Costco bear

93" version of the Costco bear.

The Costco bear is a giant teddy bear manufactured by Hugfun International Inc. and sold primarily at Costco stores. ^[1]

The 8 ft (2.36 m) tall bear weighs 48.5 pounds (22 kg), and is intended for ages 3+.

Media appearances

The Costco bear has appeared in a number of television programs including:

• A commercial for Bringing Up Bates
• Jimmy Kimmel Live - January 5, 2017
• The Big Bang Theory - Season 9, Episode 20 "The Big Bear Precipitation" ^[2]
• Fans of the Hershey Bears tossed a Costco bear over the glass during the annual teddy bear toss ^[3]
• The Seattle Children's Hospital and then-Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson appeared in a commercial for the 93-inch plush bear ^[4]

• The Teddy bears of the Gobelins in Paris
• A social media post by Tesla demonstrating Hands-Free Trunk ^[5]

See also

• Blåhaj – A stuffed shark sold by IKEA that has attained a similar level of pop culture status.
• Djungelskog, a stuffed bear toy from IKEA that became an internet meme
• Harrods Christmas bear, a similar stuffed bear toy from Harrods
• Costco hot dog – Another Costco product that has become a cultural phenomenon.

References

1. Abrahamson, Rachel Paula (20 September 2016). "Twitter Is Losing It Over This Baby and Her Gigantic Costco Teddy Bear". Us Magazine. American Media Entertainment Group. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
2. Fowle, Kyle (7 April 2016). "The Big Bang Theory finally shifts its focus away from Sheldon and Amy". A.V. Club. Onion. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
3. "Group effort needed to heave giant in teddy bear toss". NHL.com. National Hockey League. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
4. Thorson, Britt (24 August 2014). "93-inch plush bears are coming to a Costco near you". Seattle Refined. Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
5. Tesla [@tesla] (May 9, 2024). "Hands-Free Trunk automatically opens the trunk when you stand behind it briefly with Phone Key enabled" (Tweet) – via Twitter.