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Lamb Chop

Lamb Chop is a hand-puppet lamb popularized by ventriloquist Shari Lewis. Initially developed in the late 1950s, she bec...

Television Lamb Children Hand Puppet

9.3 Excellent

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Kukla

Kukla was a hand puppet created by Burr Tillstrom for his popular puppetry show, Kukla, Fran and Ollie. The program, run...

Vintage American Clown Hand Puppet

9.2 Excellent

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Ollie

Burr Tillstrom’s Ollie is a vintage American hand-puppet depicting a one-toothed dragon. Created in the 1940s for the po...

Vintage American Dragon Hand Puppet

9.2 Excellent

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Daniel Tiger

Daniel Tiger is a hand-puppet character originating from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. He represents a modern adaptation...

Television Neighborhood Hand Puppet Tiger

9.0 Excellent

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King Friday XIII

King Friday XIII is a hand-puppet character developed by Fred Rogers for his television series, Mister Rogers’ Neighborh...

Television King Hand Puppet Mister Rogers

8.9 Great

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Basil Brush

Basil Brush was a hand-operated fox puppet popular on British television during the 1960s. He gained recognition through...

Television Comedian British Fox

8.8 Great

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Sooty

Sooty is a yellow bear glove puppet introduced by British performer Harry Corbett around 1952, becoming one of the longe...

Television British Bear Hand Puppet

8.7 Great

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Mr. Punch

Mr. Punch is the hook-nosed, hunchbacked trickster at the centre of the traditional British Punch and Judy glove puppet...

Traditional British Slapstick Hand Puppet

8.3 Great

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Guignol

Guignol is the main character of Lyon's traditional French puppet theatre, created by Laurent Mourguet around 1808 as a...

French Theater Traditional Hand Puppet

7.7 Good

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Hurvínek

Hurvínek is a popular Czech marionette created by Josef Skupa in 1926, famously known as the mischievous son in the inte...

Theater Traditional Czech Marionette

7.7 Good

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Karagöz

Karagöz is the lead character of traditional Turkish shadow puppetry, originating during the Ottoman period and recogniz...

Theater Traditional Satirical Turkish

7.5 Good

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Spejbl

Spejbl is a renowned Czech marionette created by Josef Skupa in 1920, notable for his plaid jacket and role as the bumbl...

Theater Traditional Czech Marionette

7.4 Good

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Polichinelle

Polichinelle is the French theatrical adaptation of the Italian commedia dell'arte character Pulcinella, a hunchbacked t...

French Theater Traditional Hand Puppet

7.3 Good

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Hacivat

Hacivat is a main character in traditional Turkish shadow puppetry, acting as the educated and poetic foil to the uneduc...

Theater Traditional Turkish Foil

7.2 Good

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The Crocodile (Punch and Judy)

The Crocodile is a recurring character in traditional British Punch and Judy puppet shows, best known for stealing Mr. P...

Traditional British Crocodile Hand Puppet

7.1 Good

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Joey the Clown

Joey the Clown is a stock comic character in the traditional British Punch and Judy puppet show, named after celebrated...

Traditional British Clown Hand Puppet

6.9 Fair

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Gnafron

Gnafron is Guignol's wine-loving cobbler best friend in the traditional Lyon puppet theatre, co-created by Laurent Mourg...

French Theater Traditional Hand Puppet

6.8 Fair

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Don Cristóbal

Don Cristóbal is the traditional Spanish puppet theatre equivalent of Mr. Punch, a hook-nosed glove puppet rooted in And...

Theater Spanish Traditional Andalusian

6.5 Fair

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Jan Klaassen

Jan Klaassen is a traditional Dutch puppet character originating in the 17th century, notable as the local variation of...

Theater Traditional Dutch Clown

6.3 Fair

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Mánička

Mánička is a Czech marionette introduced in 1930 by Josef Skupa, recognized as the energetic and rebellious girlfriend w...

Theater Traditional Czech Marionette

6.2 Fair