Taking the form of cuddly cats to dinosaurs and every creature ... Created by Ty Warner from Ty, Inc., Beanie Babies exploded into toy stores everywhere in the mid-1990s. In 1993, the company ...

Ty Warner founded Ty Inc. in 1986 with the dream of creating a stuffed animal kids could afford. At just $5, Beanie Babies hit the shelves in 1993 and soon became a cult favorite — not only ...