PURRCIVAL PUSSYCAT #LT20C

Purrcival Pussycat was adopted at a very young age by a family of sloths who ran a road-side chowder restaurant.  Many say that this is where he acquired his fine taste for fish.  Purrcival also loves sports as long as they have something to do with fish (such as fly fishing, fishball and fish racing).  His life-goal is to vacation in the Monterey Bay Aquarium (but so far they don't think it's such a good idea).  His favorite movie is The Little Mermaid and his best friend is Howlbert Hound. Purrcival is 12 inches tall.

This puppet has a Sound Box hidden inside. Just press the back of his head and Purrcival will meow for you! If you would like to hear Purrcival meow right now, press the button under his picture.

CUTHBERT CAT (#2850)

This easy-to-use Cat Hand Puppet is the purrrrfect feline to host your next puppet show! With wonderful catlike details and butter-soft plush, this meower is the "cat's pajamas"!! He is 14 inches tall and has a movable mouth and front paws.

LIONEL LION (207)

Lionel Lion is not your average lion lounging around the jungle while his favorite mate brings home a wildebeest to serve for dinner... No, you won't see Lionel standing on an outcropping of rock looking down at his subjects below. Not interested in pursuing his heritage as "King of the Jungle," Lionel migrated to London here he went to Oxford and majored in business applications. Now the successful CEO of a large railroad company (electric, of course), Lionel is looking toward retiring "away from it all." Perhaps, he confides, "... on an outcropping of rock..." somewhere in a jungle, far, far away. While Lionel is a Giant of Industry, here he is only 12 inches tall. Our Lionel Lion has a very expressive movable mouth. Click on the image to see a more detailed picture of Lionel.

LAMPWICK LION #LT20L

Grandson of the famous lion who roars at the beginning of motion pictures, Lampwick was named after his father Lampwick Lion who stared in the local San Jose, California children's morning TV show: "Hocus Pocus."

This puppet has a Sound Box hidden inside. Just press the back of his head and Lampwick will roar for you! If you would like to hear Lampwick roar right now, press the button under his picture.

LEON LION (#32017)

As Leon likes to point out to just about anyone who will listen, lions are generally known as "The King of Beasts." Adding to Leon's prominence, is the little known fact that most packaged goods carry his trademark somewhere upon them (ie. Tear along the dotted Lion). Leon is 10 inches tall and, no.. he doesn't come with any dots!

LEONARD LION (2562)

The "King of Beasts" is well represented by this up and coming new actor from the Broadway play: The Lion King (c). In fact, Leonard is so good at acting that you won't believe that he is just a 13 inch tall Hand Puppet. If he choses to do so, he may convince you he's a 15 foot alligator... or maybe a 5 inch parakeet! He's THAT good.

TIGER (2869)

Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are renowned for their power and strength. Bengal tigers live in India and are sometimes called Indian tigers. They are the most common tiger and number about half of all wild tigers. Over many centuries they have become an important part of Indian tradition and lore. Tigers live alone and aggressively scent-mark large territories to keep their rivals away. They are powerful nocturnal hunters that travel many miles to find buffalo, deer, wild pigs, and other large mammals. Tigers use their distinctive coats as camouflage (no two have exactly the same stripes). They lie in wait and creep close enough to attack their victims with a quick spring and a fatal pounce. A hungry tiger can eat as much as 60 pounds in one night, though they usually eat less. Our Tiger Hand Puppet is 15 inches tall and doesn't eat anything. Click on the image for a larger, more detailed picture.

THEODORE TIGER (206)

Ted here likes to tell people that he's a thespian because of the startled look he gets. He then goes on to explain that means 'actor' and that's his profession. His most famous role was in television when he starred as the "Put a tiger in your tank!" tiger for a major oil company. He says it was a bit cramped and his fur smelled of gasoline for months afterward... but it paid well. Our Theodore Tiger is 12 inches tall and has a very expressive movable mouth. Click on the image for a more detailed picture of Ted.

TWIGGY TIGER (#32018)

People are always asking Twiggy how he got his black stripes and his answer is always truthful and simple: "I was born with them!" So one day Twiggy decided to spice up the story a bit and see if anyone caught on. He said that he was born with back fur and on his first birthday his mother gave him a paint set. Since the prettiest and brightest color in the set was orange, that's the color he decided to paint his fur. Of course his mom was very upset with her new orange colored son so she took him to the river where she scrubbed him with soap and sand for three whole days trying to get the orange paint off. Unfortunately, she could only get small stripes of the orange off and so that's why Twiggy says he looks like he has orange fur with black stripes. Twiggy is 10 inches tall.

TERRY TIGER #LT20T

Terry's dad, Ferocious Tiger and his mom, Voracious Tiger, in keeping with family tradition, named their infant son Terrible Tiger. And, as often happens with such labels, they soon prove to be quite inappropriate. Terrible was anything but terrible. A more cuddly, lovable, polite vegetarian there never was and because no one could say his name and keep a straight face, everyone agreed to call him by his nickname 'Terry' instead. Still, Terry does retain one family trait and that's his terrible roar.

This puppet has a Sound Box hidden inside. Just press the back of his head and Terry will do his terrible roar for you! If you would like to hear Terry roar right now, press the button under his picture.

THUNDER WHITE TIGER #32004

As most of you know, cats do not like the rain... mostly because rain is so... wet! Big cats are really no exception to this rule. Of course, big cats like Thunder Tiger here, often go fishing by splashing out into rushing streams and scooping fish right out of the water... but no-one says they have to like doing it. On the contrary, Thunder would much rather have his fresh fish (with tartar sauce and a lemon wedge on the side) served to him on the nice, dry, bank of the stream . Thunder is 12 inches tall.

