![]() You know, if you believe in that sort of thing. The director of Living with Chucky is Kyra Elise Gardner, the daughter of famed make-up effects designer, animatronic effects supervisor, and puppeteer Tony Gardner, who since the 2004 release. Youtubes number one Non-Spooky SpookShow The Dr. Considering Gene gave the doll his own name and his own clothes, it almost makes you wonder if Gene didn't send a little piece of his soul into the doll, too. Dr.Dollz shows an original Chucky doll and the My Buddy dolls that inspired the movie. Although Robert would have originally been dressed and painted up like a jester (in case his current look isn't enough to haunt your dreams), the sailor suit he has worn for over a century would have likely been one of Gene Otto's own outfits, handed down to his impish new friend. The My Buddy doll line was a toy brand made by Hasbro in 1985 with the intention of making a doll to appeal to young boys and teach them about caring for their friends. Built around the turn of the 20th century, Robert is 40 inches tall (human child size!) and stuffed with wood wool, also known as excelsior, made from wood shavings usually used for packaging. ![]() As such, you might expect to pay 100 or more for one. ago Good Guy was actually inspired by a doll named Corky to the point they even got the Corky voice actor for the Chucky dolls voice. ![]() Hasbro also made and African-American version of the My Buddy doll, and those are less plentiful today. Instead, Robert was a one-of-a-kind item meant as part of a window display of clowns and jesters for the Steiff Company, the toy makers who made the original Teddy bear to celebrate Theodore Roosevelt. The blond doll seems to be slightly less prevalent on the secondary market today (eBay, for example) and can bring a slight premium over the brown doll sometimes in the 40-60 range. As Atlas Obscura explains, Robert was not a mass-produced item meant to be a toy for children everywhere. ![]() As it turns out, Robert is not just weird, but in fact unique. ![]()
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