Fun-4-All may produce Sesame Street Action Figures

[WiGgY]

I Can't wait to see the pictures.When are they going to be up???

:p :( :grouchy:

The pictures from Toy Fair will go up whenever someone at the event decides to post them. I keep checking, but no one has gotten there yet. Toy Fair doesn't really start until the 15th though, so I've heard. These are more like pre-show stuff I think.

Official pics will probabklly be seen after Toy Fair.

[Gonzo the Grape]

I think that the NEW Oscar could be better, maybe if they had a jaw joint so he could open and close his mouth, kinda like Animal. I think they could get Oscar closer, because they really got Cookie nicely.

[Erine81981]

I agree. They could make a better one. I like the idea for the mouth.

[frogboy4]

They all still look cartoony to me. :p :(

[John Steffens]

I don't know if I'm spoiled by Palisades Muppet figures, but I'm not too impressed with the Sesame Figures

[tmb1975]

Do you think one of you could post a picture of the new figures? I looked at Toy Fair's website and I can't find anything about the SS figures.

Thanks. :)

[The Count]

Search for a thread titled "Sesame Figures Pics Here" in this self-same forum's Action Figures section.
Hope this helps and have a good night.

[Drtooth]

So when are these supposed to come out? Are they delayed? I kinda hope so, as they have to do a bit of work on them for everyone to be happy....

[The Count]

Floydnjanicefan got an E-mail reply with the answers, and he posted a thread here at the forums.
But the manufacturer said that they plan these figures to be released between 6/15/2004 and 7/1/2004.
Hope this helps and have a good day.

[Drtooth]

Let's hope they're doing a butt load of work on them so everyone will go out and buy them.

Plus this gives me time to catch up on the TMS line of Palisades and get the next wave of TMNT...

[Drtooth]

Uh... Mr. ... uh dude that works at F4A.... since we've seen protos of the SS action figures, could we see protos of the animator puppets?

[muppet maniac]

I want to see protos of the animator puppets too.I hope they make Oscar and Cookie Monster animator puppets.They're my two all-time favorite SS Muppets.

And I want to see protos of the Series 2 figures.

[countfanatic]

The COUNT is my ultimate FAVORITE!!!
Hopefully he comes with a grip of bats and the number of the day!!!

[matleo]

Dr. Tooth,

Yeah the last rumor was that these had been pushed back to July sometime. Also someone asked about which characetrs were gettign the animator treatment. Right now, they're planning on the Bird, Grover and Guy Smiley, but I wouldn't expect those for a while. They didn't even have prototypes at Toy Fair.

--Matt

[Drtooth]

Shoot... so all they had were like boxes with pictures of the characters from the style guide inside?

Hopefully they'll do a lot of work on these so everyone will be happy with them...

[floydnjanicefan]

Has anyone heard anything new from Fun-4-All? I emailed the people there and asked them for an update on the progress on Series one and Series two, but they still have not responded... I hope we hear something soon. :grouchy:

[WiGgY]

Aren't these suppose to be out by now? I'm guessing the new sculpts caused a delay.

[floydnjanicefan]

Aren't these suppose to be out by now? I'm guessing the new sculpts caused a delay.

I believe that the release date was pushed back to mid June- early July so that they have time to improve the figure sculpts.

[muppet maniac]

I believe that the release date was pushed back to mid June- early July so that they have time to improve the figure sculpts.

I can't wait to see the improved sculpts

:p :( :grouchy:

[Drtooth]

I hope they are working on the Ernie most of all... he's the one that needed the most improvement... They look alright now, but they really do need to work them further so people besdies me will buy them.

[KermMorningstar]

Any idea on when these are coming out yet?

[Phillip Chapman]

They will be out in possibly June, but most likely it will be July or August.

http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2004/sesame_figures.shtml

[Jonathan]

What stores will be getting the figures??

[WiGgY]

So what is the deal? Are they out? What's going on!!!!!!

[bobhopesite]

Sweet.

[King Prawn]

I can't believe what little information we've been given about these figures considering their just a month away of being released.

[Gonzo]

I'll believe it when I see them on shelves.

August...September...October...

:grouchy:

[WiGgY]

This is nuts. Is their web site up? Where are the package pics or the final figure pic or ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Forget it, I'm making my own. I have 3 pounds of wax and an entire summer to waste.

