A Deep Dive into Squinkies

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SOURCES:
www.cleveland19.com/story/136...
www.nytimes.com/2010/11/25/bu...
peopleofplay.com/blog/blip-to...
• The lastest craze from...
kidscreen.com/2011/02/08/zoob...
toybook.com/new-squinkies-vid...
gonintendo.com/archives/14317...
www.peopleofplay.com/blog/squ...
www.cnn.com/2024/06/07/busine...
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• Tutorial - Squinkies 2...
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:03 Sponsor
4:03 The Beginning
10:43 Squinkies: "Squinkie Doo's"
12:05 Licensed Characters
14:19 Squinkies Boys
15:33 Zinkies
17:28 DS Games
20:16 Squinkies Families
21:09 Squinkies Cubes
22:08 Squinkies: 'do Drops
26:15 Present Day (SQUINKIES ARE BACK?)
30:08 Review\Unboxing (Squinkies: Originals)
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TAGS: A Deep Dive into Squinkies,squinkies,2000s nostalgia,2010s nostalgia,squinkies 'do drops,squinkie doos,squinkies boys,squinkies ds game,squinkies ds games,squinkies reboot,squinkie disney princess,squinkies video essay,squinkies history,blip toys

Пікірлер: 327

@Doggidigital 6 күн бұрын

OH YES OH GOD YES OH SHIT MY MOUTH IS FULL OF RUBBER

@Paradox_Incognito 6 күн бұрын

CHEW, MY PLASTIC PAL, CHEW LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT

@the_real_Kurt_Yarish 6 күн бұрын

[cuts to footage of milk being poured into a bowl of Squinkies]

@Paradox_Incognito 6 күн бұрын

@@the_real_Kurt_Yarish YOU TARNISH THEIR TASTE??

@ahmarindungu9010 6 күн бұрын

Chewing and choking on these>>!!!

@lulaloopsey 6 күн бұрын

universal experience

@NagitosWifeSpotty 6 күн бұрын

REALLLL

@Doggidigital 6 күн бұрын

Literally better than anything ever

@Fluorite-Fox 6 күн бұрын

I also used to make them bounce like a bouncy ball sometimes

@ghostinyourcloset 6 күн бұрын

@@Fluorite-Fox so did i lmfao

@pinkieparfait 6 күн бұрын

i had SO many squinkies and their playsets. the hello kitty and disney princess ones were my favorites,, but i eventually decided to give my whole collection to my little cousins. i will never forget the horror of finding cinderella’s decapitated head in the carpet at their house.

@FluffyPancakes36 3 күн бұрын

NOOO 😭😭

@ZeepTheWocky 3 күн бұрын

Never trust little kids with your toy collections.

@awtumn 6 күн бұрын

I thought Squinkies was going to be one of those toy lines that gets completely forgotten about! I remember owning the Adventure Mall Surprise Nintendo DS game years ago. So much fun!

@FluffyPancakes36 3 күн бұрын

I had the original game and loooved it. +I loved giving my Squinkie-Doo’s baths in the bathroom sink.

@anewcryptid 6 күн бұрын

when I was in 1st grade, they would give kids fake money for being good and squinkies were always one of the things you could buy with the fake money

@cheye2008 6 күн бұрын

memories.. i chewed so often on squinkies its a miracle i didnt choke to death

@MandaMalice 6 күн бұрын

There was a HUGE successful vending machine toy line called Lil Homies back in the late 90s. Completely changed the game. I remember hunting down machines that carried them and just cleaning them out. Feel like they were one of the first in the mini craze.

@ericm215 6 күн бұрын

I remember that! Everyone had Homies

@henrytalksalot5817 4 күн бұрын

googled these guys and,, yeah they sure are lil homies

@luv4eva1111 6 күн бұрын

this reminded me that me and my brother used to pretend that our squinkies were in minecraft when we ran out of screen time and we would call it squinky minecraft !!!!!!! :D

@beezlebub3963 6 күн бұрын

I liked how they had the little holes on the bottom so when you chewed them they would suction to your tongue it was the best

@2DToyCat 22 сағат бұрын

Realest words have never been spoken

@bugginonthewall 6 күн бұрын

23 year old autistic gal here! Squinkies, Zhu Zhus, Furreal Friends, Moshi Monsters, Aquabeads, Mash Em’s!! memories man🥲🩷

@carissaclanton4150 4 күн бұрын

24 yo also autistic! Most of those were more my little sister's than mine but I literally still dream about Moshi Monsters sometimes. I played an ungodly amount of MM in the early 2010s. I LOVED Squinkies and Zhu Zhus but I had "you're twelve we're not buying you kids' toys" parents. I used to steal my siblings' to play with. The all-brown gen 1 Zhu Zhu was my absolutely favorite.

@systematicirony666 4 күн бұрын

@@carissaclanton4150ew! My mom WANTED me to still enjoy toys at 12! My grandma was still buying me Barbies at 14 Parents that discourage their kids are icky (Also another autist in their 20s here lol I'm 22)

@sydneyw7375 4 күн бұрын

Squishy squooshy squashy fun A tiny surprise with every one Pop the bubble, that’s where they hide And every squinkie’s a surprise inside SQUINKIES SQUINKIES SQUINKIES This is gonna be one of those generational nostalgia things for years to come isn’t it

@gocelotspice5766 6 күн бұрын

This is not that related to the video but it feels so cool to see someone around my age (I’m 17 but you know not super far off) creating videos like this successfully, especially someone who’s also autistic and a lesbian who talks about so many things that are nostalgic for me. It’s like this channel was made exactly for me haha!! This probably sounds weird but you seem sm like the type of person who id want to be friends with :3

@lulaloopsey 5 күн бұрын

that’s so sweet THANK YOU 🫶🫶

@ashareeuniquee 6 күн бұрын

I had (and still have the hello kitty squinkies) so many squinkies they were so cute (and looked super chewy lol). I LOVED the ds games specifically the one where they’d chaotically jump on different platforms. And then the one where they’d collect coins outside to get new squinkies. Ugh so iconic

@vvirtualecho6938 6 күн бұрын

I regret getting rid of my squinkies every day. Especially my totodile one, which I’m sure was off brand since i can’t find ANYTHING about any Pokémon squikies anywhere but i swear it wasn’t just a crocodile squinkie it was 100% a totodile, miss my silly guys

@samthegoblinchild1937 6 күн бұрын

I had the gum ball machine hair ones, I legit just asked my dad after watching both this and the shopkins vids if they were still in “their plastic tote prisons in the attic” and I’m on the verge of going home and looking my 20 year old ass wants to play with nostalgic toys

@Haunted_Plush 6 күн бұрын

I can still taste the plastic of that little blue mouse

@GrzybLazienkowy 6 күн бұрын

this is so nostalgic i literally had this cupcake house from thumbnail

@fayokay3027 6 күн бұрын

Eating my squinkies like popcorn to this video

@marcusblackwell2372 6 күн бұрын

It's always a good day when Lula uploads. Remember Sick Bricks? I used to eat that mobile game up when I was younger. It was one of my favorites

@kazekothestrange8402 2 күн бұрын

You single handedly ended my toy ID torture. I had these teeny tiny hair pieces that were mixed in with Giftems that I could NOT identify. I got so frustrated I put them away for two weeks. And by coincidence I watched your video, and I saw the Squinkies Do Drops, I thought 'hold up' AND THAT WAS WHAT THEY WERE Thank you so much, I owe you my sanity XDD

@Ratress6 6 күн бұрын

Keep doing these late 2000s - early 2010s nostalgia videos! The 2000s kids are growing up and need our nostalgia dose 🤚

@Cinnamatime 6 күн бұрын

Only memory I have of these is playing with them at a friend's house when I was like 7. Basically she was having her birthday party and apparently I was the only one to show up, she was very happy I was there, I gave her her gift and we played squinkies for like 5 minutes before I had to leave. I haven't talked to her in like years since then so I really hope she's doing okay now.

@nerdynelll 6 күн бұрын

I USED TO BE OBSESSED WITH SQUINKIEWS

@Playerviloetcomics1977 6 күн бұрын

I still have my Squinkies! I got the hello kitty ones and some normal ones too. I kept it in a coin purse and called it: the holy grail of Squinkies.

@URnightmares162 6 күн бұрын

Omg i remember these, chewing on them was crazy!!!!

