Sesame Street puppets (Gund)

==Hand puppets==
In 2003, Gund produced hand puppets of the Sesame Street characters. They ranged from 10" to 13". Several different versions of these puppets exist, as can be seen on the copyright notes on the puppets' tags. A set from 2004 used slightly different materials, as did one from 2005. Similarly to the finger puppets, the quality of these two newer sets did not hold up to the quality of the first set, sometimes disfiguring their faces (as can also be seen on the golf club headcovers made by Gund).
A newer set from 2009 added legs and feet on some of the characters. In 2013, Rosita was added to the line.
Image:Gundpuppet.bert.jpg|Bert (2003)13"/33cm
Image:Gundpuppet.bigbird.jpg|Big Bird (2003)12"/30.5cm
Image:Gundpuppet.cookie.jpg|Cookie Monster (2003)11"/28cm
Image:Gundpuppet.elmo.jpg|Elmo (2003)11"/28cm
Image:Gundpuppet.ernie.jpg|Ernie (2003)10"/25.5cm
Image:Gundpuppet.grover.jpg|Grover (2003)11"/28cm
Image:Gundpuppet.oscar.jpg|Oscar the Grouch (2003)11"/28cm
Image:Gund-SesameStreet-RositaHandPuppet-(2013-03).jpg|Rosita (2013)11"/28cm
Image:Gundpuppet.zoe.jpg|Zoe (2003)11"/28cm
==Medium-size full-body puppets==
In 2010, Gund added legs to most of their hand puppets. These now ranged from 12.5" to 21". In 2011, the company added two more full body characters to the set: Abby Cadabby and Mr. Snuffleupagus. In 2013, Count von Count was added to the line.
Image:Gundpuppet.legs.abbycadabby.jpg|Abby Cadabby (2011)12.5"/32cm
Image:Gundpuppet.legs.bigbird.jpg|Big Bird (2010)18"/46cm
Image:Gundpuppet.legs.cookie.jpg|Cookie Monster (2010)14.5"/37cm
Image:Gund-SesameStreet-CountFullBodyPuppet-(2013-03).jpg|Count von Count (2013)14"/35.5cm
Image:Gundpuppet.legs.elmo.jpg|Elmo (2010)15"/38cm
Image:Gundpuppet.legs.grover.jpg|Grover (2010)15"/38cm
Image:Gundpuppet.legs.snuffy.jpg|Mr. Snuffleupagus (2011)21"/53.5cm
Image:Gundpuppet.legs.zoe.jpg|Zoe (2010)14"/35.5cm
==34" full-body puppets==
In 2006, Gund distributed a set of identical copies of the Sesamstrasse Living Puppets, which were originally made in Europe. Only Cookie Monster, Elmo, Ernie and Grover (all roughly 34 inches) were sold in the US.
The same characters in varying sizes, as well as Bert, the Count, Oscar, Super Grover, and the two Sesamstrasse characters, Finchen and Samson, were only sold overseas. In 2011, Pferd and Wolle were added to the set.
Image:Gundpuppet34-cookie.jpg
Image:Gundpuppet34-elmo.jpg
Image:Gundpuppet34-ernie.jpg
Image:Gundpuppet34-grover.jpg
==See also==
*Gund Sesame Street golf club headcovers, based on the hand puppets
==Sources==
*Elmo and Friends - Gund
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