Sillisculpts are Cutiesculpts

After doing a bit of research, we here at Hello There Cutie have learned that "Sillisculpts" are the name for these popular, but peculiar rubbery-hard, molded little statuettes. The subjects were either of cute and/or pathetic figures situated on a base with an adorable or humorous saying "carved" into it. These card store novelty items were introduced in 1968 by R&W Berrie and became quite a fad because these goofy knickknacks that had a much longer shelf life than the average greeting card and appealed to people of all ages. Other companies such as American Greetings produced their own line of statues well into the 1980s.

Cute as a Ponytail

Ponytail was a cute King Features Syndicate daily comic panel (like Dennis the Menace or Family Circus) created by Lee Holley in 1960. Along with with her boyfriend Donald, Ponytail became quite popular, adding a Sunday color version in 1963 and appeared over 300 newspapers. Dell Comics published a series of Ponytail comic books, consisting of new stories. It ran 12 issues, with cover dates from September 1962 through December, 1965. Dell Books later published a series of cute paperbacks. Charlton Comics also put out another 8 issues of the comic book starting in 1969. In newspapers, Ponytail was discontinued in 1989, and Holley retired.

My Little Cutie

My Little Pony is so sweet it's kinda like a saccharine overdose. Introduced in 1981, these chubby-bodied, big-eyed colorful horses (with symbols on their hips representing their names), were an instant hit. Little girls everywhere fell in love. The ponies have just celebrated their 26th birthday, and haven't aged a bit... just gotten sweeter smiles. Hello there cutie ponies! xxxo

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