#997 Play Family Village

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#997

Play Family Village

Years Made:

Fisher-Price Toy Department
Department 7: Playsets

1973-1977

Aisle A:

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Description: Billed in 1973 as the "Biggest play center ever built for the Little People", the Village lays claim to the most accessories of any Little People set (not counting the letters and numbers of #923 School as accessories). The bulkly, two-halved base is admittedly clumsy and sometimes a pain to open and close with the drawbridge attached. It's believed the version that has a hook by the garage roof was a mid-production alteration, after there were problems with the non-hook version falling apart in transport. The six pieces of mail were quite tempting to lose, and hold the high demand today. #2500 Main Street was sort of a remake with some of the accessories carrying over, including the mail. Unfortunately, while the letters are NOT the same size, nor do they carry the same markings as those from the Village.

This set includes a variety of exclusives, including the phone booth with a door that really opens and closes, a barber and dentist chair, the letters mentioned above, and the yellow bed with green foam. All of these exclusives are very hard to find, and quite costly when they are found.

Accessories: Please remember that the following accessories are the accessories that are pictured in the Fisher-Price catalogues. These should be used as guidelines only, as other variations may exist:

1973 Fisher-Price Dealer Catalogue:

Village base pieces:
- B997A1 - Red village half with a grey base containing a Fire Station with a red handle on top that sounds a siren. The corner beside the Theater has a flexible RED vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge. *See "Variations" below.
- B997B1 - Yellow village half containing a Police station with a jail cell, molded-in jail bunk, and a brown movable jail door. The corner beside the jail has a flexible RED vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge. *See "Variations" below.
- FPT226 - Grey bridge connector that connects the 2 village halves together. The bridge has grey rock-simulated sides, a flat top with a walkway bridge, a large tunnel under the bridge, and a green traffic light that hangs down from the middle of the tunnel. The light can be rotated via green knob to change the traffic signal colors.
Furniture:
- Bedroom:
  - Firemen's cot - FPT1593 - Yellow rectangular plastic single bed. The bed has a raised rounded headboard and a slightly raised rounded footboard. The bed has 4 short rectangular legs (one on each corner). The top of the bed was originally sold with DARK GREEN foam padding. The original foam padding tends to disintegrate over time. *See "Variations" below.
- Living / Sitting Room:
  - FPT182 - Yellow 2-seat "stuffed" sofa (couch).
  - FPT197 - Yellow small rectangular coffee/end table.
- Patio / Outdoor:
  - FPT216 - Yellow table features a GREEN umbrella (no flowers) mounted by a spring-pole.
  - 4 each - FPT149 - Small yellow plastic single-seat captain chair that has a seat back that extends 3/4 of the way around the seat with a DOT mark on back. Click here to see the difference between triangle back verses dot back chairs. Click here for a photo that shows the difference between yellow, Mustard yellow, and gold/butterscotch yellow. *See "Variations" below.
  - FPT133 - Round yellow plastic "backyard BBQ" style grill with SEPARATE SPINDLE (STRAIGHT) LEGS. Has a lithograph on top of a steak, hamburger, and a hot dog. Has a small plastic handle off to one side.
