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                                                                    Exhibit 23.4

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-69812) pertaining to the 1992 Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock
Option Plan of Just Toys, Inc. of our report dated March 12, 1999, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Just Toys, Inc. for the
years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1999.



                                                            /s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP


New York, New York
March 28, 2000


