Little Lady Picks Up Fisher-Value Toy, Thinks It is Her Grandpa (Unique)

• A Michigan mother bought a giant chortle when she realized her daughter, Salem, thought a Fisher-Value toy seemed similar to her grandpa
• Olivia Brado tells PEOPLE she took a video of the second after realizing the uncanny resemblance
• Now, the video has gone viral with practically 500,000 views on TikTok

When Olivia Brado‘s 2-year-old daughter Salem first began saying “Papa, papa,” she assumed it was as a result of the little woman wished to go go to her grandpa. However after a more in-depth have a look at the toy in her hand, she realized it was as a result of Salem thought the toy was truly modeled after her grandpa.

Brado, who lives in Michigan, tells PEOPLE that Salem had not too long ago inherited a bag of hand-me-down toys from her cousins. Within the bag had been quite a lot of Fisher-Value’s common “Little Folks” toys, a line of figures, automobiles and interactive playsets for toddlers.

“We had been at my mother’s home and we dumped out the bag of toys and she or he began choosing via them,” Brado says. “Then I saved listening to her say, ‘Papa, papa.’ ”

As Brado explains, she usually takes Salem to go to her grandpa at his office after taking her to go to her grandma. “So once I heard, ‘Papa’ again and again, I assumed she simply wished to see him.”

However then Brado and her mother seen Salem was clutching one of many toys tightly in her fist.

“My mother checked out it, and mentioned, ‘Does she assume it is your dad?’ ” Brado says. “And I took a more in-depth look and positive sufficient, it seems to be similar to him. My mother and I checked out one another and simply began dying laughing.”

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Brado instantly bought her cellphone out and took a video of the candy second, importing it to TikTok with the caption: “My daughter checked out certainly one of her toys and instantly thought it was my dad.”

She additionally despatched the video to her dad, who replied, “LOL.”

“I replied and mentioned, ‘However, it is you.’ and he mentioned, ‘I see that.’ ”

Brado additionally dropped the video within the household group chat — her dad, David, is certainly one of 9 — and “each aunt, uncle and cousin was like, ‘Oh that appears similar to him.’ ”

“The palms, the construct, the face form … all of it checks,” Brado provides with fun.

The video has already been seen greater than 420,000 occasions because it was uploaded on Feb. 11, 2025, and plenty of commenters say it resonates.

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“I’ve had lots of feedback,” Brado says. “One woman mentioned each time her child sees Wreck-It Ralph, she says it is her dad.”

Different commenters are urging Brado to get backups of the toy, simply in case it ever will get misplaced.

“I do not assume it is made anymore. I’ve seen lots of them on eBay,” she provides. “And he or she does have a couple of favourite toys however that’s definitely certainly one of them.”

Nonetheless others say maybe Brado ought to enlist the toy-maker within the dialog.

“Lots of people are like, ‘You higher tag Fisher-Value. do they know they owe your dad royalties for utilizing his likeness? ‘ ” Brado jokes.

Brado, an expert particular results make-up artist, definitely has concepts on methods to hold the enjoyable going, saying she hopes to persuade her dad to decorate up because the character — and convey him to life for her daughter — come Halloween.

“I’m begging him, ‘Please, can we get you in pair of overalls?’ “