWL) and 2nd generation hang tags for the 1989-1990 production year. Remember since these plush were initially released to the public mid-year 1989 the patent date for their designs are designated for 1989. These were typically “write in orders before the designs were officially released through the catalog the following year. This is why the tush tag is dated 1989 and they are officially part of the “1990 Collection” Ty catalog.
In 1989 ty transitioned many styles from flat to “3 position” standing. Bandit had a short lived run as a flat laying style just before transitioning to the standing version.
Note Scruffy the bear and dog did not appear until the 1991 catalog and would be expected to have a 1990 tush tag, I believe they reused patterns patented in 1989 for Big Beanie Bear and Max.
Peter, Beanie Bunny tan and white briefly also had a 1989 tush tag.
8008
Description
tuxedo cat
standing raccoon
standing tiger
standing black lab
standing dalmatian
standing yellow lab
standing brown bear
polar bear
black bear
panda bear
large jointed gold bear
pig
gorilla
large gorilla
grey laying rabbit
standing lamb
pig
jointed tan Bunny
XL dalmatian
XL pig
XL tiger
XL brown bear
XL standing brown bear
XL gorilla
1989 was a big year for Ty, the entire series underwent a lot of change from summer 1989 to summer 1990. This also included the introduction of the second generation hang tag that defined the company all the way to 1995.
The standing dogs, Max and Scruffy went from plastic nose to flocked. The remaining dogs and standing bears had several changes in the material used for their nose from leather to painted canvas. The bears also went to a plastic nose. The dogs went from a single sided flocked fabric that was later sewn into a double sided flocked tongue.
Several styles with a traditional ^ shaped stitched mouth were given stitched smile. This would include all of the seated bears, wild cats, pigs, and lambs.
8008
Description
tuxedo cat
standing raccoon
standing tiger
standing black lab
standing dalmatian
standing yellow lab
standing brown bear
polar bear
black bear
panda bear
large jointed gold bear
large jointed scruffy bear
pig
gorilla
large gorilla
grey laying rabbit
standing lamb
pig
jointed tan Bunny
XL dalmatian
XL pig
XL tiger
XL brown bear
XL standing brown bear
XL gorilla
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