Slappy the Dummy
Slappy the Dummy is a fictional character and antagonist in the "Goosebumps" children's series by R. L. Stine. He is one of the series' most popular villains, the main antagonist of the "Night of the Living Dummy" saga and the mascot of the franchise. He is also the main antagonist of the "Goosebumps" movie and its sequel, where Stine describes him as a "ventriloquist's dummy with a serious Napoleonic complex". He comes alive by these words: "Karru Marri Odonna Loma Molanu Karrano" (which roughly translates to "You and I are one now"), and they can  be found on a sheet of paper in Slappy's jacket pocket. After coming in life, Slappy will try to make the person who brought him to life serve him as a slave, to the point that he will frame that person for bad things that he does. Inspiration. According to R. L. Stine, Slappy was inspired by the literary classic "The Adventures of Pinocchio". He liked the book's idea of a wooden puppet coming to life, so he created Slappy. "Magic", a 1978 horror film where a dummy is thought to commit evil acts, was another one of  R. L. Stine's inspirations for Slappy. In the television adaptation of the books, Slappy has the same sounding voice as Fats, the dummy from "Magic" with the voice of Anthony Hopkins. Notable appearances in novels. He also appears in his own series "Goosebumps SlappyWorld", where he serves as the narrator. Appearances beyond the books. Slappy has also been made into an actual ventriloquist doll available from major retailers. He was first manufactured by Goldberger Doll corporation after a nine-year-old boy from Long Island sent them a letter suggesting the idea in 1998. There is also a mask  and a full costume available for sale. "Night of the Living Dummy III" and "Bride of the Living Dummy" have also been adapted for VHS and DVD; the second on DVD includes "Bride of the Living Dummy". Authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child posted an announcement via their Facebook status: This was published on 30 September 2014 as "" in the anthology "Face Off" edited by David Baldacci. In other media. Slappy was performed on set and voiced by puppeteer Ron Stefaniuk (except for the two-part episode "Night of the Living Dummy III", where he was voiced by Cal Dodd ) in the "Goosebumps" television series and appeared in four episodes: The original "Night of the Living Dummy" story was never adapted to television, nor were the six post-"Bride" stories. He is the main antagonist in the 2015 "Goosebumps" film, where he was voiced by Jack Black, who also is R. L. Stine, and the Invisible Boy, from "My Best Friend is Invisible", with Avery Lee Jones doing the puppetry of the character (Jones also did the voice of Slappy for promotional material for the film), assisted by Ironhead Studio's Jake McKinnon. Slappy is voiced by actor Mick Wingert in  the , with Jones once again puppeteering him (this time assisted by technicians from Legacy Effects) and voicing him for promotional material, as well as for a few lines of dialogue and all of his laughs in the final film. Slappy appears in the comic book series made by IDW and appears in the "Goosebumps" graphix. Slappy appears in the "Goosebumps" video game "Horror Town". The characters the Bensons, a group of non-speaking ventriloquist's dummies in Pixar's "Toy Story 4", are inspired by Slappy.