- Specialty/Professional Chairs:
  - FPT153 - White plastic barber chair with a high backrest and a footrest. The chair swivels on a round pedestal base.
  - FPT154 - White plastic dentist chair with a high backrest and a footrest. The chair swivels on a round pedestal base and has a round little attached spit bowl on one side.
Vehicles:
- 3 Passenger Cars:
  - White top, green base 2-seat car (front to back) with fins. Should have "Fisher Price Toys" on the wheels, click here for exmple.
  - FPT642 - Green top, white base 2-seat car with side-to-side seating. The car has a flat ribbed luggage rack behind the seats, a gas hole on the back corner, and is marked "fp" and "Fisher-Price Toys®" on the hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels with metal axles. The wheels are marked "Fisher-Price Toys". *See "Variations" below.
  - FPT661 - green top, white base single seat passenger car. The wheels are not marked "Fisher-Price Toys". WFL: 07-AB-04-4-C
- 3 Specialty / Professional Vehicles:
  - FPT445 - Small single-seat Police car with a blue top, red base, a round red siren on top of the back "trunk" area, and marked "POLICE" in white on top of the front hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels held on via metal rivets. The wheels are marked "Fisher-Price Toys". The back of the car has a small blue rectangular "licence plate". *See "Variations" below.
  - FPT525 - Red (Dull Red) top, white bottom 2-seat fire truck with a yellow ladder base in the center. The ladder base swivels and holds the 2-piece ladder extension (SEPERATE PIECES). Wheels are marked "FISHER-PRICE TOYS".
    - FPT530 - Yellow 6-rung ladder BASE piece.
    - FPT529 - Yellow 6-rung ladder EXTENSION piece.
  - FPT451 - Mail truck with a white body, blue base, and closed roof. Has "MAIL" in RED on the both sides. Wheels are marked "FISHER-PRICE TOYS".
Phone Booth - FPT248 - White rectangular plastic upright phone booth (enclosed, but with open "walls") with a red curved door on the front that can be moved (slided) from side to side. The inside of the phone booth has a red paper lithograph with a picture of a phone, phone books, etc. *Note - The lithograph is often torn or missing entirely.
6 Pieces of Mail, one for each of the 6 business establishments on the village base. Each letter fit through a slot in any of the village doors. The address is heat-stamped in black, and the stamp in the corner is in different colors:
- FPT38 - Firehouse with a black #1 stamp.
- FPT39 - Post Office with a blue #2 stamp.
- FPT40 - Theater with a yellow #3 stamp.
- FPT41 - Police Station with a brown #4 stamp.
- FPT42 - Barber Shop with a green #5 stamp.
- FPT43 - Garage with a red #6 stamp.
9 Original Little People Figures - These figures come in a variety of either a wood body and a wood head, wood body and a plastic head, or plastic body and a plastic head:
- BHWP - Short gray mailman smiling, wearing a gray mailman hat.
- FLWP - Short blue policewoman smiling, with a blonde bob under a blue cap. The cap has a bill with an inverted U-shape above the bill.
- KWW - Black fireman smiling, with red freckles, black "" eyebrows, red plastic arms, no collar, and a white fireman helmet.
- EMPP - White African-American barber or dentist smiling, with black heat-stamped hair.
- ELPP - White barber or dentist smiling, with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNWW - Blue mom with fancy eyes and a blonde ponytail.
- EUWW - Yellow boy smiling, with red freckles, black "" eyebrows, and a red baseball cap facing forward.
- GMWW - Red girl with a blonde bob with bangs.
- HWWP - Black dog with a red collar. The collar has "lines" on the outside edges.

