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The 1990s toy that simulated shaking a baby to death

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 18, 2025
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Jibba Jabber

Jibba Jabber was a doll made by toy company Ertl in the mid-1990s, marketed as a stress reliever for corporate executives. The doll’s distinguishing feature was the sound it made when you shook it — a distinct choking or strangling noise produced by its wobbling head, similar to a groan tube. You were meant to shake it vigorously to relieve …

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