FINGER PUPPETS - 1988 WENDYS Series - GLO FRIENDS

1988 GLO FRIENDS Finger Puppets
Wendy's Fast Food Meal Toys Series
12 in Series, only 6 shown, MIP

1988 GLO FRIENDS Finger Puppets
Wendy's Fast Food Meal Toys Series
Bag packaging, shown close-up

1988 GLO FRIENDS Finger Puppets
Wendy's Fast Food Meal Toys Series
Mini Product Catalog Insert, Side 1 shown

1988 GLO FRIENDS Finger Puppets
Wendy's Fast Food Meal Toys Series
Mini Product Catalog Insert, Side 2 shown

Playskool released a set of 12 GLO FRIENDS through Wendy's Fast Food Restaurant Kids Meals in 1988.

This was probably Playskools last attempt to get consumers to buy Glo Friends toys. While Playskool continued to make the Light-Up Plush Dolls through the years, they no longer made the glow-in-the-dark finger puppet dolls.

These are sort-of rare. While they are sold from time to time, certain ones are rare. On a good day, you could buy these for $2 each, but have seen them go up to $30. Also, a collector should know that there appears to be two types of packaging. Some came with the little catalogs, others had none. The last two pictures show the mini-catalog insert. More details on this insert, as well as others, can be found in a different post dedicated to Inserts.

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INSERTS / Ads etc - GLO FRIENDS, GLO WORM

1985 Hasbro GLO FRIENDS Mail Order FINGER PUPPET Insert
for Glo Flutterbug ONLY
Offer good through January 31, 1986

1985 Hasbro GLO FRIENDS Mail Order FINGER PUPPET Insert
for Glo Flutterbug ONLY
Inside of insert shown

1986 Playskool GLO FRIENDS Mail Order FINGER PUPPET Order Form Insert
for Glo Flutterbug and Glo Prayerbug
Front and Back shown
Offer good through January 31, 1987

1988 Playskool / Wendys GLO FRIENDS Mail Order POSTER Order Form Insert
for 18" x 24" Glo Friends Glow in the Dark Poster
Offer good through August 31, 1989
Inside of insert shown

1988 Playskool / Wendys GLO FRIENDS Mail Order POSTER Pamphlet
for 18" x 24" Glo Friends Glow in the Dark Poster
Outside of insert shown

1980s Hasbro Preschool GLO FRIENDS Mini-Product Catalog / Pamphlet
Hasbro Preschool Toys - Glo Turtle, Glo Land, Dolls & Finger Puppets
Outside of Insert shown

1980s Hasbro Preschool GLO FRIENDS Mini-Product Catalog / Pamphlet
Hasbro Preschool Toys - Glo Turtle, Glo Land, Dolls & Finger Puppets
Inside of Insert shown

1980s Playskool GLO FRIENDS Mini-Product Catalog / Pamphlet
Glo Friends and Animals, Crib Toys, Dolls
Inside of Insert shown

1980s Playskool GLO FRIENDS Mini-Product Catalog / Pamphlet
Glo Friends and Animals, Crib Toys, Dolls
Outside of Insert shown

1980s Playskool GLO FRIENDS Mini-Product Catalog / Pamphlet
Glo Friends, Dolls
Outside of Insert shown

1980s Playskool GLO FRIENDS Mini-Product Catalog / Pamphlet
Glo Friends, Dolls
Outside of Insert shown

1980s Hasbro Bradley / Glo Turtle Pull-Toy Insert

1980s GLO FRIENDS Glo Land Decals / Stickers
on original sheet

1980s Playskool GLO WORM Instructions
Front shown

1980s Playskool GLO WORM Instructions
Back shown

This post includes a group of different GLO FRIENDS inserts / catalogs / pamphlets, instructions, etc. Pretty much a bunch of misc literature or papers related to Glo Friends stuff. 

1. 1985 Hasbro GLO FRIENDS Mail Order (U.S.) EXCLUSIVE Finger Puppet Order Form Insert for Glo Flutterbug. This was the for the first Mail Order Exclusive finger puppet called Glo Flutterbug, "it's own sleeping bag", and though it does not mention it, it does come with a Character Collector Card. In this offer, you have to send 2 Moon Drop Points and $2.00 per figure, plus $0.75 for S&H. The offer expired on January 31, 1986. 

2. 1986 Playskool GLO FRIENDS Mail Order (U.S.) EXCLUSIVE Finger Puppet Order Form Insert for both Glo Flutterbug and the newest friend, Glo Prayerbug. This offer requires you to send in 2 Moon Drop Points and $2.50 per finger puppet, plus $1.00 for S&H. The offer expired on January 31, 1987. These came with some MOC finger puppets, that is why they have so many folds / fold up so small.

---Note: I'm not sure whether  Glo Flutterbug and Glo Prayerbug were available in both Canada and the U.S.  If so, then they would each have their own exclusive order form. Note the U.S. shipping address and postage fees on the forms I show from my collection. 

3. 1988 Playskool GLO FRIENDS (WENDYS) Mail Order (U.S.) EXCLUSIVE POSTER Order Form Insert for a Glow in the Dark Poster measuring 18 inches by 24 inches. It does not show what the poster looks like, and I have never seen it before. This offer says the poster is FREE but you have to pay S&H charges which is $1.75 for each poster. The offer expired on August 31, 1989. Pamphlet also shows the lite-up Glo Worms (Stars series) and Glo Friends finger puppets available. Since this came with the Wendy's Meal toys series, it shows all 12 finger puppets to collect. 

4. 1980s Hasbro Preschool GLO FRIENDS Mini-Product Catalog Insert showing a variety of Hasbro Preschool toys including Glo Land, Glo Turtle, Dolls and Finger Puppets. 

5. 1980s Playskool GLO FRIENDS Mini-Product Catalog Insert showing a variety of Playskool toys including Glo Friends Finger Puppets and Glo Animals, Crib Toys, and Dolls.  

6. 1980s Playskool GLO FRIENDS Mini-Product Catalog Insert showing different Playskool toys including Baby Glo Worm and Glo Friends Finger Puppets. 

7. Glo Turtle Insert about the Pull-Toy feature. 

8. Not quite instructions, but thought it would be useful to show. So for now, it is shown here. It's an unused sheet of Glo Land Decals/Stickers. 

9. 1980s Glo Worm Instruction Sheet.

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