Grumpy Cat is unavoidable online and is set to become the same in toy stores.
The internet celebrity, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, was on hand for the unveiling of Ganz USA’s line of Grumpy Cat-inspired toys and accessories at 111th American International Toy Fair at the Javits Center in New York over the weekend.
The line of merchandise includes plush toys, window clings, pillows, t-shirts and tote bags.
Grumpy Cat shot to fame in late 2012 after owner Tabatha Bundesen’s brother posted a picture of the feline and her permanent scowl to Reddit. The pictures went viral and became an inescapable meme.
Since then feline has been featured on the cover of august print publications like The Wall Street Journal and New York Magazine, and her Facebook page has generated nearly four million “likes.”
According to Bundesen, Grumpy Cat’s seemingly morose disposition is a result of feline dwarfism.