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==Muppet Figures==
  
==Muppet Figures==
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Action figures of [[Angus McGonagle]] and [[Benjamina Gunn]] were announced for Series 5 and 7, respectively, but later replaced with other characters. Neither of these went into production.
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[[Image:Palisades-Unmade-AccessoryPacks.jpg|thumb|300px|Unproduced Accessory Packs]]
  
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Action figures of [[Angus McGonagle]] and [[Benjamina Gunn]] were announced for Series 5 and 7, respectively, but later replaced with other characters. Neither of these went into production.
  
   
 
In 2004, Palisades had a contest on its message board where fans could nominate a pack-in character or accessory, and after a round of rejecting certain characters and a few polls, the pack-in with the most votes would get made sometime in 2005. The winning pack-in was a [[Cows|cow]], but due to retailers having less interest in the line, eventually leading to the figures being made as exclusives only, the cow was never made.
  
In 2004, Palisades had a contest on its message board where fans could nominate a pack-in character or accessory, and after a round of rejecting certain characters and a few polls, the pack-in with the most votes would get made sometime in 2005. The winning pack-in was a [[Cows|cow]], but due to retailers having less interest in the line, eventually leading to the figures being made as exclusives only, the cow was never made.
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When the Muppets line of action figures was cancelled, Palisades employee Ken Lilly posted the following tentative lineup for Series 10 through 14 on the Palisades message board.
  
When the Muppets line of action figures was cancelled, Palisades employee Ken Lilly posted the following tentative lineup for Series 10 through 14 on the Palisades message board.
   
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Of these, only Uncle Deadly, Swamp Kermit, naked sitting Robin and the Penguins were produced and sold. Only a few others made it to the prototype stage. The rest never made it past the planning stages.
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Of these, only Uncle Deadly, Swamp Kermit, naked sitting Robin and the Penguins were produced and sold. Only a few others made it to the prototype stage. The rest never made it past the planning stages.
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<gallery>
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Image:Palisades-Unmade-AccessoryPacks.jpg|Accessory Packs
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Image:Babykermitfigure.jpg|Baby Kermit figure prototype, sculpted by [[Cynthia Woodie]]
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Image:Babypiggyfigure.jpg|Baby Piggy figure prototype, sculpted by Woodie
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Image:Gobopal.jpg|Gobo Fraggle figure prototype
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Image:Gobo_Paint_Master.jpg|Gobo
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Image:Figure.sal.jpg|Sal Minella figure prototype
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Image:Vetshospitalproto.jpg|Veterinarian's Hospital figure prototypes
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Image:Figure.kermitscarecrow.jpg|Concept sculpt for Kermit Scarecrow figure
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johnnysal.jpg|Side-by-side height reference of Johnny Fiama and Sal
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</gallery>
   
 
'''Series 10'''
  
'''Series 10'''
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*[[Baby Kermit]] with [[Baby Piggy]]
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*[[Baby Kermit]] with [[Baby Piggy]]
 
*[[Dr. Bob]]
  
*[[Dr. Bob]]
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*[[Sal Minella]] (in three variant colors with Robin and Penguin pack-ins)
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*[[Sal Minella]] (in three variant colors with Robin and Penguin pack-ins)
 
*[[Uncle Deadly]] ([[Uncle_Deadly_Action_Figure|released separately]])
  
*[[Uncle Deadly]] ([[Uncle_Deadly_Action_Figure|released separately]])
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*[[Gobo Fraggle]] with a [[Doozer]] (Special Test Figure)
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*[[Gobo Fraggle]] with a [[Doozer]] (Special Test Figure)
   
 
*Exclusive: Tuxedo [[Statler and Waldorf|Statler]]
  
*Exclusive: Tuxedo [[Statler and Waldorf|Statler]]
 
*Exclusive: Tuxedo [[Statler and Waldorf|Waldorf]]
  
