NECA's Ultimate Sesame Street Action Figures

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As per the photo posted above, do the NECA figures really match up with the PT figures? I'm kind of a little unsure because the NECA figures are listed as "7-inch tall" and that would kind of maybe loom giant over guys like Kermit or Gonzo, so I ask to make sure given my blind batty eyes.

To me, Bert and Ernie look a little too tall. In other Instagram photos posted by Paul Harding, Bert is about the same height as the Palisades Link, and Ernie is about the same height as Fozzie. I think Link is the tallest Palisades figure, other than Sweetums. I'm not sure if Bert is one of the tallest Sesame Street Muppets. So far, he's one of the tallest Muppet figures.

 

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Assuming these are production samples and not upscaled test shots, they run a bit big compared to Palisades. But, I also think Bert is bigger than we may think. In MFC, he seems huge compared to Gonzo. Also, the picture shows Bert and Ernie with Series 1 Bunsen and Beaker and series 3 Chef from the playset. I think Series 1 in general ran smaller than later figures. But, they can work well enough. They are close enough in scale where it doesn't seem wildly off.

Bert is a pretty big puppet when you look at productions like MFC. NECA Ernie is between Bunsen's height and Chef's height. All 3 are real hand puppets, but Bunsen is known for being short so It works. The real test will be seeing them next to Super Grover, but I doubt NECA would want to have a Palisades Super Grover on their socials before they have their own shown.

 

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Thanks for the replies guys. BTW: After Sweetums who was about ten inches tall, the next tallest Palisades figure was Dr. Phil van Neuter at eight inches tall.

 

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An interview with Trevor from NECA was posted earlier.

It's almost an hour and most of it is just Trevor talking about what he wants to do with the line and how he was involved with Palisades back in the day before the Sesame line was canceled. But there are a few bits of info to take from the interview.

We should expect to see some new stuff at Toy Fair in 2 months.

Bert, Ernie, and Count are all on their way to the US so Counts preorder should be going up soon and will likely ship soon after.

They are fully aware of all the obscure characters and will take this line as far as sales will allow it. So, if you are wondering if they will do a certain character, the answer is likely yes, but only if sales are strong.

They are aiming for the 70s to 80s look of the characters. If they do a diorama, I would expect they pull from the same era. This may also mean we are less likely to get characters like Zoe and Rositta early in the line, but that is pure speculation on my part.

Big Bird may already be in the design stage as Trevor spoke about the dimensions of the box and figure.

Bert's unibrow is swappable between his heads. This means he has 4 expression options. His hair is also removable for potential future accessories like various hats. No word if Ernie is the same.

There will likely be multiple variants of main characters (pending strong sales) that are based on classic skits. Examples given were Bert with a removable magnetic nose that can be put on a clay bust accessory, winter gear variants, Ernie with fishing gear, and even the outfits they wore in the mummy skit.

Some figures will have hinged jaws if the articulation can be hidden (probably Big Bird).

The 4th figure is almost certain to be Oscar. They mentioned almost every character except Oscar and then showed an unpainted gray scale prototype of his trash can at the end. I would expect a full reveal at Toy Fair.

 

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A lot of exciting info and discussion in the interview. It's good to know the NECA team are paying close attention to the details of the puppets to make the figures as accurate as possible.

Trevor mentioned that the original line up included several blue furry characters in a row in wave 2 or 3. It sounded like they changed the order a bit, but I'm guessing we'll still get Cookie Monster, Grover, or Herry Monster shown at Toy Fair in March. That's probably not too surprising. He also mentioned sprinkling in more obscure characters a little later down the line. I'm hoping for Biff and Sully sometime soon.