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Introductions, retirements, comings and goings at the Ty Store, exclusive Beanies and much more. A complete record of what has been going on for Beanies this year at Ty.

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December 27, 2002 Ty introduces: Dublin the Bear, February 2003, Fridge the polar Bear, Smitten the Bear, Carnation the Kitty, Schnitzel the dog and Twitterbug the Cicada.
December 27, 2002 Ty retires: Teddy, Frisbee, Hoofer, Herder, Bam, October 2002, Bonsai, November 2002, 2002 Signature, Herald, Color Me Beanie
December 9, 2002 The Gold Crown Hallmark Beanie Baby is announced
December 2, 2002 The second Beanie Baby of the Month, a dog named Holmes is announced on the Ty website.
November 27, 2002 Ty introduces Flaky the Bear, Tabs the Cat, January 2003, Glider the Bird and Snowcap the Fox.
November 8, 2002 Ty Announces "Beanie of the Month Club" at Ty.com.
November 8, 2002 Ty retires Holiday Teddy 2002 and Starlett the Cat.
November 5, 2002 Ty introduces Ty Store exclusive Turk-e the Turkey.
November 1, 2002 Ty retires Scared-e.
October 30, 2002 Introductions for November are announced: Hodge-Podge the Dog, Herald the Bear, December 2002, and Charmer the Unicorn
October 29, 2002 August, Panama, Sequoia and Sledge are retired.
October 24, 2002 Ty retires Frankenteddy.
October 23, 2002 Beanie Baby Pompey is introduced. Exclusive to Portsmouth Football Club (England).
October 18, 2002 New European exclusives: Rose, Thistle and Daffodil are introduced.
October 18, 2002 Halloween fun begins at Ty Store!
October 4, 2002 Ty retires German Exclusive Prinz von Gold
September 30, 2002 November 2002, 2002 Holiday Teddy, Kanata (Canadian Exclusive) and Bonsai are introduced
September 27, 2002 International exclusives Scotland and Wales are retired.
September 25, 2002 Ty retires Mattie, Pounds and Toothy.
September 16, 2002 Ferny retires.
September 16, 2002 Clubby V goes on sale from the BBOC to members, from today until December 16.
September 10, 2002 Sherbet the bear is retired.
September 5, 2002 BBOC website is updated!
August 31, 2002 Bunga Raya and Vanda are retired.
August 29, 2002 Ty introduces new Beanie Babies, Rusty the Panda and bears: Frankenteddy, October, Color Me and Woody.
August 29, 2002 Ty retires Smarter, Gizmo and Poofie.
August 19, 2002 Ty introduces MC Beanie II.
August 15, 2002 MC Beanie retires.
August 12, 2002 Internet exclusive Ted-e retires.
August 9, 2002 Celebrations (UK, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand exclusive) retires.
August 7, 2002 Internet exclusive Ted-e bear available from Ty store.
August 2, 2002 BBOC meeting adjourned, notes of the meeting are published on the BBOC website
July 31, 2002 Mugungwha retires.
July 30, 2002 August new releases are: Zoom the Tortoise, Tooter the Dinosaur, Sherbet the Bear (pink, blue and yellow), Pegasus the winged horse and September Birthday Bear.
July 25, 2002 May, Courage and Rescue are retired.
July 17, 2002 Ty retires Liberty (red, white and blue) and Pops.
July 8, 2002 Ty retires International Exclusives England and Graf von Rot.
July 4, 2002 Ty retires White America.
June 30, 2002 Germany and Brazil Champion Beanie is retired.
June 28, 2002 New Beanies; Harry the Bear, Teddy the Bear, Sampson the Dog, Bam the Ram, Gizmo the Lemur, Bandito the Racoon and August the Birthday Bear (with hat)
June 25, 2002 Beanie Babies Giganto, Tracks, Frolic and Mum are retired
June 25, 2002 South Korea Champion Beanie is retired.
June 22, 2002 Spain and Senegal Champion Beanies are retired.
Juen 21, 2002 England Champion Beanie is retired.
Japan 18, 2002 Japan Champion Beanie is retired.
June 17, 2002 Mexico and Belgium Champion Beanies are retired.
June 16, 2002 Sweden and Ireland Champion Beanies are retired.
June 15, 2002 Denmark Champion Beanie is retired.
June 14, 2002 USA Champion Beanie is retired.
June 14, 2002 Beanie Baby Soar is retired
June 13, 2002 Costa Rica Champion Beanie is retired.
June 12, 2002 South Africa Champion Beanie is retired.
June 11, 2002 Beanie Baby Serenity is retired
June 11, 2002 Cameroon Champion Beanie is retired.
