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Yomega Chara Brain - Sesame Street 3 of 3 (filled)
Exhibit #4608
TypeProduction
ShapeModified
AxleTransaxle - Plastic
ColorYellow, translucent
PackagingBubble Carded
ConstructionMulti-piece plastic
ResponseStarburst
GapFixed
ConditionMint
Date2001
To2004
OwnerRick Brough
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A Yomega Chara Brain containing two miniature characters—Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch—licensed from Sesame Workshop. The characters were encapsulated in one halve; the other halve contained Yomega's Power Brain auto-return mechanism. The yo-yo was distributed by Yodel Co., Ltd. Of Japan. Big Bird is depicted sitting down with his legs crossed while holding a broom with one "wing" and waving to Oscar with its other wing. Oscar is shown half way out of a garbage can with the lid on his head while waving to Big Bird with a piece of garbage in his hand.

There were three different Chara Brain yo-yos that you could collect in the Sesame Street series:
• Elmo & Zoe contained in a translucent red body
• Cookie Monster & Grover (seen in this exhibit) contained in a translucent blue body
• Big Bird & Oscar the Grouch contained in a translucent yellow body

Oddly enough, the package front is in English and the package back is in Japanese.

Besides the Sesame Street series, Yodel distributed two other series using the same Power Brain yo-yo with enclosed miniature figures:

Gumby & Friends
• Gumby & Pokey contained in a translucent green body
• Gumby & Prickle contained in a translucent red body
• The Blockheads contained in a black body

PaRappa the Rapper
• PaRappa (Parappa the rapper, the hip-hop hound himself. Catch phrase "You gotta believe!")
& Sunny Funny (PaRappa the rapper character) contained in a translucent orange body
• PaRappa & PJ Berri (PJ is a DJ at a night club in the Parappa series. PJ is Parappa's best friend but has an eating and sleeping disorder that makes him seem distant.) contained in a translucent purple body
• PaRappa & Chop Chop Master Onion (Chop Chop Master Onion is the owner of Fruites Dojo in the game Parappa The Rapper. He is the first rapper Parappa encounters.) contained in a black body

Original retail price: $12 US.

Any of these encapsulated miniature rubber character Yomega yo-yos are challenging to find.

See also the following:
Gumby & Friends series
• Gumby and Pokey, 1 of 3
• Gumby and Prickle, 2 of 3
• Blockheads, 3 of 3

PaRappa the Rapper series
• PaRappa and Sunny Funny, 1 of 3
• PaRappa and PJ Berri, 2 of 3
• PaRappa and Chop Chop Master Onion, 3 of 3

Sesame Street series
• Elmo and Zoe, 1 of 3
• Cookie Monster and Grover, 2 of 3
• Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, 3 of 3

Of interest…
To see all hollow filled yo-yos in this museum, in the left panel, select Exhibits. In the right pane, in the Name/Model field, type filled, then select Browse.
Other Views
Package front, large
Close-up, side A, large
Package back, large

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