IMAGINE

MAGICAL CREATURES COMING TO LIFE

Mike “the Wizard”

Magical Creatures

that roam his world

Pound Puppy
Splashlings
Lost and Found
Waverley and Magic Seashells
Extreme Petz
Chubby Puppies
Fistful of Aliens
Ting Tag Alongs
Baby Pitter Patter
Ocean Friends
Meet the Loveable,
Huggable Pound Puppies!
There are oodles of lovable huggable Pound Puppies looking for a warm, loving home. They come ready to go in their own carrier – just waiting for you to rescue them from a lonely life at the pound, give them a name and comfort them with lots of love and hugs.
SWIM INTO ADVENTURE
Splashlings® are adventurous explorers at heart who love to make new friends as they discover exciting new underwater realms! They sometimes even travel beyond Mike The Wizard’s Magical world into the oceans of Earth to love and care for those waters, too!
Meet the SLEEPAROOS FROM THE LAND OF DREAMS
Every night, children all over the world visit the “Land of Dreams” and for those led by a SLEEPAROO the dreams are much sweeter! Each Sleeparoo is in charge of a special kind of dream and comes with a “golden” ticket to “The Land of Dreams” to place under your pillow.
Xtreme Petz
They're masters of muscle and the baddest beasts this side of your neighborhood! Disguised as mild-mannered pets, they transform into a band of awesome athletes outfitted with extreme sports gear! No sport is too dangerous, no challenge too tough as they charge through the streets battling their evil foes!
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Keeping good company

Companies that have licensed Mike’s toys over the years

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Meet the Loveable, Huggable

Pound Puppies

There are oodles of lovable huggable Pound Puppies looking for a warm, loving home. They come ready to go in their own carrier –just waiting for you to rescue them from a lonely life at the pound, give them a name and comfort them with lots of love and hugs. Poor little Pound Puppies. They have no one to love them.Wouldn’t you love to take one home? Pound Puppies are so cuddly soft, they feel real.Find your one and only puppy love… with Pound Puppies®!

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More on the Pound puppy story

Splashlings

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A Fathers 4-Hour Drive to Reunite Tearful Daughter with Her Beloved Pound Puppy

During a family vacation in California, a close friend found himself adding an unexpected detour to their journey home. As they were driving, his daughter suddenly realized she had left her beloved Pound Puppy behind in the hotel room. She cried and begged her dad to go back but it would mean a 4-hour turnaround and he was already exhausted from the trip.

Despite suggesting a quick replacement at a local toy store on the interstate ahead, she would have nothing to do with that idea.  She tearfully insisted, “NO, that’s MY Pound Puppy! I can’t leave it. You can’t replace him!” She became inconsolable so my friend turned around, drove 4 hours and retrieved her precious Pound Puppy. 

He told me, “You cost me a ton of driving time but that Pound Puppy made my daughter happy so I forgive you!”
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The Wizard has been spreading his creations around the world. 

Splashlings have brought joy to so many young girls.

An interview of Mike Bowling from the 
New York Toy Fair, 2016

NEWS ON OUR WIZARD

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A Cushy History of Pound Puppies

Featured in Mental Floss: Mike Bowling had spent nearly 20 years working on a Ford automobile assembly line in Cincinnati, Ohio, never once thinking about inventing toys.

Pound Puppies inventor: Don’t let excuses derail your ideas

Featured in The Jacksonville Daily Record: Amelia Island resident Mike Bowling says self-made obstacles ground many an invention.

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Pound Puppies Creator, a Fernandina Beach Resident, Launches a New Line of Toys

Featured in Toy News: Part of the key to success in Mike Bowling's line of work involves thinking like a child.

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Pound Puppies …made it onto Time Magazine’s “All-Time 100 Greatest Toys” list. And now they’re getting a reboot.

Featured in WJCT: Pound Puppies were one of the top-selling toys of the 1980s

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