Anthropomorphism at its Finest: The VOGUE CATS!

My Little Kitten, Cats N' Fun, & Vogue Cats - Fun Time Products 2007

It's a pretty rare thing when two completely different genres of toy collecting come together in a fresh new product.  The two genres I'm talking about are (1) the hyper-accessoried toy lines like Polly Pocket.  And (2) the ever-impressive animal figurine market with companies like Schleich, Safari, Papo, and Bullyland constantly creating competition for each other and inspiring better and better figures every year.  (not to mention all the added pressure from the newcomers like CollectA and MojoFun).  The Vogue Cats have blended these genres together perfectly.  They are pretty difficult to find today and can fetch a pretty penny in the secondary market.  During the course of their shelf-life, they were packaged under three different names: Vogue Cats, My Little Kitten, and Cats N' Fun.  I've found that single figures are usually found as Vogue Cats, but the larger action playsets come as Cats N' Fun.  Let's check them out below!

I'm going to start with my favorite from Wave 1, Monika

 

Monika

The Party Cat

She looks very unsuspecting in her housecat form.

 

 

 

But what's this?  She comes with a slew of accessories: A skirt with belt, a wig, a butterfly headband, a set of high-heeled boots, and two very fun necklaces. 

 

 

Here she is all geared up and ready for action!

 

 

Next up is...

 

 

Ginger

The Adventure Cat

 

She looks so innocent you would never expect her adventurous wild side.

 

 

Ginger comes with a hiking vest, a canteen, a flashlight, a safari hat, a neck bandanna, and four hiking boots.

 

 

 

 

She's like the pet lovechild of Indiana Jones and Lara Croft - amazing!

 

Jasmine

The Sweet Home Cat

Jasmine has one of the very few production flaws I've seen in this line.  Her body is clearly a 2-part construction but unfortunately the 2 pieces are joined very unevenly creating a wide gap in her belt zone.

 

 

 

Jasmine comes with a knit sweater, a knit hat, a knit scarf, yarn and needles, a sewing bag (for the yarn and needles), a knit "cat scarf", a wind-up mouse, and a pair of glasses.

 

 

 

 

Here she is all geared up.  I think the glasses are supposed to resemble granny glasses, but they look more like badass snowboarding goggles to me.

 

 

Cassie

The Sport Cat

 

 

 

Cassie comes with some really cool accessories:  A wristwatch, a gameboy/stopwatch, a walkie talkie, four shoes, a baseball cap, a sporty vest, and a cinch bag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kelly

The Garden Cat

 

 

 

 

 

Kelly comes with a pair of overalls, a straw sun hat, sunglasses, a heart-shaped balloon, a sandcastle, a sand shovel and a sand rake.

 

 

 

 

Last up is...

Sammy

The Kitchen Cat

 

 

 

Sammy come with and apron, a bandanna, a chef's hat, a carrot, a wooden fork, and four mouse slippers.

 

 

 

I'll leave you with some details of excellent playsets that were created for this series.  I unfortunately don't own any of them yet.  
Some of the alternate packaging examples of the above figures are shown as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time for a Group Shot!

 

 

Cheers!