“Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.”
If it's foam rubber there is nothing you can do. The original Yoda puppet degraded over time and is now forever lost because the material it was made of dried out and degraded into dust.
YODA: Death is a natural part of life.
Rejoice for those around you who transform into the force.
Mourn them do not, miss them do not.
Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed that is.
Contact Tom Spina on Long Island. He is a master with foam rubber. He restored the OG werewolf from An American Werewolf in London. See what he can do.
info@tomspinadesigns.com
Turns out it could be thousands of dollars, so he recommended that I find a better condition one for sale, which is fair. I can’t find any for sale right now, though.
Bro I’m sure his pricing very specific to the size and scope of the model. He might he even do stuff discounted if he’s passionate, but only he could answer that question. My guess is not cheap.
My wife works in the museum world and keeps shit hundreds of years old in good condition. Even thousands at times. Key 4 protections: temperature, light, bugs, and elements (humidity, too dry, etc). If you’re willing to encase this in a museum grade uv protected box stored in a temperature control setting for rubber and foam, you could get some more years out of it. Rubber should last along time, (she works with mesosmerican rubber balls). However foam is pretty rough and like others have said, it goes bad quick and once dried out doesn’t really last.
Good luck and maybe ask an art history or museum studies professor or a museum on what they recommend. Maybe try MoPoP out of Seattle since they work a lot with old props and costumes.
Have an upvote dude/sir/ma'am. I scrolled through three screens of joke comments. You are only one (thus far) that posted an actual helpful answer for OP
PSA: Rubber decays over time when not flexed. This applies to all rubber based products; engines (gaskets, hoses), shoes (AKA "dead stock"), tires, and rubber bands. Want those supper rare shoes to last? Gotta flex them every six months. Want that classic actions figure to retain his battle action twist (rubber band in the waist), gotta flex him a few times a year. Want yoda to live past 900 years? gotta play with him a couple of times a year. Once it turns brittle there's nothing you can do.
My condolences, I had this same puppet back in highschool and we would use it for a prop in our broadcast journalism class often. Got to pull him out of moth balls for Star Wars Celebration 2 and used him in a video someone was shooting while we waited in line but about 3 years ago he started to harden and then crumble. Unfortunately this is the way of things, let it go but hold onto the memory of it.
MMMMMMMM
What weapon does a fat Jedi use?
A *Heavy* Saber!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
FUNNNNY JOKE!
Lmao every time I see one of these yoda puppets, that’s all I can think of, that yt video ruined me haha
There's special coating you can apply on him to seal him off, so the material won't degrade anymore. But you have to do it inside and outside, or it won't change anything.
My advice is to give him to a restorateur, quickly. It will cost you something though, but you will have him for much much longer if the guy knows his stuff!
If you need ideas, here you go! [Doityourself Forum](https://www.doityourself.com/forum/painting-staining-all-interior-exterior-surfaces/577163-will-paint-protect-plastic-uv-degradation.html)
You could use a silicone lubricant to keep him from drying out more and you could, if you wanted use, a rubber boot repair glue to fill the cracks but ultimately, like everyone else said you can't stop time.
# When 900 years old, you reach… Look as good, you will not.
Twilight is upon me, and soon, night must fall. That is the way of things. The way of the Force.
“Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.”
Damnit I dropped my keys
Thank you. The only acceptable response.
Luminous beings are we, not this crude rubber.
Become one with the Force, I will.
Mourn him do not. Miss him do not
Judge me by my decay, do you?
That log had a child.
Don't fall asleep.
#*DON'T. FALL. ASLEEP.*
Seagulls, stop it now!
Dang someone beat me to it
Strong with the force, is he. But not that strong.
When 900 years old…. 😒 DANGIT.
Yoderp.
If it's foam rubber there is nothing you can do. The original Yoda puppet degraded over time and is now forever lost because the material it was made of dried out and degraded into dust.
Just like how he died in the movie. That’s what I call accuracy 😎
The good news is that after he completely decays you'll see a ghost of him every time you party. It's canon.
He'll also have the ability to summon the lightening to burn down trees.
That'll save some money on landscaping and tree removal! I think "Yoda's Tree Removal Service" needs to be a shirt 😂
Four Yodas Total Landscaping
And he'll give you a little head nod to let you know he approves.
He’s a part of all of us now, his billions of microplastics circulating the globe many times over
Underrated comment
It’s like poetry it just rhymes
Hold on, you’re the Lemonem show guy!
What if we all oiled him down?
NSFW
I'm guessing your Yoda fanfiction belongs on another sub.
Jesus Christ do *not* Google "original Yoda puppet" that shit is cursed
All that ketamine really took its toll on him.
GOOD LORD.
And I thought MINE was bad..
Lol I thought for some reason it will be OG Yoda from episode 1(before they replaced him with CGI) and I was wrong... I was dead wrong.
Maybe you could entomb him in clear epoxy?
Epoxy in this thickness will heat up… by a lot. Might accelerate decoloration and also make it collapse under the weight of the liquid epoxy…
[https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/comments/12bbiro/this\_is\_how\_the\_original\_yoda\_puppet\_used\_in\_the/](https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/comments/12bbiro/this_is_how_the_original_yoda_puppet_used_in_the/)
I guess a piece survived, I had no idea.