*Exclusive: Tuxedo [[Statler and Waldorf|Waldorf]]
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<gallery perrow=3 widths=200>
  
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File:Babykermitfigure.jpg|Baby Kermit figure prototype, sculpted by [[Cynthia Woodie]]
  
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File:Babypiggyfigure.jpg|Baby Piggy figure prototype, sculpted by Woodie
  
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File:Gobopal.jpg|Gobo Fraggle figure prototype
  
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File:Figure.sal.jpg|Sal Minella figure prototype
  
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File:Vetshospitalproto.jpg|Veterinarian's Hospital figure prototypes
  
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File:Figure.kermitscarecrow.jpg|Concept sculpt for Kermit Scarecrow figure
  
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</gallery>
  
   
 
'''Series 11'''
  
'''Series 11'''
 
*[[Baby Gonzo]] with [[Baby Rowlf]]
  
*[[Baby Gonzo]] with [[Baby Rowlf]]
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*[[Nurse Janice]]
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*[[Nurse Janice]]
 
*[[Bobo the Bear]]
  
*[[Bobo the Bear]]
 
*[[Louis Kazagger]] (in two variant colors)
  
*[[Louis Kazagger]] (in two variant colors)
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'''Series 12'''
  
'''Series 12'''
 
*[[Baby Scooter]] with [[Baby Fozzie]]
  
*[[Baby Scooter]] with [[Baby Fozzie]]
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*[[Miss Piggy's Alternate Identities#nursepiggy|Nurse Piggy]] with [[Bean Bunny]]
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*[[Miss Piggy's Alternate Identities#nursepiggy|Nurse Piggy]] with [[Bean Bunny]]
 
*[[Mahna Mahna (character)|Mahna Mahna]] with [[The Snowths]]
  
*[[Mahna Mahna (character)|Mahna Mahna]] with [[The Snowths]]
 
*[[Mulch]]
  
*[[Mulch]]
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'''Unknown Dates'''
  
'''Unknown Dates'''
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*[[The Scarecrow|Kermit Scarecrow]]
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*[[The Scarecrow|Kermit Scarecrow]]
   
 
===Unmade Playsets===
  
===Unmade Playsets===
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There have also been quite a few playsets announced that never got made. These playsets included the [[Muppet Theater]] stage, The Electric Mayhem Bus, [[Planet Koozebane]], [[Veterinarian's Hospital]], and the [[Happiness Hotel]].
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There have also been quite a few playsets announced that never got made. These playsets included the [[Muppet Theater]] stage, The Electric Mayhem Bus,<ref>Lilly, Kenneth [http://blogzilly.blogspot.com/2011/03/love-affair-of-polyvinyl-chloride.html blogzilly]</ref> [[Planet Koozebane]], [[Veterinarian's Hospital]], and the [[Happiness Hotel]].
   
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The Muppet Theater Stage was originally going to be released during Winter 2002, and later moved to a Summer 2003 release date. <ref>Lilly, Kenneth [http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showpost.php?p=3488&postcount=325 Muppet Central Forum post by Kenneth Lilly]</ref> This set was going to be bigger than the other sets, and was to include fabric curtains that could open, [[Statler and Waldorf's Box]], the back wall of the stage, and some removable backdrops, such as ''The Muppet Show'' title card. This set was planned to be big enough to fit one existing playset on the stage at a time, and there were plans to have it be able to connect to a possible [[Backstage Playset]] (which wasn't announced to be made at the time). It was originally going to come with [[Statler and Waldorf]] action figures, but after deciding that a [[Sweetums Action Figure]] would have to be too big to fit in the regular packaging, Statler and Waldorf were moved to be released as individual action figures, and [[Sweetums]] and [[Robin the Frog|Robin]] replaced Statler and Waldorf in the set. Due to poor sales of the playsets and the planned size of this set, plans for this playset were cancelled.
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The Muppet Theater Stage was originally going to be released during Winter 2002, and later moved to a Summer 2003 release date. <ref>Lilly, Kenneth [http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showpost.php?p=3488&postcount=325 Muppet Central Forum post by Kenneth Lilly]</ref> This set was going to be bigger than the other sets, and was to include fabric curtains that could open, [[Statler and Waldorf's Box]], the back wall of the stage, and some removable backdrops, such as ''T''he Muppet Show title card.
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This set was planned to be big enough to fit one existing playset on the stage at a time. There were plans to have it be able to connect to a possible [[Backstage Playset]] (which wasn't announced to be made at the time). It was originally going to come with [[Statler and Waldorf]] action figures, but after deciding that a [[Sweetums Action Figure]] would have to be too big to fit in the regular packaging, Statler and Waldorf were moved to be released as individual action figures, and [[Sweetums]] and [[Robin the Frog|Robin]] replaced Statler and Waldorf in the set.
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Due to poor sales of the playsets and the planned size of this set, plans for this playset were cancelled.
   
