Pillow Pals were the first Ty plush animals designed for babies. They were simple in design with embroidered eyes (for safety). They didn't have body parts or a nose that could be removed and chewed by a small child.
Also for safety, there were no beans (pellets) inside.
Pillow Pals can be machine washed and line-dried. Ty produced them from 1995 until 1999.
Pillow Pals are still fun to collect because only 49 of them (includes variations) were made.