[LadyVader]

I got an e-mail from the makers of the Sesame Street Action Figures and they told me that they were have trouble with the line and it was being delayed again this time till December which is makeing me :grouchy:.

[The Count]

Hey WiGgY, just make sure you have enough clay left over to make Bert's nose!

December huh? Well, that'll place the release a month after Sesame's true 35th birthday on 11/10/2004, but they'll be moving on to Season 36 so it could be a case of delayals and missed opportunities as the line wouldn't rully be celebrating the 35th Anniversary that much by then.
Is there still some hope left that F4A will drag their feet on this product so much that the license will run out before any products make it to shelf, and Palisades could scoop up the license then?

[Luke]

Licenses last for a few years usually, and in any case Sesame Workshop rejected Palisades bid when they tried to scoop it up before.

[The Count]

Yeah I know, but a guy can dream can't he? Besides, could the second chance be the charm? Well, we'll wait and see what happens, cause there's nothing else to do for right now.

[Gonzo]

Sesame Workshop rejected Palisades bid when they tried to scoop it up before.

Maybe they'd accept it now...seeing that the company they went with can't put out a single freaking toy...

And because I keep sending them threatening letters with scraps of fur and foam and fingernails in them...

[Luke]

Yeah maybe they would. I think Sesame were more after the big bucks and stocking the figures in kids stores though. Palisades are all about adult collectibles and high quality so there is a conflict but by taking on things like Fairly Odd Parents they do seem to be making a transition of sorts.

I wonder if Palisades would still want Sesame Street? We know they did before but the Muppets sales have been erratic. Maybe they'd take the chance because Sesame has a stronger kiddy profile but then again they are seeming to specialise in 2D cartoon licenses now.

[mikealan]

So, will SS Action Figures Series 1 be sold in fourth quarter of 2004? And, will Fun-4-All create more Sesame Street action-figures like Elmo? I think two series is just enough as I heard from the news. :(

Oh, I heard Series 1 may be bumped into fourth quarter of 2004 or it would be on sale in third quarter of 2004...I'm not sure...

[LadyVader]

I think Fun-4-All didn't know what they were in for they really didn't exept all the fans I think they thought it be a nice easy line for kids and then Wam they got hit with all the Palisades fans who wanted all detail and articulation also all the accessories like the muppet line. Witch I don't think Fun-4-All was experting to beheld up to Palisades and compaired. I do think that Fun-4-All should make the Sesame Street Action figures for the Fans with all the detail and articulation also all the accessories we have wated 35 years for them. The kids have plenty of Sesame Street Stuff there tons of the stuff for them but what do we have. It makes me so :mad: I want my snuffy!!!
with a trunk that moves and leges that move and a eyes that can open and close.

[Luke]

The thing is there's more money in doing it for the kids, that seems to be what SW wanted and what F4All wanted. They saw Palisades had got a corner of the market where they had built up a nice following of nostalgic adults buying Muppet toys and seemed to think they could try and do that as well to bump up the income in addition to the kiddie sales but then realised that Palisades weren't just simply putting out a toy but had upped the quality and the method the figures were released to cater specifically for the adults. F4All see the kids as the main market so they don't want to change what they are doing that drastically, and don't really want to put the money into the figures or have the know how to do it Palisades way which they had foolishly promised.

I think with action figures you can either do kids toys, or collectable figures for adults. In the few licenses where adults have bought figures from kids licenses it has usually been that the manufacturer has made and targetted them for the kid market but the adults have bought into them regardless (Spiderman, He-Man, Transformers Armada). I don't think Fun4All should have ever made the move to try and emulate Palisades. Sesame is a license geared at much younger kids anyway, they should have just made them soley for little kids and seen it as a bonus if adults picked up on it, not gone after them in addition. That's how Muppet merchandise was sold for 25 years. Trying for the best of both worlds doesnt work - you've only gotta look at how Palisades have bombed with the kiddie market and the main kid focused bricks and mortar stores like TRU to see that. The difference is that Palisades tested the waters, saw kids were not that interested in Muppets anyway and pretty much knew that their niche would be the adult collectables market and stuck to it. Maybe the sales aren't as fantastic as they could be but it is a steady consumer base, if they had dumbed down for the kids and tried to attract the adults too (like F4All were trying to do) i think they would have been in the same situation as Fun4All right now where the product has to be kid friendly but then having to try to appease the adults needs (meaning the price has to rise due to the quality which in turn starts to price themselves out of the kid market) and basically ending up alienating both groups of consumers and getting in a right mess.

