Boglin - Types of Boglins

Types of Boglins

• Boglins (Boglinus humungus) were large and would fit comfortably on the hand. They were sold in boxes resembling crates with a jail-like front. There were three varieties: Drool, Dwork and Vlobb.

• Small Boglins (Boglinus minimus) were slightly smaller than regular Boglins, resulting in reduced freedom of motion and simpler features. The varieties were Splat, Blap, Bonk, Doink, Klang, Squidge, and Squit in the UK and Squidge, Shlump, Shlurp, Sponk, Squawk and Squeel in the USA.

• Soggy Boglins (Boglinus liquidious) were puppets in the shapes of mutated animals. They were slightly smaller than regular Boglins. There were three varieties: Snish the Fish, which squirted water; Slogg the Frog, which had a sticky tongue; and Slobster the Lobster, which had a snapping claw. Soggy Boglins were also marketed under the name 'Aquatic Boglins'.

• Baby Boglins were finger sized boglins with fixed facial expressions and googly eyes which were sold in egg-shaped boxes.

• Halloween Boglins were Boglins painted in halloween forms. There were two varieties: Blobkin which looked like a pumpkin and Bog o' Bones which resembled a skeleton.

• Acrobat Boglins were made of a flexible, sticky material which allowed them to be thrown at walls and slowly 'crawl' down them. They could be stretched and knotted and would return to their original shape. They were roughly the size of baby boglins and were sold in egg-shaped boxes but had no finger hole and very little face detail. Acrobat boglins are difficult for collectors to preserve due to the material from which they were made, which collects dust and particles.

• Bash 'em Boglins were highly detailed, with cartoon-like features and detachable body parts. There were two varieties: Splat and Swish.

• Action Boglins were larger than Baby Boglins, but lay on their stomachs with full body length. They performed actions when squeezed, sticking their tongues or eyeballs out or squirting water from their mouths.

• Baby Squirt Boglins were semi-solid PVC Boglins with detailed facial features which could squirt water when squeezed. There were three varieties modeled on Klang, Squit and Boink.

• Hairy Boglins were Plunk and Flurp Boglins with tufts of hair on their heads. The Plunk Boglin had red hair and the Flurp brown.

• Talking Boglins which talked and made noises were released shortly after the original three.

• Glow Boglins were medium Boglins which glowed in the dark. They were naturally white with green tints and were modelled on Klang and Doink.

• Ric Flair Boglins were the two Hairy Plunk and Flurp Boglins with grey rather than colored hair on their heads.

• Batty Boglins: Mattel planned to release "Nite Creature! Boglins" in 1989, but the winged creatures were never released in the United States. There were three varieties: Drak, Ooky, and Screech.

• Moggy Boglins: Mattel planned to release "Moggy Boglins" in 1991, but the feline creatures were never released.