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Webkinz (Video Game)

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Webkinz are toy stuffed animals that were originally released by the Canadian Ganz company on April 29, 2005. The toys are similar to many other small plush toys, however, each Webkinz toy has an attached tag with a unique "Secret Code" printed on it that allows access to the "Webkinz World" website. On Webkinz World, the Secret Code allows the user to own a virtual version of the pet for online play for a limited time (one year). Lil' Kinz are smaller, less expensive versions of Webkinz, while the Signature collection are larger and slightly more expensive. Sales of plush Webkinz toys are limited to the United States and Canada, but international users can buy virtual pets from the online eStore.As of 2016, members whose accounts were previously unusable due to not purchasing any new pets have had their content restored. A free membership option was also added, albeit with very limited features. This may be because of the dramatic decline in popularity that the website experienced, meaning that requiring users to purchase new stuffed animals to access the website is no longer a realistic business model.
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Stealth Pun
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Stealth Pun: Dr. Quack is a doctor who is a duck. He's a pun for a quack doctor, another term for a Snake Oil Salesman "specializing" in the medical field, although Dr. Quack is a qualified doctor.
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A Lizard Named "Liz"
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A Lizard Named "Liz": Dr. Quack, Fred Rover, Tabby von Meow, Sheldon Turtle, Fiona Feathers, Ella McWoof.
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Lily-Pad Platform
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Lily-Pad Platform: Lily Padz, an arcade game, has you control a frog who hops on lily pads to progress through levels. If you stay on a lily pad too long, however, it will sink.
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Play Every Day
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Play Every Day: The game gives a daily gift, daily log-in bonuses, and reward games that can be played daily (Wishing Well 2, Wheel of WOW). In fact, it encourages checking back every hour by having a "Today's Activities" list of potential rewards players can receive if logged in at certain times.
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Species Subversives
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Species Subversives: The game features a skunk who, far from being antisocial and spray-happy, spends her time lamenting that she has no friends.
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Species Surname
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Species Surname: Ms. Birdy, Fluffington St. Barnard, PJ Collie, Plumpy E. Hippo, Quizzy Bear, Amanda Panda, and Sheldon Turtle.
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Punny Name
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Punny Name: The owner of the Curio Shop is named Arte Fact. The owner of the KinzStyle Outlet is named Polly Jean Collie, with her nickname being "P.J." Denim pants are referred to as jeans, and pajamas are sometimes called pj's. Ms. Cowoline is a bovine play on "Caroline."
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Quack Doctor
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Quack Doctor: Subverted. Dr. Quack is an anthropomorphic duck doctor who is named after the phrase "quack doctor." Ironically, though, he seems to be perfectly legitimate and is shown to be very kind and caring.
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An Interior Designer Is You
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An Interior Designer Is You: The game allows you to design rooms for your pets with items from the W Shop.
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Merchandise-Driven
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Merchandise-Driven: Get most of the content unlocked by getting yourself a plush.
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Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal
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Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Players can invoke this when dressing their pets by leaving certain clothing slots unused.
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Toys-To-Life Game
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Toys-To-Life Game: An early example. When you buy a real life Webkinz stuffed animal, it comes with a code that you can use to get the same pet in-game.
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Cartoon Creature
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Cartoon Creature: Is the Google a duck or a platypus? Doesn't help the Googles lack forelimbs and a tail. In the Google's Pet of the Month song, Go Go Googles, they are explicitly referred to as platypi, or more specifically, a kind of "silly platypus."
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In-Game TV
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In-Game TV: If you buy a TV for your pet, you can watch The Secret Chef (hosted by Chef Gazpacho), Monkey & Monkey Show, and Winners' Shows (shows created in the Webkinz Studio that have won contests in Webkinz).
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Bravado Song
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Bravado Song: The song "Scaredy-Cat" encourages the viewer to just press on if they're scared and not run away crying.
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Sweet Tooth
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Sweet Tooth: Poncho the Chihuahua in the Candy Bash games. He will never get enough candy.
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Video Game Caring Potential
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Video Game Caring Potential: You can build a strong relationship with your pet by providing for its needs.
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Call a Smeerp a "Rabbit"
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In the Google's Pet of the Month song, Go Go Googles, they are explicitly referred to as platypi, or more specifically, a kind of "silly platypus."
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A Dog Named "Dog"
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A Dog Named "Dog": Fairly common among the young children who name their Webkinz. In-game, there's "Ms. Birdy", a bird who runs the Adoption Center.
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Video Game Cruelty Potential
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Video Game Cruelty Potential: Neglecting your pet or feeding it gunk/gak/blech/a food it doesn't like - formerly the only thing remotely close to this trope. In the later updates, if you ignore your pet's request to play in a certain area or do a certain activity, they'll say something along the lines of "I guess not..." and their stats will go slightly down.
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Ridiculously Cute Critter
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Ridiculously Cute Critter: Game mostly involves taking care of and playing with cute animals.
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An Interior Designer Is You / int_8eba18b
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Animal Occupation Stereotypes / int_8eba18b
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Raising Sim / int_8eba18b
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