@muffinbandit6643 4 күн бұрын

I actually really loved the army set. It came with the usual tweezers but were "military themed", had a rollback car that could fit a couple zinkies, and the magnifying glass was cool too. And, they could be put away easily in the grenade. I also liked the variation and the amount of figures they had. I remember there were a few that were silver or black, some where snipers and some had two big bazookas. I played with those for hours. I would set them all up on my couch and make them go to war, and play with them like little dolls, too. I think these figures were really nice. They gave me an outlet to do more "girly" things that I otherwise wouldn't have gotten to do. They were soft and squishy and had faces, despite them seeming like a stereotypical "boys toy" in all other regards. I was never really allowed to have too many stuffed animals, but I could play around with these little guys in my bed before I went to sleep and make up stories about them. lowkey the zinkies army set might have opened the door for me being a little too into people in airsoft gear

@octoberrrrust 6 күн бұрын

THESE WERE MY HOLY GRAIL

@SammyBoy362 6 күн бұрын

I would collect them by looking around my school since everyone lost theirs and I had like 6😭😭

@human9452 5 күн бұрын

I LOVED squinkiez. I had the gum ball machine thing. I loved keeping them in the capsules. I’ve always been obsessed with really cute tiny things and that is definitely why squishies and squinkiez captured me when I was a kid.

@sapphic.shortcake 6 күн бұрын

i feel criminally early for this but i am HYPED for the squinkies deep dive i've been waiting for this

@jortslesbian 3 күн бұрын

the bake set playset is forever iconic to me I loved it possibly more than individual squinkies

@cryingcaqtus 6 күн бұрын

"i used to be obsessed with kelli maple" UNNLLOOOCKKEDD A MEMORY

@FluffyPancakes36 3 күн бұрын

34:40 My white dog in that shape was my FAVORITE. And the horse. All of these individual shapes are so nostalgic. I think I had every one (different colors of course)

@peppermintpisces 6 күн бұрын

if your taking video requests, i would love to see a video about the looney tunes show from 2011! It's so good and a really good adaptation

@phantomboba 6 күн бұрын

That show was genuinely hilarious

@RobertDoesThings 2 күн бұрын

The lighting and decoration of your setup gives me so much nostalgia thank you 🥹🥹🥹

@matcha.milktea1477 2 күн бұрын

“i also used to be obsessed with kelli maple” UR SO REAL FOR THAT I LOVED HER

@skipkip9392 6 күн бұрын

30:58 You had the perfect opportunity to recreate your intro lol I loved these little critters, me and my friends would sneak them into class and draw birds eye views of a house for them to live in. The only Squinkies I remember having was the blue squirrel!

@lulaloopsey 5 күн бұрын

OMG WAIT i could’ve holy shit

@Transmasclen 6 күн бұрын

WOOO SQUINKYS !!!

@PikaPicu 3 күн бұрын

you deserve to have millions of subscribers. you put in the work girl, and we love to see it!! well-researched media takes time but it creates better content and your videos are consistently some of my favorites 💜

@lulaloopsey Күн бұрын

thank you so much! that means a lot

@tinapetre Сағат бұрын

As a kid I wanted the princess ones so bad but we could never find them anywhere near us. They were sold out everywhere including Toys R Us and Walmart.

@MostlyAnimatedSketches Күн бұрын

I remember one of the commercials showing a squinkies capsule between each finger on someone's hand and that inspired me to use them to learn how to do the star trek thing

@evrton 2 күн бұрын

the reaction from the thumbs up fireworks😭 me when i saw it for the first time

@zieflorendo459 6 күн бұрын

lula knew i needed something to watch while i finished my breakfast 😋

@k_tty7069 5 күн бұрын

i actually adore your content so much!! As an autistic person myself, its hard to find videos that cover the topics i used to love as a kid and its so refreshing to see someone finally covering the stuff i enjoy!! i love your content sm!! Keep up the good work !!! :3

@maxwellversed 4 күн бұрын

I didn’t know I needed you to cover this 😭 I had a handful as a kid but no memory of finding out about them or collecting them?? Resisting the urge to buy them now

@daftpixi Күн бұрын

I'm quite a bit older than you (30) but i absolutely love mini toys!! And while the brands you review may not be super nostalgic for me personally, your deep dive videos are super cozy and relaxing to watch! Squinkies sponsor her now 📣

@ashesandroses7485 6 күн бұрын

18:08 I love seeing little editing mistakes in videos, they feel more real. Loved this vid thank youuuu

@bibunni1046 6 күн бұрын

Omg, this was such a nostalgic trip! I remember getting the gumball playset and one pack of characters as a birthday gift. I got it in preschool from my best friend(who I had intense fixation on as me being autistic😭). I love your deep dives, thank you 🫶🏻💕

@UDontTakeMeSeriously 4 күн бұрын

i have literally never seen or heard of these before. it's really interesting to find out about something that was a "big, smash success" that people are nostalgic for that i have absolutely no experience with. great video!

