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Toys R Us newspaper ad 1977-10-26

Oscar and Geoffrey

3300 Pupas R Us

Pupas Я Us

Toys r Us sign in Fraggle Rock Macys parade promo

Toys Я Us is a toy store company founded in 1948.

Exclusives[]

Appearances[]

  • Between 1977 and 1978, major newspapers across the United States ran advertisements for Sesame Street merchandise with a one-panel illustration featuring Oscar the Grouch and the Toys Я Us mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe. With a hand on Oscar's trash can, Geoffrey exclaims, "Hey Oscar! It's really neat Toys Я Us has Sesame Street toys."

References[]

  • Pupas Я Us, referencing the Toys Я Us brand Babies Я Us, is a sponsor of the Worm Summer Games as seen in Sesame Street Episode 3300.

Sources[]

  1. "Weekend in New York", New York Daily News, 17 November 2020, pg 31.
  2. Kevin Perjurer, "Defunctland: The History of Toys "R" Us Times Square", YouTube, 21 December 2020. Shows an ad from an unspecified source.
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