A mother has managed to remove a child’s toy from Walmart after revealing it played a series of inappropriate jokes, which included topics such as being “banged” by Catholic priests and shootings from the car.
Ashley Lynn, who uses the name @mommabearash on TikTok, explains in a video that her grandmother got the toy labeled “educational” from Walmart for her nine-month-old son for Christmas.
However, once the baby started “going into town” and pushing the buttons, Ashley’s mom noticed that she was saying something about drive-by shootings.
Recalling her reaction when she heard the tip about the shooting, Ashley said: “I guess there’s no way. what what! A child’s toy… There is a baby on the box. Sold at Walmart. Walmart, explain that! Linsay Toys (the Florida based toy manufacturer) explains this! Blast that! do i have a complaint Lawyers help me out!’
In the clip, which has since been viewed more than 14 million times, Ashely reveals some of the shocking jokes the “educational electronic toy” plays.
A mother has managed to remove a child’s toy from Walmart after revealing it had played a series of inappropriate jokes. She vented her outrage on TikTok
LEFT: In a follow-up video, Ashley shows viewers the original box the toy came in to prove it’s real. RIGHT: How the now-discontinued toy appeared on the Lowes website
When she presses a button, the toy replies, “How many Catholic priests does it take to screw a light bulb into its socket?” Two, one for the fuck and one for the confession.’
JOKE PLAYED BY LINSAY’S EDUCATIONAL TOY FOR AGE 3+
- How many Catholic priests does it take to screw a lightbulb into its socket? Two, one for fucking and one for confession.
- You’ll never guess what makes a clip-clop, clip-clop, bang-bang, clip-clop, clip-clop, bang-bang? An Amish drive-by shoot.
- The Easter Bunny, an honest lawyer, Santa Claus and a drunk find a $50 bill together. Can you guess that you get to keep it? Of course it’s the drunk because the other three don’t exist.
- Tom said to his friend, “My brother has a job with 10,000 people under him”. His friend replied, “Wow, he must be the CEO of a company.” Tom said, ‘No, he’s mowing the grass in a graveyard.’
- An elementary school teacher asked a student why he was late. He replied: “Someone nearby said, ‘School ahead, slow down, slow down,’ so that’s what I did.
- Do you know why the chicken crossed the road? Either to escape Kentucky Fried Chicken or just get to the other side.
Then the next joke plays out: “You’ll never guess what makes a clip-clop, clip-clop, bang-bang, clip-clop, clip-clop, bang-bang?” An Amish drive-by shooting.”
While Ashley was shocked by these jokes programmed into the toy, she said the one that upset her the most was one about Santa Claus.
After pushing some buttons on the toy, she finds the joke she was looking for. The gadget says: “The Easter Bunny, an honest lawyer, Santa Claus and a drunk find a $50 bill together.
“Can you guess that you get to keep it? Of course it’s the drunk because the other three don’t exist.”
Ashley explains in the clip: ‘[This joke] really pissed me off because it’s Christmas and the saying Santa the Easter Bunny doesn’t exist.
The mother-of-three stresses her grandmother couldn’t test the toy before buying it because it didn’t come with batteries.
Since the TikToker posted their first clip, thousands of viewers have thanked for the warning and echoed their opinion.
Sabrina Addison wrote: “I actually got this for my niece. I’m glad I saw that before I gave her the gift…now I have to buy something else…this is crazy.’
And another commenter, @Kenz, said: “Regardless of where it’s sold, it should have been tested. And if it did pass, the person who passed should be fired.’
Some viewers said they didn’t believe Ashley. However, @Foxtato said that after researching the toy online, she found a ton of negative reviews “stating the same issue a year ago.”
In a follow-up video, Ashley shows viewers the original box that the toy came in to prove it’s genuine and marketed towards children.
Since the TikToker posted their first clip, thousands of viewers have thanked for the warning and echoed their opinion
There’s a photo of a baby on the front, suggesting it’s suitable for toddlers, although it’s labeled for ages three and up as the batteries could pose a prank hazard.
A plaque on the box says the jokes are meant to be “interesting” stories to “help the baby learn cultural knowledge through play.”
While she mentioned filing a lawsuit in her first video, Ashley says in her follow-up that she can’t afford to take the company to court.
She tells viewers: “I’ve never sued anyone in my life. I work, my husband works, we have three children under our roof. Am I looking to get rich and make a big deal out of this? no am i crazy Yes, absolutely, that my child has that.’
Instead of going the legal route, Ashley filed a complaint with Walmart.
In a third clip on the matter, titled “Update,” she reveals that the retailer got back to her “in a very timely manner and replied that they would be investigating.”
Regardless of where it is sold, it should have been tested. And if it did and passed, the person who passed should be fired
They also promised her that the toy would no longer be sold in all Walmart stores and online.
After checking it out herself, Ashley determined that the toy had indeed disappeared from the Walmart website, and is no longer available at Lowes, Macy’s, Office Depot, and the Military Depot.
Some TikTok commenters said they wanted one because they found the jokes funny and it would be a better gift for one of their adult friends.
Creator @johnnyslad quipped, “I have to [sic] Get me one of these just for novelty before they go off the shelf.’
While @Mavis mused, “Honestly, only advertise them to adults (or teens), not kids.”
has reached out to Walmart and toymaker Linsay for comment.
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