Re: First experiences with The Sims (20th birthday!)

@CGrant56, and @EuphorialQueen  I loved that penguin too! ❤️

And I remember the Great Gardner Invasion (I think you are right and that it was TS2!)

The TS1 bear was called Claire the Bear!  She would also steal honey from the beehives! 😃  I also loved Marky Sharky and Betty the Yeti from the Vacation EP for TS1!  My husband has little interest in playing the Sims but he always told me to call him over if Claire the Bear, Marky Sharky, Betty the Yeti, or Sunny the Tragic Clown would show up! 🙌

For TS3 there was a human Sim called Claire the Bear or Claire Bear that had fishing skills! 😃 This was an homage to TS1!😎

Yes, that was back when Drew Carey had his own Prime Time sitcom as well as a comedy show, long before he hosted the Price is Right!  The game also had Avril Lavigne and Marilyn Monroe! ⭐  There might have been more stars but those are who I remember!