June 10, 2002 Ty introduces internet exclusive Soar the Eagle
June 9, 2002 Russia Champion Beanie is retired.
June 8, 2002 Italy Champion Beanie is retired.
June 7, 2002 Paraguay and Argentina Champion Beanies are retired.
June 5, 2002 Portugal and Tunisia Champion Beanies are retired.
June 4, 2002 China and Poland Champion Beanies are retired.
June 3, 2002 Turkey, Ecuador and Croatia Champion Beanies are retired.
June 2, 2002 Nigeria and Slovenia Champion Beanies are retired.
June 1, 2002 Saudi Arabia and Uruguay Champion Beanies are retired.
May 31, 2002 France Champion Beanie is retired.
May 31, 2002 Ty introduces the June releases via the web-site, they are: Baby Boy and Baby Girl (bears), Booties (kitten), Sledge (shark), Serenity (dove) and Lightening (Horse).
May 24, 2002 Ty retires Beani, Cheddar, Clover, June and March
May 18, 2002 Ty retires Dad-E bear.
May 17, 2002 Internet exclusive Dad-e is introduced at Ty Store.
May 15, 2002 The third German exclusive, Prinz von Gold is introduced.
May 3, 2002 Freiherr von Schwarz is retired.
May 3, 2002 Ty introduces Champion the Bear
April 30, 2002 May releases are announced: Cheddar the Mouse, Pounds the Elephant, Side-Kick the dog, Groom the pot-bellied bear, Bride the pot-bellied bear.
April 29, 2002 Ty introduces American Exclusive, Liberty the Bear
April 23, 2002 Ty retires February and Chickie.
April 17, 2002 Ty announces Celebrations the Bear, UK exclusive to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
April 16, 2002 Ty announces the retirement of Eggs II, Carrots and Spring.
April 16, 2002 Ty retires Mom-E bear.
April 12, 2002 Ty introduces on-line exclusive Mom-E bear.
April 8, 2002 Poopsie, Diddley and Cottonball are retired.
April 7, 2002 The new releases are now on the Ty Website: Toothy, Herder, May, June, Mattie, Pops and Smarter.
April 3, 2002 Ty retires Red America following the sell-out of the bear at the Ty Store.
April 1, 2002 Ty retires Pierre the Canadian Exclusive.
March 29, 2002 Ty retires the Basket Beanies.
March 23, 2002 Ty store have a new bear available for sale. The Red America bear.
March 22, 2002 Ty retires Kirby and January Bear.
March 20, 2002 America (blue) retires.
March 18, 2002 Cupid and Sizzle retire.
March 8, 2002 Ty Europe have announced a 3 year sponsorship deal with Portsmouth Football Club. This is what the new shirt may look like.
March 6, 2002 The new arrivals for March are: Frolic the Dog, Hoofer the Clydesdale, Panama the Tree Frog, April the Bear and Mum the Bear. These are announced via the Ty magazine and not on the Website.
March 1, 2002 New German exclusive Graf von Rot is announced.
February 26, 2002 Ty introduces America II to Ty Store.
February 23, 2002 Reports of a new bear come from Germany and the UK. This is a bear called Mum. The bear hasn't been announced on the Ty Website.
February 14, 2002 Ty announces the retirement of Romance and Kiss-Me.
February 4, 2002 England, Scotland and Wales announced on the Ty website.
February 2, 2002 New UK Internationals are introduced at the NEC Show in Birmingham. These are England, Wales and Scotland; white, red and blue bears respectively with their country's national flag on their chest.
January 31, 2002 Ty announces the another new international. This one is for Germany a black bear by the name of Freiherr von Schwarz.
January 29, 2002 Ty announces the introduction of a new range. These are the Basket Beanies - there are six: Hoppity, Eggbert, Hippity, Ewey, Eggs and Grace.
Also announced today are the Asia-Pacific Flower Exclusives: Asia-Pacific Flower Exclusives. These are all bears in the traditional style with normal plush fur:
Wattlie (Australia), Bunga Raya (Malyasia), Ferny (New Zealand), Sakura II (Japan), Mungungwha (Korea), Vanda (Singapore).
Finally, announced today - March birthday bear, Tracks (Lynx), Sequoia (seated) and Frisbee (black lab).
January 23, 2002 Ty retires the BBOC range - including Clubby 4 Beanie and the Clubby Jingle Beanies.
January 18, 2002 Ty retires Beanie Baby Midnight.
January 3, 2002 Ty introduces an exclusive collector's magazine available only from authorized Ty retailers.
January 2, 2002 Ty retires Beanie Baby Speckles.
 

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