煩人的桔子

????公司名稱：The Bridge Direct

????所在地：佛羅里達州伯卡拉頓市

????毛絨玩具和角色套系的價格：9.99美元

????適用年齡：4歲及以上

????“煩人的桔子”形成自己的產品線只是個時間問題。

????《煩人的桔子》（The Annoying Orange）是戴恩?伯迪希海默制作的一個網絡動畫連續劇，主角是各種會說話的水果和蔬菜。伯迪希海默給它們安上了自己的眼睛和嘴，讓它們有了生命。

????這個動畫連續劇的男一號是一只桔子，它總是喜歡用搞笑和刻薄的雙關語來騷擾廚房里的其它東西。

????這個網絡動畫連續劇現在十分熱門，據說在YouTube上的觀看數已經超過了8億次。

????發現《煩人的桔子》迅速竄紅后，玩具制造商The Bridge Direct公司立刻借著這股東風，開始生產“煩人的桔子”系列玩具。The Bridge Direct公司去年獨家生產的賈斯汀?比伯玩偶就是該公司第一款大獲成功的玩具。

????The Bridge Direct公司的總經理喬治?沃卡斯稱：“我們一直很關注孩子們在追什么。兩年前我們就注意到了《煩人的桔子》的網絡視頻，后來一直對它保持著關注。”

????沃卡斯說，《煩人的桔子》在Facebook上吸了900萬粉絲時，公司果斷出手，獲得了生產該玩具系列的許可證。“《煩人的桔子》的搞笑元素和《憤怒的小鳥》不相上下，”他說。

????今年11月，《煩人的桔子》的粉絲們就能買到絨毛版的角色玩具，以及六個主要角色組成的套系了。每個角色都帶著一句招牌性的煩人語錄。“煩人的桔子”系列玩具將在玩具反斗城獨家發售。

Annoying Orange

????Company: The Bridge Direct

????Location: Boca Raton, Fla.

????Price: $9.99 for plush toys and collectible figures

????Age: 4 and up

????It was only a matter of time before the Annoying Orange got its own line of toys.

????The Annoying Orange is an animated web series created by Dane Boedigheimer, featuring a variety of talking fruits and vegetables. Boedigheimer brought the characters to life by superimposing his own eyes and mouth on them.

????The main character is the orange, who tries to annoy the kitchen crew with his hilarious and sarcastic exchanges.

????The webisodes became a hit and now boast over 800 million views on YouTube.

????Toymaker The Bridge Direct, which scored its first massive toy hit last year with its exclusive Justin Bieber dolls, quickly jumped onto this viral trend after spotting its explosive popularity.

????"We pride ourselves in keeping a pulse on what kids are following," said George Vorkas, general manager with The Bridge Direct. "We noticed the Annoying Orange web videos two years ago and kept an eye on it ever since."

????When Annoying Orange hit nine million fans on Facebook, Vorkas said the company decided to pull the trigger and lock in a license to produce a toy line. "Annoying Orange has the same fun factor as Angry Birds," he said.

????In November, Annoying Orange fans will be able to buy plush characters and a collection of six talking Annoying Orange figures, each with their own annoying phrases. All the toys launch exclusively at Toys R Us.