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The Costco bear is a giant teddy bear manufactured by Hugfun International Inc. and sold primarily at Costco stores.[1]
The 8 ft (2.36 m) tall bear weighs 48.5 pounds (22 kg), and is intended for ages 3+.
Media appearances
editThe Costco bear has appeared in a number of television programs including:
- A commercial for Bringing Up Bates
- Jimmy Kimmel Live - January 5, 2017
- The Big Bang Theory - Season 9, Episode 20 "The Big Bear Precipitation"[2]
- Fans of the Hershey Bears tossed a Costco bear over the glass during the annual teddy bear toss[3]
- The Seattle Children's Hospital and then-Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson appeared in a commercial for the 93-inch plush bear[4]
- The Teddy bears of the Gobelins in Paris
- A social media post by Tesla demonstrating Hands-Free Trunk[5]
See also
edit- Blåhaj – A stuffed shark sold by IKEA that has attained a similar level of pop culture status.
- Costco hot dog – Another Costco product that has become a cultural phenomenon.
References
edit- ^ Abrahamson, Rachel Paula (20 September 2016). "Twitter Is Losing It Over This Baby and Her Gigantic Costco Teddy Bear". Us Magazine. American Media Entertainment Group. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Fowle, Kyle (7 April 2016). "The Big Bang Theory finally shifts its focus away from Sheldon and Amy". A.V. Club. Onion. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Group effort needed to heave giant in teddy bear toss". NHL.com. National Hockey League. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Thorson, Britt (24 August 2014). "93-inch plush bears are coming to a Costco near you". Seattle Refined. Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Tesla [@tesla] (May 9, 2024). "Hands-Free Trunk automatically opens the trunk when you stand behind it briefly with Phone Key enabled" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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