Cookie Chef Babo

Love Uglydolls?

Pretty Ugly, LLC has just launched an exclusive promotion: spend $25 in store on Uglydoll products and you can be eligible to redeem the limited-edition Chef Babo Uglydoll in the classic size. The plush comes complete with an apron, chef hat, and, of course, a cookie.

After stopping by any authorized Uglydoll retailer to shop for Uglydolls, save your store receipt, fill out the redemption form, and await the arrival of your very own Uglydoll Cookie Chef Babo (shipping and handling not included).

Uglydoll fans are sure to welcome the release of  Ikoy Yoki and Heu Googeuy, two new characters who will be added to the franchise later this month:

“Ikoy Yoki are everywhere. They are all around us. Some of us out there don’t believe in them, but they most certainly believe in you. When you get into trouble, you can always close your eyes and ask for guidance from Ikoy Yoki. Not when you’re driving or riding a bike though… and maybe not when you’re walking along in a crowd. Maybe just give Ikoy Yoki a hug when the coast is clear. Oh! And they love snack offerings. Not in a spiritual way or anything; they just like to eat.”

“Heu Googeuy has a big heart and giant mind. Small feet though, so please wait up. He’s a shoulder to cry on and a pal in times of need. Mostly because he can’t run away fast enough when the tears start falling. But if you can pin him down, he’ll eventually give you some pretty good feedback.”

The Uglydoll franchise was created by husband-and-wife team David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. Both of the new characters will be available be in three different sizes.

The Uglydoll franchise is set to reach a wider audience via a new animated film by Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Chris Meledandri, the chief of Illumination Entertainment, saw appeal in the unique Uglydoll design that attracts multiple age groups. The film will be produced by Meledandri and executive produced by husband-and-wife team and Uglydoll creators, David Horwath and Sun-Min Kim. The film marks the beginning of plans for the Uglydoll franchise to eventually break into a larger range of media.

Uglydoll creators Sun-Min Kim and David Horvath have launched their new Artisan Watch Series that feature Uglydoll characters captured in ceramic watches and accented with Swarovski Crystal. The First Edition Series will be a limited release and offered to exclusive specialty retailers and at shop.uglydolls.com.

The first series includes a white ceramic watch, featuring a white ceramic bracelet, stainless steel bezel, a genuine Swarovski Crystal butterfly buckle closure, and a Swiss movement. The watch is available in the Ox, Ice-Bat, or Babo characters. Also available is a black ceramic watch in the same characters.

The Retro Watch has a silver tone bezel, a black leather strap, a Swiss movement, and includes a gift box. The watch is available in the Ox, Ice-Bat, Babo, or Big Toe characters.

All of the watches are water resistant and has a lifetime limited warranty.

Pretty Ugly, LLC is introducing two new Uglydoll characters next month, Dave Darinko and Brip.

Dave Darinko is a natural-born leader. He’s the one who runs into the crowd with his arms waving around claiming to know where the cheese is, while most have no clue there’s cheese to begin with. He’s the one you want on your side when you’re about to face the music. And when you do face the music, he’s the guy who knows where the volume knob is. Does that make sense? Anyway, Dave gives you the thumbs up. He knows that you know he knows you know.

Brip works down at the local coffee cake shop. He serves thousands of pies and cakes every day, yet he’s not once taken a bite for himself! Not one taste! So we’re hoping you would be OK with showing him around your much larger world. Brip needs to be shown how wonderful that world really is, and what happens when genius enters the picture. That’s obviously you, right? Hello?

Pretty Ugly has released a new Uglydoll, Uglybot, available in black and blue. Like the other Uglydolls, Uglybot comes with a unique story:

“Uglybots are here to serve you. How may I help you? May I fetch your morning beverage? Need me to do your job for you? Oh, could I please complete more menial tasks for you? How about I take out the trash … I don’t mind. Hey, at least I get to take a two-minute walk down to the curb and get away from it all for a second or two … need somebody to talk to? Join the club, pal! Uh oh … it would seem even robots aren’t made to be robots. What Uglybot really needs is a friend. Hey and who doesn’t? Well this friend will never turn his back on you, never turn over your diary to the press, and, while he may blink ’12:00′ from time to time, you’ll never need to upgrade his love.”

The character is available as Uglybot, Clip-on Uglybot, Little Ugly Uglybot, and Two-foot Ugly Uglybot.

Pretty Ugly, LLC has released a limited edition Uglydoll character that is available exclusively at Learning Express stores nationwide, while supplies last. The Learning Express Nandy Bear is bright blue with pale pink eyes, and is available in classic, two-foot oversized, and keychain miniature sizes.

As with other Uglydoll characters, Nandy Bear comes with a special story:

“OK, so you may have Nandy Bear all figured out but there’s still a lot about you [that] Nandy has to learn! No time to waste! Hey, that’s why they call it Learning Express. This special edition of Nandy Bear was created special for Learning Express… but he was made for you. And you are a limited edition of one. OK, so now that everyone is special and everything, let’s go have some fun already.”

To find a Learning Express store, visit www.learningexpress.com.



The shelves will turn a bit more ugly this year as Pretty Ugly expands its plush characters plus partners with Schylling and Abrams for additional products.

Pointy Max, who has a weakness for cheese and a phobia of blank paper, joins the Ugly Doll family along with Picksey, Mynus, Ninja Batty Shogun, Ket, Wippy, Nandy Bear, and Cozymonster.

In March, the company will release Series 2 Action Figures in new “C-Thru” boxes, which are packaged in a collection of 12. The following month, Pretty Ugly will debut six new Big Toe Collections in bright new colors.

The Ugly gang will premiere in new books such as Random House titles Ugly Guide 4-The Ugly Guide to Eating Out and Keeping it Down, and Ugly Colors, a board book, to be released by April. In the fall, another board book, Babo’s Cookie Problem, will be released.

Pretty Ugly will also team with Schylling to release new tin products including tin truck pencil holders, coin banks, wind-up robots, alarm clocks, and tin keepsake lunch boxes. Through a partnership with Abrams, the company will also release two calendars in the summer.