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The Simpsons Bendables were toy lines featuring bendable rubber toys produced by Jesco (1990) and the N.J. Croce Company (2003–2007). All of the Simpsons Bendables can no longer be bought in stores, but can be bought online.

1990 Figures

The 1990 Bendables

In 1990, Jesco released bendable Simpson toys. These bendables only featured the Simpson family.

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  Homer

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  Marge

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  Bart

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  Lisa

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  Maggie

2003-2007 Figures

The Simpsons Bendables were a toy line featuring the Simpsons and other characters in a rubber toy form, produced by the N.J. Croce Company. An adult in bendable form would be roughly 5 inches. The Bendable Sets ran from around 2003 to 2007 in production and store sales. Keychains, and individual bendable characters are available, as well as the sets.

Sets

Image	Name of set	Characters	Release date
200px	Series 1 - The Simpson Family	Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, BONUS Santa's Little Helper	November 2002
	Series 2 - Nuclear Power Plant	Burns, Smithers, Carl, Homer (in tie and hard hat), Lenny, BONUS Blinky	February 2003
	Series 1 (THOH) - Simpsons family Zombies	Zombie Homer, Zombie Marge, Zombie Bart, Zombie Lisa, Zombie Maggie, Zombie Snowball	August 2003
	Series 3 - Krusty the Clown Show	Krusty, Bart (wearing an "I ♥ Krusty" shirt), Sideshow Bob, Sideshow Mel, Corporal Punishment, 'BONUS Mr. Teeny	September 2003
	Series 2 (THOH) - Treehouse of Horror	Vampire Burns, King Kong Homer, Cat Marge, Devil Flanders, Bart the Fly, BONUS Evil Krusty doll.	Fall 2004
	Series 4 - Springfield Elementary	Bart (wearing cap and backpack), Milhouse, Edna Krabappel, Principal Skinner, Ralph, BONUS Lumpy the Snake	November 2004
	Series 5 - Moe's Tavern (cancelled)	Homer (wearing Isotope shirt and cap), Barney (labeled as Barnie), Moe, Duffman, Duffgirl 1, Duffgirl 2
	Best of Bart	Springfield Elementary Bart, "I Love Krusty" Bart, Zombie Bart, Fly Bart, Bart	2006
	Best of Homer	Homer, Gorilla Homer, Zombie Homer, Nuclear Power Plant Homer	2006
200px	Kang and Kodos		2007
	Itchy and Scratchy	Itchy, Scratchy	Unknown

Production

The N.J. Croce Company, after the release of the first set, were planning an "Open Edition" without the Santa's Little Helper figurine.^[1] During October 2005, the company told a Simpsons Collector Sector user that they were releasing a Kang and Kodos set, but there were no immediate plans for a Moe's Tavern set, which they were planning.^[2] Later, during February 2006, Simpsons Collector Sector also reported that the Kang and Kodos set had been delayed due to licensing issues, and they were releasing a "Best of Homer" and a "Best of Bart" set. They said they were planning nothing else in the future, meaning that the Moe's Tavern set was probably cancelled.^[3]In February 2007, a Simpsons Collector Sector user reported that he collected the FINAL bendable product, the Kang and Kodos from a local comic book store.^[4]

References