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980 Archivesoriginal books-on-tape toy Teddy Ruxpin debuted in September 1985.

And now, 31 years later, the magical bear has been resurrected to incorporate the technology of today – and also to become slightly more creepy.

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In case you don't remember the original scary toy and its powers of commanding a room full of snarky kindergarteners, the lifelike teddy bear featured moving eyeballs and a mouth that moved to the tune of audio books, played via a cassette deck in the doll's back.

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If you've been sleeping too well recently, here's a vintage Teddy Ruxpin commercial:

Ruxpin's empire expanded by way of dozens of audio stories, a teddy bear-sized fashion line, a TV cartoon and several reboots of the toy, the last of which was in 2005.

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Wicked Cool Toys' 2016 version of Teddy Ruxpin is super modernized, namely thanks to his huge, blue, animated eyes. Seriously, they look like they belong to a crying cartoon child.

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Mommy of the MommyandGracieShow recently visited the Dallas Toy Fair to review the new version, whose cassette deck is replaced with an iPad app. Check out her in-depth review:

Don't take out your credit cards just yet – Teddy Ruxpin 2.0 won't be on shelves until August 2017.

But if you can't wait until then, several Ruxpins are available on eBay, with prices as high as $1,000.

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