 
The Planet Koozebane playset was meant to come with the [[Koozebane Kermit Action Figure|Koozebane Kermit action figure]], plus a lot of Koozebanian creatures, such as the [[Male Koozebanian Creature]], the [[Female Koozebanian Creature]], the Baby Koozebanians, the Merdidop aliens, the [[Koozebanian Phoob]], and the [[Hugga Wugga]] creatures. This playset was going to be released alongside series 5, and was briefly moved to series 6 when The Electric Mayhem bus playset was planned for series 5, and moved back to series 5 before being canceled. The Koozebane Kermit action figure was instead released as a Target exclusive, coming with a small Koozebane base with Merdidiops, and the Male, Female, and Baby Koozebanians.
  
The Planet Koozebane playset was meant to come with the [[Koozebane Kermit Action Figure|Koozebane Kermit action figure]], plus a lot of Koozebanian creatures, such as the [[Male Koozebanian Creature]], the [[Female Koozebanian Creature]], the Baby Koozebanians, the Merdidop aliens, the [[Koozebanian Phoob]], and the [[Hugga Wugga]] creatures. This playset was going to be released alongside series 5, and was briefly moved to series 6 when The Electric Mayhem bus playset was planned for series 5, and moved back to series 5 before being canceled. The Koozebane Kermit action figure was instead released as a Target exclusive, coming with a small Koozebane base with Merdidiops, and the Male, Female, and Baby Koozebanians.
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The Electric Mayhem Bus playset was planned once Palisades got the rights to release figures, accessories, and playsets inspired by the movies. This was to have been released alongside series 5 and was to come with [[Janice]]. <ref>Lilly, Kenneth [http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?p=24038&postcount=2926 Muppet Central post by Kenneth Lilly]</ref>
  
The Electric Mayhem Bus playset was planned once Palisades got the rights to release figures, accessories, and playsets inspired by the movies. This was to have been released alongside series 5 and was to come with [[Janice]]. <ref>Lilly, Kenneth [http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?p=24038&postcount=2926 Muppet Central post by Kenneth Lilly]</ref>
   
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The Happiness Hotel playset was announced as part of series 7 in a ''ToyFare'' Magazine article from 2002, and was to come with a [[Pops Action Figure]].
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The Happiness Hotel playset was announced as part of series 7 in a ''ToyFare'' Magazine article from 2002, and was to come with a [[Pops Action Figure]].
   
 
The Veterinarian's Hospital playset was planned for series 10, and was going to come with a Nurse Janice action figure.
  