@zjmyoutube7168 6 күн бұрын

Omg the way I was just thinking about watching one of your vids and you blessed us with a new one 😭

@rumpelstiltskin160 2 күн бұрын

OH I REMEMBER THESE! I had ONE squinky playset it was like a bubblegum despenser and I was obsessed with it. Also om nom nom rubber...

@firkle 5 күн бұрын

baby squinkies are on top ngl, were always my favorites

@Haunted_Plush 6 күн бұрын

As an autistic 19 year old guy who also doesn’t have his driver's license, I feel that one

@Emmyrue 5 күн бұрын

Chewing on these and Polly Pocket clothes probably makes up about 95% of the microplastics in my body

@squidboitoys 6 күн бұрын

36:24 you are right! It doesn’t really sound like a pokeball BUT pokeballs are based off the Capsule balls in Gatcha Machines. That same inspiration for Squinkies so you got that right!

@SpecialEdge Күн бұрын

The getting a license and immediately wanting to show it off is so true

@foxofsky5 6 күн бұрын

Oh how I love these chewy little things!! I have both the yellow cupcake and a hair salon(the building, not the dispenser) I absolutely loved chewing on them and spinning them around by the hair 😅

@coraschickler9281 6 күн бұрын

The other day I found my hello kitty fruit squinkies and was going through my old collections this video is perfectly timed lol, I love all of your deep dives!

@RoseOfTheAbyss 4 күн бұрын

I never had Squinkies because they came a little after I stopped getting toys. I was always really interested in them though! Also finally learning the names of Sqwishland and Bok Choy Boy makes me want to go find the ones I had.

@jainabrooks3209 6 күн бұрын

YES YOU MADE THIS VIDEO!! THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!! I'm actually so happy rn

@Rainbow.DELights 5 күн бұрын

Hi there! I have a suggestion for a brand you can talk about in a future video: Fisher Price! You should talk about the history of the brand and its collection of toys, ESPECIALLY the new ones I see now (the earbuds, the car keys, THE STANLEY CUP?????)

@macridus 6 күн бұрын

ugh the kelli maple mention i used to be OBSESSED with

@ham_7339 6 күн бұрын

AHHHH this video was so good, havent heard anyone talk about squinkies in what feels like forever!!! If you're in need of any new video topics you should look into Barbie Peekaboos! They're another toy i never hear anyone talk about anymore that i was absolutely obsessed with as a kid! 💚

@j.d8165 6 күн бұрын

OMG I WAS JUST LOOKING INTO THESE CUZ I HAD THEM AS A KID! Perfect timing for this video!!

@bfptm101 4 күн бұрын

i had quite a bunch of squinkies & at least 2-4 of the playsets! the cruise ship playset was my favorite as a kid lol. a few months back i saw new squinkies at target & bought em. i don't regret spending a single penny on squinkies

@Nickelbag610 5 күн бұрын

I had these as a kid. But in my memory I keep getting them mixes up with Shopkins for some reason. I only had the Cupcake pocky machine set and only collected them for like a couple months. I used these as toys for my Littlest Pet Shop when I made a store set/ children bedroom set/ had the LPS playing with them like toys.

@josentho 6 күн бұрын

YES I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO THIS IS SO. UGHHH I LOVE YOU. WATCHING ALL THE ADS ALL THE WAY THRU JUST FOR U BAE

@bizarre3228 Күн бұрын

Wow I had these and completely forgot they existed until I saw this video and unlocked the memories of them

@fruit4evr Күн бұрын

never had these but i LOVEDDDDD the ds game omgg i loved looking at all the cute little creatures

@nitronerd55 6 күн бұрын

I literally love squinkies so much, i wish i hadnt gotten rid of mine 😭

@Kurusute 3 күн бұрын

SO HAPPY FOR THIS VIDEO i’ve had a vague memory of this toy, i thought i’d never see it again!

@pootlovatomusic2024 6 күн бұрын

Better than any snack I’ve ever had chewing on these was just a way of life

@dragonsbanecannibal9378 3 күн бұрын

You Really Looking Deep In The Vault For This One!

