LABYRINTH's Hoggle restored... sort of!
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Well, good news! Hoggle has been restored to his former glory... sort of. Doll maker Gary Sowatzka spent several months restoring the puppet, and Hoggle is now... Well, he doesn't look exactly like the Hoggle we all know and love, but he has an actual face again and he is now about 80% less horrifying.
The restoration was apparently undertaken by the good folks at the Unclaimed Baggage Center, and Hoggle is now once again on display there. Labyrinth dorks everywhere owe them a debt of gratitude. We'll sleep a little more soundly tonight, knowing that poor Hoggle's nose isn't falling off anymore.
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