Hasbro's Tooth Tunes: Toothbrush Puts Music in Your Mouth, Not in Your Ears

When I first saw a commercial for 'tooth tunes' by Hasbro I was immediately drawn in. What a concept! A toothbrush that will play music through my teeth, and into my head. Uh huh!

Once I saw the commercial I also wondered how expensive this new tooth brush would be. $20, $30, maybe more? Once my mind started thinking about the ridiculous price, I realized it wasn't something I really needed. However on a recent trip to K-Bee Toys with my niece, I found the tooth tunes I knew I would want. It was one specially designed with Napoleon Dynamite in mind. It played the Canned Heat song from his famous dancing scene, and it also played some mini clips Napoleon Dynamite is famous for. I slid my $10 over to the clerk and made my way home with my new tooth tunes tooth brush.

The toothbrush itself was designed for a child's mouth, but I didn't care, I wanted to try it! Why should kids be the only ones to get all of the cool stuff!?

The toothbrush itself was packaged in a plastic seal, that almost landed me in the emergency room while trying to rip it open. Why companies still insist on making plastic packaging so heavy duty is beyond me? A simple box would have suited just fine, and would have been more Eco-friendly...but whatever. A warning to those buying this one, be careful when opening this packages, and try not to use a knife like I did.

The toothbrush was blue and had Napoleon's picture attached to the handle. Each tooth tune brush has a different song, and will also feature their face on the toothbrush. Colors of brushes will also vary.

The toothbrush itself is supposedly designed for children's hands, however it seemed large and bulky to me. I could see a child easily dropping this one numerous times while trying to hold on to the toothbrush. On the handle is a small button. If you press this button and hold the toothbrushes head down a bit, you can actually hear mumbles of music before even putting it into your mouth. I was a bit mad about this, I was thinking you'd only hear it while brushing! I felt like I had just bought a gimmick.