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kenshinwolf

Chickens Not Included

Jun 22, 2010 09:27

For the last few days I've been trying to justify ordering one of these Gonzo photo puppet replicas. For those of you who don't know what a photo puppet is, basically it's like a life-size full body doll of a character that can be posed for publicity photos and things of that nature. Whenever you see a picture of any of the muppets on a calender ( Read more... )

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kenshinwolf June 23 2010, 03:02:36 UTC

What if it was a plush of your favorite Muppet? :P

Seriously though, I'm really not much of a plush guy. I have one plush husky that really just sits in a chair all day, and sometimes I wonder why I even have that. I'd really rather have something like this, that not only serves as a token of my love and respect for the Muppets, but would also be a valuable collectors item. And besides, I love Gonzo. He's easily my favorite of the three characters that they've made replicas of so far.

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kenshinwolf June 30 2010, 02:14:40 UTC

The Muppets are cute and huggable. Most of them are just made out of foam and felt.

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nexii_vanadis June 25 2010, 16:58:40 UTC

Man I loved Sesame Street as a kid, that and Mr. Dressup (dunno if that one aired in the US). I think $99 is an alright price for Gonzo. Though personally if I had the money to burn I'd get a snow leopard Hansa plush.

kenshinwolf June 26 2010, 04:02:25 UTC

I have a theory that everyone who was born in the last fifty years has been influenced by Jim Henson somehow. Between the Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, or any of the countless other TV shows and movies that Jim or his company have been involved in, we all have at least one favorite Henson project from our childhood.