[Fozzie Bear]

And because I keep sending them threatening letters with scraps of fur and foam and fingernails in them...

That's funn-ee!!

[Fozzie Bear]

I don't think Fun4All should have ever made the move to try and emulate Palisades.

By their own posting in the first post in this thread:

I would like to announce that Fun-4-All corp., will be producing a Sesame Street Action Figure line (due out March 2004)!!! They are going to be a little more stylized than Palisades' Muppets line, but they will have the same level of detail, articulation, and quality. Next year is the 35th anniversary of Sesame Street, so this line is coming out at the perfect time! We have plans to do all of the coolest characters down the line.... So please let me know who all of your favorite characters are! I definitely would appreciate all the comments and feedback I can get. I really want to make this toy line a success, and being a fellow collector, I think I can give you guys what you want.

They made a promise that it would ahve the same level of detail, articulation, and quality, but also said it'd be more stylized than Palisades' Muppets. They're sticking to that with their design, but I think they could have done better. Although, last time I looked at the figures, they looked okay. I mean, they are purchaseable, but I'd much rather they stuck with likenesses of the puppets rather than cartoons. I mean, how far can they really go with cartoons of the puppets before they run out? And THEN will they begin doing puppet likenesses? They just messed up in my opinion. I still belive that they didn't have to dumb it down for kids, kept the actual likenesses of the puppets (which the kids recognize anyways) and all things in the world would have been great.

[LadyVader]

I really do not agree with that. first there are already Sesame Street Action Figures that the kids have them and there dumed down for kids. But Its been 35 YEARSand about a 35 tons of Sesame Street toys. There been nothing for the adult fans and I think it's time there was. I AM SICK OF KIDS GETING ALL THESE TOYS AND WE GET NOTHING. I want to see a slew of accessories 14 point articulation of more and don't worrie about the price tag because if the quality is there people will buy its that simple.

[Luke]

I AM SICK OF KIDS GETING ALL THESE TOYS AND WE GET NOTHING. I want to see a slew of accessories 14 point articulation of more and don't worrie about the price tag because if the quality is there people will buy its that simple.
Ok, so why aren't the Muppets figures selling as well as they could be then? You have 14 points of articulation, slews of accessories and the price isn't all that crippling in the states. They are all mostly classic household name recognisable characters except the few obscures we have seen. It would be exactly the same with Sesame, except Sesame is even more of a kids license. Face facts, Fun4All depend even more on greater sales than Palisades do, and even though they don't invest as much money into the products they throw more money at the licenses and getting all of the major bricks and mortar stores to carry their products. They aren't as specialist an action figure company as Palisades and don't specifically cater to the adult market. The only reason they bought the Sesame license was because they knew kids would buy the figures too, the adults are just a nice bonus. They aren't interested in just selling to adults as there isn't enough profit in it for a big company like them and seeing as the figures were already shown to adult comic stores through Diamond Distribution they probably found out for sure the adult market wasn't strong enough by itself and if thats all the interest they got they'd probably have to end the line at wave two. In my opinion it would be very tricky to do the whole high quality, slew of accessories, loads of articulation thing for adults yet get the figures stocked in kids stores retailing at a price acceptable to parents too.

Quality costs money, which parents of a 5 year old generally wouldn't pay or even neccasarily want/need for their kids who just want a toy to play with so they have obviously had to make compromises right from the start. That's meant people here complaining that they aren't upto the quality of the Palisades Muppets and Fun4All getting negative reactions (which they are partly to blame for themselves i admit) but these are being made for a fairly different market than the Muppets are right now. It has to be that way and probably will not change despite what people say, they have just spent a long time trying to reach a compromise level in design where they aren't too shabby for adults yet are still within the reach of the kids market.

