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Long-awaited collectibles arrive from Europe By Phillip ChapmanJuly 1, 2001
A science experiment gone terribly wrong? No, it's just Bunsen and Beaker as plush dolls. For the first time ever you can snuggle up with your favorite scientist and his assistant Beaker. Dr. Bunsen Honeydew comes complete with his trademark glasses sans eyeballs. Beaker has that classic surprised look which will be helpful for when you come up with your own experiments in the lab. Of course, what scientist would be complete without a lab coat and saddle shoes? When asked how he felt about being portrayed in doll form, Beaker replied, "Meep, meep, meep, meeeeep!" Well that pretty much sums it up. While a small beanie of Beaker was released last September by Disney, Bunsen has never been available in doll form making this a set collectors have been waiting for.
Large 5 foot plushes of Statler & Waldorf, Gonzo, Animal, Miss Piggy, and Kermit will also be available in limited quantities. A 5 foot plush Swedish Chef was released last year. Some other new Igel items include classic black backpacks featuring an embroidered picture of Kermit or Animal, new Muppet dishes, paper supplies, character keyrings, and kitchen magnets. Another
Igel highlight is a very extensive line of fun Swedish Chef items for
your kitchen including cups and plates, kitchen towels, crockery, aprons,
egg cozies, pot holders, canisters, salt and pepper shakers, and much
more. The company a la carte is releasing a beautiful large plastic latex figurine of Bunsen and Beaker to go with last year's releases (Statler & Waldorf in theater box and the Swedish Chef with a Muppet chicken). These finely detailed figures stand approximately 24 inches tall and are 100% Muppety fun. Additional figurines of Kermit and Animal will be added to this line in the coming months. |
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