1974-1975 Fisher-Price Dealer Catalogues:

Village base pieces:
- B997A1 - Red village half with a grey base containing a Fire Station with a red handle on top that sounds a siren. The corner beside the Theater has a flexible RED vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge. *See "Variations" below.
- B997B1 - Yellow village half containing a Police station with a jail cell, molded-in jail bunk, and a brown movable jail door. The corner beside the jail has a flexible RED vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge. *See "Variations" below.
- FPT226 - Grey bridge connector that connects the 2 village halves together. The bridge has grey rock-simulated sides, a flat top with a walkway bridge, a large tunnel under the bridge, and a green traffic light that hangs down from the middle of the tunnel. The light can be rotated via green knob to change the traffic signal colors.
Furniture:
- Bedroom:
  - Firemen's cot - FPT1593 - Yellow rectangular plastic single bed. The bed has a raised rounded headboard and a slightly raised rounded footboard. The bed has 4 short rectangular legs (one on each corner). The top of the bed was originally sold with DARK GREEN foam padding. The original foam padding tends to disintegrate over time. *See "Variations" below.
- Living / Sitting Room:
  - FPT182 - Yellow 2-seat "stuffed" sofa (couch).
  - FPT197 - Yellow small rectangular coffee/end table.
- Patio / Outdoor:
  - FPT216 - Yellow table features a GREEN umbrella (no flowers) mounted by a spring-pole.
  - 4 each - FPT150 - Small yellow plastic single-seat captain chair that has a seat back that extends 3/4 of the way around the seat with a TRIANGLE mark on back. Click here to see the difference between triangle back verses dot back chairs. Click here for a photo that shows the difference between yellow, Mustard yellow, and gold/butterscotch yellow. *See "Variations" below.
  - FPT133 - Round yellow plastic "backyard BBQ" style grill with SEPARATE SPINDLE (STRAIGHT) LEGS. Has a lithograph on top of a steak, hamburger, and a hot dog. Has a small plastic handle off to one side.
- Specialty/Professional Chairs:
  - FPT153 - White plastic barber chair with a high backrest and a footrest. The chair swivels on a round pedestal base.
  - FPT154 - White plastic dentist chair with a high backrest and a footrest. The chair swivels on a round pedestal base and has a round little attached spit bowl on one side.
Vehicles:
- 3 Passenger Cars:
  - FPT620 - Green top, white base 2-seat car (front to back) with fins. Wheels do say "FP". WFL: 07-AB-01-3-D *See Variations Below
  - FPT638 - White top, green base 2-seat car with side-to-side seating. The car has a flat ribbed luggage rack behind the seats, a gas hole on the back corner, and is marked "FP" on the hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels with metal axles. The wheels are marked "Fisher-Price Toys". *See "Variations" below.
  - FPT661 - green top, white base single seat passenger car. The wheels are not marked "Fisher-Price Toys". WFL: 07-AB-04-4-C
- 3 Specialty / Professional Vehicles:
  - FPT445 - Small single-seat Police car with a blue top, red base, a round red siren on top of the back "trunk" area, and marked "POLICE" in white on top of the front hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels held on via metal rivets. The wheels are marked "Fisher-Price Toys". The back of the car has a small blue rectangular "licence plate". *See "Variations" below.
  - FPT525 - Red (Dull Red) top, white bottom 2-seat fire truck with a yellow ladder base in the center. The ladder base swivels and holds the 2-piece ladder extension (SEPERATE PIECES). Wheels are marked "FISHER-PRICE TOYS".
    - FPT530 - Yellow 6-rung ladder BASE piece.
    - FPT529 - Yellow 6-rung ladder EXTENSION piece.
  - FPT451 - Mail truck with a white body, blue base, and closed roof. Has "MAIL" in RED on the both sides. Wheels are marked "FISHER-PRICE TOYS".
Phone Booth - FPT248 - White rectangular plastic upright phone booth (enclosed, but with open "walls") with a red curved door on the front that can be moved (slided) from side to side. The inside of the phone booth has a red paper lithograph with a picture of a phone, phone books, etc. *Note - The lithograph is often torn or missing entirely.
6 Pieces of Mail, one for each of the 6 business establishments on the village base. Each letter fit through a slot in any of the village doors. The address is heat-stamped in black, and the stamp in the corner is in different colors:
- FPT38 - Firehouse with a black #1 stamp.
- FPT39 - Post Office with a blue #2 stamp.
- FPT40 - Theater with a yellow #3 stamp.
- FPT41 - Police Station with a brown #4 stamp.
- FPT42 - Barber Shop with a green #5 stamp.
- FPT43 - Garage with a red #6 stamp.
9 Original Little People Figures - These figures come in a variety of either a wood body and a plastic head, or plastic body and a plastic head:
- BHWP - Short gray mailman smiling, wearing a gray mailman hat.
- FLWP - Short blue policewoman smiling, with a blonde bob under a blue cap. The cap has a bill with an inverted U-shape above the bill.
- LCWP - Black fireman smiling, with red freckles, black "" eyebrows, red plastic arms with a collar, and a white fireman helmet.
- EMPP - White African-American barber or dentist smiling, with black heat-stamped hair.
- ELPP - White barber or dentist smiling, with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNWP - Blue mom with fancy eyes and a blonde ponytail.
- ERWP - Yellow boy frowning, with red freckles, and a red baseball cap facing forward.
- GMWP - Red girl with a blonde bob with bangs.
- HYWP - Black dog with a yellow collar. The collar has "lines" on the outside edges.