The Veterinarian's Hospital playset was planned for series 10, and was going to come with a Nurse Janice action figure.
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<gallery>
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Bus Scaling.jpg
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</gallery>
   
 
==Unmade/ Unreleased Megas==
  
==Unmade/ Unreleased Megas==
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==Sesame Street Figures==
  
==Sesame Street Figures==
 
[[Image:Whatmighthavebeen.jpg|thumb|300px]]
  
[[Image:Whatmighthavebeen.jpg|thumb|300px]]
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Following the bankruptcy of Palisades and the sale of the company to Limited by CAS Inc. in February 2006, the proposed ''[[Sesame Street]]'' line of action figures was cancelled. Only the [[Super Grover Action Figure]], sold at conventions, has been made available for purchase to date.
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Following the bankruptcy of Palisades and the sale of the company to Limited by CAS Inc. in February 2006, the proposed ''[[Sesame Street]]'' line of action figures was cancelled. Only the [[Super Grover Action Figure]], sold at conventions, has been made available for purchase to date.
   
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Although the first four figures in the series were apparently manufactured and listed on many sites, the cancellation of the line has prevented the figures from being released. Other figures, planned for series 2 or beyond, were never fully completed beyond prototype stages.
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Although the first four figures in the series were apparently manufactured and listed on many sites, the cancellation of the line has prevented the figures from being released. Other figures, planned for series 2 or beyond, were never fully completed beyond prototype stages.
   
 
Each figure would have been accompanied by a [[Letters of the Alphabet|Letter of the Alphabet]] and part of [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]], to be put together to create a diorama playset.
  
Each figure would have been accompanied by a [[Letters of the Alphabet|Letter of the Alphabet]] and part of [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]], to be put together to create a diorama playset.
   
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The Oscar the Grouch figure was permanently sculpted inside [[Oscar's trash can|his trash can]], but could be pushed down into the can. He was to have removable arms, so they wouldn't get in the way of him going into his trash can. He was also going to come with removable legs, giving the appearance he has when he walks with his legs sticking out of the bottom of the trash can.
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The Oscar the Grouch figure was permanently sculpted inside [[Oscar's trash can|his trash can]], but could be pushed down into the can. He was to have removable arms, so they wouldn't get in the way of him going into his trash can. He was also going to come with removable legs, giving the appearance he has when he walks with his legs sticking out of the bottom of the trash can.
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Previously, in 2004, [[Sesame Street action figures (Fun-4-All)|Fun-4-All's]] proposed line of ''Sesame Street'' figures were cancelled; that company also went out of business.
 
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<gallery widths=200>
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<gallery widths="200" spacing="small">
 
Image:Erniefigurebox.jpg|Ernie figure, with Rubber Duckie, a picture of Ernie and Bert, a brick wall, a banana, and the letter D
  
Image:Erniefigurebox.jpg|Ernie figure, with Rubber Duckie, a picture of Ernie and Bert, a brick wall, a banana, and the letter D
 
Image:Erniefigure.jpg|Ernie figure prototype
  
Image:Erniefigure.jpg|Ernie figure prototype
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Image:Guysmileyfigure.jpg|Guy Smiley figure
  
Image:Guysmileyfigure.jpg|Guy Smiley figure
 
Image:Guyfigure.jpg|Guy Smiley prototype with countdown clock accessory
  
Image:Guyfigure.jpg|Guy Smiley prototype with countdown clock accessory
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Image:Oscarfigurebox.jpg|Oscar the Grouch figure, with [[Slimey]] and other accessories.
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Image:Oscarfigurebox.jpg|Oscar the Grouch figure, with [[Slimey]] and other accessories.
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Image:Oscarfigure.jpg|Oscar the Grouch figure prototype
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Image:Oscarfigure.jpg|Oscar the Grouch figure prototype
 
Image:Slimeyfigure.jpg|Slimey prototype
  
Image:Slimeyfigure.jpg|Slimey prototype
 
Image:Twoheadedfigurebox.jpg|Two-Headed Monster figure
  
Image:Twoheadedfigurebox.jpg|Two-Headed Monster figure
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Image:Palisades-Unmade-Elmo.jpg|Elmo prototype
  
