The Floating Face is a character that has come to be known as "Nobody" (for his appearance: he has no body) and "Limbo," which are the names of two separate sketches in which he has appeared. The character consists of two eyes and a mouth made of string, and is controlled by invisible wires attached to gloves worn by two puppeteers. The puppet is performed live in front of a prerecorded film that is projected, layered or composited. In many cases, the character was generated by the Scanimate system.

AppearancesEdit

• Sam and Friends, Esskay commercial in the episode "C'est Si Bon", date unknown
• Limbo, date unknown
• I Know Who I Am, short film, 1966
• The Organized Mind, short film, 1966
• The Idea Man, short film, 1966
• I'm Nobody, short film, 1966
• Memories, Bufferin commercial, 1967
• Muppets On Puppets, demonstration, 1968
• Sesame Street Floating Face Sketches, Sesame Street, 1970

The Floating Face counts to 10 on Sesame Street.

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