THE 1989 Collection

This will include all plush with the 1989 tush tag. 

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. 

SHERLOCK
HARRIS
TYGGER
FREDDIE
ELMER
BARNEY
BUSTER
MAX
BUDDY
MIDNIGHT
CHI CHI
PATTI
BANDIT
KASEY
SPARKY
SUPER MAX
SCRUFFY
SUGAR
OREO
BIG BEANIE BEAR
ARNOLD
SUPER ARNOLD
GEORGE
SUPER GEORGE
DOMINO
LOVIE
BEANIE BUNNY TAN
SCRUFFY
PETUNIA
SUPER PETUNIA
BIG GEORGE
JUMBO GEORGE
ROSIE
LILLIE
BEANIE BUNNY WHITE

SUPERS !!

SUPER MAX
SUPER ARNOLD
SUPER TYGGER
SUPER BUDDY
SUPER SPARKY
SUPER PETUNIA
SUPER MCGEE
SUPER GEORGE
Style#

 

1110
1119
1120
2003
2004
2005
5007
5008
5009
5010
5011
6002
7301
7302
8003
8004

8008

8011
9002
9003
9004
9005
9006
9007
Name

 

Sherlock
Bandit
Tygger
Barney
Sparky
Buster
Buddy
Sugar
Midnight
Oreo
Big Beanie Bear
Arnold
George
Big George
Rosie
Lillie
Petunia
Big Beanie Bunny
Super Sparky
Super Arnold
Super Tygger
Super McGee
Super Buddy
Super George

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

Variations

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.

 

CHI CHI
ELMER
ELMER
BANDIT
SPARKY
MAX
SCRUFFY
CHI CHI
ELMER
BANDIT
BANDIT
BARNEY
BUSTER
SCRUFFY
SCRUFFY
SCRUFFY
SCRUFFY
HARRIS
OREO
BUDDY
MIDNIGHT
SUGAR
OREO
SUGAR
SUGAR
SUGAR
MIDNIGHT
MIDNIGHT
BUDDY
MIDNIGHT
SUGAR
PETUNIA
PETUNIA
PETUNIA
SUPER SPARKY
Style#

 

1110
1119
1120
2003
2004
2005
5007
5008
5009
5010
5011
6002
7301
7302
8003
8004

8008

8011
9002
9003
9004
9005
9006
9007
Name
Sherlock
Bandit
Tygger
Barney
Sparky
Buster
Buddy
Sugar
Midnight
Oreo
Big Beanie Bear

Scruffy

Arnold
George
Big George
Rosie
Lillie
Petunia
Big Beanie Bunny
Super Sparky
Super Arnold
Super Tygger
Super McGee
Super Buddy
Super George

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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