Ventriloquist Toys

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Webmaster

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I have been asked by a lot of folks why I don’t show toy ventriloquist figures on Ventriloquist Central.

I must say if you go to the Tribute of Ventriloquism pages there is a whole section devoted just to the toy ventriloquism figures. But that doesn’t answer the question that I have been asked.

When I first started collecting I did in fact buy all of the toy figures. Charlie McCarthy, Jerry Mahoney, Danny O’Day etc. etc. But what happened to me was I was not satisfied and wanted to upgrade to wood carved figures.

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Ventriloquist John Pizzi and Swami Riva

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Webmaster

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Steve and JET from The Dummy Shoppe sent us this video of ventriloquist John Pizzi using one of their puppets, Swami Riva.

It’s a funny routine and thought I’d share it with you.

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Ventriloquist Figure Maker Frank Marshall Plaster Sculpture

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Webmaster

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Today I am happy to show you a new piece that was donated to the Ventriloquist Central Collection by Ray Guyll.

Frank Marshall was talented for sure. He even sculpted in plaster. This piece of sculpture was done for Earl Estenson and it was a rendition of his original figure named Eddie O’Connor which was made of plastic wood.

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Ventriloquist Central Video Collecting Series – Kangaroo by Frank Marshall

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Webmaster

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I’ve had some people email me to see a video of the Kangaroo ventriloquist figure that was built by Frank Marshall, so here it is…enjoy!

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Super Bowl at Ventriloquist Central

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Webmaster

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Well it isn’t often that I miss a blog and today I came downstairs and found that a couple of the guys had already claimed their seats with their favorite snacks and even have taken the remote for the TV.

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