Editing Teddy bear (section)

==Cultural impact==
[[File:IWM CH2526.jpg|thumb|An [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[Boulton Paul Defiant]] crew with their teddy bear [[mascot]] at [[London Biggin Hill Airport|RAF Biggin Hill]] during [[World War II]]]]

Retail sales of stuffed plush animals including teddy bears totaled US$1.3 billion in 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://library.corporate-ir.net/library/18/182/182478/items/286985/2007_AR_FINAL.pdf |title=Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. |access-date=2013-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522082356/http://library.corporate-ir.net/library/18/182/182478/items/286985/2007_AR_FINAL.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-22 |df=mdy-all |url-status=dead}}</ref> with manufacturers including [[Gund]] and [[Ty Inc.]]

Teddy bear plush toys have enjoyed ongoing popularity, complete with specialty retailers such as [[Teddy Atelier Stursberg]] and [[Vermont Teddy Bear Company]], as well as [[Do it yourself|do-it-yourself]] chains including [[Build-A-Bear Workshop]].

===Museums===
The world's first [[teddy bear museum]] was set up in [[Petersfield, Hampshire]], England, in 1984. In 1990, [[Teddy Bear Museum of Naples|a similar foundation]] was set up in [[Naples, Florida|Naples]], [[Florida]], United States. These were closed in 2006 and 2005 respectively, and the bears were sold in auctions, but there are many teddy bear museums around the world today.

===Emergency services===
Because police, fire and medical officials found that giving a teddy bear to a child during a crisis stabilized and calmed them, [[NAPLC]] created the Teddy Bear Cops program to distribute teddy bears to police, fire, and medical responders throughout the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teddybearcop.com/ |title=Officers using the Teddy Bear Cops program |publisher=Teddybearcop.com |access-date=2013-09-26 |df=mdy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605174628/http://www.teddybearcop.com/|archive-date=June 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

===April Fools' Day===
On [[April Fools' Day]] 1972, issue 90 of ''[[The Veterinary Record]]'' published a paper on the diseases of ''Brunus edwardii'' detailing common afflictions of teddy bears.<ref name="Brunusedwardii-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/af_database/permalink/brunus_edwardii/|title=Brunus edwardii (1972)|access-date=March 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605175017/http://hoaxes.org/af_database/permalink/brunus_edwardii/|archive-date=June 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Brunusedwardii-2">{{cite journal |last=Blackmore |first=DK |author2=DG Owen |author3=CM Young |year=1972 |title=Some observations on the diseases of Brunus edwardii (Species nova) |url=http://veterinaryrecord.bvapublications.com/content/vol90/issue14/index.dtl |journal=Veterinary Record |volume=90 |issue=14 |pages=382–385 |doi=10.1136/vr.90.14.382 |doi-broken-date=November 1, 2024 |pmid=5034618 |s2cid=7415923 |access-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122043827/http://veterinaryrecord.bvapublications.com/content/vol90/issue14/index.dtl |archive-date=November 22, 2008}}</ref>

===World's largest teddy bear===
The largest teddy bear measures 19.41 m (63&nbsp;ft 8 in) in length and was constructed by Municipio de Xonacatlán, Ideas por México and Agrupación de Productores de Peluche (all Mexico), in Estado de México, on 28 April 2019. The bear was displayed at the local stadium in the city of Xonacatlán, and was made with the same materials as a commercially available teddy bear, including details such as a tiara, dress, eyes, and nose.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hooper |first=Ben |date=April 30, 2019 |title=Giant teddy bear in Mexico named world's largest by Guinness |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2019/04/30/Giant-teddy-bear-in-Mexico-named-worlds-largest-by-Guinness/8601556634631/ |publisher=www.upi.com |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

=== Billy Possum ===
{{Main|Billy Possum}}

The Billy Possum was a plush toy created after [[William Howard Taft]] won the [[1908 United States presidential election]]. The toy was a stuffed possum, made to replace the teddy bear. The possum was chosen because of Taft's love for "possum and taters", and as a symbol of southern pride. Toy companies making them advertised using slogans predicting the end of teddy bear popularity. Those around Taft theorized that he would be remembered in a similar way as Roosevelt with a popular toy. However, the Billy Possum plush toy didn't achieve the same level of popularity or enduring legacy, and the toy's production and impact were minimal in comparison.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-10 |title=Billy Possum: President Taft's Answer to the Teddy Bear |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51030/billy-possum-president-tafts-answer-teddy-bear |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Mental Floss |language=en-US}}</ref>

===In popular culture===
* The original toy inspired [[John Walter Bratton]] to compose the melody to "[[Teddy Bears' Picnic]]" in 1907, with lyrics by [[Jimmy Kennedy]] added in 1932.
*''[[Rupert Bear]]'' comic has appeared in ''Daily Express'' since November 1920.
* [[Winnie-the-Pooh]] is based on a teddy bear owned by [[Christopher Robin Milne]], the son of the author [[A. A. Milne]]; the character first appeared in a [[Winnie-the-Pooh (book)|1926 children's book]] and has been adapted by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] for [[Winnie the Pooh (Disney character)|animated shorts since 1966]].
* Tessie Bear from [[Enid Blyton]]'s [[Noddy (character)| Noddy series]] is a living female teddy bear and the protagonist's best friend. The character debuted in the 1954 book ''Noddy Gets into Trouble'' where she helps clear Noddy's innocence after being falsely accused of being a thief in ToyTown.
* ''[[Sooty]]'' began broadcasting on British television in 1955.
* "[[(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear]]" was a number one hit for [[Elvis Presley]] in 1957.
* [[Paddington Bear]] is based on a teddy bear purchased by the British author [[Michael Bond]], first appearing in a 1958 children's book.
* [[Rilakkuma]] is a teddy bear which debuted in Japan in 2003.
* ''[[Corduroy (book)|Corduroy]]'' is a 1968 children's book based on an anthropomorphic teddy bear in a department store.
* [[SuperTed]] is a superhero teddy bear in an animated television series first airing in 1982.
* [[Care Bears]] were first produced as colorful plush teddy bears in 1983.
* [[Pudsey Bear]] has been the mascot for Children in Need since 1985.
* [[Teddy Ruxpin]] was the best-selling toy of 1985 and 1986.
* [[Teddy (Mr. Bean)|Teddy]] is a knitted toy oddity in the 1990s sitcom ''Mr. Bean''.
* [[Misery Bear]] was featured in a series of fourteen shorts for the [[BBC]] website between 2009 and 2012.
* ''[[Naughty Bear]]'' (2010), and its 2012 sequel ''Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise'', are video games based on an anthropomorphic teddy bear who seeks revenge on the other bears that ostracised him.
* ''[[Ted (franchise)|Ted]]'', bases its adult comedy on a teddy bear come to life.
* ''[[Teddy (film)|Teddy]]'' is a 2021 Tamil-language fantasy action film.
* ''[[Imaginary (film)|Imaginary]]'' is a 2024 film produced by [[Blumhouse Productions]] and directed by [[Jeff Wadlow]]. The movie revolves around a [[supernatural]] teddy bear that befriends a child.