[LadyVader]

Ok I don't know how muppet sales are in the U.K. But where I am from Palisades Muppet figures fly off the shelves they can't keep them in stock. and if I wasn't clear it has been 35 years and not even once has the older fan of sesame street been thought of. and as for price take a walk thoue a toys R us action figures department Action figures aren't cheep they can go as high as $10.95 depening on what your looking for the lowest price figure is a Star Wars figure at $4.77 but that going to change there price will be going up with the new wave and this is comeing from Hasbro themselves. When parents buy they don't look around the toy store they go right to what popular like Spiderman, Power Rangers, Shreck, its years since the Muppets had a Movie and a t.v. show. But when your talking Sesame Street what is the frist thing that comes to a kid mind it ELMO not Big Bird not Bert & Ernie Not even Cookie Monster it ELMO, ELMO. the kids at the Sesame Street age range don't care what they play with its the parents who do the buying and ELMO, ELMO, ELMO is the only thing they hear then I the USA the hottest toy at Christmass time for the last 3 years has been Elmo. Now don't getme wrong I like the Dolls and the other thing But really it time we adult fans got something if I am going to pay the price for a better Sesame Street figure shouldn't get it. Hay I even like a Playset or two. As I said before it been 35 years. Hay and since where talking about Action Figures what about Fraggle Rock why dolls I am sick of dolls I want a Gobo Action figure with slew of accessories 14 point articulation or more why can't we get thoues there a market for them and you in the U.K should know this better that any one eles you got the DVD set first we I the USA have to wait. that not fare. and how about the Dark Crystal no action figures for them just busts like we need more busts. so it goes like this for adult fans No Cool Sesame Street Figures for you only dumded down one. No cool Fraggle Rock figures just dolls wwhhooppee! and last but not least Dark Crystal No cool figures for them thet get busted the Muppets are the only Action Figures that are made for the Fans and I guess that the way its going to be.

[Luke]

Ok I don't know how muppet sales are in the U.K. But where I am from Palisades Muppet figures fly off the shelves they can't keep them in stock.
No i meant the USA market. The Muppets might seem to fly off the shelves where you are but that could be due to the stores not actually buying many in or you just being in a particularly good area. From Ken Lillys comments overall it seems they aren't selling as well as they should be in any market, so much so they aren't commiting to carry on past Series 10 until they see the latest sales figures. If the Muppets aren't selling enough to adults then Sesame certainly won't. I understand your points that there should be collectable Sesame figures for adults but it just seems that if the Muppets are anything to go buy there is not enough of an adult market who actually want to by them.

[Gonzo]

But when your talking Sesame Street what is the frist thing that comes to a kid mind it ELMO not Big Bird not Bert & Ernie Not even Cookie Monster it ELMO, ELMO. the kids at the Sesame Street age range don't care what they play with its the parents who do the buying and ELMO, ELMO, ELMO is the only thing they hear

That's changing too...

Grover, Big Bird, Ernie, Cookie Monster and others are getting much higher profile on Sesame Street...have been for the last few years. As soon as the merchandising catches up with what's actually on the show, I think we'll see more balance in the Force. I mean...in the toy aisles.

:p :(

[WiGgY]

Yeah, Big Bird and Ernie have their own segment. Then they show a Bert and Ernie skit (some times classic!). Grover has his own thing and he now does the voice over so it is actually his segment. We all know Cookie has his own thing and he gets a street segement now and then. It isn't all Elmo. Some times Elmo isn't een seen until the end for Elmo's World.

[LadyVader]

Ok Ok Ok I Give Up I Can't Seem To Get Any One To At Least Agree With Me Even A Little So I Give Up I Will Just Sit Quiet Here In The Cornner And Deam About My Sesame Street Figures With Slew Of Accessories And Over 14 Points Of Articulation. And Every One Eles Can Have There Kiddie Toys With Very Little Of Any Thing.

[WiGgY]

Are you typing in code? Why is every first letter of every word capitalized? Let's see:

O O O I G U I C S T G A O T A L A W M E A L S I G U I W J S Q H I T C A D A M S S F W S O A A O P O A A E O E C H T K T W V L O A T

Does anyone see a code? If you rearange A D A M S you get Sadam. Does his name have 2 d's or one?

It's not that we don't WANT the fgures you describe. We just know it won't happen. Palisades offered that and the idiots at Sesame Workshop turned them down.

