Weird Mannequin from China
posted on 30 Oct 2008 in Fun Pics
A past Engrish submitter also threw in this photo of a funky mannequin found in a Handan, China department store. It kinda creeps me out, so I knew I had to share it:
Photo courtesy of Becky Gallivan
Does anyone have any idea what this design is all about? I’m sure it’ll grab your attention in the mall.
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An anime-nequin?
Mannikin Skytalker
I’m sorry to say, that isn’t confined to China. They’ve got identical ones in the Taunton M&S.
That’s freaky…
That’s scary. I wish I hadn’t looked at it because now it’s bedtime and I’m going to have nightmares. Creepier than the EOTD.
Pretty sure I’ve seen similar mannequins at Skecher’s Stores in the US…not that it makes them any less horrifying!
That manequin must be at the creep store from today’s entry. Really, though, it looks like people would leave things in its mouth.
I’m with Ellen…maybe you’re supposed to toss coins in the mouth, and get a discount on the jacket if they stay in.
they sell these on ebay too.
there are more than just this model.
I’ve seen these in many Marks & Spencer shops in the UK. As far as I can tell, they aren’t Chinese.
They have these in Canada, i’ve seen female ones, they’re so weird. They scare me.
Yeah, I have seen them around Japan also… and yeah, they are creapy.
Check out 26th between Broadway and 6th in NYC for a whole window display of these.
He must have spent his early days in Chernobyl
This is very similar to, and equally creepy as mannequins all over Thailand, in department stores and markets.
They’ve got some of those here in South Africa too o_o
Since it has been established that these… things… can be found all around the world, I believe the next step is to figure who makes them and more importantly whatever sinister purpose they serve.
This is merely the tip of the iceberg, I know it!
The coffee shop, The College Perk, in College Park, MD has a male and a female of these. They dress them for different occasions and I agree, they’re totally creepy!
I saw a few of those last time I was home in Malaysia. Now I know where they came from.
SHOOP DA WHOOP!!!
Those mannequins are always in The Jean Scene shops though. It looks cooler than the usual ones.
HE’S CHARGIN’ HIS LAZR.
I’ve seen these on the streets of Shanghai… people actually do throw things in their mouths.
Trust me, these things look a lot creepier with a mouthful of cigarette butts and half the paint on their chin flaking off. It looks like they’re drooling ash…
I’ve seen ‘em in Burlington, Massachusetts, too. The same mall they filmed the movie Mall Cop in. But that was a few years ago- they’re gone now.
Loud clothes for Loud Mouths
Haha, yeah I’ve seen that around. in fact it’s all over the place, esp. at the larger malls. It doesn’t freak me out though, I think it’s really interesting.
they used to use mannequins like this at Tightrope [in Australia] … they scare me…. (‘д`;)
There are many of such mannequins in Serbia! Maybe they are imported from PRC
Scary….I’m going to have nightmares now…
It reminds me of a ventriloquist’s doll, from old Vaudeville routines, though I can’t recall the name of the doll or the ventriloquist in question at the moment. I think that’s where all the mannequins are copied from. It dates to the 1940′s at least.
Remembered it! Howdy Doody, a TV show which aired from 1947 to 1960 in the US. Linky: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howdy_Doody
In Japan there is a whole tv show using creepy mannequins called “Hi, Mikey!” don’t have a link but I bet there’s plenty of it on YouTube. It’s about an American family living in Japan but they use store mannequins instead of actors. O_o
Amazement at how long it took you folks to recognize Howdy Doody!
The design is all about super happy mouth-fisting mannequin.
If you think the this mannequin is creepy you should see the baby mannequins that have the same look. You can check them out here http:www.lvmannequins.com
they have female ones in gatlinburg, TN
These ones are better at bigsmile.ca
From the same period, probably, but definitely NOT Howdy -Doody no freckles or split teeth and the face, head and hairstyle are not very close. I believe this was from a comic book or sign about street newsboys yelling “EXTRA, EXTRA” upward at open windows and streetcars as loudly as they could to try to sell newspapers.
For pix of Howdy see this file http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/howdy-doody.jpg
Funny! I took a photo of a bunch of these mannequins in a store window in The Dominican Republic. I thought they were creepy from outside the store ……..but now I realize how creepy they are up close as well.
I don’t think this is Howdy Doody…
Amazing how they are all over the place and nobody knows who designed them…
We need a PI
They have these in South Africa too at skater shops & Chinese owned discount shops too. This pic is of a couple of them in the UK at M&S:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/74/230447730_daa11e1a5d.jpg
Heck, I would hate running into that thing in the dark of the night…
This reminds me of some of my grandma’s creepy caroler tree ornaments.
there is one of these weird creatures in a small town in Costa Rica, liberia….
this was more creepy cause it was broke an fix up….
yeah,i’ve actually seen something like this in the bay in the children’s section. except perhaps not with a mouth that huge. not as creepy either