Doll-A-Day 2023 #304: Statler and Waldorf

     Today's doll is two, since they come as a pair. They're Statler and Waldorf.

  These guys are by Diamond Select.

Statler is about 6 inches tall, while Waldorf is closer to 4 1/2 inches.

  They come in their theatre box. They and their chairs are removable from the box though.

The balcony box is nicely detailed.

It looks just like the one from The Muppet Show.

The chairs aren't quite as detailed. They should have at least been painted on the ends of the arms.

  Now let's look at the guys themselves. Waldorf looks pretty good. And his suit is great.

His jacket is sort of soft and rubbery, but it does look like it's connected to the sleeves. I've seen figures where the sleeves are obviously separate pieces.

  Like Statler, Waldorf is nicely articulated. They are jointed at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, and ankles.

 

  There is one problem with Waldorf, however. His butt doesn't quite fit in his chair.

  One thing about Statler and Waldorf that makes them even more special to us, is, They look like my and Ken's dads! Waldorf looks like Ken's dad, and Statler looks like mine. One thing they would have to do is swap eyebrows though. My dad had invisible eyebrows, and Ken's dad had thick, dark eyebrows.

  As for Statler, he is even better than Waldorf, I think.

He has my dad's nose!

And his butt actually fits in the chair.

He has those big hairy eyebrows like Ken's dad though. 

Lots of detail in his molded hair.

  Waldorf has a plain brown suit, but Statler has a swell pinstriped suit.

They both have nicely detailed shoes too.

Statler is even more posable that Waldorf, who loses some of his posability because his legs are so short. (I have the same problem!)

Waldorf's legs are also a bit curved. He has trouble standing on his own. Statler likes to show off his posability.

And his standing ability.

  The theatre box can be hung on the wall, which means Statler and Waldorf can judge you from the wall of your room like they judge the Muppets from the 'wall' of the Muppet Theatre.

  This set belongs to Emma, but I have a set too. Mine were lucky, because I had them displayed on the landing, right in front of the Swinetrek playset, but a week or two before the fire, I moved them into my bedroom, where the other Diamond Select Muppet sets are. Whew! Fortunate, because you might remember what happened to the Swinetrek.

  A bit of trivia for you, Statler and Waldorf are both famous Hotel chains.

  That's it for today. See you tomorrow for another doll.