1976-1977 Fisher-Price Dealer Catalogues:

Village base pieces:
- B997A1 - Red village half with a grey base containing a Fire Station with a red handle on top that sounds a siren. The corner beside the Theater has a flexible RED vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge. *See "Variations" below.
- B997B1 - Yellow village half containing a Police station with a jail cell, molded-in jail bunk, and a brown movable jail door. The corner beside the jail has a flexible RED vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge. *See "Variations" below.
- FPT226 - Grey bridge connector that connects the 2 village halves together. The bridge has grey rock-simulated sides, a flat top with a walkway bridge, a large tunnel under the bridge, and a green traffic light that hangs down from the middle of the tunnel. The light can be rotated via green knob to change the traffic signal colors.
Furniture:
- Bedroom:
  - Firemen's cot - FPT1593 - Yellow rectangular plastic single bed. The bed has a raised rounded headboard and a slightly raised rounded footboard. The bed has 4 short rectangular legs (one on each corner). The top of the bed was originally sold with DARK GREEN foam padding. The original foam padding tends to disintegrate over time. *See "Variations" below.
- Living / Sitting Room:
  - FPT182 - Yellow 2-seat "stuffed" sofa (couch).
  - FPT197 - Yellow small rectangular coffee/end table.
- Patio / Outdoor:
  - FPT216 - Yellow table features a GREEN umbrella (no flowers) mounted by a spring-pole.
  - 4 each - FPT150 - Small yellow plastic single-seat captain chair that has a seat back that extends 3/4 of the way around the seat with a TRIANGLE mark on back. Click here to see the difference between triangle back verses dot back chairs. Click here for a photo that shows the difference between yellow, Mustard yellow, and gold/butterscotch yellow. *See "Variations" below.
  - FPT133 - Round yellow plastic "backyard BBQ" style grill with SEPARATE SPINDLE (STRAIGHT) LEGS. Has a lithograph on top of a steak, hamburger, and a hot dog. Has a small plastic handle off to one side.
- Specialty/Professional Chairs:
  - FPT153 - White plastic barber chair with a high backrest and a footrest. The chair swivels on a round pedestal base.
  - FPT154 - White plastic dentist chair with a high backrest and a footrest. The chair swivels on a round pedestal base and has a round little attached spit bowl on one side.
Vehicles:
- 3 Passenger Cars:
  - White top, green base 2-seat car (front to back) with fins.
  - FPT642 - Green top, white base 2-seat car with side-to-side seating. The car has a flat ribbed luggage rack behind the seats, a gas hole on the back corner, and is marked "fp" and "Fisher-Price Toys®" on the hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels with metal axles. The wheels are marked "Fisher-Price Toys". *See Variations below.
  - FPT661 - green top, white base single seat passenger car. The wheels are not marked "Fisher-Price Toys". WFL: 07-AB-04-4-C
- 3 Specialty / Professional Vehicles:
  - FPT445 - Small single-seat Police car with a blue top, red base, a round red siren on top of the back "trunk" area, and marked "POLICE" in white on top of the front hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels held on via metal rivets. The wheels are marked "Fisher-Price Toys". The back of the car has a small blue rectangular "licence plate". *See "Variations" below.
  - FPT525 - Red (Dull Red) top, white bottom 2-seat fire truck with a yellow ladder base in the center. The ladder base swivels and holds the 2-piece ladder extension (SEPERATE PIECES). Wheels are marked "FISHER-PRICE TOYS".
    - FPT530 - Yellow 6-rung ladder BASE piece.
    - FPT529 - Yellow 6-rung ladder EXTENSION piece
  - FPT451 - Mail truck with a white body, blue base, and closed roof. Has "MAIL" in RED on the both sides. Wheels are marked "FISHER-PRICE TOYS".
Phone Booth - FPT248 - White rectangular plastic upright phone booth (enclosed, but with open "walls") with a red curved door on the front that can be moved (slided) from side to side. The inside of the phone booth has a red paper lithograph with a picture of a phone, phone books, etc. *Note - The lithograph is often torn or missing entirely.
6 Pieces of Mail, one for each of the 6 business establishments on the village base. Each letter fit through a slot in any of the village doors. The address is heat-stamped in black, and the stamp in the corner is in different colors:
- FPT38 - Firehouse with a black #1 stamp.
- FPT39 - Post Office with a blue #2 stamp.
- FPT40 - Theater with a yellow #3 stamp.
- FPT41 - Police Station with a brown #4 stamp.
- FPT42 - Barber Shop with a green #5 stamp.
- FPT43 - Garage with a red #6 stamp.
9 Original Little People Figures - These figures come in a variety of either a wood body and a plastic head, or plastic body and a plastic head:
- BHWP or BHPP - Short gray mailman smiling, wearing a gray mailman hat.
- FLWP or FLPP - Short blue policewoman smiling, with a blonde bob under a blue cap. The cap has a bill with an inverted U-shape above the bill.
- LPP - Black fireman smiling, with red freckles, black "" eyebrows, white plastic arms with a collar, and a white fireman helmet.
- EMPP - White African-American barber or dentist smiling, with black heat-stamped hair.
- ELPP - White barber or dentist smiling, with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNWP or FNPP - Blue mom with fancy eyes and a blonde ponytail.
- ERWP or ERPP - Yellow boy frowning, with red freckles, and a red baseball cap facing forward.
- GMWP or GMPP - Red girl with a blonde bob with bangs.
- HWPP - Black dog with a red collar. The collar has "lines" on the outside edges.

