A new toy is going viral amongst parents. The only problem is…it's not real. The toy, "My First Ankle Monitor," is being manufactured by the spoof company Little Yikes and it's blowing up on TikTok. In the video, a person is seen picking up the toy off a store shelf. It definitely looks like a toy made for toddlers by brands like Fisher Price or Little Tikes.
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"If you’re the parent of a young child and you’re not getting enough sleep at night, I’m betting it’s because your children will not stay in their room," the dad in the video says. "That was my problem too until recently when I found this ankle monitor."
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Known by the Instagram handle @shampooty, the people behind the fake toy boast "Kid Toys, Adult Issues" in their Instagram bio. They made the monitor in collaboration with "Legboot," who shared the video on TikTok.
"You’d be surprised how fun it is to spread harmless misinformation. The world could use a little more crazy, a little more weird, a little more humor… I’m helping fill that void," the owner of Legboot, who chose to remain anonymous, told the New York Post.
The packaging for the "toy" claims that the monitor will be able to "Make sure that little snot stays in its room!"
"This brand is a God-send, taking a page out of the criminal rehabilitation playbook and applying it to children," the dad in the video states as he screws the monitor onto a toddler's little leg.
They even boast that the monitor is linked to an app that parents can use to track their toddlers.
The most controversial part of the spoof toy is that it deploys an electrical shock to keep your child in line.
"My favorite is to employ the built-in electrical impulse training tool," the video states. The voice adds that the zaps are "therapeutic for me."
Of course, people were horrified at the thought.
"Ankle monitor on babies is insane," a person tweeted.
Other parents were actually a little bit disappointed when they learned the toy wasn't real, sharing that they would purchase the toy if given the ability.
"this would be insanely popular if it were legit ," one person replied to the TikTok.
"I checked Amazon for this ," another shared.
Maybe they have a hot product on their hands.
