The Hugga Bunch#Film

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The Hugga Bunch was a 1980s toy line from the Kenner, Parker Brothers companies and Hallmark Cards. Starting in early 1985,{{cite journal|last=Haynes|first=Kevin|date=June 18, 1985|title=Licensing show spurs vendors, but retail turnout disappoints|publisher=Fairchild Publications|page=15|journal=Women's Wear Daily (WWD)|number=149}}{{cite journal|last=Haynes|first=Kevin|date=March 11, 1985|title=A matter of character|publisher=Fairchild Publications|page=Y50|journal=Women's Wear Daily (WWD)|number=149}} the companies manufactured the Hugga Bunch dolls, each of which held a smaller doll called a "huglet" in their arms.{{cite journal|date=February 18, 1985|title=Pound Puppies, Hugga Bunch to seek plush stardom|publisher=Lebhar-Friedman Inc.|page=41|journal=Discount Store News|number=24}} During that year, the line generated over US$40 million in sales.{{cite journal|year=1987|title=Hugga Bunch|volume=140|page=192|quote=In 1985 Kenner Parker sold about $40 million worth of its Hugga Bunch doll, good for a new toy. Sad to say, Kenner Parker manufactured dolls valued at $60 million.|journal=Forbes|number=10–14}}

The title characters in the franchise lived in a place called "Huggaland".

Film

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| budget = US$1.4 million{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bli4AAAAIAAJ&q=Hugga+Bunch|title=Hugga Bunch|journal=Television/Radio Age|publisher=Television Editorial Corp.|volume=33|page=49|year=1985|access-date=September 3, 2010}}

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The toys inspired The Hugga Bunch, a 1985 television film produced by Filmfair Communications.

Written by David Swift and directed by Gus Jekel, it earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects. Produced for US$1.4 million, it was the most expensive TV special ever produced at the time. Along with a making-of special, it was released on VHS, LaserDisc and Beta by Vestron Video's Children's Video Library.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3yQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Hugga+Bunch&pg=PT34|title=These Hugs Are Worth Millions!|date=December 21, 1985|access-date=September 3, 2010|format=Advertisement|magazine=Billboard|publisher=VNU/Nielsen Business Media|volume=97|number=51|page=35}} To date, it has not been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray.