This was one of the toys which just stopped me in my tracks. This brought back stupidly early childhood memories. I can remember playing with this (and, I think, other items from the range) on the living room carpet. Doggy (who I believe belonged to Mrs Buntun (or possibly Bunton)) would wander off from the main events and lie face down on the carpet, at which point I would loudly declare “Mr Policeman, Mr Policeman, Doggy’s chewing the carpet”. The collection in the museum didn’t seem to have a Mr Policeman though.

I remember the dark skinned character (which sadly seems quite innovative for current times never mind when this was produced) and think I must have had a second because they would be referred to as the “chocolate people” in my terrible incorrect way (had the characters been mainly dark skinned with a couple of lighter ones I wonder if they would have become the ice cream people). I can’t recall if they were the twins or if that was another couple. Pretty sure there were two gentlemen shared a bed too.

I do wish my mother were still alive to ask.

So, we have a carpet munching dog, terribly racist but innocent descriptions of two men, and gay living arrangements. What a strange place my young mind was.