[4] They are designed to "represent the epitome of Yinzerdom"[5] Yappin' Yinzers were invented by Alex Kozak, a manager at software company called CombineNet.

[1] Chipped Ham Sam was the first Yappin' Yinzer issued; he sports a mullet, jean shorts, and a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey.

"[9] Kozak has begun expanding the offerings to similar dolls across other American cities under the title of Talkin' Townies.

[10][11] In 2012, Colliquial Enterprises developed a second line of dolls based on stereotypical localized culture, this time Beantown Sully with Boston accent and mannerisms.

In her book Speaking Pittsburghese: The Story of a Dialect, Barbara Johnstone, Professor of Rhetoric at Carnegie Mellon University[12] dedicated an entire section to explaining why Yappin' Yinzers represent "Characterological Figures" of the social identity of "yinzers.