Image:Palisades-Unmade-Elmo.jpg|Elmo prototype
 
Image:Palisadesdiorama.jpg|123 Sesame Street playset
  
Image:Palisadesdiorama.jpg|123 Sesame Street playset
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BigBirdfigure.jpg|Big Bird prototype at different angles
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Prototype height references.jpg|Prototype height reference
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ErniePalisades.jpg|Ernie prototype and accessories
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Guy SmileyPalisades.jpg|Guy Smiley prototype and accessories
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OscarPalisades.jpg|Oscar the Grouch prototype and accessories
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Two-Headed MonsterPalisades.jpg|Two-headed Monster prototype and accessories
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
   
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'''Series 1'''
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'''Series 1'''
 
* [[Ernie]] with [[Rubber Duckie]]
  
* [[Ernie]] with [[Rubber Duckie]]
 
* [[Oscar the Grouch]] with [[Slimey]]
  
* [[Oscar the Grouch]] with [[Slimey]]
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==References==
  
==References==
 
<references />
  
<references />
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==External links==
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* [http://blogzilly.blogspot.com/2011/03/love-affair-of-polyvinyl-chloride.html "A Love Affair of Polyvinyl Chloride"] by Ken Lilly, March 25, 2011
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[[Category:Unfinished Merchandise]]
  
[[Category:Unfinished Merchandise]]
 
[[Category:Palisades Toys]]
  
[[Category:Palisades Toys]]

Revision as of 02:12, 12 April 2014

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Prototypes of what could have been

Palisades Toys, during its time as licensor of Muppet action figures, considered or made prototypes of many character figures which were not released.

Muppet Figures

Action figures of Angus McGonagle and Benjamina Gunn were announced for Series 5 and 7, respectively, but later replaced with other characters. Neither of these went into production.

In 2004, Palisades had a contest on its message board where fans could nominate a pack-in character or accessory, and after a round of rejecting certain characters and a few polls, the pack-in with the most votes would get made sometime in 2005. The winning pack-in was a cow, but due to retailers having less interest in the line, eventually leading to the figures being made as exclusives only, the cow was never made.

When the Muppets line of action figures was cancelled, Palisades employee Ken Lilly posted the following tentative lineup for Series 10 through 14 on the Palisades message board.

Of these, only Uncle Deadly, Swamp Kermit, naked sitting Robin and the Penguins were produced and sold. Only a few others made it to the prototype stage. The rest never made it past the planning stages.

Series 10

Series 11

Series 12

Series 13

Series 14

Unknown Dates

Unmade Playsets

There have also been quite a few playsets announced that never got made. These playsets included the Muppet Theater stage, The Electric Mayhem Bus,[1] Planet Koozebane, Veterinarian's Hospital, and the Happiness Hotel.

The Muppet Theater Stage was originally going to be released during Winter 2002, and later moved to a Summer 2003 release date. [2] This set was going to be bigger than the other sets, and was to include fabric curtains that could open, Statler and Waldorf's Box, the back wall of the stage, and some removable backdrops, such as The Muppet Show title card.

This set was planned to be big enough to fit one existing playset on the stage at a time. There were plans to have it be able to connect to a possible Backstage Playset (which wasn't announced to be made at the time). It was originally going to come with Statler and Waldorf action figures, but after deciding that a Sweetums Action Figure would have to be too big to fit in the regular packaging, Statler and Waldorf were moved to be released as individual action figures, and Sweetums and Robin replaced Statler and Waldorf in the set.

Due to poor sales of the playsets and the planned size of this set, plans for this playset were cancelled.

The Planet Koozebane playset was meant to come with the Koozebane Kermit action figure, plus a lot of Koozebanian creatures, such as the Male Koozebanian Creature, the Female Koozebanian Creature, the Baby Koozebanians, the Merdidop aliens, the Koozebanian Phoob, and the Hugga Wugga creatures. This playset was going to be released alongside series 5, and was briefly moved to series 6 when The Electric Mayhem bus playset was planned for series 5, and moved back to series 5 before being canceled. The Koozebane Kermit action figure was instead released as a Target exclusive, coming with a small Koozebane base with Merdidiops, and the Male, Female, and Baby Koozebanians.

