Millennium Bug

Side view of a Millennium Bug showing the pull cord and the original swing tag.

Underside view of a Millennium Bug showing the black belly and back of the swing tag.

Front view of a Millennium Bug showing the activated pull cord.

Side view of a Millennium Bug showing the activated pull cord.

Classification

toys and games
animal
interactive

Description

A novelty 'Millennium Bug' creature with purple faux fur and black legs. This spider shaped bug has a pull cord it its back which operates a vibrating device which when activated makes the bug jump around. It was predicted that the 'Millenium bug' was going to cause problems to all computerised devices when changing from the date 1999 to 2000. This toy was a play on this idea, pokling fun at the hysteria.

Designers & Manufacturers

Designer (Person)

Unknown

Manufacturer

Wanted

Manufactured for

Boots