Gund Ernie Hand Puppet

by Gund

Product Features

• Bring Ernie to life yourself
• Cuddly soft puppet plush
• Puppet stands 10" tall
• Great for aspiring puppeteers

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 4.3 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006TPCTE
• Item model number: 75856
• Manufacturer recommended age: 1 month - 5 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,942 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Ernie Hand Puppet: Bring Ernie to life yourself, Cuddly soft puppet plush, 10" tall, Great for aspiring puppeteers.

Product Description

"Meets ASTM American Toy Standard. Each of these adorable Sesame Street Hand Puppets has moveable mouths and arms, and are as soft as can be. The hand opening will even fit most adult hands! Each puppet is surface washable. Ages 3 and up."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too small for parents, April 19, 2005

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John A. Miller "tugnut1" (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

I have a 1 year old daughter who loves it when I make puppets talk to her. I have really had a hard time finding puppet in the local stores, so I decided to turn to the internet. I used to have some Sesame Street puppets when I was a kid and thought that they were great. So I figured this would be a perfect puppet to use with my daughter.

Here's the thing. The opening into the head of this doll is too small to get a grown ups hand into and still be able to operate the puppet with any ease. Also, the mouth is very stiff making it hard to open and close.

The overall look of the puppet is good, but it isn't very user friendly. Needless to say, I am pretty disappointed in this product and wish that I wouldn't have bought it.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun, May 25, 2010

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M. Halter "TheGrandMarkE" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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My daughter loves it. I don't think it is designed for kids to operate, but kids can still have fun with it even if they can't operate it. I agree that upon arrival the mouth is somewhat too stiff to operate even for adults. But the easy solution is to take the mouth and force it open wide to 'stretch' it open. After you've stretched it open for a bit, you can put your hand in and operate it much easier. My daughter and I have a blast with it. Very well made and high quality.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars it's made wrong, September 14, 2009

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mpeson - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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these puppets are sooo cute! I bought ernie and bert and the craftmanship is fantastic. unfortunately they're made wrong (wrong dimensions). its hard to open and close the mouth, its very stiff. the arms are way too long for your fingers to articulate them. there's no way you can move the mouth and the arms at the same time. its too bad because they're adorable otherwise. my 20 month old hasn't shown much interst in them.