Best Animatronic Puppet
The Yoda puppet is a meticulously crafted animatronic figure from *Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back*. Designed by Stuart Freeborn and operated by Frank Oz, it represented the iconic Jedi Master before computer-generated imagery became standard. This practical puppet remains notable for its crucial...
Aughra is an ancient, one-eyed oracle and animatronic puppet character featured in Jim Henson's 1982 fantasy film The Dark Crystal. Performed and voiced by Frank Oz, she is the sole survivor of her species and the keeper of the planet's astronomical knowledge, possessing a removable eye that allows...
Hoggle is a fictional character and dwarf puppet from Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy film "Labyrinth." Operated and voiced primarily by Brian Henson, the character is a grumpy, cowardly yet ultimately loyal companion who accompanies the human protagonist, Sarah, on her quest through a magical maze. The c...
Baby Sinclair is an infant dinosaur character from Dinosaurs, the television sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1991 to 1994. He is the youngest member of the Sinclair family and is performed as a large animatronic puppet created through Jim Henson's Creature Shop. The character is known for mischievous b...
Rygel XVI is a principal puppet character in Farscape, the science-fiction television series first broadcast from 1999 to 2003. A deposed Dominar of the fictional Hynerian Empire, he lives aboard the living ship Moya after escaping imprisonment by the Peacekeepers. Created through Jim Henson's Creat...
Pilot is a multi-limbed alien character from the science fiction television series "Farscape," which aired from 1999 to 2003. Brought to life by the Jim Henson Company's Creature Shop, the character is an animatronic puppet operated by a team of puppeteers. Within the show's lore, Pilot is a member...
Earl Sinclair is the protagonist of the American television series Dinosaurs (1991-1994), a sitcom featuring animatronic dinosaur characters produced by The Jim Henson Company. Earl works as a tree-pusher for the Wesayso Development Corporation while navigating family life with his wife Fran, three...
Fran Sinclair is the sensible matriarch of the Sinclair family in ABC's Jim Henson Company animatronic puppet sitcom Dinosaurs (1991–1994).
Robbie Sinclair is the environmentally conscious teenage son in ABC's Jim Henson Company animatronic puppet sitcom Dinosaurs (1991–1994).
Roy Hess is Earl Sinclair's wisecracking best friend and neighbor in ABC's Jim Henson Company animatronic puppet sitcom Dinosaurs (1991–1994).
