Beanie Babies are a line of stuffed animals, made by Ty Warner Inc., which was later renamed as Ty Inc. in November 1991. Each toy has an inner poseable lining (metal threads that allows the toy to remain in a certain posture or pose and is stuffed with plastic pellets (or beans) rather than conventional stuffing, giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel. In a rare interview Warner said "The whole idea was it looked real because it moved."