FINGER PUPPETS / ANIMALS / DRAGONFLYER - ALL GLO FRIENDS

1980s GLO FRIENDS Finger Puppets, Glo Animals, and Glo Dragonflyer
ALL Finger Puppets and Sets shown, except Glo Turtle & Glo Land

1980s GLO FRIENDS Finger Puppets
ENTIRE COLLECTION, including Mail Order & Playset Exclusives

1980s GLO FRIENDS Finger Puppets
EXCLUSIVES shown only, Close-up

1980s GLO FRIENDS Finger Puppets and Glo Animals, plus Glo Turtle
EXCLUSIVE (Animal) SETS, shown together,
including Glo Bedbug, part of Glo Land set (Glo Land not shown)

1980s GLO FRIENDS Finger Puppets
Glo Shuttlebug and Glo Hopper MIP / MOC
Shown in original packaging, close-up

1980s GLO FRIENDS - GLO DRAGONFLYER
Front shown, close-up

1980s GLO FRIENDS - GLO DRAGONFLYER
Side shown

1980s GLO FRIENDS - GLO DRAGONFLYER
Back shown

1980s GLO FRIENDS - GLO DRAGONFLYER
Bottom shown

1980s GLO FRIENDS - GLO DRAGONFLYER
Bottom shown, close-up

1980s GLO FRIENDS - Glo Grannybug Variant
Comparison of two different Grannybugs,
note the EYES and shade of Red used (one red is less vibrant)

1980s GLO FRIENDS - Glo Worm Variant
Comparison of two different Worms,
note the EYES and shade of Purple used (one purple is less vibrant)

Here it is!!! The part of my collection that most of you are probably interested in. In this post, I have included pictures of every Glo Friends Finger Puppet toy made. I have also included all of the Glo Animals, Glo Turtle, and Glo Dragonflyer.

Only thing missing here is Glo Land. The whole set is shown in a separate post.

I am no expert on any Glo Friends stuff. Merely observations I've made, or info I have found on the internet. So, when I go into detail on the Dragonflyer set, or other Glo Friends toys, it's only based on what I've learned through years of collecting.

There is a story that Dragonflyer and Shuttlebug were put into production, but because of poor movie sales, they didn't actually make any packaged sets to be sold on the market. There are supposed to be prototypes. But, in the past few years, several have popped up for sale. I purchased mine from France, a small handful of years ago. The Shuttlebug was purchased before that, in the US. I believe that there is truth to the story, but it's probably not the whole story. There definitely are Shuttlebugs in many collections with him still in his original blister cell packaging. This makes the part of the story where Shuttlebug was actually made, and made first, before stopping production on Dragonflyer. But I think this really only applies to the US/UK. The French version (Canada/France) does include Shuttlebug, but NOT in a box that shows him peeking out the window (like Glo Turtle/Hopper set). So, yes, both were made and sold. Then, there are the Greece sets. These include Grannybug and Glo Worm in place of Shuttlebug.

In the end, it appears that there were Dragonflyers made and sold, but not for the English (US/UK) market. It doesn't appear that there were many made though. This still makes both Dragonflyer and Shuttlebug extremely rare. They are just as rare in the box, as out of the box. But most collectors are willing to pay a little more to have it Mint-In-Box. Out of ALL Glo Friends toys, Dragonflyer would appear to be the most valuable and sought after. Then, of course, Shuttlebug comes next.

I hope you enjoy my collection!!!