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Post #772795 by lostcasket on Wed, Feb 8, 2017 9:14 AM

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On 2017-02-07 20:11, 4WDtiki wrote:
So what do YOU know about it? Any more pics of it?

Those are all really good points 4WDtiki! This is what I found...
As far as I know it originally showed up first in the 1987 movie "Back to the beach".
With Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello and a small appearance by Pee-wee Herman. Frankie and Annette appeared on Pee-Wee's Christmas special a year later. I'm assuming Paul Reubens got one on the statues. Maybe as a gift or a souvenir from the movie. Or could have even purchased one after the movie wrapped. It then appears in the second season on the Playhouse till the end of the series. This is where it gets weird..

Rob Zombie worked on the show as a production assistant. Later when he started directing, the same statues show up again in "Devils Rejects". This all I really know. I'd assume their in some prop warehouse now. Or even possibly privately owned.

Why I can't I just replicate it based on what detentions I want? Well I didn't actually consider that till it was mentioned. But I'm also painfully annoying with detail. Also really curious if their are two versions of the statue. But I'm still digging up screen shots. But will post in a later update.

...And I'm very glad to be here!