Changes: Muppet Labs Playset

Revision as of 15:16, 5 March 2006

Released: Summer 2002

Figure: Beaker

Articulation: Neck, ball joint shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, ankles

Accessoires: Gorilla Detector, Experimenting Table

The first playset made by Palisades Toys in honour of The Muppet Show's 25th anniversary. The Muppet Labs set, which looked more than the insides of MuppetVision 3D than the set on The Muppet Show featured a table with experimenting equipment, big windows, two machines with moving levers, and a big machine with a round window that Beaker could be placed in upside down. Beaker could also be strapped onto the experimenting/torturing table. The Gorilla Detector from episode 116: Avery Schreiber was added as a fan favorite.

Originally, the Beaker figure was sculpted with a closed mouth, which could open. The release of the set was delayed because the original Beaker sculpt burned during the process and ended up heavily damaged. After this, it was decided to release Beaker with a permaneantly opened mouth. Palisades also considered giving the Beaker figure that ability to have his head pushed into his shirt, but the material used for the ball-jointed shoulders would have gotten in the way of his head being pushed down, so this idea was dropped. However, the Beaker mini released in 2004 did have this feature.

Two exclusive Beaker figures were sold through conventions and the upcoming Palisades Collector's Club around the same time: the Vanishing Cream Beaker Action Figure and the Invisible Beaker Action Figure. In 2003, Palisades turned Beaker into Mega Beaker.

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 The Gorilla Detector from [[episode 116: Avery Schreiber]] was added as a fan favorite.
-Originally, the Beaker figure was sculpted with a closed mouth. The release of the set was delayed because the original Beaker sculpt burned during the process and ended up heavily damaged.
+Originally, the Beaker figure was sculpted with a closed mouth, which could open. The release of the set was delayed because the original Beaker sculpt burned during the process and ended up heavily damaged. After this, it was decided to release Beaker with a permaneantly opened mouth. Palisades also considered giving the Beaker figure that ability to have his head pushed into his shirt, but the material used for the ball-jointed shoulders would have gotten in the way of his head being pushed down, so this idea was dropped. However, the Beaker mini released in 2004 did have this feature.
 Two exclusive [[Beaker]] figures were sold through conventions and the upcoming [[Palisades Collector's Club]] around the same time: the [[Vanishing Cream Beaker Action Figure]] and the [[Invisible Beaker Action Figure]]. In 2003, Palisades turned Beaker into [[Mega Beaker Action Figure|Mega Beaker]].