Li'l Penny
Playmates Toys
1997
Li'l Penny is Playmates homage to basketball player, Penny Hardaway. Because I know little to nothing about basketball or Hardaway in general, I won't bore you with my Wikipedia based write up. You can look into that for yourself "HERE".
Suffice to say, I came across three versions of Li'l Penny, and decided I would snap a few photos to post up for the day.
14 Inch Talking Li'l Penny
Playmates created a fourteen inch Talking Li'l Penny, as well as two nine inch ones, each with their own respective "names"; Pro Li'l Penny and House Party Li'l Penny.
These are definitely niche item toys for the company, and an odd one to dabble in. However, it's no surprise considering by 1997 the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand was drying up rapidly for the company, and they were obviously in need of something to fill that void.
9 Inch Pro Li'l Penny*9 Inch House Party Li'l Penny
Another interesting aspect to this line is how solid secondary market prices have stayed. The nine inch versions can easily set you back $20.00 to $30.00 each, and the fourteen inch talking version can go for as much as $60.00. Admittedly, this was very shocking to me, but then again, obscure lines typically do come with a steep buy in.
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