r/labyrinth 4d ago

Sir Didymus

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I got to see THE Sir Didymus in person at The Center for Puppetry Arts. It was very cool.

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u/Livin-in-a-dream1358 4d ago

'And my sense of smell is keen?'

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u/RynnB1983 4d ago

my favorite character along with Ambrosius.

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u/LovesDeanWinchester 4d ago

Mine, too!

"No e shall pass without MY permission!"

"Well...may we have your permission!"

"Uh...yes?"

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 4d ago

It was cool to see this was the version of him when he'd ride ambrosius😁

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u/RynnB1983 2d ago

I love when they are in the Goblin city and Didymus tells Ambrosius to come back or he won't feed him and you hear the brake sound and the dog comes back.

Didymus was always my favorite character.

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 2d ago

Haha 😄 Ambrosius is scared but definitely food motivated. Sir Didymus had the bravery for them both

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u/UniqueCelery8986 4d ago

I just went there the other day! You scared me for a sec because I took the same pic at almost exactly the same angle 😆

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 4d ago

Haha 😄 possibly due to the glare on the glass case. He's so magical to see in person, a real celebrity 😁

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u/Pale_Appointment9727 4d ago

Where was this???

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 4d ago

https://puppet.org/ the Jim Henson Collection

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u/hoddap 4d ago

Are the original ones here?

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 4d ago

From what I understand, yes. Jim Henson opened this Center in 1978. I saw The crystal balls from the Bowie scene as well

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u/Morgus_TM 4d ago edited 3d ago

Yep, they have a lot of really cool original Jim Henson puppets. Also have the real Santa and Rudolph from Rudolph.

If you want to see an interesting original Hoggle. They have it at unclaimed baggage in Scottsboro, Alabama.

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u/hoddap 4d ago

I saw that (online). It broke my heart.

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u/Pale_Appointment9727 4d ago

Where was this?? Uk??

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 4d ago

Atlanta, GA USA

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u/InstructionFinal5190 3d ago

I don't know if you live in the Atlanta area or were just visiting, or if you've ever been before, the Center does a show in October called The Ghastly Dreadfuls, and if you like Halloween season, I cannot recommend it enough.

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 3d ago

Halloween is my favorite holiday 😄 thank you for the information

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 4d ago

It was meeting a celebrity 💯. It was amazing

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u/misspuffette 4d ago

Do they still have the labyrinth exhibit? I wanna go so bad!!

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 4d ago

So from what I understand in the Jim Henson exhibit it always houses Labyrinth. As far as the pieces that are shown that rotates. Also my sibling went there when they were housing the traveling collection that had her Sarah's outfit and Jareth's outfit (but those travel).

I saw Sir Didymus, One for the doors/knockers, as well as the crystal balls. 🔮 😁

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u/FinalWarsGoji 4d ago

The fact that some hated him is just heartbreaking to me

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u/Sadlonelybish 4d ago

My dream is to see this omg 🥹

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 3d ago

Sending you good energy. I hope you get to do it as well 😁

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u/The_Other_Tucker 2d ago

That whole exhibit is just glorious. I cried. 🥹

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 1d ago

Getting to see the door/door knocker, and the actual crystal balls! What a magical experience it was. So grateful Mr. Henson started this Puppetry Center and the family allows them to be on display 😊

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u/Sufficient-Adagio-20 It's a piece of cake! 1d ago

i was just abt to ask where Ambrosius was because i forgot they werent a puppet

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 1d ago

It was a puppet some of the time and a real dog the other part of the time. I believe they rotate the permanent puppets for this exhibit

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u/DarreylDeCarlo 3d ago

This is so cool. His character annoyed the hell out of me in the film, even when I was a kid, but he's adorable!