Hand Puppet Horrors!

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http://www.plaidstallions.com/images/monstersathome.jpg (http://www.plaidstallions.com/remco/monstersathome.html)

The Remco (http://www.plaidstallions.com/remco/1980.html) Monsters at Home series is a weird little footnote in Monster toy lore, basically the company took the heads and hands of their 9" Universal Monster dolls (http://www.plaidstallions.com/remco/remcomonsters.html) and made these charming little hand puppets complete with a plastic environment.
What's weird is, it all sort of makes sense, Dracula has a coffin, the Mummy a tomb, the Creature a sea chest and Frankenstein..... OK they don't all work but there is something likable about this line.

I wonder why the Wolfman and Phantom of the Opera didn't make it though, the Phantom could have popped out of an organ...

http://www.plaidstallions.com/remco/mahdracula.jpg (http://www.plaidstallions.com/remco/monstersathome.html)

Carded Dracula

http://www.plaidstallions.com/remco/mahmummy.jpg (http://www.plaidstallions.com/remco/honstersathome.html)

Mummy Mint On Card, he looks pretty sleepy.

http://www.plaidstallions.com/remco/mahfrankf.jpg (http://www.plaidstallions.com/remco/monstersathome.html)

The Front of Frankenstein's "home"

http://www.plaidstallions.com/remco/mahfrank.jpg (http://www.plaidstallions.com/remco/monstersathome.html)

See that look? That's the same face I make when you knock on my door on Saturday morning
I'm missing the Creature if anybody has a picture they'd like to contribute, drop me a line (jerkass@plaidstallions.com).


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[toys2cool]

wow those things are so freakin' awesome!! :grin:

[Earth 2 Chris]

Those are sweet! I love how their hands are "opening" the doors in the package. Dracula looks esp. cool there.

Chris

[Drain]

Remco, did some good thing back in 79/80, loved their 3.75. I think there are two versions of each one glowing dark/one not. To bad you don't have a carded Creature puppet.

[HardyGirl]

Those are pretty cool. And they'd work well w/ Hugo too, if you wanna make your own mad monster movie puppet show!:yes:

[palitoy]

To bad you don't have a carded Creature puppet.

Yes indeed, I agree but there is always time...

[vulcan2074]

I think these Guys Look so Cool.
Sammy

[Meule]

These are fantastic, another thing on my "to get" list :yes:

[MegoScott]

These are very cool. Aren't there finger puppets of these as well?

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

These are so cute.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

It's like the monsters are guest starring on Laugh-In.

[mightyquinn]

Glad you posted those! Been trying for a while to get a loose set, pretty tough though. They are cool in their own little quirky way.:cool_y:

[mazinz]

I still might have Frankenstein here somewhere.

[Jason73]

Did anyone ever have The Herman Munster puppet? My uncle gave me one when I was really young and it scared me to death. My Dad had to get rid of it because it made me cry so much.

[Karen-bionic-fan]

Beyond cool the 70s was the best ever the toys now a days for me don't cut it the puppets look American only correct ?