Here is a sneak peek of the Hang-On Monster in development...

This is what has been missing !! Monsters, how awesome is that. Almost looks like a old crazy turtle dude

Can we do a lisp ventriloquially?

Thertainly!

Does Hang-On mean that it will have the long arms that wrap around the ventriloquist's neck?

Questions:
Will he be hunchbacked?
Have you considered a wart?

Just in time for the revival of the story, "Where the Wild Things Are". (Don't forget your Wild Things puppet, folks, for adding to your shows when the new movie comes out.)

He looks like Winston on bad steroids.

Yeah... this guy will have a bright fur body, lots of wild colors, long arms and legs that wrap around you....and a dangling Uvula in his throat for animated yawns and yelling! Very cool...

Ax

I see that this monster is still in the clay stage. Have you considered a wide nose with gaping nostrils, such as an ape would have?

Nah, I like him better sans-nostrils. Like an insane Fraggle.

Ultimately it will be Steve Axtell who picks the monster's nose. (Something else that can't be said in kindergarten!)

No nose on this guy to pick...the head is done and in the mold.

Have you considered making WILD THING into a "Hang-On" puppet?
Both sizes!

Ouch! I burned my hand making a prototype of the Dangling Uvula!

Art is painful... and often requres a bandage.
What did you do, make it out of magma?

Hey, Steve. Sorry to hear that you're a little down in the mouth!

That's what you get for practicing throat surgery without a license!

Ouch!!!! The glory of pain...remember no pain no gain

Funny thing is, I was baking the uvula which was made from sculpy clay, and when I removed it I touched the top burner and didn't know I had seared my hand. I smelled meat cooking and ask Suzi if we were having steak for dinner then felt the pain! Yeeoouch!

Ax

Baking UVULA is that something new they ladies are having at the bake off this fall.

Let's hang on to what we've got
Don't let go, girl; we've got a lot
Got a lot of uvula between us
Hang on, hang on, hang on, to what we've got
Dooh doo, dooh doo, dooh doo

You say you're gonna go and call it quits
Gonna chuck it all and break our love to bits
(Breakin' up) I wish you never said it
(Breakin' up) No, no, we'll both regret it
That little chip 'o diamond on your hand
Ain't a fortune, baby, but you know it stands
(For your love) A love to try and bind us
(Such a love) We just can't leave behind us
Baby (don't you go) Baby (oh no no)
Baby (think it over and stay)

I love how the eyes turned out!

The Mad Scientist schtick is brilliant and a great match for the puppet!

The Monster is released from his cage and selling now http://www.axtell.com/monster.html

Ax

Is the Monster Head as big as it is in Mr. Rumba's picture or was his custom? Or it could just be the angle of the different pictures though. Thanks!
Matt B.

Oh, the comments that could be made here and most likely will be! It looks like the lower right photo has the puppet's head extended toward the camera, which would make it appear slightly larger than normal. The top and left photos should be a good example of the head size.

Yeah...it's just the dramatic camera angle. The head size is shown well in the videos and my pics. http://www.axtell.com/monster.html

Ax

I had a sinus infection that looked alot like that.

FYI: from me, that is a compliment.

Mind if HANG AROUND?

You're acting funny. I think you might have a few HANG UPS!

I used to work at the airport. I hung around the hangar.

I got a job at the coat check. (Are you the person who checks the coats for the guests?) No. I'm the HANGER!

(Monster acts antzy to go.) Monster wanna go! Monster wanna go!
(Could you just HANG ON?) I am! I am!

Fur jokes: I brush my fur 100 times every day! Once I accidentally grabbed the razor instead of the hair brush!
(Did you hurt yourself?) No, but it was a close shave!

I'd like to get fur from a skunk. (Really?) I'd like to get as fur as I can from a skunk!

Do you like my fur? I'm thinking about growing a beard.

Miscellaneious:
Are my eyes the same color? (Yes. They are both ____. Why do you ask?) Some kid told me that my eyes don't match! He must be crazy.

If you think I'M a monster you should see my little sister!

I think I'm going to be in the sequel to "Where the Wild Things Are." It's called, "Where the Wild Things Were".

