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PAST
NEWS FROM 2004
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. |
| 30th December, 2004 | Introductions for January 2005: Happy Birthday (red), Curls the Bear, Twirls the Bear, Delilah the Cat, Pretzels the Dog, Dundee the Dog, Badges the Dog, Spuds the Dog, Croaks the Toad, Chuckles the Porcupine, Fumbles the Monkey, Stubby the Cow, Bali the lizard, Speedster the Turtle, Fairytale the Unicorn, Willoughby the Kangaroo, Peeps the Chick, Tender the Lamb, Punxsutawney Phil 2005, Eggs 2005, McWooly the Bear; Minsky, Winsky and Binksy the Bunnies, Marshmallow the Rabbit and Harrison the Rabbit. |
| 30th December, 2004 | "I love Ireland" a new UK Exclusive is introduced. |
| 29th December, 2004 | Avalon, Durango, Huntley, Secret, Luca, Arelene, Nermal, Odie, Ohh-La-La and Yapper are retired. |
| 27th December, 2004 | Premier the UK Exclusive retires. |
| 1st December, 2004 | Snips the Beanie Baby is introduced at the BBOC. |
| 1st December, 2004 | Beanie Baby of the Month for December, "Greetings" is introduced. |
| 30th November, 2004 | New introductions for December are here: Truly and Always the Bears, Poet the Monkey, and Honey-bun and Sugar-Pie the dogs. |
| 26th November, 2004 | Tiny Tim the Mouse, new at the Ty Store. |
| 24th November, 2004 | Sundar the Snow Leopard, new at the Ty Store (in support of the World Wildlife Fund). |
| 24th November, 2004 | 2004 Holiday Teddy, Shivers, Louis, Redford, "I love" New York State, Whittle, Righty, Chili, Lex and Jumpshot retire. |
| 11th November, 2004 | "I Love" Toronto is retired. |
| 10th November, 2004 |
Cornbread and Herschel Jingle Beanies are introduced. |
| 10th November, 2004 |
P.F.C (Portsmouth Football Club) Beanie is introduced. |
| 6th November, 2004 | Starlight, the Harrods exclusive, is introduced. |
| 3rd November, 2004 | Lefty 2004 is retired. |
| 3rd November, 2004 | Redford is sold out. |
| 1st November, 2004 | Drumstick is introduced. |
| 1st November, 2004 | I love London is introduced. |
| 1st November, 2004 | New releases : 2004 Signature Bear, Bianca the Cat and Redford the Cardinal; a Sponge Bob Squarepants trio: Sponge Bob himself, Patrick Star and Squidward Tentacles and "I love" Canada. |
| 27th October, 2004 | Union, Marshall, Dotson, Fitz, Banjo, Tipsy, Legend, Deutschland, Fussy, Huggins, Scrappy, Scampy, Gypsy, Garfield and Count are retired. |
| 26th October, 2004 | BBOM for November, Astra the Bear, is introduced. |
| 16th October, 2004 | Little Feather and "I love" Boston and Denver retire. |
| 8th October, 2004 | "I love" England, Scotland and Wales are retired. |
| 7th October, 2004 | Introducing Lex the Learning Express exclusive. |
| 4th October, 2004 | New at the Ty Store Bahti the Elephant (in support of the World Wildlife Fund). |
| 4th October, 2004 | England, Scotland and Wales are sold out. |
| 1st October, 2004 | Welcome Gift (Peace, Love and Joy) - Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusives. |
| 30th September, 2004 | Moostletoe the Moose, Kringle the Santa bear, 2004 Holiday Teddy, Stockings the bear, Sleighbell the reindeer, Fleur the pink kitten, Cutesy the puppy, Laptop the Dog, Crinkles the dog, Lani the Teddy bear, Diggs the dog, Bixby the Chocolate bear, Hawthorne the Teddy bear, Dotson the Jaguar. |
| 28th September, 2004 | Welcome Beanie Baby of the Month for October Fireplug the Dog. |
| 28th September, 2004 | Pooky the Bear and Twighlight the Owl are retired. |
| 27th September, 2004 | Introducing "Old Timer" Cracker Barrel exclusive. |
| 27th September, 2004 | New at the Ty Store - Jinxy the Halloween Cat. |
| 20th September, 2004 | Discover is sold out. |
