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 and the main antagonist of the Night of the Living Dummy saga and a major villain in later series. He is also the main antagonist of the Goosebumps movie. He is a "ventriloquist's dummy with a serious Napoleonic complex" that comes alive by these words, "Karru Marri Odonna Loma Molanu Karrano" (which roughly translate as "You and I are one now"), and they can be found on a sheet of paper in Slappy's jacket pocket. After coming to life, Slappy will try to make the person who brought him back to life serve him as a slave, to the point that he will frame that person for things that he does.
Video Slappy the Dummy
Inspiration
According to R. L. Stine, Slappy was inspired by the literary classic The Adventures of Pinocchio. He liked the idea of a wooden puppet coming to life due to the book so he decided to create Slappy.
The movie Magic was also R.L. Stine's inspiration for the dummy, "Slappy", in his children's horror story series Goosebumps. 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.
Maps Slappy the Dummy
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 3 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 recently posted an announcement via their Facebook status:
- "We have just written a short story with the amazing author, R. L. Stine. It will be published a year from now in a new, as yet unnamed, anthology. It features Pendergast and... R.L. Stine's most terrifying creation, Slappy the ventriloquist's dummy. This is one strange, strange story... The title is GASLIGHTED."
This was published in 30 September 2014 as Gaslighted: Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs. Aloysius Pendergast in the anthology Face Off edited by David Baldacci.
In other media
He was voiced by both Ron Stefanuik and Cathal J. Dodd in the Goosebumps television series and appeared in four episodes:
- "Night of the Living Dummy II"; episode 10 aired 2 January 1996
- "Night of the Living Dummy III" Part I; episode 43 aired 20 July 1997
- "Night of the Living Dummy III" Part II; episode 44 aired 20 July 1997
- "Bride of the Living Dummy"; episode 60 aired 14 February 1998
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 movie, where he was voiced by Jack Black, who also is R.L Stine, and the Invisible Boy, from My Best Friend is Invisible. Slappy will also appear in the sequel.
Slappy appears in the comic book series made by IDW and appears in the Goosebumps graphix.
Slappy appears in the video games.
See also
- "The Rival Dummy", a 1928 short story by Ben Hecht.
- The Great Gabbo, a 1929 film inspired by "The Rival Dummy".
- Dead of Night, a 1948 horror film with a ventriloquist's dummy sequence.
- Studio One episode 22 (season 2 episode 2) adapted "The Rival Dummy" on 19 September 1949.
- "The Dummy", a 1962 episode of The Twilight Zone.
- "Caesar and Me", a 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone about an evil ventriloquist dummy who can speak and walk on his own.
- Magic, a 1978 horror film where a dummy is thought to commit evil acts.
References
External links
- Slappy the Dummy - Official Site
'Bold textGoosebumps movie 2015
Goosebumps 2 2018
Source of article : Wikipedia
0 Comments