Cheaply made, pictures are highly misleadingJune 18, 2008 N'Tucky Mnkey(Kentucky) I purchased this knock-off of the original Rocky Raccoon puppet because I was told that this one is more realistic and higher in quality. I would later find out that there is a vast variation in the quality that you will see in these puppets because they are constantly shifting the work onto whoever will build it the cheapest with the lowest cost material possible (in China of course).
The irony, is that on the dvd the guy is telling you all the great things about this puppet that make it superior 'It doesn't have paper thin skin like some of them!' And yet I'm holding the thing in my hand, and yes, you did make it out of really cheap thin skin. 'The spring is of the highest quality' And again, the spring in it is crap.
The back of mine even came with a gaping hole where a Chinese girl didn't bother sewing it all the way together. The eyes are sewn on crooked, and the nose is bald. Also, unlike the picture they show of a highly detailed raccoon, mine is completely grey. With its cock eyes and bald nose it looks more like a possum that got hit.
The other reason that I bought this was that it came with a dvd. Little did I realize that it was a 25 minute dvd that didn't teach me anything that I couldn't see for myself by watching a couple of youtube videos.
Take your money on over to a reputable dealer and purchase a REAL Rocky Raccoon. I think I'm going to have to myself. Just chalk this up as a learning experience.