| 14th September, 2004 | Boston is old outl. |
| 10th September, 2004 | New at the Ty Store welcome Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria. |
| 10th September, 2004 | Retired today: Jaz, (Symbol) Peace Bear, Seattle, Columbus, Carnation, Jack and Luau. |
| 7th September, 2004 | Twighlight is sold out. |
| 5th September, 2004 | New UK Exclusives, "I love" England, Scotland and Wales. |
| 3rd September, 2004 | New at the Ty Store - Nami the Rhino (in support of the World Wildlife Fund). |
| 1st September, 2004 | Welcome Italian Exclusive Pippo the Bear . |
| 1st September, 2004 | Welcome Beanie Baby of the Month for September Alps the Dog. |
| 1st September, 2004 | Denver is sold out. |
| 30th August, 2004 | Welcome Little Feather, Count, Shivers and Twilight the Owl (the only non-bear) - this year's Halloween Beanies. |
| 30th August, 2004 | New "I love" State Bears announced today: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington. |
| 26th August, 2004 | LA, San Francisco, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Twitch and Bijoux all retire. |
| 26th August, 2004 | IColumbus and Seattle are sold out. |
| 19th August, 2004 | Big Apple is sold out. |
| 16th August, 2004 |
New MC Beanie IV announced. Pooky the Bear, part of the Garfield set is announced. |
| 15th August, 2004 | Big Apple and Discover are added to the current Beanies list. |
| 13th August, 2004 | New at the Ty Store - Victory, the Olympic Bear. |
| 12th August, 2004 | MC Beanie III is retired. |
| 11th August, 2004 | Ronnie and Atlanta retire. |
| 10th August, 2004 |
Pomepy retires. Twitch, Kansas City and Minneapolis are sold out. |
| 9th August, 2004 | Kansas City and Minneapolis are added to the "I love..." bears. |
| 5th August, 2004 | New at the Ty Store, Grandfather and Grandmother. |
| 4th August, 2004 | Libert-e retires from the Ty Store |
| 4th August, 2004 | Newsflash! Pittsburgh the Bear and Bijoux the Poodle are sold out! |
| 3rd August, 2004 | Dominion retires from the Ty Store. |
| 2nd August, 2004 | MC Beanie 3rd Anniversary Edition is introduced. |
| 2nd August, 2004 | MC Beanie 2nd Anniversary Edition retires. |
| 1st August, 2004 |
Chompers (the shark?) the August BBOM is
introduced. Alani the July BBOM is retired. |
| 31st July, 2004 | New Beanies Happy Birthday the Bear and Bijoux the poodle are introduced. |
| 29th July, 2004 | Chicago, Washington DC and San Francisco are all sold out. |
| 28th July, 2004 | Australian exclusive Koo Wee the Koala is introduced. |
| 28th July, 2004 | Mystique, Jimbo, Giraffiti, Vegas, Kookie, Bride, Groom, Shasta, Slick and Blessed are retired. |
| 27th July, 2004 | The new McDonalds Teenie Beanies are officially introduced. (see checklist sectio for full list) |
| 22nd July, 2004 | New York and True the Bears are retired. |
| 16th July, 2004 | Mukluk, Pinata, Tangles, Chopstix, Class of 2004, Corsage, Fins and the Color Me Beanies (Bear, Dog, Cat and Unicorn) all retire today. |
| 16th July, 2004 | Dad-e 2004 is retired. |
| 9th July, 2004 |
New at the Ty Store, Sis the Dog. Ratzo the Rat is retired. |
| 7th July, 2004 |
New
Spanish Exclusive Ole the Bull. Ratzo the Rat is sold out! Grizzwald the Bear is retired. |
| 5th July, 2004 | New at the Ty Store - Li Mei the Panda (in support of the World Wildlife Fund) |
| 1st July, 2004 | Alani the Bear, new Beanie Baby of the Month is introduced. Countess is retired. |
| 28th June, 2004 | New Beanies are Introduced: Yapper the dog, Heiress the black cat, Gypsy the cat, Durango the horse, Ratso the rat, Fussy the cat, Avalon the horse, Banjo the dog, Scampy the dog, Ooh-La-La the poodle, Aria the cat, Fitz the dog, Swinger the monkey, Scrappy the dog, Huntley the bear, Twitch the guinea pig, Grizzwald the bear (new face), Juneau the dog, Chili the bear (pot-bellied), Deutschland the bear with black nose, Whittle the bear (pot-bellied). |
