Teddy Ruxpin creator Ken Forsse Dies

[Buck-Beaver]

Sad new...Teddy Ruxpin creator and animatronics pioneer Ken Forsse has passed away - http://puppetvisionmovie.com/2014/03/teddy-ruxpin-creator-ken-forsse/

Few people know that Ken actually started out building puppets and Teddy Ruxpin was always intended to be a live action puppet show.

 

[LinkiePie<3]

No....I grew up watching re-runs of Welcome to Pooh Corner and Dumbo's Circus. Rest in peace. </3

 

[Buck-Beaver]

NBC contacted me after a reporter there saw the blog post. I put them in touch with the Teddy Ruxpin fan site that first reported the news and they posted the resulting story today:

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/teddy-ruxpins-creator-ken-forsse-passes-away-n62996

It's nice to see Ken being recognized & remembered by a national media outlet.