Make up a version of the lyrics to "Wild Thing" and share it with the forum!

Look up monster jokes on the internet. What do you get when you cross the Werewolf with the Creature from the Black Lagoon? I don't know, but it smells like a wet dog.

What do you get when you cross a vampire? (When you cross a vampire with what?) With a cross! He goes "EEEEEK!"

I have a photo of a real life vampire. (Gives you a blank photo. "But there's nothing in the photo.") See. That proves it! If he wasn't a vampire he would have shown up in the picture!

If a vampire can't see himself in the mirror how come his hair is always combed?

There is something out there so scary that nobody will say it's name! They only use it's initials! (What is it?) The I.R.S.!

They all look great. I can't decide which color I love best.

Hang-ON Monster.... Monster Hang-On!


Hang on Monster Lyrics:
Hang on Monster, Monster hang on.
Hang on Monster, Monster hang on.

Monster lives in a very bad part of town
and everybody else, tries to put my monster down
Monster I don't care, what your daddy do
Cuz you know monster, I like to perform with you

And so I sing out,
Hang on Monster, Monster hang on.
Hang on Monster, Monster hang on.

Monster has shagy fur yeah, as old as the hills.
But when Monster wears that shagy fur
You know it gives me the chills, oh, oh.
Monster when I see you crawling, limping' down the street,
I say, "Don't worry, Monster, hey, you belong to me."

And so I sing out,
Hang on Monster, Monster hang on.
Hang on Monster, Monster hang on.

Yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah).
(I'm gonna give it to 'em right now.)

[Instrumental break featuring electric guitar.]

Monster let your tongue down, ooo
Let it hang out the side
Monster let your dangling uvula,
Swing around tonight, yeah

Come on Monster, (come on, come on).
Well, come on Monster, (come on, come on).
Well, come on Monster, (come on, come on).
Well, come on Monster, (come on, come on).

well you look so good (come on, come on)
you know you look so good (come on, come on)
well shake it, shake it, shake it monster (come on, come on)
shake it, shake it, shake it yeah (come on, come on)

Ahhhhhh!

Hang on Monster, Monster hang on.
Yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah).
Oh, hang on Monster, Monster hang on.
Yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah), yeah, (yeah).
Hang on Monster, Monster hang on.

"Hang On, Sloopy" is the official state song of Ohio. I think it's done by the McCoys, but I don't know if they're the real ones.

Wow-I love him. Being that Halloween is my favorite holiday I know I will be ordering one of these guys in 2010. He will be a great addition to my Halloween show.

Great Chris...when you do get one send me a photo for the website. The monster can be used year-round too. Think of it as a "Topical Monster". Like the Cookie Monster became part of Sesame Street everyday, your monster can be part of every show...

...Recycle Monster... (eats only real trash, recycles the other stuff)
...Reading Monster... (obsessed with reading books, gimme, gimme, gimme...)
...Library Monster...
...Singing Monster....
...Church Monster...
...Money Monster...
...Movie Monster...

Steve's suggestion is a great one. I know a successful puppeteer who has Tommy's Train Ride, Tommy's Space Adventure, Tommy and the Pirates, etc. That way he can fit any of their themes.

With me already owning Taco, my hands free vent Toucan, this will just relegate the monster I plan on getting into a secondary role. Taco already
has a tux, swami hat, Santa hat, pirate hat and eye patch, rabbit ears, and a birthday hat.

My big problem will be deciding on the color combination. They are all so coooool looking. I mean scary.

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YOU'RE the monster for tricking me like that. I kid.

I'm hoping I'll make enough money with this doodling jag to be able to order a monster before October! I usually appear on Tulsa's channel 8 with clown friends to promote the Kiddie Park's "Spook-A-Rama", and the monster would be a hoot. And of course he'd be awesome at the Spook-A-Rama.

**Can he be ordered WITHOUT a dangling uvula?

I'd name him "Gruesome", he'd be a sarcastic monster with a wild side. I found him under my bed. When I asked if that was his monster job, he said; "Nah, I was hidin'" I asked what he was hiding under my bed for..."I was hiding from the monster in your closet!"