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I love me some duck tech, so when Fisher-Price's "This is Serious" Ming-Ming arrived at Gearlog's headquarters, I was beside myself. This adorable creature sings, dances, and saves the world, together with best buddies Linny the Guinea Pig and Turtle Tuck. Together they are the Wonder Pets, and you can see their animated versions in action on Nick Jr. Even better, you can see Ming-Ming in action in your own home (or cubicle).

More videos, after the jump.



Ming-Ming is plush and stands just over a foot tall. Just press Ming-Ming's left webbed foot and watch her (I'm deciding she's a she) answer the tin-can phone and fly off to rescue other pets, including mice, puppies, pigs, and monkeys. She makes announcements, in her high-pitched, lisping voice, such as "This is serious!" and "We still got it!" Then flies around in a circle, cape flapping, and sings the "Wonder Pets" song. Warning: It will be stuck in your head forever.

As you can see in the videos, Ming-Ming talks, but her beak doesn't move. Like similar life-simulating toys, she has loud motors that tend to take away from the experience a bit. Another pro/con is that Ming-Ming stops moving altogether when you touch her or pick her up, although she does continue to sing. This is to keep your hair from getting entangled, so it's a safety feature, but I could see it frustrating young kids (and adults) who might think it's broken.

Ming-Ming, recommended for kids 18 months and older, has a list price of $38.

Wonder Pets Ming-Ming Duckling with Blogging Molly

Serendipitously, I happened to meet Ming-Ming's mini counterpart on a trip to Florida last week.
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Posted by: Anonymous
December 7, 2008 9:49 PM

My friends little sister love the Wonder Pets! Ming ming has such a cute voice!


Posted by: deanne songhurst
December 21, 2008 3:19 AM

I have this but there is a trick to get it to work again and I cannot do it the paper got thrown out????Help


Posted by: Declan
June 9, 2009 4:32 PM

Hi Molly

do you know if an item you blogged about before:

flashing superducky ring

is still available from anywhere. If so where?

Thanks for any help you can offer,

Best regards

Declan


Posted by: Blogging Molly
June 9, 2009 5:28 PM

Hi there! It looks like the superducky ring is no longer available from the site that I linked to in that post. But there are some funky ones here: http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/226348520/light_up_duck_ring.html


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