@mitrabagheri 6 күн бұрын

you cover the best topics ever like YES I NEED PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS SO IK IM NOT CRAZY (btw your makeup looks stunning 🫶🫶)

@sweeetjuicetv 6 күн бұрын

iirc pokeballs are based on the gachupon capsule balls so its definitely an apt description! all the toy deep dives you do unlock core memories for me, i totally forgot about squinkies until i saw this video pop up 😅

@DodotheNickelodeonFanboy 6 күн бұрын

Thanks for teaching me about these.

@ella-louise9537 6 күн бұрын

29:08 yes! It’s great to see a toy company actually acknowledging the adult collector market. A great example of what NOT to do is rainbow high. They changed their theme to be about these ugly slime squishies, removed second outfits entirely and added glitter to them to appeal to kids when a large amount of their sales came from adult collectors. They’re not pretty unpopular (the glittery versions)

@elmacast7288 5 күн бұрын

I have few of those and never knew what they were/of they had a name, it's so cool to learn that they in fact do!

@Rayraylovesvkei 6 күн бұрын

I MISS THESE SO MUCHHHHHHH I WANT MOREEE

@mariajimenafigueroa233 4 күн бұрын

Can I just say: These video essays bring back some memories, I remember having some Squinkies as kid (I only got a 3-pack I belive) and even watching the commercials on TV. Also, I noticed at 13:47 that Toy Story is categorized with the Squinkies Boys. They did also considered as masculine franchise much like Cars? I thought Pixar movies were gender-neutral.

@rosemerry087 6 күн бұрын

I’m so happy you did a video on this! Squinkies we’re so underrated

@verylostdoommarauder 5 күн бұрын

Now we can finally understand what these things are.

@sirenix-doll 6 күн бұрын

I love these! I remember having so many of them. From barbie to Disney! I missed them so much

@elizabethlamach4172 6 күн бұрын

I was obessed with these in the 3rd grade, and I remember loosing my first squinkie. I was devastated. I have a group of Squinkies in a birdhouse, filled with Sanrio ones, mostly Hello kitty and her family, and friends.

@heymansbreda3354 3 күн бұрын

My favourite chew toys 🥰🥰🥰 I used to love collecting these when I was younger

@CarrionCarriesOn 6 күн бұрын

I love the updated intro

@xenoncantread 4 күн бұрын

I had the disney princess squinkies!! And a skateboard one or something?? I completely forgot about these so my memory's foggy but hoooly, i think the gumball machine gimmick was the ultimate start of my gacha game addiction LMAO

@MarcelWasp 6 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure I said this on the shopkins video aswell but I swear I also ate these as a kid Although I guess I really just put any small plastic toy in my mouth...

@phantomboba 6 күн бұрын

I had this cupcake shopkin that I chewed the paint off of when I was 8 💀 no idea how I didn’t get lead poisoning or something

@jasperisstupid2086 6 күн бұрын

Saw thw squinkies DS game in the thumbnail and was brought back to chewing the hell out of these things as a child while playing that game 😭

@Corpsechild19 2 күн бұрын

I had some of those when I was 7 and I didn’t have them anymore but I still appreciate them 😁

@Graymalkinn 6 күн бұрын

Lulu on their way to buy one treat: Whose to stop me from getting myself a second little treat?

@hannahbeye1007 6 күн бұрын

squinkies are my cat's favorite toy!! im glad other people know about them, its so hard to find them for her now 😿

@hannahbeye1007 6 күн бұрын

hopefully the stores near me actually get some in soon!!

@AttackWaffle 6 күн бұрын

These things tasted so good /hj But no I LOVED these things as a kid and I even had the little gumball house playset. Funny enough I don't have any memory of going out and buying them all I know is they showed up one day and I loved thwmmm

@theroseofversailles 6 күн бұрын

I had so many Squinkies as a kid! I actually carried a drawstring bag (that would’ve had jewelry inside originally) to school with my Squinkies. I’m pretty sure they were my first fidgets now that I think about it. I had a ton of Disney sets. I know I had the Little Mermaid one, the Tangled one, and the Cinderella one. I also had an Aristocats one. Maybe I had the Princess set? I had a lot of random Squinkies too. I think we traded them at school and some of them were given to me as a gift. I remember in third grade that I would tie yarn around my neck and hook a Squinkies ball as the charm and have a Squinkie inside. Man, those were the days.