[Fozzie Bear]

I still think they should be the same quality as Palisades, look more like the actual Muppets, whether they have that amount of articulation and accessories or not. Heck, to be honest, I'll forego the accessories to get really good action figures!!!

[Luke]

I still think they should be the same quality as Palisades, look more like the actual Muppets, whether they have that amount of articulation and accessories or not. Heck, to be honest, I'll forego the accessories to get really good action figures!!!

I agree, although Fun4All don't have the same quality sculptors working for them or put so much budget into making the actual figure - the Palisades stuff goes through a lot of stages in production, painting etc. Fun4All probably want to spend more of that money on advertising, point of sales promotion and just spending less to make more profit from the sales. I think thats a big clue as to why the figures have never changed dramatically since we saw the first sculpts despite the feedback. We were really lucky to get the Muppets done by a small specialist company.

[Fozzie Bear]

I'm there wit'cha, brother!

However, the Fun 4 All figures do look good for what they are, and are better than any prior Sesame Street action figures in the past; and I suppose complaining doesn't help things either since it's already in production, etc.

I can't wait to see them in person and determine what, if anything, I think of them and to know if I'll be adding this to my collection.

*Interest builds...*

[LadyVader]

Can some one tell me anything that Fun 4 All has made anything i never heard of them till now at least i can say i heard of Palisades.

[ZootandDingo]

Can some one tell me anything that Fun 4 All has made anything i never heard of them till now at least i can say i heard of Palisades.

IIRC, they are the ones behind the "South Park" plush dolls.

:cool:

[Phillip Chapman]

Fun-4-All also made the Muppet push-up puppets that were released last year. They included: Kermit, Beaker, Animal and Pepe.

[WiGgY]

And they were a total rip off of the Palisades figures.

[LadyVader]

That's it! thats all they have made! You mean to tell me they never done real action figures before. well that tell me a lot. :grouchy:

[LadyVader]

I just got this off this other Muppet forum I hope it not true:

"Got this from an industry site:

NEW YORK — Citing unspecified "developments that negatively impacted the company," toy manufacturer Fun-4-All Corp. has filed a voluntary petition with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Chapter 11 reorganization protection.
"This was a difficult decision and a wide range of alternatives were explored before making this choice," said Scott Bachrach, Fun-4-All CEO, in a letter sent to its retail partners and to Playthings this morning. "However, the company determined that reorganization under Chapter 11 was the correct course of action for the long-term future of Fun-4-All Corp."

Today the court approved an interim cash collateral order with the consent of the toymaker's lenders. While operating under Chapter 11, Fun-4-All expects to achieve "an orderly and timely restructuring of our debt and allow for the current payment of bills."

"With this assistance in hand, we have the full intention of continuing to move ahead expeditiously," Bachrach asserted.

Fun-4-All has been best known for arts & crafts products and novelties bearing licenses from the likes of The Wiggles, Crayola, Garfield, Cabbage Patch Kids, Sesame Street and Astro Boy.

Cripes! - Maybe Palisades could get Sesame - Waddya Think?"

Well thats not a good sine So much for Bert :( Ernie :p and Oscar the Grouch :grouchy:. So much for sunny days chaseing the clouds away.

[pxlforge]

http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?t=14942

people are discussing it here

[LadyVader]

Here We go kiddes another roller coaster ride throue Sesame Street Action Figure Land. Will Fun-4-All keep them or loose them could Palisades make there move and grab it. it all hangs in the blance. stay tuned to next week when we will hear Big Bird say "Palisades wwwwhhhhoooooPpppppEEEEEE!"

[pierat]

That's a shame!, I wondered why Fun 4 All would never reply to e-mails and couldn't get anything accomplished including their website. Hopefully someone else (Besides palisades) will pick it up. :grouchy:

Don't get me wrong I like palisades but they wory too much about accessories instead of making the figures more affordable so they could sell to bigger market of buyers including non-die hard fans so more stores would carry their product. and I really don't like paying 10.00 a figure it would be nice if they were closer to 6 or 7 dollars. And Palisades doesn't make the figures very durable for kids lots of fragile pieces like bunsen's glasses, etc.

I'm a fan but it would be nice if my kids could share in the fun too!

