Happy Shapes Hedgehog

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**Happy Shapes Hedgehog** is one of the Linkimals that was released in 2019.

## Physical Appearance

Happy Shapes Hedgehog is a grayish-off-white hedgehog with cyan quills. It has black eyebrows, a black nose and mouth and its eyes are black and white.

The top of the hedgehog is white and has these busy activities on it: An orange dial with a butterfly on it that makes clicking sounds when turned; a teal roller with stripes in orange, green, teal, blue and mauve and it has white music notes and the numbers 1-5 on it; a red textured switch with the left side having zig-zag lines and the right side having polka-dots; and a mauve colored bar with three clacking rings linked to it: the first one is green, the second is orange, and the third is blue. A later version of Hedgehog exists where it only has two rings linked to the mauve bar instead of three: the green one and the orange one.

The side of the hedgehog has five buttons. The first is a green circle with the number 1 printed in it, the second is a red heart with the number 2 printed in it, the third is an orange triangle with the number 3 printed in it, the fourth is a blue square with the number 4 printed in it and the fifth is a yellow star with the number 5 printed in it. These light up as they are pushed. The shape buttons are surrounding a light-up circle with the Fisher-Price logo inside of it which has four lights in it, and next to the light panel is the green power switch. On the bottom of the hedgehog are green wheels with "FP" in the center. The hedgehog also has an orange string attached to the bottom-left of it, which is placed above the speaker holes if you're viewing it from the bottom.

## Features and Functions

The hedgehog is activated by either spinning the roller on top, or by pushing the shape buttons. Once activated, it also can be pushed or pulled.

If activated by the roller after turning it on, the activation sound plays, then the hedgehog says "It's music time!" and sings "Hello Friends". Spinning the roller activates sung songs.

If activated by the shape buttons after turning it on, the activation sound plays, then the hedgehog makes a trill sound. After a few seconds, it says the shape that was pressed, followed by a sound effect representing the shape that was pushed. Pushing the same button also has the hedgehog say the color of the shape, or the number printed inside of it. After it says a number, the hedgehog counts to it by "singing" the numbers like a musical scale.

If you push or pull it, the hedgehog either says "Whee! Let's roll!" or make a trill sound and say "Come on! Let's go!", then a short musical tune plays. The tune's length is extended if one keeps pushing or pulling it for an extended period of time. After the tune plays, the hedgehog says either "That was fun! I love exploring with you!" or "All done!" and giggle.

The box claims that it plays 40+ songs, sounds, tunes and phrases in total.

### What It Teaches

* Numbers, 1-5
* Counting, 1-5
* Shapes
* Colors

### Songs

These songs are played in order.

* Hello Friends
* Everyone Likes Shapes
* Colorful Friends
* Exploring For Shapes (Rolling Along)
* Rolling and Counting
* Best Friend To Roll With

## Interactivity with Other Linkimals

Like the other Linkimals, Happy Shapes Hedgehog can communicate with other Linkimals. It can sing "Hello Friends" and "Colorful Friends" with them, it can say phrases not heard when you play with it on its own, and you unlock the roll call sequence before "Hello Friends".

For a full list of the hedgehog's interaction phrases, see here.

### Shape Buttons

If the hedgehog is activated by pushing the shape buttons, it will make the trill sound as normal. A few seconds later, one of the Linkimals will greet the hedgehog, then a few seconds after that all of the Linkimals except for the hedgehog will laugh.

After the hedgehog says the shape you pushed, the other Linkimal(s) will either: Play the same sound the hedgehog made after the shape is said; laugh; say the name of the shape the hedgehog said; or say an "amazed" phrase.

After the hedgehog says the color of the shape you pushed, the other Linkimal(s) will either: Say the color; laugh; or say an "amazed" phrase.

After the hedgehog says the number printed inside the shape you pushed, the other Linkimal(s) will count to that number by "singing" the numbers like a musical scale.

### Roller

If the hedgehog is activated by spinning the roller, it will say "It's music time!" as normal. A few seconds later, one of the Linkimals will greet the hedgehog, then a few seconds after that all of the Linkimals except for the hedgehog will laugh.

During some of the hedgehog's songs, a Linkimal would emit either instrument sounds or "sing" along to the songs.

During the hedgehog's "Rolling and Counting" song, the other Linkimals will count to 5 by "singing" the numbers like a musical scale.

### Pushing/Pulling

After the hedgehog says "That was fun! I love exploring with you!", the other Linkimals respond to it by saying an "Agreeing" phrase.

After the hedgehog says "All done!" and giggles, the other Linkimals laugh.