- Boxed-product Weight: 885 g
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- ASIN: B0007RV3W0
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 165,400 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Musical Freddy and His Flying Fish!
My five-year-old grandson has this toy and I think I love it even more than he does! It encourages hand-eye co-ordination as well as using up some of the copious energy he has. Above all, it's fun, trying to be the first to catch the "fish" in your net!
My five-year-old grandson has this toy and I think I love it even more than he does! It encourages hand-eye co-ordination as well as using up some of the copious energy he has. Above all, it's fun, trying to be the first to catch the "fish" in your net!
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Our older child received this as a Xmas gift a few years ago, probably no longer sold in dept stores now but maybe liquidation or garage sales (ours was from Samko Sales Warehouse in Toronto, ON, Canada). The box shows it's made by Hilco Corp.
It's a fun game that will have the kids AND adults shrieking with delight & laughter trying to catch the fish but Freddy does have some drawbacks. Here are the pros & cons:
PROS:
*helps eye/hand coordination as the little nylon "fish" blow out the top & flutter down erratically, good luck catching them in your net, they're sneaky!
*the music Freddy plays is repetitive & catchy, you WILL find yourself humming it days, weeks, months, even YEARS later as we've found.
*good for various ages, toddlers, preschoolers, even school-age kids around 7-8 can play this with younger siblings & still find it fun & challenging... even adults can play this with kids & have a good time too.
*the tube/spout is thick blue plastic so you barely see the fish as they come up, maybe a few shadows, so it's a surprise when they blow out.
CONS:
*weak motor, not quite powerful enough to blow ALL the fish out after the first half of them or so, be sure to use top-notch batteries like Duracell or Energizer, not cheap ones, to help give the blower fan as much strength as possible from high-end batteries (takes 4 "C").
*the plastic tube MUST be rolled up before going back in the box to avoid creases where the nylon fish can get caught & stuck. Do NOT fold or just stuff the tube into the box.
*the long length of the stiff plastic tube combined with the underpowered motor/fan makes us wonder if trimming about 6-8" off the end of the tube would help?? We haven't done it... yet.
Hope this review helps anyone thinking of buying Freddy or that already owns him but has experienced the same problems.
Lori :-)
It's a fun game that will have the kids AND adults shrieking with delight & laughter trying to catch the fish but Freddy does have some drawbacks. Here are the pros & cons:
PROS:
*helps eye/hand coordination as the little nylon "fish" blow out the top & flutter down erratically, good luck catching them in your net, they're sneaky!
*the music Freddy plays is repetitive & catchy, you WILL find yourself humming it days, weeks, months, even YEARS later as we've found.
*good for various ages, toddlers, preschoolers, even school-age kids around 7-8 can play this with younger siblings & still find it fun & challenging... even adults can play this with kids & have a good time too.
*the tube/spout is thick blue plastic so you barely see the fish as they come up, maybe a few shadows, so it's a surprise when they blow out.
CONS:
*weak motor, not quite powerful enough to blow ALL the fish out after the first half of them or so, be sure to use top-notch batteries like Duracell or Energizer, not cheap ones, to help give the blower fan as much strength as possible from high-end batteries (takes 4 "C").
*the plastic tube MUST be rolled up before going back in the box to avoid creases where the nylon fish can get caught & stuck. Do NOT fold or just stuff the tube into the box.
*the long length of the stiff plastic tube combined with the underpowered motor/fan makes us wonder if trimming about 6-8" off the end of the tube would help?? We haven't done it... yet.
Hope this review helps anyone thinking of buying Freddy or that already owns him but has experienced the same problems.
Lori :-)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
This game is fun for the music, but otherwise junk
26 Oct 2005
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My son (2) got this game for his birthday and it doesn't even blow the fish right. The fun lasts for about 10 minutes then the thing stops working. My son loves the music, but it can get very annoying.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Total JUNK!!
15 Dec 2005
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My son is 4. He would love this game if it worked! It is very cheap. The fan needs to blow harder so the fish fly out. My son stands there waiting for the fish to fly out and they don't. He gets so mad! The part that goes on top of the fish doesn't stay on either so when the fan is on and it comes off you have the "fish" (tissue paper that looks like little bows) flying all over the place. Don't buy this toy!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Don't waste your money!!!
28 April 2006
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The fan isn't strong enough to blow the fish out. I looked down the blue shoot to see what was happening and noticed that the fan gets the fish stirring, but then they only get jammed together in one heap and become lodged in the mouth of the fish. We tried taping the curve that they get stuck into thinking they would be able to break apart if they didn't get caught in the mouth section, but once the fish are jammed together the fan isn't strong enough to blow them apart. But if you are bound and determined to make it work, just stand there and smack around the fish or jiggle the blue plastic shoot they are supposed to come out of and you may be rewarded with one or even a few fish. My sons were extatic when the fish did come out but were frustrated that we had to work so hard to get the fish loosened enough to fly out. The music is loud, but adds to the excitement...it's probably the only thing that kept our boys from loosing interest in it while we try to get it to work correctly.
It's a wonderful concept, but definately needs to be redesigned.
It's a wonderful concept, but definately needs to be redesigned.
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