Talk 'n Play

Talk 'n Play
Type	Interactive read along
Inventor	Michael Freeman
Company	Child Guidance (1984-1985) Hasbro (1986-)
Country	United States
Availability	1985–1992
Slogan	The Interactive Tape Playing and Recording System That Grows With Your Child
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Talk 'n Play was an American interactive desktop educational toy book reader with a built in microphone and action buttons that was sold from 1983 to 1992. It appears to work utilizing the two sets of right/left tracts to have the "interactive" mono audio segments. It then also provided a record capability so as a child could ad in their own voice and create interactions with characters on the program. It was invented and Patented by Michael J. Freeman Ph.D. and licensed for use by the Children's Television Workshop (owners of Sesame Street) and the Walt Disney Company, among others (see list below). Similar to adapted 4 channels of educational information (and recordings from the child) to produce interactivity, but the main voices were created and produced by Sesame Street and Disney characters under License. Story programs were produced by othwers^[1]

Talk'N Play was considered 'way ahead of its time' because it was the first of this genre of educational toys that allowed children to directly interact with famous characters, via Freeman's system. Talk 'N Play also won five awards for excellence in product design.^[2]

History

First manufactured by CBS Toys under the brand name Child Guidance in 1984 as Electronic Talk 'n Play. It was later produced by Hasbro under the brand name Playskool in 1986 as Talk 'n Play.^[3] A smaller "portable" unit was also released under the Playskool brand name. Other non related items have been released from Hasbro bearing the mark Talk 'n Play.

Book/Cassette tape sets

An Adventure With Mother Goose
Animals and Their Babies
The Reading Robot: A First Reading Program - No. 54620
Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? (included with new Talk 'n Play units)
Lovable, Furry Old Grover in Please Don't Push the Red Button
A Silly Sesame Street Story: The Three Little Pigs
Big Bird's Alphabet Book
Let's Play School
Bert and Ernie's Band
The Muppets: Opening Day at Peppermint Park
Fraggle Rock: The Great Fraggle Travel Race
In Search of the Planet Cobalt
Animal Rock Band
Mickey Mouse Circle M for Math
The Computer Apprentice
Cookie Monster Cookies for Sale
The Haunted House Mystery
It's a Hello Kitty World
Alvin and The Chipmunks in Concert
The Amazing Facts Game Show
Goofy's Sports Coaching Tips
The Monster Lover's Club
Puzzles and Games
Blast Off!
Inspector Gadget and the Weather Station Caper
Jokes, Riddles, Gags, and Giggles
Terry the Triceratops

Notes

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