Steiff and Disney Celebrating Eight Decades of International Collaboration By Rebekah Kaufman All photographs by Rebekah Kaufman from the her own collection unless otherwise noted Disney's movie, Bambi, debuted in August 1942. One of the very first licensed items to appear in the Steiff's post-war line in 1951 was the "Bambi" toy. 54 SUMMER 2017 This is the chest tag attached to Steiff's "Bambi."