| 24th June, 2004 | Huge retirement! Frisco, 3x Sherbet, Mandy, Pappa 2004, Filly, Springfield, Rumba, Goddess, Fancy, Orion, Star, Lumberjack, Colosso and Side-Kick |
| 16th June, 2004 | Sam Red, White and Blue retire. |
| 6th June, 2004 | Surprise introduction at the Ty Store. Welcome Libert-e the bear. |
| 2nd June, 2004 | New at the Ty Store - Beanie Baby Dominion. |
| 2nd June, 2004 | Beanie Baby of the Month Sapphire is retired. |
| 2nd June, 2004 | New Beanie Baby of the Month - Countess is introduced. |
| 28th May, 2004 | Introduced today: Legend the Dragon, Huggins the Dog, Jaz the Cat, Jumpshot the Griaffe and Union the Bear |
| 28th May, 2004 | Introduced officially today the Garfield movie beanies - Garfield, Louis, Luca, Odie, Nermal and Arlene. |
| 28th May, 2004 | ChariTee the PGA tour charity Beanie is introduced today. |
| 25th May, 2004 | Retired today: Lullaby, Sport, Sunray, Zeus, Mother 2004, Punxsutawney Phil 2004, Tubbo, Sherwood, Frosty and Schnitzel |
| 20th May, 2004 | Dad-e 2004, new at the Ty Store. |
| 8th May, 2004 | Mom-e 2004 the Ty Store Exclusive is retired. |
| 7th May, 2004 | New at the Ty Store, His and Hers |
| 2nd May, 2004 | New Beanie Baby of the Month for May - Sapphire the Bear |
| 29th April, 2004 | New releases for April: Jack (black nose), Luau the Pig, Marshallthe Horse, Tipsy the Cow and Sam the Bear (Red, White and Blue). |
| 26th April, 2004 | 26th April 2004 - Dear the Bear is retired today. |
| 26th April, 2004 | A new Beanie Ronald McDonald is now listed on the 'current' list at Ty. |
| 16th April, 2004 | Killarney, Kissy, Sonnet, Valentine Eggs 2004 and Eggerton are retired. |
| 6th April, 2004 | Bo the Dog and Bearon the Bear are retired. |
| 3rd April , 2004 | New at the Ty Store, Siesta the Donkey. |
| 1st April , 2004 | New Beanie Baby of the Month "Thank You" is announced. |
| 28th March, 2004 | New Hallmark bear Dear is announced. |
| 28th March, 2004 | New releases for April are announced: Shasta the pot-bellied bear, Slick the fox (or wolf?), Pinata the bear, Class of 2004 Owl and Pappa 2004. |
| 19th March, 2004 | Blarn-e is retired. |
| 16th March, 2004 | New at the Ty Store, Eggbeart the Bear. |
| 5th March, 2004 | Jack the UK Exclusive is retired |
| 1st March, 2004 | Retirements at the Ty Store, Smooch-e and Punxsutawn-e Phil 2004 |
| 1st March, 2004 | New Beanie Baby of the Month, Peepers the Chick |
| 26th February, 2004 | Retirements - Muddy, Seadog, Booties, Wish and Zoom |
| 26th February, 2004 | New introductions - Mother 2004, New York, Girafitti, Kookie, Vegas, Mystique and Jimbo |
| 19th February, 2004 | St Patrick's Day Beanie Blarn-e now available at the Ty Store. |
| 9th February, 2004 | New 2004 Asia-Pacific Flower Beanies: Joaquim, Cinta, Nara, Silver, Hannah and Ocker. |
| 5th February, 2004 | New German Exclusive: Deutschland |
| 1st February, 2004 | New UK Exclusive: Jack |
| 1st February, 2004 | New Beanie Baby of the Month: Heartthrob |
| 31st January, 2004 | New introductions for February: Eggerton and Springfield the Rabbits; Eggs 2004; Goddess the Swan and It's a Boy and It's a Girl (both bears). |
| 20th January, 2004 | Sparks the UK Exclusive is retired. |
| 12th January, 2004 | New at the Ty Store Smooch-e the Bear. |
| 12th January, 2004 | The Beanie Baby of the Month program is again taking subscriptions. |
| 2nd January, 2004 | New at the Ty Store Punxatawn-e 2004 |
| 1st January, 2004 | New Beanie Baby of the Month Jersey the Cow is introduced. |