The runaway hit toy of the 2009 holiday season is a fuzzy fake hamster. Go figure. Known as Zhu Zhu Pets, the battery-operated creatures, originally priced at $7.99, are so difficult to pin down that ...

The 2010 Toy of the Year has made its way to the area. Meet Zhu Zhu Pets, as they embark on their nationwide, 20-week-long “Zhu-niverse Tour” this summer. Since their debut in May of 2009, Zhu Zhu ...

This past holiday season, parents lined up at toy stores in the wee hours of the morning trying to score a $10 robotic hamster. It's now more than a week past Christmas and OnMilwaukee.com checked in ...

The must-have gift of the Christmas season is causing a new headache. At least one parent says the Zhu Zhu hamsters -- who earlier this month faced bad press after it was reported they contained ...

It's official! According to lists released by Toys "R" Us and Amazon.com, the toy of this holiday season will be the "Zhu Zhu Pet," an animatronic hamster that "explores" a habitat, drives a little ...

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They were all Olivia Mondesando wanted for her birthday. "Well, I felt really excited to get Zhu Zhu petsbecause I just love them," Olivia said. "Because of their little cute faces. How they talk." ...

How does the season's hottest holiday toy hold up against a real cat? The answer isn't pretty They’re the official must-have toy of the holiday season, but how do Zhu Zhu petshold up against their ...

The maker of Zhu Zhu Pets is producing its own scientific tests to fight against a San-Francisco-based consumer group's findings that its popular hamster toy contains unsafe amounts of a toxic metal.

Welcome to Santa’s favorite awards show. The 10th annual Toy of the Year ceremonies honored the best-selling Zhu Zhu Pets Saturday night as the top product of 2009, a huge triumph for a small business ...

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The must-have gift of the Christmas season is causing a new headache. At least one parent says the Zhu Zhu hamsters -- who earlier this month faced bad press after it was reported they contained ...