Mary T's Attic A Place for Quality Cherished Teddies Trivia: Halloween Cherished Teddies

The first Halloween Cherished Teddies came out in 1993: girl with pumpkin Connie, scarecrow Gary, and witch Gretel. Gary was suspended after three years. Gretel and Connie can also be found on Halloween Resin Bags introduced two years later.

Connie 1993-1996	Gary 1993-1995	Gretel 1993-1998

Halloween additions in 1994 include pumpkin Breanna, ghost Stacie, and pirate Taylor. Taylor was limited to only two years of production before being suspended, making him the most limited of the Halloween pieces! This year's introductions also included a pumpkin night light.

Breanna 1994-1998	Stacie 1994-1998	Taylor 1994-1995	Night light 1994-1995

Bea and Carrie came in 1995 along with the Beary Scary Halloween House. Some 1996 Beas have the letter "y" missing from "honey" on the honey pot. Later versions of Carrie have a lighter (more washed out) color dress. The first Halloween pin and earring set was introduced this year, along with three Halloween resin bags.

Bea 1995-1998	Carrie 1995-1998	Halloween House 1995-2002	Pumpkin Pin/Earrings 1995-1998

Resin Bag Connie 1995-1998	Resin Bag Gretel 1995-1998	Resin Bag Pumpkin 1995-1998

1996 introductions include a three piece Halloween accessories set of a scarecrow, haystack, and bear with pumpkins. Dog Andy and cat Tabitha round out the Cherished Teddies for this year.

Halloween Accessories 1996-unknown	GretelPin/Earring 1996-1998	Andy 1996-1998	Tabitha 1996-1998

Rex (dinosaur) and Barry (Bat) showed up in 1997, and the 1998 pieces are Hunter (caveman) and Trevor (devil). All of the older non-retired Halloween pieces were retired in 1998. Hunter was retired in early 1999, Trevor was retired in early 2001, and Rex and Barry were retired mid-year 2002.

Rex 1997-2002	Barry 1997-2002	Hunter 1998-1999	Trevor 1998-2001

New Halloween pieces for 1999 include Hazel (modern witch), Milt and Garrett (mummy and friend), Honey (bear with honey), and Natalie (clown). These pieces were made in limited quantities and retired at the end of Halloween 1999. Also released in 1999 as a limited gift show exclusive is Ed, an Enesco Show Gift Exclusive and the first Cherished Teddies pumpkin carving kit with figurine.

Hazel 1999	Milt and Garrett 1999	Honey 1999	Natalie 1999

Ed 1999	Ed's box	Ed's carving kit

The new 2000 Halloween pieces include a glow-in-the-dark skeleton, Sullivan, and a piece that makes scary sounds, Cassandra (ghost at graveyard). Enesco also released the first Halloween Avon Exclusive, Adelaide (pumpkin), and a candle topper of a bear having a tea party in a pumpkin patch during this year. Cassandra and Sullivan were both retired in 2004.

Sullivan 2000-2004	Cassandra 2000-2004	Adelaide 2000	Candle Topper 2000-unknown

The only 2001 Halloween pieces include Icabod (bear with stick horse) and the Avon limited edition exclusive Tom Scarecrow.

Icabod 2001-2002	Tom Scarecrow 2001

The 2002 new Halloween pieces include Derek (count with brown bat) and Griselda, a witch pulling a cart that makes spooky sounds. A European Exclusive, Olaf the Viking, also came out in 2002, along with the Avon Halloween pumpkin exclusive, Leslie.

Derek 2002-present	Griselda 2002-present	Olaf 2002-present	Leslie 2002

Five Halloween pieces were introduced in 2003, with four of the five having a witch or wizard theme. The three witches were limited editions: Avon Exclusive Cora, Gertie, and the figurine Giselle, Gertrude, and Glenda. Witches Giselle, Gertrude, and Glenda surround a cauldrin that is light sensitive and lights up when it's dark with the use of two AAA batteries. Wizard Al and butterfly McKenna round out the Halloween figurines and are still in production.

Cora 2003	Gertie 2003	Giselle, Gertrude, and Glenda 2003	Al 2003-present	McKenna 2003-present

Only three Halloween pieces were released for 2004: pumpkin Talia, clown Jeannette and Avon's fourth Halloween Exclusive, Halloween's A Bootiful Thing.

Talia 2004-present	Jeannette 2004-present

2005 Halloween pieces include cow Ilse, witch with baby dressed as a witch Janina that features a pumpkin that lights up, and Theo, Sam & Ty, a figurine that features our old friends Theadore, Samantha and Tyler. Theo is dressed as a scarecrow, Sam as a witch, and Ty as a pumpkin.