

That kid was positively fucking delighted." The flamingo did it! “He poopin!!” my friend’s toddler squealed for the camera. This … was something coming out of that thing’s butt?! As I watched with a mix of fascination and horror, a beige, gooey substance oozed from the flamingo’s bum and into the miniature toilet, which I only then registered was clear so as to enable the viewing of the expulsion of said gooey substance. Okay, cool, so the flamingo is going to pretend to poop. This bright pink flamingo was sitting on a tiny plastic toilet, getting ready to take a dump. She said of her first experience viewing the flamingo variant of the toy, "but wait … was it actually dancing? No … dear god, was that … a toilet? Yes.
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Parenting websites Scary Mommy and Made For Mums echoed this sentiment about the toys, with Kristen Mae noting that while she personally found the toy repulsive, it appeared to genuinely have children interested in learning how to use the bathroom. It’s available as a flamingo potty toy, too." Hello! Magazine listed the toy as one of the best "poop-related toys" on the market for potty training in 2021. Yes, it also incentivizes kids and is a fun toy to take into the bathroom.

There’s an on/off switch on the bottom, and when you feed Shelbert his pink sandy food, he’ll sing the “Uh oh gotta go” potty song and then, accompanied by some truly realistic sound effects, poop in the toilet. The Little Live Pets Gotta Go Turdle features a toilet-trained turtle named Shelbert who repeats whatever it hears (which is always a hit).

Parenting website Romper included the toy as its primary potty training toy listed for children, saying of it, "look, no one said potty training was glamorous, and yes, you may find yourself owning a "Turdle" who poops a pink sand-like substance into its very own toilet. The "Gotta Go" toy line was praised by magazines, parenting groups and websites both for its crude humor and for its educational value in getting young children interested in potty training. The toy was followed up with Shelbert the "Little Live Gotta Go Turdle" (a portmanteau of " turd" and "turtle") that was printed in purple psychedelic fabric and had similar functions as Sherbet the flamingo. This feces was created from coloured sand that is fed down the toy's throat from a large scoop so that the process can be repeated. The toy became more widely-known, however, for its function whereby it would pass gas and make alarming noises when placed on a plastic "potty" device, the toy would emit colourful fake feces into the potty that children could watch. It would "chat" (using smart cloud technology to record, store and play back its owner's voice), sing, dance, and make spastic movements. The toy, named Sherbet (after the ice cream), had multiple functions so that its buyer could interact with it. The Little Live Pets "Gotta Go" toy line began with a large plush "Little Live Gotta Go" flamingo printed in a psychedelic pink fabric with large anime-style eyes. The toys were also controversial and met with criticism, including by Doug Walker of Nostalgia Critic, who called the toys "disgusting" after viewing a television commercial for the turtle variant. The "Gotta Go" line of toys, consisting of a flamingo and a turtle in psychedelic colours, were immensely popular in 2021, becoming a sought-after Christmas gift by western shoppers. The sub-brand is known for its highly interactive, technologically-developed toys of plush animals, most of which use the toilet or engage in toilet humor, reportedly to get child buyers interested in potty training. Little Live "Gotta Go" Pets is a sub-brand manufactured by the brand Moose Toys under its "Little Live" smart toy branding.
