Friendly Freddy (Animatronic)
Manufacturer: Creative Engineering
Friendly Freddy was Creative Engineering’s first fully animated animatronic character, built in 1977. He’s a guitar playing black bear wearing jean shorts, scarf, and coonskin hat.
History
TODO
Movements
- Mouth
- Left eyelid raise
- Right eyelid raise
- Eyes cross
- Neck motor
- Head up
- Body lean
- Strum
- Fret slide
- Left leg raise
- Right leg raise
Footage
Link Description Date Filmed
Link Friendly Freddy at CEI’s plant 1977 Link At Magic World after being converted for the Confederate Critter Show 1989 Link With the Gaslight Village Show, owned by Jack Turner 6/22/2020
Freddy with Dracula
Freddy at Magic World Kid's Park (1977)
Friendly Freddy at the IAAPA (1977)
Ditto
Internal Mechanisms (1977)