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This shouldn't really be in the "Weebl and Bob" category, surely? Alai 19:36, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
The article as written uses the present tense: "Weebles are a line of toys...". However, having listened to the commentary track of the DVD Primer, it seems that Hasbro is no longer manufacturing Weebles. The director wanted Weebles to use as props in the film, but had a lot of difficulty in finding them, until finally he bought some on eBay. He mentioned that he had to take the fire truck and another accessory as well, just to get one Weeble. -- Cinematical 23:54, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
Just thought that the trivia section almost sounds like it should be moved to a disambiguation page rather than listed on the article. Some of the trivia has nothing to do with weebles but sound like the name. I think the "weebl and bob" should also be part of the disambiguation or a note on the top of the article. Peter 04:25, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
Someone put {{ reqphoto}} at the top of this talk page. I'll warn in advance that any photo added to this article's lead section will have to be non-free and uploaded directly to English Wikipedia, not Commons. Here's why:
Oh, and Weebles toys are once again discontinued. (In fact, I managed to catch 'em all.) -- Damian Yerrick ( talk | stalk) 18:08, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Prior to the proprietary "Weeble" described here, this sort of weighted-bottom, bounce-back toy existed (e.g., in Der Stürmer No. 29, July 1937). What was it called? The page as presently written describes it without using a particular term. The Leo DE/EN online dictionary gives "tumbler" for the German Stehaufmännchen (note that the interwiki links to the generic toy)—is this British English, as it's unfamiliar to my native U.S. English vocabulary. I'm interested in the U.S. English term. -- Deborahjay ( talk) 10:05, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
I have often wondered where this product name originates because the Dutch word for 'to wobble' is 'wiebelen' (pronounced weebelen). Thus, Weebles wobble. Simplastic ( talk) 14:39, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
The article needs an image of an original Weeble, preferably a side by side comparison with the new ones. Were the originals discontinued because of possible choking hazards? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bizzybody ( talk • contribs) 21:26, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
The explanation of how a weeble wroks stresses that it must comtain two solids of different density. Anyone who gas real world experience of destroying weebles (e.g. by hurling them as toy hand grenades) will know they actually have a metal weight in the base and the top is hollow. Altough the principle of low c of g is correct the level of weeble-fu demonstrated by the explanation is paltry and unworthy of Wikipedia. Stub Mandrel ( talk) 18:02, 10 March 2021 (UTC)