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Please note: all products Squirrel Tracks Wooden Trains sells are for children (and grownups) ages 3 and up.
Everything we sell is compatible and interchangeable with the
BRIO® and Thomas & Friends™ brands of wooden trains and accessories.
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 | When we started out, we sold mostly Eichhorn® brand wooden trains. As you may know, Eichhorn in German means “squirrel”. That is where the inspiration for the name “Squirrel Tracks” came from! The proper term for squirrel in German is actually Eichhörnchen but the unofficial variation Eichhorn is commonly used. To help people remember Hermann Eichhorn’s toy company, someone came up with the idea of the squirrel mascot. He (or is “he” a she?) is a red squirrel because they are common in Germany. |
| (The section below is reproduced with permission from the author of the wonderful website, “The Scholarly Squirrel”. We gratefully acknowledge her generosity in allowing us to quote her. The cute squirrel “bullet points” are hers as well.) |
Squirrels have found stardom in television and film. In 1959, cartoonist Jay Ward created the now world-famous Rocky the Flying Squirrel. Formally known as Rocket J. Squirrel, the brainy sleuth was known for outwitting villains Boris and Natasha with his friend Bullwinkle the Moose. Rocky starred in his own show, “Rocky and His Friends.” Rocky and Bullwinkle will make their comeback in 2000 with the Hollywood blockbuster, “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle” starring Jason Alexander and Rene Russo. The film will feature the vocal talents of June Foray, the original voice for Rocky and Keith Scott, son of Bill Scott, the original voice for Bullwinkle.Secret Squirrel and his sidekick, Morocco Mole, premiered with their own Hanna Barbera cartoon in 1965. The show featuring the two madcap rodents was fashioned after the British spy movie craze of that era. Secret Squirrel was so popular that he returned in 1993 in eleven brand new episodes.Real life Twiggy, the world's only water-skiing squirrel, has performed in boat shows all over the country and even earned guest apperances on "Good Morning America" and the “Rosie O’Donnell Show” with her owner, Lou Ann Best. The first Twiggy was born in 1978 in Florida and was trained to water ski by Lou Ann's husband, Chuck. Since then, there have been three Twiggys who have starred in the popular water skiing show. Twiggy’s skis measure over a foot in length and she is towed behind a 2-foot-long remote-controlled boat. Twiggy can ski for as long as 30 minutes at a time!Slappy and Skippy Squirrel debuted on “Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs” show in 1993 and have since entertained both children and adults around the world. A retired toon actress from the Looney Tunes golden era, Slappy spends most of her days causing trouble on the Warner Brothers lot. She especially likes to carry out pranks using dynamite with her innocent nephew and sidekick, Skippy. Slappy’s popularity has generated a number of fansites on the Internet.Skunny the Squirrel is the star of his own computer games from Atomic Entertainment. Skunny has been called a “squirrel with an attitude.” He is constantly rushing from one wild adventure to another, often accompanied by his girlfriend, Rosie.Squirrels have made their mark in sports by serving as team mascots all over the globe. For example, China’s first professional basketball team is called The Zhejiang Squirrels. Scotland has a track and field mascot named Super Squirrel.Squirrels have also served as spokesrodents for various products. General Mills created a highly popular ad campaign featuring live squirrels for their Honey Nut Clusters Cereal. Measuring in at ten inches tall, the real-life star of the Clusters ads has generated such hype that he has since been named by one journalist as the “Leonardo Dicaprio of Squirrels.”Before the Frappuccino, there was the Pink Squirrel. This confection is made by pouring cream, cream de cocoa and amaretto over ice and shaking until frothy.| Home | Train Sets | Accessories and Buildings | Track | Locomotives and Train Cars | Storage Bins | Gift Services | Delivery Services |
