Beanie Babies are a line of
stuffed animals, made by
Ty Warner Inc., which was later renamed as
Ty Inc. in November 1991. Each toy is stuffed with plastic pellets (or "beans") rather than conventional stuffing (see
PVC and
PE), giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel. In a rare interview Warner said "The whole idea was it looked real because it moved." During the latter half of the 1990's the toy emerged as a major fad