"Despicable Me" (Polish: "How to Steal the Moon") is a series of popular animated films created by Illumination Entertainment studio. The series features characters known as Minions, who have gained immense popularity and become an iconic element of pop culture.
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- Description: "Fingerlings" are small interactive toys in the shape of a monkey (although other animals were later introduced) that can be worn on the finger. Each toy has sensors that respond to touch, movement and sounds.
- Interaction: Fingerlings respond to a variety of stimuli. They can move their heads, open their eyes, sway their tails, respond to touch or to voices. They can make sounds and noises, and mimic the user's movements.
- Various Versions: Following the success of the original monkeys, the "Fingerlings" series has been expanded with different versions, such as "Fingerlings Hugs" - larger, soft versions that can embrace the user. There were also "Fingerlings Baby Dragons," "Fingerlings Untamed" and others.
- Popularity: At the time of their debut, the "Fingerlings" became a big hit and were difficult to obtain due to limited availability. They gained popularity as collector's toys.
- Collecting: Many versions of the "Fingerlings" have different colors, designs and skills, which encouraged children and collectors to collect different characters.
- Educational Aspects: Although "Fingerlings" are primarily toys, many of them had an educational aspect, teaching children basic interactions, reactions and care for a small animal.
- Different Types of Animals: In addition to monkeys, the Fingerlings series also featured other interactive animals, such as unicorns, dinosaurs and foxes.
- Related Products: The popularity of "Fingerlings" also resulted in the release of other related products, such as books, board games and accessories.
- Follow-up: "Fingerlings" continued and further developed the series, with various editions and variants launched.
- Short Fashion: Although the popularity of "Fingerlings" lasted intensely for a period, like many trends in the toy world, interest may have waned over time.
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- Minions have their own language: Minions communicate using their own language, known as "Minionese." It's a set of sounds, words and expressions that refer to various languages and sounds from around the world.
- The Minions are inspired by KinderSurprises: The creator of the Minions, Pierre Coffin, admitted that their appearance was inspired by the KinderSurprise toys, particularly the shape of their heads.
- Minions and real language: In the films "Minions" and "Minions 2," viewers were able to hear more words in English, although they still remain a mix of different languages and sounds.
- Minions are "unfulfilled goals." The creators of the series referred to the Minions as "unfulfilled goals" (failed experiments). They are the idea of creating perfect sidekicks, but their uncoordinated and frantic behavior falls short of expectations.
- Cameo in other films: The Minions often appear as cameos in other Illumination Entertainment studio films, creating a sort of "Minion universe."
- Guinness World Record for Minions: During the promotion of the film "Minions 2" in 2015, London managed to gather the largest number of people dressed as Minions in one place, as recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records.
- The Minions have their own emoji: In 2015, Minions were introduced as the official emoji in instant messaging and on social media.
- Minions and music: The Minions have a music track called "Minions Banana Song" that has gained popularity on YouTube.
- Cameo in "Shrek 2": The Minions first appeared as a cameo in the animated film "Shrek 2" (2004), also created by DreamWorks Animation studio.
- Minions in the World: The popularity of Minions has made them a symbol of entertainment around the world, appearing on all sorts of products, from toys to clothing and accessories.