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I use an old desk lamp on a scissor arm to light him for pictures. :p

You know, I was only half-kidding when I originally suggested the replacement noses, but looking at the replica again, I think they could make the whole nose and mouth unit just snap onto the figure. As far as the license running out, MR could make up 100 extra nose and mouth units now and...

The other reason the real deal is more expensive is because they're not being mass produced. Each one is handcrafted by artists and master puppet builders whose time is valuable (and worth it, I might add). But I have to agree with lithiumbrain on this one. The scott foam will not break...

This is why I said earlier that I think MR is in a no-win situation at this point. I have exactly the opposite opinion. If he can't be done right, I'd rather not have him at all. And in fact, I won't buy him if I don't like the way he looks. I want an "authentic replica", not another toy. :p

Yes, I know exactly what you're trying to say. The height difference of the puppets is different than the height difference of the full body posers. If they were consistent, there'd be no way to get Kermit and Fozzie in the same shot on TV without the puppeteers showing. That said, Kermit...

No, I didn't, but here's one... Kermit and Fozzie :p

No, you didn't offend me. I was just trying to set the record straight. That's the problem with writing messages, you don't hear the inflection in the person's voice and sometimes the tone can be misinterpreted. Anyway, don't worry about it. We all just want the best product we can have. :p

Thanks, MuppetCaper! I knew it wasn't $400. I think where I got confused was that originally they said $249, then the most recent thing we heard was the $199. Anyway, as you say, the final solution on the nose could conceivably drive up the price, but we won't know about that until it...

First of all, Gonzo is not going to cost $400. I believe they are thinking either $250 or $299, someone else can correct me on that. Second, no one has said the foam will only last two years. It's at least five. As I've said in the past, I've got puppets that are 35 years old and the foam...

That is correct. :p

Actually, Animal's eyelids and teeth are foam... on the replica, I'm talking about. And the current proto of Gonzo has foam eyelids and foam inside his mouth. I still say they should just make it out of the right material, scott foam. Then it will be an authentic replica. :p

I don't know. I say make it out of the real foam. If it rots in five years, that's $50 a year to have a real Gonzo replica. I pay more than that per MONTH for my cable TV and internet. Then they could make replacement noses in 5 years. :p

Because the foam that's inside Kermit would not look right for Gonzo's nose. It's denser and less porous, so it takes way longer to break down, but that also gives it almost a smooth finish, not right for Gonzo. :p

I've been afraid to do that, too, for the same reason. Anyone out there do it and then get his mouth plates perfectly flat again? :p

It went by really fast in your montage, but I thought I saw the arm sleeve tucked under him in the display. But then that didn't make sense, unless he's stuffed or something. Did it look like one of the actual posers to you? (I mean, as opposed to an MR poser). :p

Tilting his head to one side or the other helps. Make sure his collar is straight. I like to make it stand out from his body a little, but on the puppet, it is usually laying flat, so that's not a necessity. The most important thing to me is curving the fingers, which gives him a more...

I would like to see Rowlf because it was Jim's other major character. There was a time in the 60's when Rowlf was a bigger star than Kermit. :p

Thanks, Beau! That was a great description. It still sounds a lot like American melodrama where the audience hisses the villain and cheers the hero, etc. Pantomime over here is what Red Skelton sometimes used to do or someone like Marcel Marceau or even Ernie Kovacs on occasion. They were...

That must be unique to England, then. There's no definition of pantomime that I can find in the U.S. that includes dialogue. Again, I'm not disputing you. I'm sure you're correct in that context. It sounds like you're describing what we call "melodrama" over here. :p

I'm not trying to be a wise guy here, or start anything... I just wanted to point out that if there's dialogue, it's not pantomime. :p