Animorphs Fast Food Merchandise

As part of the marketing license by Scholastic, fast food toys were produced for three franchises:

• Taco Bell released 5 toys in 1998 and 5 toys from September 13, 1999 to October 10, 1999

• Pizza Hut released 5 toys from November 9, 1998 to January 4, 1999

• KFC released 5 toys in 1998

1998 Taco Bell Toys

Released: Fall 1998

• Claw To Hand Watch - Clock with 2 hour timer, to signify the two hour limit morph time
• Andalite Dome Ship Beam Toy - Image changing Flashlight, shaped like an Andalite Dome Ship
• Yeerk on the Brain - Magnetic Brain Maze- use the magnetic finger provided to move the Yeerk across the brain to solve the maze
• Animorpher - Mirror Image Changer
• Animorphing Sphere - Picture Changing Ball

Taco Bell Animorphs toys advertisement - Disney Adventures Magazine, November 1998

Taco Bell toys and Meal Bag 1998

Claw To Hand Watch - Taco Bell toy 1998

Animorphing Sphere bag

Animorpher in packaging

Andalite Dome Ship Beam toy bag showing how the flashlight projects a Jake/Rhino morphing image

Gif of Jake/Rhino morphing image projected by the Andalite Beam toy flashlight.

Animorpher bag

1999 Taco Bell Morphing Action Figures

The action figures

Released:September 13, 1999 to October 10, 1999
Four morphing figures were produced as toys for age 3+, the Tobias see-through hawk was produced as the Under-3 toy, so it doesn't morph.

• Cassie to Anteater
• Rachel to Fly
• Jake to Lizard
• Marco to Hammerhead Shark
• Tobias See-Through Hawk with Human Morph Inside

Taco Bell Meal Bag 1999

Taco Bell Meal Bag 1999

All 5 Taco Bell transformer toys

Marco/Shark toy bag

Rachel/Fly toy bag

Cassie/ Anteater toy bag

1999 Taco Bell morphing toys advertised on scholastic.com/animorphs

Pizza Hut

Released: November 9, 1998 to January 4, 1999

Tobias and Yeerk AniStampers

Anistampers

• Tobias stamper rolls a silhouette of Tobias morphing into a hawk in orange. Stamper flaps its wings as you roll it.
• Yeerk Stamper rolls <DON'T BE A YEERK> in green while the stamper wiggles its legs.

Animarkers

• 2 felt pen double markers - Jake (brunette) and Rachel (blonde)

  

  Jake and Rachel Felt Pen Markers from Pizza Hut

• The animal head of the marker "encodes" a message in invisible ink, and the human head part of the marker "decodes" the message in dark ink.

Yeerk Pool Ship Squirter

• A rubber ball of the Yeerk Mother Ship
• This was the Under-3 toy, so it was the only toy not to come with the instruction sheet

Pizza Hut Toys Instructions - these were found inside each bag that included a 3+ toy (the two Anistampers and the two Animarkers, but not the Pool Ship Squirter)

Pizza Hut Toys Instructions -back

Yeerk stamper from Pizza Hut

Jake and Rachel Animarkers (Pizza Hut)

Scholastic.com/Animorphs uses the voice of Ax to remind you to visit your local Pizza Hut for Animorphs Toys.

Tobias Anistamper bag

Yeerk Pool Ship Squirter in bag

Yeerk Pool Ship Squirter (side showing 'A' logo)

Yeerk Pool Ship Squirter (side showing door)

Yeerk Pool Ship Squirter (bottom view)

Placemat and all five toys in bags

Yeerk Anistamper Top View

<DON'T BE A YEERK> text stamped by the Yeerk Anistamper

Pizza Hut Table Tent

KFC

The KFC toys

Released: 1998

• Puzzle Cube - Fold and unfold the puzzle cube to see different images.
• Animorphing Box - Rub the middle of any of the sides to see Animorphs.
• Thought Speak Revealer - Read the story line on the card then use the red transparent window to see more.
• Tobias Hawk Glider - Throw it and it glides.
• DNA transfer Cards - Rub the card to reveal items - back of the cards is a puzzle

KFC toy instructions side 1

KFC toy instructions side 2

All five toys in packaging

KFC display board

DNA transfer cards (KFC)

Puzzle on back of DNA transfer cards (KFC)

Animorphs Puzzle Cube (KFC)

Thought Speak Revealer (KFC)

Hawk Glider bag - includes one area for the wings, one area for the body

Tobias Hawk Glider top view

External Links

• 1999 Taco Bell toys advertised on scholastic.com/animorphs
• Pizza Hut toys advertised on scholastic.com/animorphs
• Article:More Animorphs! Published November 1, 1998.