TNJ Set

The "ToysNJoys" (TNJ) Set was presumably released in 2008, and contains 5 Toad plush, a Red Toad, a Green Toad, a Light Blue Toad, a large size Green Toad, and a large Light Blue Toad. A large Red Toad is theorized to exist; however, no documentation or proof has been found yet. The head is white with 5 different spots on the cap, which can be red, green, or light blue depending on the variant. The face is round and has 2 black eyes with white shines at the top and a light pink mouth that curves up into a smile. The arms and hands are small and have stitching to show finger detail. The body has a light skin colored section and white pants. The vest is blue with a bold yellow border. The shoes are dark brown and round, though they are missing the sole details.

## History

* The first instances of this plush being seen was on the website "ToysNJoys" which has been shut down for years now, but a snapshot of it is saved on the Wayback Machine internet archive website. The snapshot originates from July 5th, 2008, at approximately 5:50 AM on the second page of the Nintendo plush area. It shows 2 listings of note, a listing that contains a large size Green Toad, and another listing that contains a large size Light Blue Toad (see the second and third photos in the gallery). Another listing would then show up on the same website and it was snapshotted on July 10th, 2008 at 7:48, which was a listing that contained the Red, Green, and Light Blue normal sized toads(see the first photo in the gallery). This what we know of to be the earliest known appearances of the characters in the set, on any site.
* On October 29, 2011, Luigifan00001 posted a Mario Plush collection video, in which, he is shown to have a normal size Light Blue Toad, which marks the first time that a plush from the TNJ Set was shown on video (see the fourth photo in the gallery). It is unknown where he got the plush from, as he never elaborates on it in any of his videos that show the Light Blue Toad. He would then make two more collection vids where the Light Blue Toad would once again make an appearance, once in 2015 and once in 2020.
* On June 20th, 2018, Roxtar 247 released a video titled "Mario Plush Collection!". In the video, it is shown that he owns a Light Blue Toad from the TNJ Set (see the fifth photo in the gallery). He claims that the plush is "Kinda rare on eBay", hinting towards the idea that he purchased the plush off of eBay, however we cannot be certain as he does not elaborate on the topic and there are no archived listings from eBay with the plush on record. We also cannot ask him as it appears that he has retired from collecting plush and making content on YouTube.
* The most recent and so far, final appearance of a plush from the TNJ Set was on August 18th, 2022, when a lot on Facebook Marketplace was listed which contained a normal size Light Blue Toad, large size Green Toad and large size Light Blue Toad (see the seventh photo in the gallery). As well as a Yoshi Jockey plush and pair of Luigi Slippers. This was the first time they have shown up for sale in almost 14 years, the last time likely being the listings on ToysNJoys. The lot was found on August 22nd and was then sold on September 11th, 2022, to the user Zanxiguess, however he only purchased the two large size plush.
* Zanxiguess then made a video unboxing the plush on October 3rd, 2022, where he unboxes the two aforementioned plush that he purchased.

## Errors/Inaccuracies

* The border around the vest should be thinner, as it appears to be bolded up for no reason.
* The shoes happen to be missing the sole details but are instead a solid dark brown color. This is also an error on the original Mario Party 5 Toad Plush.

## Trivia

* This plush set is named after the website that we have the earliest known documentation of them being on, Toys N Joys.
* The colored areas of the mushroom cap can vary in color, being lighter or darker. This is most prominent on the Light Blue Toad.
	+ The color of the colored areas can also be affected by the lighting of when the photo was taken.
* There is no known images or documentation of the large size Red Toad. If you find any, please contact us so we can confirm its existence.
* Oddly enough, the Red Toad, usually being the most common in most sets, somehow happens to be the most obscure plush in this set.
* Nobody is known yet to have a plush of the normal size Red Toad or Green Toad. Both of them have photos and listing archives that prove they do exist, however.
* Light Blue Toad is usually the most demanded in the set, likely due to it not being a standard color of Toad plush and how rare it is.
* It is theorised that the Purple Toad plush is from this set, but it is most likely from the Classic Toad Set.

## Where to Buy

All of the plush in the set are incredibly rare and will take a long while for another to show up, so you will need to have patience if you are searching for one. Your best bet for finding one is secondhand websites such as eBay, Facebook Marketplace, or Mercari, though it's not likely any of them will appear any time soon.

## Current Documented Owners

### Normal size Light Blue Toad:

* Luigifan00001
* Roxtar 247

## Current Documented Photos

The only known photo of the TNJ Set Red Toad.The large size Green Toad photo shown on ToysNJoys.The large size Light Blue Toad photo shown on ToysNJoys.Luigifan00001's Light Blue Toad, as seen in his 2020 plush collection video.Roxtar 247's Light Blue Toad, as seen in his 2018 plush collection video.A photo of unknown origin. To the right is a large size Light Blue Toad. (Note: The Red Toad to the left of the photo is not a TNJ Toad plush, rather being a "Badbboi" Toad).A photo from the Facebook Marketplace lot that Zanxiguess purchased.A photo of the Large size TNJ Green Toad that Zanxiguess bought. The photo was taken during shipping.A photo of the Large size TNJ Light Blue Toad that Zanxiguess bought. The photo was taken during shipping.A photo of both the Large size Light Blue and Green Toads, as seen in Zanxiguess' unboxing video.
## Documented Links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20081127153652/http://www.toysnjoys.com/nintendo\_plush2.html
	+ This is the link to the ToysNJoys website archive, which shows 3 listings, a listing that contains the Red, Green and Light blue normal sized toads, a listing that contains a large size Green Toad. and a listing that once sold a large size Light Blue Toad.
* https://youtu.be/tb79mkxtSv0?t=158
	+ This is the link to Luigifan00001's collection, which is set to go right to the timestamp where the Light Blue Toad makes his appearance in the video.
* https://youtu.be/-ov\_O8ECeks?t=602
	+ This is the link to Roxtar 247's collection, which is set to go right to the timestamp where the Light Blue Toad is shown.
* https://youtu.be/KEfJqpv3VlU?t=43
	+ This is the link to Zanxiguess' unboxing video, which is set to go right to the timestamp where the Big size Green Toad is shown.