RAGS WHITE TIGER #LT20WT

Named after his favorite TV show 'Crusader Rabbit', Rags has been fond of rabbits ever since he was a little tiger cub and was adopted by a family of fluffy bunny rabbits. Even though Rags soon found that he could out-hop and out-run his half-brothers and sisters, he didn't do very well at what most fluffy bunny rabbits refer to as 'their main calling' which is to offer baskets of colored eggs to children during Easter.* Every time Rags would say "Happy Easter" the children would run and hide because it sounded so ferocious. It is unfortunate that in tiger language, "Happy Easter" sounds almost exactly like "I'm Going to Eat You." As a result of this, Rags now only speaks when you pat his head.

This puppet has a Sound Box hidden inside. Just press the back of his head and Rags will speak to you! If you are brave enough to hear Rags speak right now, press the button under his picture.

*A Christian holiday.

#2805 SMALL LION

There is nothing 'small' about this regal ruler of felines, except of course, his size. Our Small Lion Hand Puppet is only 5 inches tall and 12 inches long. And, in case you were thinking of teasing him about his smallness... he does have a movable mouth!

#NP8059 LION

No kidding about this "King of Beasts." He's 21 inches long from his rear haunch to the tip of his nose... 25 inches to his forepaws. The tail adds another 18 inches. Good thing he is a Hand Puppet or you would be eaten before you could add all this up. Puppeteer's hand enters on underside of chest between forepaws. Movable mouth and tongue.

#NP8058 TIGER

Here, kitty, kitty. He's 25 inches long from his rear haunch to his forepaws and his tail adds another 18 inches to that. That's 43 inches of cat... enough for anyone! Puppeteer's hand enters on underside of chest between forepaws. Movable mouth and tongue.

#2583 TIGER CUB

Native to the mainland of southeastern Asia, the tiger is the largest feline species in the world. Our not-so-large Tiger Cub Hand Puppet is only 14 inches long.

#2819 BLACK PANTHER

A black panther is a black color variant of one of several species of larger cat which are often known by the term panther. "Panther" in North America is most commonly used for the cougar, in Latin America it is most often used to mean a jaguar and elsewhere in the world it usually refers to the leopard. Panthers are not necessarily black, but may also be tawny, spotted, or white. Our Black Panther Hand Puppet is 8 inches tall and 23 inches long.

#2588 GIFT BOX KITTY

This precious pussycat snuggles down in the cozy box and with the lid closed, you will never suspect anyone's inside. Slip your hand into the bottom of the box and out pops "Fluffy" (or snowball or ...?) complete with moving mouth and paws. This hand puppet "gift" is 5 by 5 inches with kitty inside!

#NP8074S WHITE CAT

This white cat was known in the neighborhood backyards as "Scrappy the Dog Grinder" but after being adopted and renamed as "Fluffy Puffysuff" he sort of dropped out of circulation. Scrappy... um... Puffy is 12 inches tall with movable paws.

KITTY CAT TRIO

One day these three Domestic Shorthairs decided to form a group and break into show business. They practiced their tunes for many nights before testing out their talents on real live people. Everyone at the audition was very polite and clapped loudly. But the problem is... no one ever wants to hear them sing a second time. Go figure? On the left is Tony (NP8074M), in the middle is Perry (NP8076M), and on the right is Bing (NP8073M). Each is 15 inches long.

ORANGE TABBY KITTEN (#2845)

Soft striped fur and wiggly whiskers adorn this 8 inch tall Hand Puppet. Animate the legs and head of this kitten to make her pounce and preen. But be careful--she'll hold onto whatever she can grab and that might just be you!

#2554 CARTOON CAT

This delightful and funny cartoon character cat hand puppet is 18 inches tall.

FLUFFY CAT (2566)

This cutesy-wootsy kitty-witty pretty much gets anything it wants. The moment you put your hand into this 12 inches tall Hand Puppet, it'll snatch your heart too.

RAGDOLL CAT (2558)

Ahhh... nothing more calming and loving than a pet housecat in it's natural habitat: your finest upholstered cushions and pillows. This Hand Puppet is 26 inches long.

CALICO CAT (2825)

The Calico is not a breed of cat. It is a color pattern of reddish and dark patches on a base of white fur, and can happen in any breed. The name 'calico' comes from the South Indian port city of Calicut where a brightly colored cloth on a white background was made. Calicos are almost all females. Two female genes, called X chromosomes, are needed to create the color patches. Calicos are considered good luck. In the United States, they?re sometimes called 'money cats.' Japanese sailors take Calicos on ships to guard against storms. Our Calico Cat Hand Puppet is 20 inches long and has a movable mouth and front paws.

ESMERALDA CALICO CAT (06663)

Complete with pink bow and golden jingle bell (a mouse warning device, of course), Esmeralda is 11 inches tall. Fingers can make her front legs and head move. Her mouth does not open (also good for the mice).

#2199 BOBCAT

Looking deceptively like a domestic cat, the bobcat remains wild at heart as it hunts through the night for prey. This Bobcat puppet features a movable mouth, dark tufted ears and the dark stumpy tail that gives it its name. This Hand Puppet is 15 inches tall.

 
*Estimate only. We tried to count all the spots but nobody had the patience to finish.

  #NP8060 LEOPARD

He's 25 inches long from his rear haunch to his forepaws and his tail adds another 18 inches to that bringing the grand total to 43 inches! He comes with 187* spots. Puppeteer's hand enters on underside of chest between forepaws. Movable mouth and tongue.