Ebay: A Bill Cullen Puppet?

[Matt Ottinger]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TV-Game-Show-Host-BILL-CULLEN-Professional-Plush-Puppet-Productions-Texas-yqz-/292266196042?hash=item440c6c3c4a:g:pSUAAOSwAGlZxYHM

According to the listing, this item has been "identified as the late Bill Cullen."  Seems likely that it's just a regular puppet that somebody decided kinda looked like Bill.  And you know, you build the guy a little suit, trim the hair down, and maybe you've got something.

Also, don't be weirded out by what look like giant red lips in the first picture.  It's just a bad photo with the puppet's mouth open.

[johnnyd1788]

I can see the resemblance. However, the vibe I am getting more is Paula Poundstone by outfit alone. lol

[ChrisLambert!]

I see Food Network's Justin Warner.

[nowhammies10]

I see Wink Yahoo with glasses.

[BrandonFG]

Whereas I see "Buzz", the animated host of the Buzz! video game series. He's on the cover art further down the page.

[nowhammies10]

Whereas I see "Buzz", the animated host of the Buzz! video game series. He's on the cover art further down the page.

Can't unsee it now.  Good find!

[BrandonFG]

Whereas I see "Buzz", the animated host of the Buzz! video game series. He's on the cover art further down the page.

Can't unsee it now.  Good find!

Haha thanks...it's actually a really fun party game, but when I saw the other comparisons, "Buzz" immediately came to mind.

[nowhammies10]

I'm one of those anime convention host people that frequent this forum, and I know the BUZZ! paddles well.

[PYLdude]

He kinda looks Rod from Avenue Q, but with peach skin and blue eyes.

[geno57]

Somebody paid $70 for that?!

[Matt Ottinger]

Somebody paid $70 for that?!

Similar ones sell new for about $100, and this seemed to be in pretty decent shape, so maybe it's not SO outrageous.  I just hope the winner didn't get it thinking it was a genuine Bill Cullen collectable.

Also, weirdly, if you Google "professional plush puppet", the first hit you get is an earlier effort on a different auction site to sell this very puppet, again as a Bill Cullen lookalike.

Turns out the company that made this puppet went out of business in 2009.  This seems to me the major player in the consumer puppet industry these days:

www.puppetsinc.com