Variations:

Base Variations: The Village base halves were sold with either a RED or a WHITE vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge.
- Red Base Half Variations:
  - B997A1 - Red village half containing a Fire Station, Post Office, Dentist office, and a Theater. The corner beside the Theater has a flexible RED vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge.
  - B997A2 - Red village half containing a Fire Station, Post Office, Dentist office, and a Theater. The corner beside the Theater has a flexible WHITE vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge.
- Yellow Base Half Variations: In addition to being sold with either a RED or a WHITE vertical rubber strip, the yellow base half came with or without a red J-hook device on the roof of garage (helps to to hold the two Village halves together).
  - B997B1 - Yellow village half containing a Police station. The corner beside the jail has a flexible RED vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge. Note: This base does NOT have a J-hook device on the roof of garage (helps to to hold the two Village halves together).
  - B997B4 - Yellow village half containing a Police station. The corner beside the jail has a flexible RED vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge. The base has a red J-hook device on the roof of garage (helps to to hold the two Village halves together).
  - B997B2 - Yellow village half containing a Police station. The corner beside the jail has a flexible WHITE vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge. Note: This base does NOT have a J-hook device on the roof of garage (helps to to hold the two Village halves together).
  - B997B3 - Yellow village half containing a Police station. The corner beside the jail has a flexible WHITE vertical rubber strip to attach the accessory bridge. The base has a red J-hook device on the roof of garage (helps to to hold the two Village halves together).
Vehicle Variations:
- 2-seat Passenger Car Variations:
  - FPT642 - Green top, white base 2-seat car with side-to-side seating. The car has a flat ribbed luggage rack behind the seats, a gas hole on the back corner, and is marked "fp" and "Fisher-Price Toys®" on the hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels with metal axles. The wheels are marked "Fisher-Price Toys".
  - FPT643 - Green top, white base 2-seat car with side-to-side seating. The car has a flat ribbed luggage rack behind the seats, a gas hole on the back corner, and is marked "fp" and "Fisher-Price Toys®" on the hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels with metal axles. The wheels are not marked "Fisher-Price Toys".
  - FPT621 - Green top, white base 2-seat car (front to back) with fins. Wheels do not say "FP".
  - FPT638 - White top, green base 2-seat car with side-to-side seating. The car has a flat ribbed luggage rack behind the seats, a gas hole on the back corner, and is marked "fp" and "Fisher-Price Toys®" on the hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels with metal axles. The wheels are marked "Fisher-Price Toys".
  - FPT639 - White top, green base 2-seat car with side-to-side seating. The car has a flat ribbed luggage rack behind the seats, a gas hole on the back corner, and is marked "fp" and "Fisher-Price Toys®" on the hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels with metal axles. The The wheels are not marked "Fisher-Price Toys".
- Police Car Variations:
