Lot #39: Tiger DELUXE Talkboy Portable Cassette Recorder Player Includes Original "Home Alone" Tape

- Brand: Tiger - Model: Deluxe Talkboy - Item Type: Portable cassette recorder/player - Media Format: Compact cassette (C90/C60 style) - Color: Silver - Power: Battery powered. Battery compartment is clean. - Condition: Used — cosmetic wear and light scratches; not tested, sold as-is - Includes: Cassette tape (Home Alone 2 branded) Bring packing material. Sold as is. Untested. Here is some information on this rare toy: Talkboy is a line of handheld voice recorder and sound novelty toys manufactured by Tiger Electronics in the 1990s. It was a promotional tie-in with the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. The Deluxe Talkboy, a cassette recorder and player with a variable-speed voice changer that caused toy crazes over several holiday shopping seasons beginning in 1993. The Talkboy was originally conceived as a prop for Home Alone 2. Tiger added the feature to the DELUXE model, (AS SEEN HERE IN THIS AUCTION!) which was released in April 1993. Retailers had severely underestimated demand, and as a result the Deluxe Talkboy was one of the most highly sought-after toys during the 1993 holiday shopping season, selling out of stores across the United States. Pickup category timeslot {A}