first_generation

The first Teddy Ruxpin referred top as a 1st generation bear is my
personal favorite. The metal tape player produces the best sound. It
was the heaviest, weighing about 3 1/2 pounds with his batteries and a
Teddy Ruxpin tape. He had 3 servo motors, 1 for the eyes, 1 for the
upper mouth and one for the lower jaw. Some of the earlier ones had a
lighter brown color that was quite soft. It had a rubber nose as opposed
to the hard plastic noses that came later. He was a heavy battery user,
sometimes due to not having a automatic tape player shutdown when
the tape ended. The tape would end and stop although it would keep
running even if the tape was removed as long as the on/off wheel was in
the on position. This spinning of the left spindle after the tape was
removed merely ran down Teddy's batteries. This Teddy Ruxpin and
the 2nd generation Teddy Ruxpin had a green main circuit board. There
were several versions of the circuit board in Teddy Ruxpin and Worlds
of Wonder used several companies overseas to make Teddy Ruxpin,
mostly China and Korea. Although all are basically the same there are
differences in wire, connections and circuit board components. Most of
the Teddy Ruxpins I get in for repair have been previously repaired in
the past. Some repairs have benefited the toy and some were basically
bandaid repairs. This Teddy Ruxpin has the most "motor noise" when
running. Some of the modifications in the 2nd generation bear were
made to address this problem. There is definitely a motor whine when
Teddy's facial parts move. The placement of the tapes are very
important in the metal tape players, sometimes having to take the tape
out and put in back in each time you turn it on to get it to run although it
runs fine once it comes on. The tapes are a snug fit in the metal tape
players and the tapes and player door is easily damaged if the door is
forced shut.