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+ | {{figure|image=Uncle Deadly Action Figure.jpg|character=[[Uncle Deadly]]|date=Summer [[2005]]|series=OMGCNFO.com exclusive|variant=}} |
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− | '''Series:''' Retail Exclusive (Summer [[2005]]) |
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⚫ | Uncle Deadly appears in three variations: a standard version, a Steppin' Out repaint, and a glow-in-the-dark repaint. Each comes with differently painted Muppet Ghost and Muppet Skull pack-in figures. A "black-and-white movie" grayscale repaint similar to the glow-in-the-dark version was prototyped, but never went into production. |
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⚫ | Besides a brief scene in [[Episode 304: Gilda Radner|episode 304]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', Uncle Deadly's legs were never shown. In this scene, the camera simply cuts to a closeup of a pair of black shoes and trousers. The design of Uncle Deadly's legs and feet comes from a comic strip in [[The Muppet Show Annual 1979]]. This is also the only source that reveals his tail. |
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⚫ | To avoid confusion with the ''[[Sam and Friends]]'' character named [[Yorick]], the packaging on this figure called the accessory a "Muppet skull". He is, in fact, [[Yorick (Muppet Show)|Yorick]] in a Hamlet scene from ''The Muppet Show'' [[Episode 418: Christopher Reeve|episode 418]]: "Alas, poor Yorick, I knew thee well!" The inclusion of the skull is an appropriate choice; Uncle Deadly mentions being famous for his interpretation of [[Hamlet]] in [[Episode 121: Twiggy|episode 121]]. |
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+ | ;Articulation: |
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− | The clear display base has an included rod that sticks into it and the ghost making it appear to be floating. |
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+ | <gallery spacing=small> |
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⚫ | Besides a brief scene in [[Episode 304: Gilda Radner|episode 304]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', Uncle Deadly |
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+ | Uncle Deadly steppin out repaint.jpg|Steppin' Out repaint |
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+ | Palisades-UncleDeadly-Steppin'OutFigure.jpg|Steppin' Out packaging |
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+ | Uncle Deadly glow in the dark.jpg|glow-in-the-dark repaint |
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+ | Palisades-UncleDeadly-GlowInTheDarkFigure.jpg|glow-in-the-dark packaging |
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+ | Palisades-Unmade-UncleDeadly-BW.jpg|Black-and-white repaint<br><small>(unproduced)</small> |
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+ | UncleDeadly-clear.jpg|clear variant<br><small>(unproduced)</small> |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==External links== |
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+ | *[http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_072205.htm MWCToys.com] - Michael Crawford's review (incl. repaint variants) |
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+ | *[http://www.oafe.net/shocka/mupfud.php OAFE - Muppets: Flashback Uncle Deadly review] |
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+ | __NOWYSIWYG__ |
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[[Category: Muppet Action Figures]] |
[[Category: Muppet Action Figures]] |
Revision as of 14:12, 23 September 2018
Palisades Muppet Figures | |
Character | Uncle Deadly |
Date | Summer 2005 |
Series | OMGCNFO.com exclusive |
The Uncle Deadly Action Figure was released exclusively through online retailer OMGCNFO.com for the Jim Henson's Muppets action figure line produced by Palisades Toys.
Uncle Deadly appears in three variations: a standard version, a Steppin' Out repaint, and a glow-in-the-dark repaint. Each comes with differently painted Muppet Ghost and Muppet Skull pack-in figures. A "black-and-white movie" grayscale repaint similar to the glow-in-the-dark version was prototyped, but never went into production.
Besides a brief scene in episode 304 of The Muppet Show, Uncle Deadly's legs were never shown. In this scene, the camera simply cuts to a closeup of a pair of black shoes and trousers. The design of Uncle Deadly's legs and feet comes from a comic strip in The Muppet Show Annual 1979. This is also the only source that reveals his tail.
Because of the figure's ball-waist, which had previously been used on the Statler and Waldorf action figures, Uncle Deadly's tail had to be attached to the inside of his tuxedo jacket instead of to his body.
To avoid confusion with the Sam and Friends character named Yorick, the packaging on this figure called the accessory a "Muppet skull". He is, in fact, Yorick in a Hamlet scene from The Muppet Show episode 418: "Alas, poor Yorick, I knew thee well!" The inclusion of the skull is an appropriate choice; Uncle Deadly mentions being famous for his interpretation of Hamlet in episode 121.
- Articulation
- neck, ball-jointed shoulders, biceps, elbows, wrists, ball waist, hips, ankles
External links
- MWCToys.com - Michael Crawford's review (incl. repaint variants)
- OAFE - Muppets: Flashback Uncle Deadly review