However picks it up I hope they build a Sesame Playset including the 123 building and hoopers store. (including twiddle bugs) :D

[WiGgY]

Palisades is not a kids toy company. They are a collectors company. They put a lot of care and detial into their product. They put accessories in there because if they didn't they would have just as many people saying thepackages look too empty. And the price has to do with volume. As the volume decreases, the price in creases. It isn't their fault the market can't handle larger volumes and thus lower prices. And I think we would all like lower prices, but look at what they are doing! igh detail and now every figure has a pack in. In some cases a figure has 2 or more. And in other cases the regular priced item has 2 figures in side. And aside from some early series breakage issues, the figures are fairly durable.

If Palisades did get the Sesame license I doubt the price would be as high as the muppet line. More retailers would be willing to pick the line up and thus volume would increase. The accessories probably wouldn't be as small as some of the muppe ones, but look at the rubber ducky that is suppose to come with Ernie. Pretty small. Palisades can only improve on this line.

[pierat]

Well, I do agree that palisades is a collectors company. But I really think their volume sales would increase with decreased prices. After all look at the companies that are carrying them Toys R Us, Meijers, EB-toys, Suncost. But when parent like myself have a kid that wants to buy a 10.00 kermit or a 5.00 other action figure that is more kid friendly kermits usually lose. I think the same thing applies to the casual fan that would only buy a couple to put on their desk at work or shelf at home.

I thought I read where palisades felt they were targeting mostly collectors and not attracting as much of the other purchasers.

Hopefully someone larger who can mass market the sesame line in similiar fashion to a larger audience will be found. :crazy:

I'd love to see some unsung figures like Sherlock hemlock, Herry monster and prairie dawn.

[WiGgY]

The line started with lower prices and it didn't take. TRU only took series 1 and 2 (back when the figures were only about 7 or 8 dollars) and then didn't take any figures until series 7. By that time the price HAD to be raised because the volume went down. They can't just lower the cost and hope the volume increases. They tried approaching the line as a toy line and the market didn't bite. So, they now approach it as a collectable line. Kermit lost in series 1 to al the other crapptastic toys because Kermit just isn't popular with the kids. KErmit doesn't even have the Sesame Street exposure he use to have. Because of that, the line had to switch gears to stay. A sesame line would most likely be the same price as the F4A stuff, an 8 dollar per figure item, and be in stores like TRU. But if you'd rather buy your child a slightly cheaper toy in price and quality so be it. Power rangers and the like aren't exactly durable either.

[LadyVader]

I think the people at F4A knew that they were haveing trouble and thought Would save them. just a few Quick figures and boom money money money. They didn't count on every one haveing such High stands thanks to Palisades who raised the bar on action figures of this type. So now it was going to coast F4A more than they pland and poof. thats all they wrote.

[Fozzie Bear]

Is there any new news lately, folks?

[Luke]

I believe the latest rumor was that they are delayed until December, if they happen. Not sure what the official word is.

[Fozzie Bear]

I have to admit, I'm warming up to them SOME since they reworked Cookie Monster, and I do like the Super Grover and Ernie is better. Oscar is curious how they chose to make him as is Bert, but they all look okay seeing as they were based on cartoons of themselves and not the puppets.

[LadyVader]

I heard There be no SS toys till they get there money problem fixed.

[Fozzie Bear]

So, any new news on the action figures??

[WiGgY]

No news because the company is failing. I doubt they will recover. The good news is that Sesame Workshop MAY let Palisades do the line now that F4A is going down. Of course, there are other toy companies out there so who knows. One thing is for sure, Palisades does want to do this line. I thnk they best thng to do would be to write letters to Sesame Workshop and let them know that we want Palisades to make the figures.

[Fozzie Bear]

No, you're wrong. There is ONLY Palisades. :)

Yes, you're right. We should begin writing SW:

Sesame Workshop
One Lincoln Plaza
New York, NY 10023

[floydnjanicefan]

If that is the case, then I will start my letter to Sesame Workshop later tonight. Palisades Sesame figures would rock!

[WiGgY]

It all depends on what happens with F4A though. They may still make the figures. Either way, write the letters.

[Drtooth]

Personally, even if Palisades does get the rights, I doubt they'd get on it right away. Probably after the TMS line has been made. They've got quite a bit on their plates, with TMS, Zim, and Oddparents. It will be worth the wait, but I don't think it could happen. Hopefully F4A will either pass the license to Palisades or at the very least fix their financial troubles and put these out to market (at least 2 series worth... I want my Guy Smiley, Telly Monster and 2 Head figures).

