Mr. K

One of my biggest obsessions growing up was something called the Letter People. They were 26 blow-up dolls, each having to do with the letters of the alphabet. The consonants were male and the vowels were female (with Mr. Y looking somewhat androgynous). They each had a trait that corresponded to their letter. For example, Mr. B had was made up of "beautiful buttons", Mr. L was a "luscious lollipop", etc.

We had the Letter People in kindergarten with a new letter introduced each week. I LOVED them and always dreamed of owning them. I did own Mr. T and Mr. N for a bit but they were beat-up a little and I think I ended up throwing them away.

Now the Letter People are politically correct with the males and females being equally divided and some traits changed. Mr. D is no longer about "delightful donuts" but does a "dazzling dance." Mr. X is no longer "all mixed up" but "different." Ugh. They also changed the look of them. BORING.

Anyway, I check Ebay for these old school ones all the time and I found a guy who was selling some smaller versions for $8 each. I bought Mr. K today for Kevin. He also had Miss E but sold it before I could buy it for Erin. I cannot wait for Kevin to see it! I'll keep looking for more.