  - FPT445 - Small single-seat Police car with a blue top, red base, a round red siren on top of the back "trunk" area, and marked "POLICE" in white on top of the front hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels held on via metal rivets. The wheels are marked "Fisher-Price Toys". The back of the car has a small blue rectangular "licence plate".
  - FPT446 - Small single-seat Police car with a blue top, red base, a round red siren on top of the back "trunk" area, and marked "POLICE" in white on top of the front hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels held on via metal rivets. The The wheels are not marked "Fisher-Price Toys". The back of the car has a small blue rectangular "licence plate".
  - FPT439 - Small single-seat Police car with a blue top, red base, a round red siren on top of the back "trunk" area, and marked "POLICE" in white on top of the front hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels held on via metal rivets. The wheels are marked "Fisher-Price Toys". The back of the car DOES NOT have a small blue rectangular "licence plate".
  - FPT440 - Small single-seat Police car with a blue top, red base, a round red siren on top of the back "trunk" area, and marked "POLICE" in white on top of the front hood. The car rolls on 4 black wheels held on via metal rivets. The The wheels are not marked "Fisher-Price Toys". The back of the car DOES NOT have a small blue rectangular "licence plate".
- Fire Truck Variations:
  - FPT525 - Red (Dull Red) top, white bottom 2-seat fire truck with a yellow ladder base in the center. The ladder base swivels and holds the 2-piece ladder extension (SEPERATE PIECES). Wheels are marked "FISHER-PRICE TOYS".
  - FPT526 - Red (Dull Red) top, white bottom 2-seat fire truck with a yellow ladder base in the center. The ladder base swivels and holds the 2-piece ladder extension (SEPERATE PIECES). Wheels are NOT marked.
  - FPT527 - Red (Bright Red) top, white bottom 2-seat fire truck with a yellow ladder base in the center. The ladder base swivels and holds the 2-piece ladder extension (SEPERATE PIECES). Wheels are marked "FISHER-PRICE TOYS".
  - FPT528 - Red (Bright Red) top, white bottom 2-seat fire truck with a yellow ladder base in the center. The ladder base swivels and holds the 2-piece ladder extension (SEPERATE PIECES). Wheels are NOT marked.
Furniture Variations:
- Captain Chair Variations - The yellow Little People captain chairs were available in 3 shades of yellow: gold/butterscotch yellow, mustard yellow, and yellow. Click here for a photo that shows the difference between yellow, Mustard yellow, and gold/butterscotch yellow. The chairs were also available with either a DOT (older) or a TRIANGLE (newer). Click here to see the difference between triangle back verses dot back chairs. See below for all possible variations:
  - FPT140 - Small gold/butterscotch yellow plastic single-seat captain chair that has a TRIANGLE mark on back.
  - FPT139 - Small gold/butterscotch yellow plastic single-seat captain chair that has a DOT mark on back.
  - FPT20094 - Small mustard yellow plastic single-seat captain chair that has a TRIANGLE mark on back.
  - FPT20095 - Small mustard yellow plastic single-seat captain chair that has a DOT mark on back.
  - FPT150 - Small yellow plastic single-seat captain chair that has a TRIANGLE mark on back.
  - FPT149 - Small yellow plastic single-seat captain chair that has a DOT mark on back.

Other Information:

Although the village was discontinued in the USA in 1976, it was still in production in other countries. It is in the 1978 German Fisher-Price Dealer's catalogue, and the 1979 Dutch Fisher-Price Dealer Catalogue.

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