Save the Fozzie Replica

[frogboy4]

That's an excellent idea, Luke! A lot of teddy bear collectors might not even know about the proposed Fozzie and it would boost some sales...

But which teddy bear company should be told about it? There's a lot of them out there.

Convincing John

I'd say all of them should be told. Set a wide net and hope to get at least one bite. Luke's idea is so perfect. Bears have their own appeal to collectors. A lifesize replica of Fozzie would certainly be a bigger sell if exposed through these various bear retailers.

 

[rexcrk]

I'm not sure how I want to vote... I mean of course I want to get a Fozzie to go with Kermit and Gonzo, but I just can't justify paying over $600 for one >_> It would have to be darn near perfect. I'll have to think about this for a bit.

Wow, this just reminded me I still need to pick up an Animal replica

 

[muppetperson]

I just added a poll over at teddybearandfriends.com Sadly, only our poll is the best, but still very slow.followed by Master Replicas.

 

[Luke]

When i get some time i will have a look around the bear collector sites, although anything is helpful, it might be better to direct people to the MR poll than start new ones everywhere. I might try mailing the webmasters of these type of sites and try to get them to feature it in their news sections, its a shame there wasn't a press release for the Fozzie replica (at least i dont think).

 

[muppetperson]

Unfortuately, teddybearandfriends is being ruined by porn pirates.And the other teddy forums have very low members, like 176 or 99.

 

[Luke]

Unfortuately, teddybearandfriends is being ruined by porn pirates.And the other teddy forums have very low members, like 176 or 99.

Oh dear, porn pirates Do you know if there any magazines for bear collectors? I'm pretty sure there was here in England.

 

[Was Once Ernie]

Well, I hate to be so negative, but I think the fact that only 46 people said they would buy him on MUPPET CENTRAL pretty much puts the last nail in the coffin for the Fozzie poser. I don't see how they could ever justify doing him with this little interest.

 

[frogboy4]

Well, I hate to be so negative, but I think the fact that only 46 people said they would buy him on MUPPET CENTRAL pretty much puts the last nail in the coffin for the Fozzie poser. I don't see how they could ever justify doing him with this little interest.

There was reportedly a lot of interest at the Comic Con last year. The prototype they have needs to appear in view of collectors again. I can wait another year for Fozzie, but they should certainly bring him back to Comic Con and other such conventions. I think the tide would turn enough to justify production. He's just so cool. I would say they should just have him and Kermit. The others might lead to some questions of likeness replication issues in factory production.

 

[MuppetCaper]

I already had my doubts about Fozzie when this thread started. I am wondering why a couple of the people over there are so concerned with the Ghostbusters as being a new license. If they are doing this theme, I am not even sure if that will last due to the lack of interest. MR did a poor job of not getting much product out this year. I would not be suprised about anything at this point with them. At this point, I am at whatever happens, happens.

 

[muppetguy]

At this point...

Unfortunately, at this point MuppetCaper, I highly doubt Fozzie will be made. I still don't understand why, though. With the Muppets really coming back into the lime light with studio dc and the new christmas special and the movie and all, it just doesn't make any sense to me. I still think they released these poser in the wrong order, due to reasons why they didn't sell well. People might give me some slack for this, but I'm going to try anyway.

Kermit was the obvious choice for the 1st replica where as Animal as the second I think was TOTALLY wrong. I love my animal dearly, but I personally think that (and I am not saying this because this character is my favorite) but I believe Piggy should have been after Kermit. If people want to argue this point because she never really sells that well, well, look at the piggy products we've been given. You can count all the the really great one on one hand.

The third replica should have been Fozzie. He needed to be in the top three, whether anyone wants to argue that Fozzie should've come before Piggy, I can bargain here, but those three SHOULD HAVE been the top three.

The fourth Replica should have been Gonzo followed by Animal.

This is just my opinion, but this is how I think MR should have gone.

It's a shame, my muppets will never be complete and I honestly think MR should rethink this.

They have a really great product here, it's a shame to see them waste it.