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#72699 Little People School Bus
Years Made:
Fisher-Price Toy Department
Department 7:
Playsets
1999-2001


Version 1


Version 1


Version 1
Back View


Version 1:
Sonya Lee, Maggie, Eddie

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Version 2


Version 2


Version 2

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Version 3


Version 3
Back View


Version 3

Description: Fisher-Price introduced this school bus set in celebration of the Little People 40th Anniversary. The first Little People bus set ever made by Fisher-Price was 1959's #983 Safety School Bus. The new bus was designed with features from the #983 in mind, such as the bus eyes move up and down and the passengers bounce in their seat when the bus rolls. The bus door opens, and the stop sign flips in and out. Unlike the #983, the new bus has a wheel chair ramp on the back.

The color, lithos, and design of the new bus is a refreshing change from the dull and slightly ugly #72372 School Bus (discontinued in 1998). The new bus has a blue base, yellow top, and a blue interior with red seats. The front has a happy smiling face with eyes that roll. The lithos on the sides have brightly colored balloons and kites with long tails.

During it's brief production, the bus remained the same, but was sold in 3 different boxes with slightly different figures. We have all 3 listed below as versions 1, 2, or 3.

Accessories:
  • Version #1 - 40th Anniversary:
    • FPT13510 - Yellow school bus with a blue base, blue interior, red seats, and brightly colored balloon and kite lithos on the sides. The bus front has a face with eyes that move up and down as the bus rolls. The back door folds down to double as a wheelchair ramp.
    • FPT5924 - Blue (turquoise blue) wheelchair with 2 large YELLOW wheels.
    • 4 Little People Figures:
      • FPT30689 - Sonya Lee - Asian girl with black hair, a pink headband, a white shirt under pink suspender straps, a pink skirt, black shoes, and white socks with ruffles. Left side of left shoe has a red awning logo marked "Fisher-Price" in white (awning does NOT have a white outline). Bottom of figure is marked, "©1997 FISHER-PRICE, INC., CHINA".
      • FPT4761 - Maggie - Girl wears a yellow raincoat with 2 grey buckles in front, a yellow rain hat, red glasses, and red rainboots. She carries a green backpack.
      • FPT4723 - Eddie - Boy with blonde hair, a red and white striped shirt, blue shorts with a frog hanging out of his pocket, an orange backpack and white shoes.
      • FPT4713 - Hispanic bus driver wearing a light purple shirt with a purple-blue tie, a grey cap and grey pants with a black belt, and black shoes.

  • Version #2:
    • FPT13510 - Yellow school bus with a blue base, blue interior, red seats, and brightly colored balloon and kite lithos on the sides. The bus front has a face with eyes that move up and down as the bus rolls. The back door folds down to double as a wheelchair ramp.
    • FPT5924 - Blue (turquoise blue) wheelchair with 2 large YELLOW wheels.
    • 4 Little People Figures:
      • FPT4761 - Maggie - Girl wears a yellow raincoat with 2 grey buckles in front, a yellow rain hat, red glasses, and red rainboots. She carries a green backpack.
      • FPT4757 - African-American girl wears a white shirt under purple overall straps. She has a red heart on her chest pocket and holds an apple in her hand. This girl has been seen both as Afro-American and as Caucasian, see "Variations" below.
      • FPT4707 - Boy wears a grey hooded sweatshirt with yellow drawstrings, blue pants with a slingshot in his pocket., and white shoes. He has red hair, red freckles and a mad expression on his face.
      • FPT4713 - Hispanic bus driver wearing a light purple shirt with a purple-blue tie, a grey cap and grey pants with a black belt, and black shoes.

  • Version #3 (with VHS movie and figures matching charactures in movie):
    • FPT13510 - Yellow school bus with a blue base, blue interior, red seats, and brightly colored balloon and kite lithos on the sides. The bus front has a face with eyes that move up and down as the bus rolls. The back door folds down to double as a wheelchair ramp.
    • FPT5924 - Blue (turquoise blue) wheelchair with 2 large YELLOW wheels.
    • 4 Little People Figures:
      • FPT4761 - Maggie - Girl wears a yellow raincoat with 2 grey buckles in front, a yellow rain hat, red glasses, and red rainboots. She carries a green backpack.
      • FPT4723 - Eddie - Boy with blonde hair, a red and white striped shirt, blue shorts with a frog hanging out of his pocket, an orange backpack and white shoes.
      • FPT4740 - African-American boy wearing a red cap, green sweater, blue shorts and white shoes.
      • FPT4713 - Hispanic bus driver wearing a light purple shirt with a purple-blue tie, a grey cap and grey pants with a black belt, and black shoes.
    • VHS Movie - "Big Discoveries", sold individually as #72799 VHS.
Variations:
  • FPT4758 - The girl who wears purple overalls has also been seen as Caucasian.
  • FPT13512 - The wheelchair has also been seen in purple with 2 large yellow wheels.

Other Information: Original Boxes and Complete Sets:


Version #1 - 40th Anniversary
  • FP72699BOX1999A (Box ONLY) - This set was sold in an open display box. Back of box includes a retro photo of the Fisher-Price 1959 #983 Safety School Bus.
  • FP72699SET1999A - Complete set in original open display box described above. WFL: 07-AE-19-5-A.



Version #2
  • FP72699BOX1999B (Box ONLY) - This set was sold in an open display box. Back of box includes a pic of set and a white rectangle with cartoon picture of bus.
  • FP72699SET1999B - Complete set in original open display box described above.


Version #3
  • FP72699BOX1999C (Box ONLY) - This set was sold in an open display box with a Little People VHS video attached to box (above bus). Back of box includes a pic of bus set (figures in set picture do NOT match figures sold in set). Figures sold in set resemble figures in the VHS video.
  • FP72699SET1999C - Complete set in original open display box described above.
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