Once Upon a GP

So seeing the Wonder Pets beanie baby reminded me of a show I used to watch as a child. Actually this show is probably why I refer to Guineas as GPs all the time. It stars Hammy the Hamster and pals including a Guinea.. called GP! GP was an inventor. All I really remember is that it is live action animals with human voices. Also I remember that it was AWESOME.

Upon researching this (because all I could remember about the show is that there was (A) a TALKING GUINEA and (B) a hamster named Hammy) I realized there were a number of versions of this show: "Hammy the Hamster", "Tales of the RiverBank" and "Once Upon a Hamster" and more recently, a movie -- which you can bet I will be watching soon.

Guinea Babies

I came across the beanie baby above at Family Fare the other day. Sometimes it is hard to tell if they are going for 'Guinea Pig' or 'Hamster,' but it is actually supposed to be Linny from Wonder Pets.