Rare Archie Ventriloquist Dummy Puppet Archive Footage of F&J Films “Turning Point“ Unfinished Film

Rare Archie Ventriloquist Dummy Puppet Archive Footage of F&J Films “Turning Point“ Unfinished Film. Film by F&J Films © 1990, 2024, Original Music by F. Sudol © 2024 BlackArro Productions. Back in 1990, this video film I wrote a story for, called Turning Point, began production one summer with me and my brother as kids back then. It took about 10 hours or more to complete the footage shown, as much of the work was setting up scenery, preparing each take, what would be said since there was a story, but no script, and more. This was going to be a 90 minute Puppet film, but after that initial burst of inspiration, production on the film ceased, as we found other things to focus our attention to. This footage of the Rare Archie Ventriloquist Dummy Puppet is rare, and I no longer currently have this puppet, which I donated while growing up a few years later unfortunately. I have not found any video footage of this Archie Dummy Puppet online yet, but present this unique puppet as an archive of the puppet sold in the Trinket pages of a famous US Mail Order Catalog named The Johnson Smith Company. They offered lots of magic tricks, trinkets, novelties and unusual, strange items to order from. Going through some of the pages as a kid, I discovered Sea Monkeys, this Archie Dummy Puppet, and a lot of other neat trinkets that sparked my imagination back then. The catalog and company no longer exist and since went out of business in the 2000s. This Archie Dummy had a string inside the cloth body, that could be pulled to close his mouth. When not tugged, the mouth would remain open. The eyes were painted on, but I think it’s an appealing puppet design. It was made out of semi-thin plastic, and you could push in the ears slightly and the mouth, distorting it if not careful. The top of the head, was a mysterious metal ring with a string on it, probably to balance the Mouth gadget somehow, but I never figured out how back then. In the catalog, I ordered this puppet and paid $ back in the mid 1980s as a kid, with shipping. I remember asking my Dad to help me go to the bank to get a Money Order so I could send it in, since I didn’t have a check back then to send for payment. The hands and shoes were also plastic, connected to the cloth body by internal bands inside the cloth limbs. It was a really cool, great puppet despite the low cost of it, and I was lucky to have a 1980s version with a simple red collar shirt, orange sleeves and a light yellow main shirt. No paisley designs like some of the other puppets had. I do regret donating this puppet, as ventriloquist puppets in general are very rare and not easy to find in most online retail stores. I had the Archie Puppet from 1985 through probably 1994, when I donated it and most of my collectibles and toys, going through the important lesson of letting go of things of value. Not always the best decision though. Keep some of your favorite items is my advice.