These rubber critters toys were recalled on Aug. 29, 2018, due to excessive levels of lead paint. Rubber Octopus - 13" Tall Sold Individually and as Part of Various Packaged Sets.

He has other toys — a pink rubber ball, a fake pork chop, a rope creature that looks troublingly like Pepe the Frog — but the bear octopus is what is most reliably by his side.