Oh well, at least we finally got Fraggles on DVD.... that's something to look forward to.

[Fozzie Bear]

I would rather wait for Palisades figures of SS to be made. I think they would be most awesome and HOPEFULLY look like the puppets, as did TMS characters!

[Drtooth]

I'd wait too (specially since I can't afford them right now anyway) but I'd rather see something than nothing at all. They may not have been as great as the Palisades TMS line, but compairing it to unfuzzy Cookie Monster dolls and Singing Elmos we've been bombarded with, ANYTHING is a welcome change! :p

[LadyVader]

Hi:
has there been and new news as to the SS figures comeing out at all??? :confused:

[Luke]

Nope, and i'd think it's highly unlikely we will ever actually see the Fun-4-All figures now at all.

[AndyWan Kenobi]

Nope, and i'd think it's highly unlikely we will ever actually see the Fun-4-All figures now at all.

Sad. Even with their drawbacks, I was really looking forward to these guys. Maybe they'll auction off the prototypes, or someone else will pick up the license...

[WiGgY]

I think it's more likely Palisades will pick up the item now. If you look at their forums you can see a few new sections ready to be annouced. Perhaps one will be Sesame Street. You never know.

[treelofan]

i doubt palisades will be putting any sesame street stuff out.

it takes a bit more time to secure a licence or start up production than most of you realize.
also, bankruptcy is designed to keep creditors off a companies butt for enough time so they can raise some capitol to pay creditors. it isnt the "final nail" in the coffin.
MAYBE the reason fun 4 all may not make the figures is all the negativity spouted out by their "target market" (muppet fans")

for all those wanting toys that look like puppets..
there's this thing called a puppet,,try that!
:boo:

[floydnjanicefan]

I think it's more likely Palisades will pick up the item now. If you look at their forums you can see a few new sections ready to be annouced. Perhaps one will be Sesame Street. You never know.

I definately hope that you are right WiGgy. I cant wait until Palisades reveals what those new products are going to be. Keep your fingers crossed for Sesame Street and Fraggle rock!

[WiGgY]

I think Ken said on the boards that they still can't get retail support for Fraggle Rock. I don't know why that is though. I mean, stores are buying the plushes and DVDs and stuff, why not figures?

[Luke]

it takes a bit more time to secure a licence or start up production than most of you realize.
also, bankruptcy is designed to keep creditors off a companies butt for enough time so they can raise some capitol to pay creditors. it isnt the "final nail" in the coffin.

True, but i think it's highly unlikely F4All will continue - it doesn't look like they are working through it at all and you'd probably find that the plans if they did come back would be totally different. I can't see specialist lines being a priority for them, and the people who worked on the development may not even be there any more. I doubt Palisades could have got the exact license unless Sesame Workshop didn't end up getting paid or something but it's possible they could have got a variation of it. As for the negative feedback to the original news, Wiggy just said what most of us feel. I don't think we were their target market anyway, or at least not at first. Just seemed like we were an extra market for them to tap into.

[WiGgY]

It is possible that since F4A filed for bankrupcy Palisades was able to buy the license from them. It's been months since that could have happened. Lines like ZIM and Fairly Odd Parents were annouced like 6 months before production even started, so it's very possible that the Sesame line is being annmouced soon with a tentative release date around spring or summer time.

It is also possible that Palisades got a specialty license for Sesame figures that can only be sold in places like Media Play stores and online stores. They did that with Fairly Odd Parents so they could have done it for Sesame Street. Muppets are only at specialty stores now and with series 9 they will only be online, so they may just start that way with Sesame Street.

You never know. I'm hoping one of the lines is Sesame Street. Imagine a Big Bird figure that is 11 inches tall. How cool would that be? And unlike Sweetums, EVERYONE would want to sell that figure.

[Luke]

Yeah a speciality license would be cool. I'm sure it's possible. We'll see i guess!

[Phillip Chapman]

I'm closing this thread until a formal announcement is made concerning the future of the Sesame Street figures. Everything is speculation at this point.

Just a reminder to everyone to please abide by the forum rules, especially when you feel like you are in a heated disagrement with another member.