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tomahawk

10-19-2006, 04:23 PM

I saw these at Puzzle Zoo today. They had Cookie, Grover and Ernie. They were huge. I wouldn't go as far as saying life-like size, but darn close. They looked o.k. Cookie and Grover looked the best than Ernie.

rtgentry

10-20-2006, 07:10 AM

http://www.plushfriends.com/g75774.html

these are awesome... support these and maybe disney will let them do muppets!!

zns

10-20-2006, 10:05 AM

Not bad at all. A bit pricy, but still would be neat to have.:)

travellingpat

10-20-2006, 12:27 PM

Cool!

11-02-2006, 09:42 PM

I was just going to post this lol... I found some on ebay, but didn't know about Ernie. Does anyone know where else i may find these? Hallmark has been the ONLY place i know of to carry Gund. Has anyone seen them there? I'm intrested, but i'd like to use my eyes as my own judgement. I'm not found of Elmo and Grover NOT being Fur, but Cookie being my fave, its good to know he has Fur. I really am against the "todays" non-fur character merchandice.

Are the holes from the bottom up, or behind their heads like the vintage Grover puppet?

tomahawk

11-03-2006, 09:15 AM

11-03-2006, 11:15 AM

Browsing around, i found a picture of someone (a woman) holding Ernie, and i noticed that you can operate their hands too. I find this to be very neat.

Yeah, looking at larger images it appears that he does have fur. Too bad Elmo's isn't noticable as much as Cookie's. American Greetings was the store i was thinking about. Anyone know if they carry these? I almost want to go check today, but its outta state (reason why i'm not calling them) and its about a 20 min drive.

Lab Rat

11-03-2006, 12:11 PM

They also do a great oscar the grouch and apparently they do The Count but i havent seen pics of him.

Vic Romano

11-03-2006, 12:22 PM

Definitely very cool, I thought they were a bit pricey too until CoOkie posted you can use their hands too!

travellingpat

11-03-2006, 01:35 PM

I want to see the Oscar and Count ones, anyone got pics?

tomahawk

11-03-2006, 04:01 PM

Here's a picture of me and my friend with Cookie and Grover.

http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=muppetsst7.jpg

11-03-2006, 07:00 PM

I actually took the drive... i can't say it was 100% pointless. I found a used Palisade's Scooter for just 6.99 with all the props! SO i grabbed him... He and Pepe are the last ones i wanted to git... so thats one down. ;)

I couldn't find these anywhere. American Greetings has the older plushes still. THey also carry A larg Kermit, and med Kermit, Beaker, Fozzie, and Piggy. I tried Boarders Book Store and Boarders express, both only carry the plushes. I thought Toys R Us may have it, they had nothing... not even TMX Elmo. Took a shot at Newburry comics too, but they too didn't carry em.

What store was this photo taken in Tomahawk? Anyone else know where i may spot em? I'll try n find that image where the woman is using her hand with Ernie

Tim Kelly

11-20-2006, 05:44 AM

I played with Ernie, Cookie, Grover, and Elmo at a store on 86th Street, performing them for the cashiers and the other customers. Ernie is definitely my favorite, particularly because his hand is big enough for mine to slip into (the monsters' hands are noticeably smaller). The store sells them for about $67, and I think it's called The Toy Store. I could be wrong about the name, but I know it's near a subway station and a Best Buy (where I broke down and bought the Groovie Goolies DVD).

11-20-2006, 11:09 AM

These must be on the "rare" edge. I can't find these in Rhode Island. The only other place i can think of that sells GUND, is the Hospital. But that area isn't easy getting in and out of, nor is it fun to pay to park. ::tries to think if n e one he knows is pregnant or getting really sick::

Sux that these are expensive too... kinda makes me want to limit to one, when i'd have fun playing with all ov theses. I can imitate each character's voice, and working at a children's shelter, it would be fun to have the kids interact with em. I already have them thinkin i'm friends with Oscar so they especially want me to try n be friends with Elmo so he may come over too lol.

(Halloween i brought by my costume i made last year ov Bruno and Oscar. They loved it)

11-20-2006, 11:11 AM

I want to see the Oscar and Count ones, anyone got pics?

I dunno if it was just you, or someone else saying something, i but i don't think they do sell them. I've looked on eaby and online stores and they only sell Ernie, Cookie, Elmo, n Grover.

travellingpat

11-20-2006, 01:09 PM

They also do a great oscar the grouch and apparently they do The Count but i havent seen pics of him.

Oh idk i jsut saw this and umm guessed that they made them

I thought id seen the oscar one before though

Tim Kelly

11-20-2006, 07:21 PM

For those of you in Manhattan, it's actually called The Toy Zone at State News!

doctort13

11-24-2006, 04:50 PM

I too have searched, and have yet to find a large Oscar puppet. :(

mrsieve

11-26-2006, 06:07 AM

Heres a link to a store online that sells them.
There towards the bottom and continues on the next page.

http://www.puppetsuperstore.com/productList.cfm?PageNum_Results=1&&category=19&secondary=0

travellingpat

11-27-2006, 01:53 PM

Thanks MrS!!!

12-07-2006, 09:07 PM

Sweet! Thnx.. those are some good prices too. Hopfully the shipping isn't crazy.

I think i'll save money and buy em all at once... ::gulp:: that would be some crazy saving.

zns

12-10-2006, 01:12 PM

I would so love to have Cookie and Grover if I can afford them at some point. Wouldn't mind having them for my Muppet collection.:) :) :)