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Working with Keith Harris

Postby Chris » Feb 4th, '09, 09:08



Hello everbody, now I can tell all, so basically Im helping design the new Orville puppet through the toy company I design for...So I had the pleasure of working with the amazing Keith Harris and Orville....(and may I say Keith is an absolute legend, he was very nice bloke and amazing with the tv crew etc) The new puppet toy should be out later this year and is pipped to be this xmas's big retro come back toy....

Better yet Keith puppeted both Orville and Emu at the same time, was amazing....

I also had the pleasure of meeting Bob Carolge's and spit the dog...what a fab day.............

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Postby daleshrimpton » Feb 4th, '09, 09:58

you know, the most important thing about a retro figure like this, is the box it comes in.

Though Talking about Orville in particular, i hope that he has eyelids that can open and close, because the characters main feature is the eyes.

the mouth movement is easy, as it should oporate in the same way as the pellham Lilly figures. ( I have one of the wolf in my collection of such things)

This being a simple weighted drop jaw, opporated buy a single finger, inserted into a hole at one end, with the head movement aided by a banjo shapped piece of wood.

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Postby MickyScouse » Feb 4th, '09, 10:05

I'm not worthy!

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Postby themagicwand » Feb 4th, '09, 16:31

You lucky man Chris! :wink:

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Postby FairieSnuff » Feb 4th, '09, 16:50

Im so sorry to do this, but the urge is to great (bingo)....

Best caption on that first picture wins a prize from me ..... that is just toooooo funny and so many possibilities lolol....

(or is that just me .... ) :roll:

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Postby daleshrimpton » Feb 4th, '09, 17:13

you mean this one...


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"your sitting on keith"

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Postby FairieSnuff » Feb 4th, '09, 17:15

Oh yeah ,

Im sorry Chris, but that Pic is just asking to be made into a bingoesque caption comp.... nothing personal to Orville of course lolol....

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Postby taffy » Feb 4th, '09, 17:23

Have you noticed they've both got the same hair style, except Orvilles is green!

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Postby FairieSnuff » Feb 4th, '09, 17:32

taffy wrote:Have you noticed they've both got the same hair style, except Orvilles is green!


Big doe eyes, bright orange beak ... ah well .... lol.... its like a spot the difference comp lol..

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Postby dat8962 » Feb 4th, '09, 17:34

Nice work Chris - you've been rubbing shoulders with quite a few celebs recently :lol:

Now for the caption:

Orvill: Isn't it about time you had your ears syringed Chris?

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Postby daleshrimpton » Feb 4th, '09, 17:40

Orvile is Singing....." I wish you'd do up your fly"

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Postby taffy » Feb 4th, '09, 17:54

Orville saying: Smile Chris, you're having your picture taken!

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Postby Mandrake » Feb 4th, '09, 18:42

Orville is saying, "I can see daylight through there...." :wink:

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Postby FairieSnuff » Feb 4th, '09, 19:03

All i keep thinking is ....

Orville : "how do i get his mouth to move??"

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Postby taffy » Feb 4th, '09, 19:49

FairieSnuff wrote:All i keep thinking is ....

Orville : "how do i get his mouth to move??"

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Orville in response to above post. ''I put my hand WHERE?''

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