Alphabet Apple (2008)

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The Alphabet Apple was a toy released in 2008.

The toy now acts much similar to the Touch & Discover Alphabet Town:

  • The letter buttons are white with blue consonants and red vowels. There is also a 27th Safari button that you can press to hear a fun phrase. All buttons light up.
  • The words for each letter are animals, with the first letter of their names in blue.
  • There is also a clock with a worm as its moveable hand.
  • There are now 8 activities instead of 5.
  • The On/Off button is now located to the right of the stem and to the left of the clock.

Activities

Super Sounds

You will be asked which letter corresponds with a particular phonic sound. Press the correct LETTER BUTTON to answer. The correct letter button will light up as a clue.

ABC It!

You will be asked a variety of letter-related questions. Press the correct letter button to answer the question. The correct letter button will light up as a clue.

Fun Facts

You will be asked to press any ANIMAL BUTTON to learn about the animals. Press the button once to hear a sound effect, animal name and characteristic. Press the button again to hear the corresponding letter.

Spelling Fun

You will hear a word and its spelling. Watch carefully as the buttons light up showing the spelling of the word. Press the LETTER BUTTONS in the correct order to spell the word. The lights will flash to indicate which letter should be pressed next.

Find It

You will hear an animal sound. Identify the animal and press the corresponding ANIMAL BUTTON. The correct letter button will light-up as a clue.

Clock Quiz

You will be asked to set the clock to a specific time. Turn the CLOCK HAND to the correct time to answer.

Question Time

You will be asked a question about animal characteristics. Listen and watch carefully and press the correct ANIMAL BUTTON to answer the question.

Music

Press the LETTER BUTTONS to hear cheerful melodies. The lights will dance with the music!

Clock Phrases (US, UK)

  • 1:00: “Time to feed the alligator!”
  • 2:00: “Time to feed the camel!”
  • 3:00: “Time to feed the elephant!”
  • 4:00: “Time to feed the horse!”
  • 5:00: “Time to feed the lion!”
  • 6:00: “Time to feed the monkey!”
  • 7:00: “Time to feed the owl!”
  • 8:00: “Time to feed the rabbit!”
  • 9:00: “Time to feed the snake!”
  • 10:00: “Time to feed the turtle!”
  • 11:00: “Time to feed the whale!”
  • 12:00: “Time to feed the yak!”

Animal Categories

Animals that fly in the sky

  • Bat
  • Owl
  • Quail
  • Vulture

Animals that have a furry body

  • Camel
  • Horse
  • Kangaroo
  • Lion
  • Monkey
  • Rabbit
  • Yak
  • Zebra

Animals that have feathers

  • Goose
  • Owl
  • Quail
  • Vulture

Animals that lay eggs

  • Alligator
  • Frog
  • Goose
  • Iguana
  • Newt
  • Owl
  • Quail
  • Snake
  • Turtle
  • Vulture

Animals that run on four legs

  • Camel
  • Elephant
  • Horse
  • Lion
  • Porcupine
  • Rabbit
  • Yak
  • Zebra

Animals that swim in the water

  • Alligator
  • Dolphin
  • Frog
  • Jellyfish
  • Turtle
  • Urchin
  • Whale
  • X-Ray Fish

Music List

  • A. Animal Fair (US, UK, Poland)
  • B. When The Saints Go Marching In (US, UK, Poland)
  • C. Can Can (US, UK, Poland)
  • D. Shoo, Fly, Don’t Bother Me (US)/Ode to Joy (UK, Poland)
  • E. The Farmer In The Dell (US, UK, Poland)
  • F. Mary Had a Little Lamb (US, UK, Poland)
  • G. Hey Diddle Diddle (US, UK, Poland)
  • H. Bobby Shaftoe (US, UK, Poland)
  • I. Humpty Dumpty (US, UK, Poland)
  • J. Oh Susanna (US, UK, Poland)
  • K. Alouette (US, UK, Poland)
  • L. This Old Man (US, UK, Poland)
  • Ł. The Wheels on the Bus (Poland)
  • M. Chopsticks (US, UK, Poland)
  • N. Polly Wolly Doodle (US, UK, Poland)
  • O. Yankee Doodle (US, UK, Poland)
  • P. Ode to Joy (US, as a reprise in Poland)/Bumpin' Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon (UK)
  • Q. The Wheels on the Bus (US, UK)
  • R. Polly, Put The Kettle On (US, UK, Poland)
  • S. Pop! Goes the Weasel (US, UK, Poland)
  • T. London Bridge (US, UK, Poland)
  • U. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (US, UK, Poland)
  • V. Old MacDonald (US, UK)
  • W. Ikan Kekek (US, UK, Poland)
  • X. Hickory Dickory Dock (US, UK)
  • Y. Three Little Kittens (US, UK, Poland)
  • Z. I've Been Working On The Railroad (US, UK, Poland)

Trivia

  • This toy shares the same US voice with the 2005 release of the Touch & Discover Alphabet Town.
  • The bat, goose, horse, iguana, porcupine, turtle, and vulture change depending on what color, but only in the US for the Super Sounds and ABC It activities:
    • If they are orange, you will learn by answering questions.
    • If they are yellow, you will learn freely by pressing any button.
  • The original sound of the alligator is one bite, but in the toy it is 3.
  • As the clock goes from 1 to 12, the animals to feed go from A to Z.
  • The questions: "Who flies in the sky?" and "Who has feathers?" have the same answers, but the question: "Who lays eggs?" has different answers.
  • The answers are Elephant, Horse, Owl, and Kangaroo for "Who flies in the sky?" and "Who has feathers?", but the answers are Monkey, Horse, Lion, and Owl for "Who lays eggs?" instead.
  • The quail faces away from the letter and the vulture looks at the letter, but only in both US versions and one UK one.
  • The quail looks at the letter and the vulture faces away from the letter, but only in one UK version.
  • The bat, goose, horse, iguana, porcupine, turtle, and vulture are orange, but only in both UK versions and one US one.
  • The bat, goose, horse, iguana, porcupine, turtle, and vulture are yellow, but only in one US version.
  • The US version has "...can change his color.", but the UK one has "...has lots of spines." instead.
  • There are a few differences about The Wheels on the Bus:
    • In the US, it’s letter Q, coming after Ode to Joy (P) and before Polly, Put the Kettle On (R).
    • In the UK, it’s also letter q, coming after Bumpin' Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon (p) and before the same song from the US (r).
    • In Poland, it’s letter Ł, coming after This Old Man (L) and before Chopsticks (M).
  • The UK version is the only version to have lowercase letters instead of uppercase letters.
  • When you’re inactive, the song “Planting Rice” plays in the background.
  • The Polish version replaces the Spelling activity with the Counting activity. This activity is similar to the one from from Touch & Discover Alphabet Town[1]

Goofs

  • The iguana is said to change colors which a chameleon actually does, but only in the US.

External Links

Manuals

  1. ↑ https://youtu.be/W7bnPPa6qfU