Set of Three Will Vinton Studios Seinfeld Superhero Puppets

Sold Stock #126986 | Sold Sept 7 2020

SEINFELD (1989-1998)

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction - Los Angeles - 2020

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This lot will be sold on Thursday August 27th (day 2 of the auction.) Lots 434-870 will be sold on day 2 (lots 1-433 will be sold on day 1). The auction will begin at 10:00AM PDT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

A set of three Will Vinton Studios Seinfeld superhero puppets from an unproduced segment for the comedy television series Seinfeld. According to Jerry Seinfeld, Will Vinton Studios was commissioned to pitch a "secret" claymation episode of the series to the network. While he said he "had the studio ready, and the figures ready, and it was all good to go," Seinfeld was concerned that Vinton's team had also recently produced a claymation segment for Home Improvement, and the Seinfeld episode was ultimately never produced.

These puppets of Jerry Seinfeld as Superman, George Costanza (Jason Alexander) as Hulk, and Kramer (Michael Richards) as Plastic Man were made by Will Vinton Studios, though it remains unclear if they were made for the episode or a separate project altogether. The puppets are constructed of hand-painted clay with soft foam details molded around static metal armatures and affixed to gray wooden blocks for display. The set is in fragile but good overall condition with cracks to each puppet from age and handling.

Dimensions (largest): 6" x 6" x 12 1/2" (15.25 cm x 15.25 cm x 31.75 cm); (smallest): 5" x 6" x 9 1/2" (12.75 cm x 15.25 cm x 24.25 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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