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#1 Threat

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Posted 28 January 2013 - 03:30 AM

My teacher from Kindergarten used to have a bucket of these rubber sharks that she awarded students often. There were soft rubber, about 5 inches long maybe, all one color: navy or grey (possibly 2-toned at most), and hollow. Their mouths were open so you could fill them with water or wear them on your fingers. You could bend them in half and squish them so they weren't hard or plastic. I've looked in google images and ebay and can't find them anywhere. Hoping someone here knows what specific ones I mean, or has any. They were probably party favors. I'm pretty sure they were sharks, but could have been a fish of some sort since it's been many years. Let me know what you can find out.
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 08:34 AM

I had a teacher who rewarded us with toys made by Imperial. Never had sharks though. Mostly the poopa troopas.

a google search with "Imperial shark toy" brings these up.

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 06:18 PM

DUDE! You did it! While it's not one of those in the pic, it is that company though. I found an image of it:

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and in the same forum of the pic you posted, I saw these which I also had, and now want again too:

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Now to find em, already checked ebay, might have to check in detail. Thanks, and any other help is welcomed now that we know what it is :)
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 09:16 PM

Holy crap, I had an Imperial crocodile too, and loved it!
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Posted 02 February 2013 - 07:32 AM

I had one of the Octopi. Interesting.
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 11:25 AM

Awesome. And knowing is something something...
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Posted 07 February 2013 - 04:19 AM

I am almost positive I saw that exact shark in one of the many bins of toys at my local shop. No octopi or anything else though, I don't think
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Posted 07 February 2013 - 07:16 AM

Could be possible. One of my buddies gave another of our friend's kid a shark made by imperial he picked up at a walgreens for his birthday. (wow what an ugly sentence) I was shocked since I didn't think imperial still made toys. Though the shark he got was much softer and seemed to be filled with a liquid or goo, kinda like a stress relief toy.
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Posted 07 February 2013 - 03:34 PM

I am almost positive I saw that exact shark in one of the many bins of toys at my local shop. No octopi or anything else though, I don't think


Take a pic next time you go?
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