Life-Sized Boris Karloff Frankenstein

The Life-Sized Boris Karloff Frankenstein was an animatronic sold by Spirit Halloween for the 2011 Halloween season. It resembled a replica of Frankenstein's Monster from the movie, Frankenstein. It was dressed in black boots, a green suit, and had green-skin. When activated, the eyes and bolts lit-up, as the head turned and the arms raised while the monster's groaning and the voice of Dr. Frankenstein could be heard.

Spirit Halloween’s Description

"Boris Karloff brought the character of Frankenstein to life - now you can bring him home! Staff your party or mad scientist laboratory with this motion-activated life-sized Frankenstein animated prop and begin your experiments. The familiar green man-made monster will tower over the crowd - standing six and a half feet tall, he's sure to make an impression and when he speaks, people listen. Get their attention with this awesome prop and bring your Halloween party to life."

The officially licensed Boris Karloff Frankenstein life-sized animated prop stands six and a half feet tall; the motion activated monster is posable and emits a range of sounds. Dressed in a green suit jacket, black shirt and pants with the character greenish complexion, he is ready for his close-up.
Uses ordinary household current; includes AC adapter with 70" cord
Adapter- Input: 120V AC, 600Hz /Output: 9v DC, 2500 mA, 2.5 A
For indoor use
Push-button or motion-activated
Item Dimensions: H" x L" x D"- 78.74 x 25.59 x 16.14
Item Weight 26.68lbs
Optional try me button sold separately

Trivia

There were at least three different prototypes of this animatronic made. One prototype was dressed in a darker green suit coat, while the other looked identical to the released version, aside from constantly illuminated lights in the eyes and neck bolts instead of blinking lights. Another featured dark eyshadow and slightly yellow skin.
The animatronic is called "Frankenstein," yet the correct terminology is "Frankenstein's Monster," as Frankenstein is the last name of the doctor who created the monster.
The arms are known to break a lot, due to the reason that Gemmy Industries used a motor on one arm and a gear on the other arm.
According to a user on Halloween Forum, Gemmy Industries was going to produce a "Life-Sized Bride of Frankenstein" in 2013, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
Since 2017, numerous Boris Karloff Frankenstein tabletop animatronics by Gemmy Industries have been produced. Featuring released and unreleased soundtracks.
Cardboard cutouts of animatronics were featured around the store in 2011. This animatronic was one of them.

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Frankenstein_-_Boris_Karloff_-_Spirit_Halloween — Frankenstein - Boris Karloff - Spirit Halloween

Frankenstein_Video_2_-_Spirit_Halloween — Frankenstein Video 2 - Spirit Halloween

Official Listing

The listing for this animatronic is no longer available. Click HERE to view the last archived version of this listing.

Instruction Manual

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