Happy Hoppers

#121

c1969-1976

Early toys such as the #983 Safety School Bus, the #234 Nifty Station Wagon and the #151 Goldilocks and The 3 Bears were Little People sets that masqueraded as pull toys, the Happy Hoppers was a pull toy that masqueraded as a Little People set. 

The Happy Hoppers is a similar concept to the old #808 and #809 Pop 'n Ring push toys, instead of balls, the Happy Hoppers contained 3 Original Little People figures who would pop inside a plastic dome as the toy was pushed. Ouch! 

Not only is this the last set to feature a straight-sided Lucky dog, it also used a few other very difficult to find exclusive people, tempting some collectors into opening the plastic dome to rescue these hard to find figures from their glass prison.

• Retail price in the 1971 J.C. Penneys Spring and Summer Catalogue was $2.77.

• The Happy Hoppers were never sold in a box nor on a display card... they were sold individually in stores from a Happy Hoppers retail store display rack.