The sorry fate of LABYRINTH's Hoggle

Hoggle, as you will surely recall, was Jennifer Connelly's shifty if ultimately good-hearted sidekick in the classic '80s fantasy film Labyrinth. (Click here to purchase the Anniversary Edition) Well, we're sorry to report that after the film, Hoggle suffered a fate worse than being tossed into an oubliette or being crowned Prince of the Land of Stench... His rotting, foam latex remains are now on display at Alabama's Unclaimed Baggage Center.

Founded in 1970, the Unclaimed Baggage Center sells items that were lost in the mail and left unclaimed for more than 90 days. The Center also features a museum of particularly interesting unclaimed trinkets, and that is where you will find poor Hoggle. At least he's got some Jim Henson puppet pals to keep him company: characters from The Dark Crystal are also on display, including the Skeksis General. But the other pieces have held up a lot better than Hoggle... Don't click on that link unless you're ready to see a little piece of your childhood looking about as sad as it's possible for a moldy old puppet to look.

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