Ok, so this dates the movie, however I always loved the part where he gives the bear to the girl who can't afford it. Now, in my jaded 30's I pick apart the situation-stranger offering expensive gift to child-not to be trusted. However Penny paying for it made the potential stealing situation void.
I don't think it is your age but our "Age" that is jaded.
But the facts that
1. The mother was obvious OK about the kid receiving it (not like offering candy to a kid who may be diabetic/allergic/etc),
2. The child was in her arms, so he wasn't doing anything behind her back and
3. The giver was obviously not trying to buy the kid's affection/trust (sort of give-and-run.)
Of course, he didn't know he was stealing, which is not a legal defense, so Penny had to pay in order to keep him "innocent" in the situation.
BTW, this might be compared with the scene in Frankenstein with the little girl, but that might make for a interesting term paper...
Films' portrayal of strangers' kindness to children would indeed make for an interesting term paper. I thought it was a very sweet scene, as was the one in "Frankenstein"/"Young Frankenstein." It's sad when people see something like that and assume the worst, but that's the cynical era we live in.
shareHmmmm....I don't recall Teddy Ruspin being in this movie. However, I remember Teddy Ruxpin.
shareI had a Teddy Ruxpin and his friend, that four legged yellow creature. Still have it around my house, somewhere.
Love that scene! It's one of my favorites in this movie...
Also. WHile cleaning out my old bedroom in my parents house a few years back I found my old Teddy Ruxpin..
I also had his friend and I loved the way they would interact with one another. Definitely an awesome toy technology for the 80s.
BTW..... His friend, the orange caterpillar like creature, name was Grubby.
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