Keypers
were made in the 1980's by Tonka
and consisted of large, hard plastic bodied adults and
small soft plastic bodied babies. The adult Keypers had
a key (with their name on) which locked and unlocked a
door somewhere about their body, and the baby Keypers
had a slit in their backs where you could store things.
The first series of adult
and baby Keypers had six different animal types (including
two with variations). They all had non glittery eyes and
short, mono coloured hair, whilst the second series
had 11 pairs with glittery eyes and long, multi coloured
hair. Five of these pairs were reissues from the first
series, some looking quite different, and there were also
six new additions. All adults came with various accessories
including a key, brush & a keyring which they both
slotted onto. Some also came with hats and neck frills.
The babies also came with brushes (slightly smaller than
the adults, no loop at the end for the keyring) and other
accessories such as bottles and bibs.
Along with the plastic toys there were
large plush adult Keypers, books, games and other items.
Most images on this page are mine,
with some found on eBay and others thanks
to Laura, Edith, Sarah
& Luke!
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"Far off in a land of
magic and fun live the Keypers and the Finders. Keypers
keep treasures locked safely inside, while Finders travel
about seeking to find! Meet each of the Keypers and their
new friends, they have special ways to keep your secret
treasures safe."
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The first series
of adult and baby Keypers had six different animal
types, with several colour variations being introduced
soon after (probably only in UK & Europe). They
all had non glittery eyes and short, mono coloured
hair.
Each adult came
with a Finder, brush, key and keyring plus one or
two other small accessories. Each baby came with
a brush and one or two small accessories.
- Kangaroos
- Hero, Baby Little League &
Finder Teeball[ + colour variation & Female
Kangaroo]
- Ladybirds
- Tango, Baby Taps & Finder
Twist [+ colour variation]
- Penguins
- Keyboard, Baby Kazoo & Finder
Hummer [+ colour variation]
- Snails
- Fancy, Pearl & Finder Footloose
- Swans
- Princess, Baby Belle & Finder
Perkins [+ colour variation]
- Tortoises
- Shelldon, Baby Poke & Nitelite
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| Kangaroos |
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Hero and his Finder were released in two colours
(Little League was not to the best of my knowledge), and
there was also a female kangaroo released. The kangaroos
were the only set from the first series not to be released
in the second series.
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Hero
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Little
League |
Teeball
Finder |
- Blue Body
- Blue Hair
- White Chest
- Blue Eyes
- Red no.1
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- Blue Body
- Blue Hair
- White Chest
- Blue Eyes
- Red no.1
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| Accessories |
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Hero's accessories:
- Blue Baseball Cap
- Red Neck Decoration
- Blue Key
- Blue Brush
- Blue Keyring
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Little
League's accessories:
- Yellow & White Blanket
- Flower Bottle
- Blue Brush
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Kangaroo Variations
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Hero |
Teeball
Finder |
- Purple Body
- Blue Hair
- White Chest
- Purple Eyes
- Blue no.1
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| Accessories |
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Hero's accessories:
- Purple Baseball Cap
- Purple Neck Decoration
- Purple Key
- Purple Brush
- Purple Keyring
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Female Kangaroo
Along with baseball Hero
there was a female kangaroo released with a tennis theme.
She had the same colour accessories and Finder as the colour
variation of hero. She doesn't appear to have had a name.
I have not seen a matching baby version.
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Female
Kangaroo |
- Pink Body
- Purple Hair
- Purple Eyes
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| Accessories |
Female Kangaroo's
accessories:
- Pink Tennis Visor
- Pink Neck Bow
- Purple Key
- Purple Brush
- Purple Keyring
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| Ladybirds |
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Along with the orange version of Tango, Taps
& Twist there was also a pink version of all three released.
The Ladybirds were re-released in series two.
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Tango's accessories:
- Orange Hair Bow
- Orange & Yellow Neck Frill
- Orange Key
- Orange Brush
- Yellow Keyring
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Taps
accessories:
- White Bonnet (orange trim &
orange ribbon strap)
- Yellow Blanket
- Yellow Duck
- Orange Brush
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Ladybird Variations
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Tango |
Taps |
Twist
Finder |
- Yellow Body
- Yellow Hair
- Dark Pink Wings
- Pink Eyes
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- Yellow Body
- Yellow Hair
- Dark Pink Wings
- Pink Eyes
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| Accessories |
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Tango's accessories:
- Pink Hair Bow
- Pink &
Yellow Neck Frill
- Pink Key
- Pink Brush
- Yellow Keyring
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Taps
accessories:
- White Bonnet (pink trim & pink
ribbon strap)
- Pink Blanket
- Pink Duck
- Pink Hairclip
- Pink Brush
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| Penguins |
| Along with the main red
& black version of Keyboard there was also a colour
variation produced. Kazoo, to the best of my knowledge,
was not released in two colours nor was he re-released in
the second series unlike Keyboard (who was again released
in two colours).
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Keyboard's
accessories:
- Red Top Hat
- Red Bow Tie
- Yellow Key
- Yellow Brush
- Red Keyring
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Kazoo's
accessories:
- Yellow & White Blanket
- White Block with Red Key Symbol
- Yellow Brush
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Penguin Variations
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Keyboard |
Hummer
Finder |
- White Body
- White Hair
- Purple Wings
- Purple Eyes
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| Accessories |
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Keyboard's
accessories:
- Blue Top Hat
- Red Bow Tie
- Blue Key
- Blue Brush
- Purple Keyring
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| Snails |
| Accessories |
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Fancy's
accessories:
- Pink Lace Neck Frill
- Pink Bonnet
- Pink Key
- Pink Brush
- Pink Keyring
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Pearl's accessories:
- White Bib with Purple Key Symbol
- Pink Rattle
- Pink Brush
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| Swans |
| There were two versions
of Princess and Belle released, one with white and the main
versions with pink hair. There were no other colour changes
and I think the accessories stayed the same.
Swan Variations
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Princess |
Belle |
- White Body
- Pink Wings
- White Hair
- Purple Eyes
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- White Body
- Pink Wings
- White Hair
- Purple Eyes
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| Tortoises |
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| A
d v e r t i s i n g |
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