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The Pete Gazette
The McFarlane Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
Lead Review · From: McFarlane Toys
A Dream Vehicle for Cats Who Never Leave the Sofa
Our critic finds the Tumbler utterly inert as a toy yet grants it conditional clemency as a vessel for conquest fantasies.

My human, in their infinite and baffling wisdom, has brought another piece of sculpted plastic into my domain, this one a rather large, lumpy, camouflaged contraption they call a "Tumbler." Apparently, it's a vehicle from one of those noisy films where everyone growls. It’s designed to hold two of their precious dolls, though naturally, the main one must be…

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Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★☆☆☆
Earns its shelf space, barely
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