For this #SomethingElseSunday, we’re still celebrating 70 years of the Muppets! You surely recognize this drummer and know his name. From the Palisades Toys Muppets line, it’s Animal!
Animal (with The Electric Mayhem band) made his debut on The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, which aired FIFTY YEARS AGO this month! In Animal’s first appearance, he was so wild that he was chained up when in-between musical acts. While his chains have been visible from time to time throughout Animal’s history, he has broken free of just being a freaky part of the band and is now used nearly as much as any character in the Muppets roster.
Unlike the rest of the Electric Mayhem, Animal’s popularity garnered his inclusion in the animated Muppet Babies series. Also, for the 1998 Winter Olympics, Animal was the mascot of the U.S. snowboarding team.
In the Palisades toy line, Animal made his debut with series 2 when included in the Electric Mayhem Playset. The figure is pretty unique as it is the only one in the line (besides the much larger Sweetums figure) with movable parts on his face featuring an articulated jaw. For Animal fans unable to pick up the playset, he was also available as a retailer and convention exclusive in a handful of different shirt styles.
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Recommended video: Animal Compilation
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