Boglins were rubbery hand puppets that resembled small monsters, goblins and aquatic creatures.

Boglins were manufactured by a number of companies including Action GT and Ideal and distributed by Mattel.

Boglins were also characterised by their varying " genus " and unique form, which entailed a pair of arms, no legs, and a flattish body.

* Boglins ( Boglinus humungus ) were large and would fit comfortably on the hand.

* Small Boglins ( Boglinus minimus ) were slightly smaller than regular Boglins, resulting in reduced freedom of motion and simpler features.

* Soggy Boglins ( Boglinus liquidious ) were puppets in the shapes of mutated animals.

They were slightly smaller than regular Boglins.

Soggy Boglins were also marketed under the name ' Aquatic Boglins '.

* Baby Boglins were finger sized boglins with fixed facial expressions and googly eyes which were sold in egg-shaped boxes.

* Halloween Boglins were Boglins painted in halloween forms.

* Acrobat Boglins were made of a flexible, sticky material which allowed them to be thrown at walls and slowly ' crawl ' down them.

* Bash ' em Boglins were highly detailed, with cartoon-like features and detachable body parts.

* Action Boglins were larger than Baby Boglins, but lay on their stomachs with full body length.

* Baby Squirt Boglins were semi-solid PVC Boglins with detailed facial features which could squirt water when squeezed.

* Hairy Boglins were Plunk and Flurp Boglins with tufts of hair on their heads.

* Talking Boglins which talked and made noises were released shortly after the original three.

* Glow Boglins were medium Boglins which glowed in the dark.

The Slime toilet was also a major part of the Mini Boglins board game.

Boglins " in 1989, but the winged creatures were never released in the United States.

* Moggy Boglins: Mattel planned to release " Moggy Boglins " in 1991, but the feline creatures were never released.

There were two large, talking Boglins named Belcher and Gangrene, as well as several smaller ones: I Ball / Deg, a turquoise Boglin whose eyes popped out on stalks ; Mr Mucus / Mr Crad, a purple Boglin which spat water when squeezed ; and Warty / Pustule, a green Boglin with sticky red blisters that oozed.

They made out of solid PVC and unlike their predecessors had no movable parts, so were essentially plastic models similar to Monster in My Pocket as well as being sold in blister packs ( containing 3 or 5 monsters ) and boxes ( containing 5, 10, 20 or 100 Boglins ) they were available packaged individually, each packet contained a random Boglin and buyers didn't know which Boglin it was, a common practice, similar to Gashapon ).

The Mini Boglins Swamp Carry Case was also sold separately, made of molded plastic it unfolded to be a small landscape on which children could play with the Mini-Boglins.

A selection of various Boglins from an advertising poster.

They became very popular in both the United Kingdom and USA, and their popularity is believed to have reached its peak thanks to a deal with Kellogg's in 1989, to use them in promotions contained in, and on, boxes of Rice Krispies cereal, including rubber stampers, stamp collections, cut-out masks and an exclusive set of Mini Boglins.

The cult status of Boglins in the past has been so great that they have made appearances in other media.

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