Posted by Steve on January 29, 2002 at 07:31:22:
In Reply to: Re: Bat In David's posted by MrsJ on January 28, 2002 at 16:44:29:
The bat puppets were by Bil Baird, who was one of the most famous puppeteers of the 1960s. He did a fair amount of TV work. I think he may have made the Kukla and Ollie puppets for Kukla Fran & Ollie, but I'm not sure. I guess he was better known for his work with marionettes (of which the bat was one).
I'm awfully fond of that bat. I just love its various appearances over the years. There's something soooo cute about it!
The giant spider that menaced Amanda "Quuuuwwwwentttinnnnn!!!!" Harris was cheesier, I think. I still think the funniest "special" effect was the posthumous appearance of Paul Stoddard in the Leviathan storyline. THAT was a doozy. And the stuffed dog menacing poor Willie Loomis during the Dream Curse, complete with canned growling, was a pretty unfortunate beastie as well.
Dontcha just love Dark Shadows??? I know I do.
Steve