Puppets that come to life

@JudyEv (328094)
Rockingham, Australia
October 14, 2023 4:26am CST
The photo doesn’t have much to do with the text although it is a doll. There are some ventriloquists who are very talented and their puppets do really seem to have a life of their own. You become involved the performer and his/her ‘doll’ and for me anyway, they become two individuals entertaining us in a magical way. Once, and I don’t know how it came about, maybe it was a busker and his puppet, but at the end of his performance, I saw the handler remove his hand from the back of the puppet, stuff it in a suitcase and shut the lid on it. I was horrified for a few seconds. I knew the thing wasn’t real but I felt quite appalled at its treatment. People are funny, aren’t they? Or is it only me?
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (87039)
• United States
14 Oct
Yeah I can see that happening. I might have felt the same. Whatever that drink is in the photo, I'll take it though.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (87039)
• United States
16 Oct
@JudyEv It might Although port would knock me on my butt these days.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
Galway Pipe is a very nice port. Being Irish helps, doesn't it?
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (74599)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Oct
Ventriloquists and their puppets kind of spook me,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
I can understand that. You can get very much involved with the performance sometimes.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (461941)
• Switzerland
14 Oct
I can understand why you were horrified, sometimes we forget it's only a puppet.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (461941)
• Switzerland
16 Oct
@JudyEv You are right and some puppets look pretty good, while others are creepy.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
The puppeteers are usually very good and you come to believe both are real.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (119018)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Oct
I probably would have reacted the same way if I had witnessed the same thing as you. At least for a few seconds. It's funny how the puppets can seem to take on a life of their own.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
They do indeed and suddenly their limbs are bent every which way and they're stuffed in a case.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (160324)
• United States
14 Oct
Sometimes the puppets seem very real.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
They do indeed. Those that manipulate them are very clever.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (34600)
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15 Oct
I guess the performer and doll have a strictly business relationship. Shari Lewis would never do that to 'Lambchop." Or Paul Winchell with his ventriloquist dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smith."
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
Lambchop was one of the first TV shows we ever saw. My Mum absolutely loved that show although we only saw it when we visited friends in the 'city'.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct
@dgobucks226 I don't remember seeing Charlie Horse but Lambchop was gorgeous.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (34600)
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17 Oct
@JudyEv She was one talented ventriloquist. I also liked her puppet Charlie Horse.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (86268)
• United States
14 Oct
You know you must have seen a very talented person if you felt that way!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
Haha - do you think so? I'm not sure I agree but I'll graciously accept the compliment. lol
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130523)
• India
15 Oct
It's only you (lol) Wake up it is just a doll (lol)
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
That's true but I would get involved with the performance and thought it was a pretty sad end for the puppet to be stuffed into a case.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134784)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Oct
I think I would feel sorry for the puppet.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Oct
That was what I felt. Silly really but that's the way it goes.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (97304)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Oct
They can seem very real
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
They can indeed. Some of the presenters are very funny.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (310129)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Oct
No, it's not only you. He took the magic away from you when he put the puppet in the case and closed it. It would make me feel the same way.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
That's about what happened. He suddenly took away all the magic.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (310129)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Oct
@JudyEv It's sad when people do that.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (13554)
• Hong Kong
14 Oct
Puppets can seem very real. Your reaction is normal.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
A good puppet show is great to watch. The people behind the scenes are very talented and ventriloquists even more so.
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Gill
@Gilljane (2904)
• Sutton, England
14 Oct
It is odd
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
It is indeed. Hope you're having a good day.