Tell me what you would like to see in our catalog.
We currently have over 200 concepts that we are developing over the next few years. Our goal in life is to complete the entire animal kingdom, so it's not like we need ideas, but we need to know YOUR needs so we can prioritize what we are doing in Research and Development to serve you better.
<font face=Arial size=3 color=#000000><b>How about a couple of Creepy Crawlies!!</b&g
August 31 2001, 7:22 AM
!I'd love to see some Creepy Crawlie Puppets, especially a Big Black SPIDER!! "
Most people don't like SPIDERS so just imagine the fun you could have with your audience with this one. The spider's mouth could even have little fangs and the eyes would be mischievous!! And when your not using him you could attach him to a hook and he'll just dangle there, grinning at the audience. he he he
Maybe a set of dancing singing tulips or flowers, and maybe a perm. Sun .. about 22" wide wearing sunglasses and only the mouth moves. Kind of like the old showbiz pizza one . A sun that is always there, and you just slip your hand in back.
and I really would like to see a plataypus (sp?) that would get some laughs, he would have to have a lisp, of course...
I can understand people coming up with all sorts of animal characters. I look beyond the "normal". How about an Alien. Ya know...little green man. Or how about a few different types of aliens? Funny looking of course.
How about a Robot/Droid? You could have alot of fun...his batteries run down & his voice slows as this happens. The same thing could happen if you had to shut him down due to his bad behavior.
An adult version of a Dinosaur? Since he's millions of years old, he could be equipted with hearing aides, glasses, and a cane.
Back to the norm....how about an old wrinkled up hound dog? Floppy ears, arms & legs. Keeps falling asleep durring your show.
Thanks for your time!!!
I've got one show with an entire cast of robots and another robot I use in my vent show. Robots can be made of almost anything. Mine are all rod puppets made of polyfoam. You can see them at www.petrapuppets.com
go to photo gallery - you'll find robots. I'd love to see what Axtell would come up with from the Latex Universe.
My birthday just recently passd and i got some money. i was planing oon getting another puuppet. i might want to get the Hound Dog, but i would like to see it first.:)
Our Basset is coming along just great. Today we mapped out his airbrushing. He's adorable. I'll have some pictures up on the web soon. Watch the NEW section!
These would actually be revisions to current products, but I for one would really like to see them.
#1 Add a zipper to your Big Mouth Puppet. If the zipper could be hidden somewhat, it would still be fully functional. Just imagine the concepts ... The perfect politician / salesman / preacher / etc. knows when to zip his lips. My lips are sealed.
#2 A second lever for your Special FX Board. Double the possibilities.
#3 I have the ungimmicked board, but how about a false backplate to cover the mechanisms on the boards?
Where would I want the lever to be, and what would be the effect?
The easiest would be underneath the first with a spring to pull it back up. This is one of those ideas that while I was in the middle of a show, I thought wouldn't it be great if I could .... Now I can't rememember what it would be great if I could do.
A second idea would take some maneuvering with the gimmick. But I would like a knob that you could rotate inside the board to select another gimmick without taking everything apart.
I think a back for the board would work and would be great for shows with little kids or suspicious people. Whenever I do shows, no matter what I say, people always ask to see the back of the board.
We make the Ungimmicked Board for this reason. If a back can be put on, it could be taken off...so we think the ungimmicked board is the best solution.
I will have to rethink my decision to not buy the ungimmicked board. When I was working with the kids at vacation bible school, i couldn't get the board in the bag soon enough! It would have been so much easier to have the second board stashed on stage somewhere and let the kids explore it at will.
I think the idea of an ungimmicked board makes a lot of sense,..... now!
We've got a slew of new products coming out!
The Cry Baby
Bassett Hound
A new AxTrax CD for the Storyteller
A new Magic Instruction Video for the Axtell Magic props
A Shark puppet and some other big surprises.
my favorite animal is a monkey, and i wanted to get the amazing apes but they are also a little bit steep in price, so if the price goes down a little bit, i am going to get them, But i would love to see a "Gremlin" type of charater, fuzzy, cute, but again like wildthing, you don't know what the heck it is. Also maybe another idea could be for you to create a goofy looking Monkey, like with long arms, long legs, one that is knid of cartoony. thanks-mike
my favorite animal is a monkey, and i wanted to get the amazing apes but they are also a little bit steep in price, so if the price goes down a little bit, i am going to get them. But I would love to see a "Gremlin" type of charater, fuzzy, cute, but again like wildthing, you don't know what the heck it is. Also maybe another idea could be for you to create a goofy looking Monkey, like with long arms, long legs, one that is kind of cartoony. thanks-mike
my favorite animal is a monkey, and i wanted to get the amazing apes but they are also a little bit steep in price, so if the price goes down a little bit, i am going to get them, But i would love to see a "Gremlin" type of charater, fuzzy, cute, but again like wildthing, you don't know what the heck it is. Also maybe another idea could be for you to create a goofy looking Monkey, like with long arms, long legs, one that is knid of cartoony. thanks-mike
Hi,
I love the idea of an alien or robot, but what about a monster, something ugly, but friendly would look really cool and funny. I live in England and there are not much puppet sites for the Uk, so thanks steve for a wonderfull site and great prices.
P.s. also, mabye a gremling type puppet might be kinda' cool!
the idea of a monster sounds great! here is an idea that i got from a set of puppets i got mail order several years ago. why not include hook and loop backed, eyes, ears,beaks, noses, horns, beards, eyebrows, tails, hands etc. this way the audience can help you 'build' your monster.
i have a set of two glove type puppets that are completely blank except for the mouth and teeth (felt). there are 4 complete sets of "parts" that stick on to the body. they can all be mix and match.
just an idea, but those little puppets can get the most reluctant child to open up in just a matter of minutes.
mark
Can you list them and then have a vote for the best top 10 or 20? That would pinpoint everyones favorites- and you would have enough of a list for at least a year of puppet creations
I'm an exterminator and am considering a custom termite puppet in standard vent size. I'm trying to decide--shaved fleece or flexible latex...What do you think, Ax?
If it's not too late to offer a suggestion, how about something similar to the Emu used by the late English comedian Rod Hull. It has a full sized bird, held under his arm, and was great fun. If you ever saw the (very) old Hudson Brothers TV show, you will definitely remember Rod Hull!
While I'm sure it's copyrighted by his estate, there's bound to be something similar you could do...take the bird arm to the next level!
Steve, reading the post below about a panda bear puppet gave me a great idea. How about adding a whole "endangered species" line to your catalogue? These puppets could be used to create fabulous awareness of some of the animals that are indeed on the endangered list to audiences. Of course the panda bear would be a great start! What do you think?
Also for new ideas with the Panda bear, how about actually giving the bear Asian type facial features? Now this may be considered "politically incorrect" but I think it would be hysterical to give it the asian type features and maybe put the big wooden sandals and martial arts type headband on it!
I would love to see some classic famous caracatures..like a Mark Twain type of character...Im sure there are others that would be good, but cant think of them right now...
I would love to see some classic famous caracatures..like a Mark Twain type of character...Im sure there are others that would be good, but cant think of them right now...
