Bamboo Panda Family
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Released: UK: 1992 Available: UK / USA Father: Bertram Bamboo Mother: Alexandra Bamboo Brother: Kane Bamboo Sister: Clarice Bamboo Baby Boy: Remi Bamboo Baby Girl: Lena Bamboo Twin Baby Boy: Chichi Bamboo Twin Baby Girl: Mimi Bamboo Note: In the US, these are called the Wilder panda family. |
Photographs coming soon.
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That's me balancing lots of panda toys on my head in the gift shop at Beijing Zoo
This is of course my favourite Sylvanian family, and is what I created my website around! I initially bought these as characters for a doll's house I was making, but little did I know that these cute little faces would be the beginning of a wonderful hobby.
I've been fascinated with pandas since my trip to Beijing in 2008. My friends and I decided to go to the zoo, and whilst we were looking at all the different animals, it suddenly started to rain really heavily. I didn't have an umbrella, and the ones in the gift shop were hideous. After I'd given up hope of staying dry for the day, suddenly my eyes were attracted to a hat in the shape of a panda head. It was so white and fluffy - I had to have it! It's one of my most prized posessions, and because I wear it so often, everyone now calls me Panda!
In the UK this family is called the Bamboo pandas, originally released by Tomy in 1992, and later re-released by Flair in 2002. In the US these pandas are known as the Wilder family, and were first released under the Calico Critters license post-1999. The families are virtually identical apart from the babies.
UK
1992: Tomy released individual babies in gowns (not ribbon-tied) (*)
2002: Flair re-released the Bamboo pandas, with babies in romper outfits
2008: Flair introduced a sleep / crawl twin set with open mouths (*)
2010: Flair released new twins in sit / crawl position with closed mouths (?)
USA
?: Int. Play Things released sit / crawl twin set with open mouths (*)
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Of course, this doesn't include other figures that were also released:
UK
2002: Carry Case Baby - baby, sitting position, yellow diaper, closed mouth, came with pull-along train (*)
Early 1990's: Chi-Chi Bamboo - baby in crawling position. Promotional figure. [I need more information on this little guy!]
Japan
2005: Exchange Students - brother and sister
2010: 25th Anniversary World Collection Series - sister (representing China) and sister Brambles hedgehog (representing Russia)
[(*) denotes figures that I currently own, however I'm missing the original Tomy baby boy]
There may be more figures that I may have missed, but of course as a panda enthusiast, I'm interested in collecting them all.
I've been fascinated with pandas since my trip to Beijing in 2008. My friends and I decided to go to the zoo, and whilst we were looking at all the different animals, it suddenly started to rain really heavily. I didn't have an umbrella, and the ones in the gift shop were hideous. After I'd given up hope of staying dry for the day, suddenly my eyes were attracted to a hat in the shape of a panda head. It was so white and fluffy - I had to have it! It's one of my most prized posessions, and because I wear it so often, everyone now calls me Panda!
In the UK this family is called the Bamboo pandas, originally released by Tomy in 1992, and later re-released by Flair in 2002. In the US these pandas are known as the Wilder family, and were first released under the Calico Critters license post-1999. The families are virtually identical apart from the babies.
UK
1992: Tomy released individual babies in gowns (not ribbon-tied) (*)
2002: Flair re-released the Bamboo pandas, with babies in romper outfits
2008: Flair introduced a sleep / crawl twin set with open mouths (*)
2010: Flair released new twins in sit / crawl position with closed mouths (?)
USA
?: Int. Play Things released sit / crawl twin set with open mouths (*)
______________________________________________________
Of course, this doesn't include other figures that were also released:
UK
2002: Carry Case Baby - baby, sitting position, yellow diaper, closed mouth, came with pull-along train (*)
Early 1990's: Chi-Chi Bamboo - baby in crawling position. Promotional figure. [I need more information on this little guy!]
Japan
2005: Exchange Students - brother and sister
2010: 25th Anniversary World Collection Series - sister (representing China) and sister Brambles hedgehog (representing Russia)
[(*) denotes figures that I currently own, however I'm missing the original Tomy baby boy]
There may be more figures that I may have missed, but of course as a panda enthusiast, I'm interested in collecting them all.
Bamboo Biographies
Wah! All my boxes for these are in the loft. I shall have to check my magazines instead...