The Electric Mayhem Bus playset was planned once Palisades got the rights to release figures, accessories, and playsets inspired by the movies. This was to have been released alongside series 5 and was to come with Janice. [3]

The Happiness Hotel playset was announced as part of series 7 in a ToyFare Magazine article from 2002, and was to come with a Pops Action Figure.

The Veterinarian's Hospital playset was planned for series 10, and was going to come with a Nurse Janice action figure.

Unmade/ Unreleased Megas

Palisades-MEGAFamily

A few Mega Muppet action figures were planned, and some produced, but due to poor sales of the released Megas, many of them weren't released.

The Mega Beaker Action Figure was originally planned to be released as part of a two-pack, to have come with a Mega Bunsen action figure, but it ended up being released on its own, with the Mega Bunsen being sculpted but never released.

Megas of The Swedish Chef, Rowlf[4], Rizzo the Rat, Pepe the King Prawn, and Kermit the Frog were announced at some points, but were never released.

A Mega version of the Vanishing Cream Beaker Action Figure was sculpted and originally planned as an exclusive to all 2003 conventions, but wasn't released.

At one point, a repainted version of the Mega Gonzo Action Figure, dressed in his checkered suit from Muppets Tonight, was planned to be sold as an exclusive, but although a repainted version was made, it was never released. However, a regular-sized Checkered Suit Gonzo Action Figure was released as a Collectors Club exclusive.

Unmade Minis

Em-pvcs

Series two of the Mini Muppets line was originally planned to come with a Bean Bunny PVC. However, Bean was soon replaced with Fozziwig in order for the set to have another main character released.

Series 3 of the Mini Muppets was originally going to include Kermit in his pajamas and robe, as seen in Muppets from Space.[5] This set was also originally going to include Rizzo the Rat, Seymour and Pepe (as one piece), and Nigel. These PVCs got replaced with Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, and The Swedish Chef.

Prototype sculpts were also created of Dr. Teeth, Floyd Pepper, Zoot, Janice, Animal, and Rowlf the Dog for a proposed Electric Mayhem set.

Sesame Street Figures

Whatmighthavebeen

Following the bankruptcy of Palisades and the sale of the company to Limited by CAS Inc. in February 2006, the proposed Sesame Street line of action figures was cancelled. Only the Super Grover Action Figure, sold at conventions, has been made available for purchase to date.

Although the first four figures in the series were apparently manufactured and listed on many sites, the cancellation of the line has prevented the figures from being released. Other figures, planned for series 2 or beyond, were never fully completed beyond prototype stages.

Each figure would have been accompanied by a Letter of the Alphabet and part of Sesame Street, to be put together to create a diorama playset.

The Oscar the Grouch figure was permanently sculpted inside his trash can, but could be pushed down into the can. He was to have removable arms, so they wouldn't get in the way of him going into his trash can. He was also going to come with removable legs, giving the appearance he has when he walks with his legs sticking out of the bottom of the trash can.

Previously, in 2004, Fun-4-All's proposed line of Sesame Street figures were cancelled; that company also went out of business.

Series 1

Series 2

Unknown Dates

Palisades had also considered releasing an Anything Muppet, which would have removable facial parts, but it never got produced. Palisades contract with Sesame Workshop also allowed Palisades the rights to make Sesame Street block figures, but Palisades never announced any plans to actually make them.

References

  1. ↑ Lilly, Kenneth blogzilly
  2. ↑ Lilly, Kenneth Muppet Central Forum post by Kenneth Lilly
  3. ↑ Lilly, Kenneth Muppet Central post by Kenneth Lilly
  4. ↑ Lilly, Kenneth Muppet Central post by Kenneth Lilly
  5. ↑ Lilly, Kenneth Muppet Central post by Ken Lilly

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