Toodles the Horse!

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Howdy howdy, folks! Today I'm proud to unveil my first ever original puppet character: Toodles the Horse! Yes indeed, he's the "Toodles" being referred to in "Toodles Team!" Toodles has been my signature character for over a decade, but as I've drifted away from drawing comics and such in recent years, he's sort of faded into the background. But now he's back as a live-hand puppet!


And here he is compared to how his cartoon counterpart looks:


Toodles draws influence from a number of different Muppets, most notably Fozzie and Gonzo, but I actually tried very hard to break away from the traditional Muppet aesthetic as much as I could. I really wanted to make sure Toodles didn't just look like a wannabe Muppet, but a unique custom creation! And I'm quite pleased with the results!

Here's a few more photos:
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/ToodlesTeam/toodles4_zpsd5c3d164.jpg
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/ToodlesTeam/toodles6_zps8f360595.jpg
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/ToodlesTeam/toodles3_zps36abea3f.jpg

I think Toodles is going to be great fun to have around! :smile: I'll try to take a video later this week to show him in action!
 

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Hey! I have that same shirt! Haha this guy is great! I love the comic-ness of it. Yes, that is now a word. You're an awesome artist, too! Very fun! :smile:
 

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great work artistically and in the live puppet version! I get so excited when I see this type of personal originality. Congrats!
 

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CaseytheMuppet: Clearly you have good taste in t-shirts!

And thanks everybody! I'm glad you all like him!
 

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I was a big fan of Scooby Doo way back in the day, so it's likely that Toodles has a little Scooby in him!

Anyhow, as promised, you may now marvel at the mediocrity that is Toodles the Horse singing "The Cat Came Back" as performed by yours truly:


Oh, I am so embarrassed... :super:
 

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Howdy howdy, folks! Today I'm proud to unveil my first ever original puppet character: Toodles the Horse! Yes indeed, he's the "Toodles" being referred to in "Toodles Team!" Toodles has been my signature character for over a decade, but as I've drifted away from drawing comics and such in recent years, he's sort of faded into the background. But now he's back as a live-hand puppet!


And here he is compared to how his cartoon counterpart looks:


Toodles draws influence from a number of different Muppets, most notably Fozzie and Gonzo, but I actually tried very hard to break away from the traditional Muppet aesthetic as much as I could. I really wanted to make sure Toodles didn't just look like a wannabe Muppet, but a unique custom creation! And I'm quite pleased with the results!

Here's a few more photos:
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/ToodlesTeam/toodles4_zpsd5c3d164.jpg
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/ToodlesTeam/toodles6_zps8f360595.jpg
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/ToodlesTeam/toodles3_zps36abea3f.jpg

I think Toodles is going to be great fun to have around! :smile: I'll try to take a video later this week to show him in action!
Great job with Toodles! :smile:
 

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Here's Toodles singing another Rowlf the Dog favorite, I've Never Harmed An Onion:
 

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And one more video, this time featuring a grammar lesson about homophones called "School House Polka" frem VeggieTales!
 
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