<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
consolidated  balance  sheet  (unaudited)  and  the  consolidated  statement  of
operations (unaudited).
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                  TRUDY CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER>                            1
<CURRENCY>                    U.S. Dollar
       
                           
<PERIOD-TYPE>                       6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             MAR-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                JUL-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                  SEP-30-1997
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                         1
<CASH>                             20,556
<SECURITIES>                            0
<RECEIVABLES>                   1,247,460 <F1>
<ALLOWANCES>                            0
<INVENTORY>                     1,886,864
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                3,621,816
<PP&E>                             77,527 <F1>
<DEPRECIATION>                          0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                  4,306,623
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>           2,674,865
<BONDS>                           205,673
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                   0
<PREFERRED>                             0
<COMMON>                           32,446
<OTHER-SE>                      1,393,639
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>    4,306,623
<SALES>                         2,257,408
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                2,257,408
<CGS>                           1,245,363
<TOTAL-COSTS>                   2,064,713
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                   (4,445)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                        0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                 38,125
<INCOME-PRETAX>                   159,015
<INCOME-TAX>                        5,658
<INCOME-CONTINUING>               153,357
<DISCONTINUED>                          0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                         0
<CHANGES>                               0
<NET-INCOME>                      153,357
<EPS-PRIMARY>                        .000
<EPS-DILUTED>                        .000
<FN>
<F1>           The values for Receivables
               and PP&E represent net
               amounts.
</FN>