Changes: Plaza Sésamo puppets

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In the late 1970s, Mexican toy company Lily Ledy produced a series of hand puppets based on Plaza Sésamo. Characters included Abelardo, Paco, and Ernie and Bert. The toys were packaged in boxes that resembled a cardboard television. They also produced finger puppets of Abelardo, Paco, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch.

External link

Sesame Street finger puppet fansite

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+In the late 1970s, [[Mexico|Mexican]] toy company [[Lily Ledy]] produced a series of hand puppets based on ''[[Plaza Sésamo]]''. Characters included [[Abelardo (crocodile)|Abelardo]], [[Paco]], and [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]]. The toys were packaged in boxes that resembled a cardboard television.
-[[Image:LilyLedy.JPG|thumb|frame|Puppets of Paco, left, and Abelardo, right, in a 1970s brochure]]
+They also produced finger puppets of Abelardo, Paco, Bert, Ernie, [[Cookie Monster]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]].
-In the late 1970s, [[Mexico]] got its own version of the vintage hand puppets made by [[Sesame Street puppets (Child Guidance)|''Child Guidance'' ]] in the USA, to tie in with the Mexican version ''[[Plaza Sesamo]]''.
+<gallery widths="190">
-Toy company Lily Ledy produced  a serie of hand puppets. Characters included [[Abelardo (crocodile)|Abelardo]], [[Paco]], and [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]]. The toys were packaged in boxes that resembled a cardboard television.
+Image:LilyLedy.JPG|Puppets of Paco, left, and Abelardo, right, in a 1970s brochure
+Image:PlazaSesamoFingerPuppetCooYOsc.jpg|Lily Ledy Toys packaging
+Image:PlazaSesamoFingerPuppetAdd.jpg|Puppet and finger puppet Ad
+Image:PlazaSesamoFingerPuppetAbyPa.jpg|Bert, Ernie, [[Abelardo (crocodile)|Abelardo]], [[Paco]],  and Cookie finger puppets
+miniguinol1.jpg|Mini Guiñol (Oscar and Cookie)
+miniguinol2.jpg|Mini Guiñol (Bert and Ernie)
+miniguinol3.jpg|Mini Guiñol (Paco and Abelardo)
+Screen shot 2013-04-08 at 2.31.43 PM.png|Abelardo Puppet-Lili Ledy
+Screen shot 2013-04-08 at 2.31.52 PM.png|Abelardo Puppet-Lili Ledy
+Screen shot 2013-04-08 at 2.32.15 PM.png|Abelardo Puppet-Lili Ledy
+Screen shot 2013-04-08 at 2.32.32 PM.png|Abelardo Puppet-Lili Ledy
+</gallery>
+==External link==
-Also, as seen on the advertisement, There was a smal radio for sale with the figures of [[Big Bird]], [[Bert]], [[Ernie]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]] standing singing.
+*[http://www.sesamestreetfingerpuppets.com/history.html Sesame Street finger puppet fansite]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Plaza Sésamo Puppets}}
-[[Category: International Sesame Street Puppets]]
+[[Category:Plaza Sésamo Toys]]
+[[Category:International Sesame Street Puppets]]