Squishables are a line of plush toys that were first produced in 2007. The plush toys are known for their general large size (though mini versions do exist), and for their trademark round squishy shape. To date, there are 61 (not including the ones no longer in production) of the classic "normal-sized" (around 15 inches) Squishables, with many more designs to be released in the future.
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Also, see The Fuzzy Five for the Web Comic based on this toy line.
Squishables provides examples of-
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: Most of the Squishables fall under this including bright blue whales, pink axolotls note , turquoise squids, pink cats, and several others.
- Baphomet: The Baphomet Squishable is an adorable goat with sparkly eyes and a cat-like grin.
- Balloon Belly: The description for the shark plush says that it got so round from eating so much. Then it says not to think too hard about it.
- Bare-Bottomed Monkey: The retired Baboon, as it's description humorously points out several times, has a big red butt.
- Bedsheet Ghost: They have one. The Plague Doctor and Reaper also have the general shape.
- Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti: There's a Yeti Squishable. A Bigfoot Squishable is currently in production.
- Bowdlerize: The Octopus' description is different on the official website than on the hand tag. The description on the website says "No need to hide the schoolgirls". This was changed on the hand tag for the plush to "No need to hide the anchovies". Most likely because parents probably wouldn't buy a toy that includes references to tentacle rape in the description.
- Cartoon Creature: The Worrible and Fezzy both fall under this. It ain't clear what they are or how you could describe 'em, other than the former being some grayish orby thing with feet and drool and the latter either bein' a fox, cat, or a cross betwixt them with a fez and mustache.
- Cute Kitten: Several kitty-cat Squishables have been made so far. A white cat, a gray kitten, a pink kitten, and a limited-edition tuxedo cat.
- Emotion Eater: The Worrible is said to feed on anxiety and stress. Interestingly, it's a rare non-malevolent example as it's said to also excrete a sweet-smelling liquid in exchange that helps its owner relax.
- The Flatwoods Monster: The 2023 Summerween reveals introduced a Flatwoods Monster plush to the brand. They are depicted with both a red face and cowl, along with a green dress body. Their bio brings up the speculation of the sighting possibly being an owl.
- The Grim Reaper: Exists as a plush, as the usual robed skeleton with scythe. Apparently, he's a pretty friendly dude who hosts pumpkin contests.
- Our Dragons Are Different: Both a red and a blue dragon Squishable have been released. A Chinese dragon plush is in production, along with an ice-dragon mini Squishable.
- Our Werewolves Are Different: One design is a rather fluffy plump Lycanthrope.
- Our Griffins Are Different: A limited-edition mini-griffin plush has been released.
- Our Zombies Are Different: According to the bio for (the retired) Zombie Squishable, he don't eats brains (like the zombies do from other media) but he does like "superior intellect". Maybe this dude is sentient?
- Plague Doctor: Comes with a glow-in-the-dark lantern. A Plague Nurse was later made due to its popularity. Of all the squishables, the Plague Doctor is sort of a Breakout Character, as he has the most variations and merch.
- Poke the Poodle: Deville is supposed to be a devil, but his idea of "evil" is...GASP!....eating an extra cookie!
- Running Gag: The pufferfish due to its goofy-appearance has been the subject of many "funny caption" images among the Squishable fandom.
- Satan: There is a red devil (Though it looks more like a teddy bear with horns than a satyr-like being) Squishable that's since been retired. A blue devil-like creature called "Deville" has also been released.
- Suspiciously Specific Denial:
- The bio for the Inky Cap Mushroom plush makes a comment about how they're only edible when they're young, just like people. After a Verbal Backspace, it comments that they also produce ink that you can write your recipes down with, which it then claims is completely unrelated to the previous comment.
- The bio for the Plague Doctor Alien has them ask for directions for a farm so they can "inspect" some cows. Just inspect. Definitely not abduct.
- Threatening Shark: Played for laughs with the now-retired shark Squishable. The description on the Web site said to not think too hard about how a shark could get so rotund.
- What Measure Is a Non-Cute?: Subverted, as you have squishables of things that one might not think of as "cute" (like axolotls, Bamphomet, spiders, etc) but, if it exists, the company will make it cute.