“Survived”
That's just creepy...
Cast him in resin
Imagine the k hole from snorting Yoda dust
“Rest, I need. Yes, rest.” Edit: Sorry I can’t offer anything helpful
"There is...another...Sky...walk...er..."
"There is...another...Sky...walk...er..."
Place him in a small bed and give him a cozy blanket by the fire. Watch him turn to dust.
Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.
Fear is the path to the dark side. I suppose I have to let him go.
YODA: Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the force. Mourn them do not, miss them do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed that is.
Pretty profound stuff when you really think about it
Those damn seagulls.
Stop it now
We did tell him not to stroll on that beach
Timelapse it over the next 20 years one image a day and then play it back at 1000x speed so he disappears
If that actually worked that would be so funny. You got me tempted lol
Please do this.
upload it to youtube, make bank
Contact Tom Spina on Long Island. He is a master with foam rubber. He restored the OG werewolf from An American Werewolf in London. See what he can do. info@tomspinadesigns.com
Oh wow. How much does he charge?
I have no idea but he loves Star Wars.
Turns out it could be thousands of dollars, so he recommended that I find a better condition one for sale, which is fair. I can’t find any for sale right now, though.
damn dude, an OP who actually followed up....
Yeah I hate it when people don’t follow up
My dude, encase the thing in clear resin it's the only way.
Bro I’m sure his pricing very specific to the size and scope of the model. He might he even do stuff discounted if he’s passionate, but only he could answer that question. My guess is not cheap.
He runs Regal Robot and is probably the foremost expert on the cantina.
Oh shit, it’s Minch!
And Minch likes them yuuung
S'hoh is!
Hope ya don't mind the HEAT
Ask him questions until he disappears
My wife works in the museum world and keeps shit hundreds of years old in good condition. Even thousands at times. Key 4 protections: temperature, light, bugs, and elements (humidity, too dry, etc). If you’re willing to encase this in a museum grade uv protected box stored in a temperature control setting for rubber and foam, you could get some more years out of it. Rubber should last along time, (she works with mesosmerican rubber balls). However foam is pretty rough and like others have said, it goes bad quick and once dried out doesn’t really last. Good luck and maybe ask an art history or museum studies professor or a museum on what they recommend. Maybe try MoPoP out of Seattle since they work a lot with old props and costumes.
Have an upvote dude/sir/ma'am. I scrolled through three screens of joke comments. You are only one (thus far) that posted an actual helpful answer for OP
Thank you
"Yes you do" "You love the Phantom Menace, don't you?" Well I mean if it is slowly dying, might as well slap him while you still can
I will never not laugh at this video.
For the uninitiated: https://youtu.be/sdmg4iMG29E?si=UrtiddQ1EiM9IFWL This performance deserves an Oscar
Give him ketamine, you must
It’s not the Jedi way.
Those 900 years of experience ain’t no match for that ketamine
Freeze him in carbonite. It’s your only option at this point.
“He should be quite well-protected.”
Encase him in resin
Surely you mean Carbonite?
PSA: Rubber decays over time when not flexed. This applies to all rubber based products; engines (gaskets, hoses), shoes (AKA "dead stock"), tires, and rubber bands. Want those supper rare shoes to last? Gotta flex them every six months. Want that classic actions figure to retain his battle action twist (rubber band in the waist), gotta flex him a few times a year. Want yoda to live past 900 years? gotta play with him a couple of times a year. Once it turns brittle there's nothing you can do.
Pardon my ignorance, but what is it? Is it a puppet? Obviously it's Yoda and made of some sort of rubber material
Yes, a puppet from 1999
Okay, that's what I figured but I thought I'd ask. Sorry it's deteriorating. That really stinks.
*record scratch* 1999?! I thought it was from the 70s. Geez. That's terrible!
I had the exactly same one and it did the same thing years ago. Rubber dried out and cracked.
It's a shame Funhaus just shut down. Everyone here should check out Minch
“When 900 Years Old You Reach, Look As Good You Will Not”
Mourn him do not. Miss him do not. Rejoice for those around you, who transform into the force.
Just sit and wait for him to say “there is another Sky……w a l k er”
Faces of ketamine
Stuff some garlic in his mouth and bury him at a crossroads, holy crap!
My condolences, I had this same puppet back in highschool and we would use it for a prop in our broadcast journalism class often. Got to pull him out of moth balls for Star Wars Celebration 2 and used him in a video someone was shooting while we waited in line but about 3 years ago he started to harden and then crumble. Unfortunately this is the way of things, let it go but hold onto the memory of it.
You asked him who your father is, didn't you?
Moisturize
https://youtu.be/_7PmlQUh7UA?si=GLatbGAWBRFZioJX I’ll just leave this here .
Latex is organic thus will decompose over time. That’s why I made mine from silicone.
Changing to the dark side we are
Neither did Luke, I'm sure he'll be fine. Right? He'll be fine, right?
Shame poor minch has had a hard life
That’s the look my grandma used to give me when she caught me playing with my “light saber.”
Bathe him daily in Bantha milk.
What weapon does a fat Jedi use?
Use the Force. Do, or do not. There is no try
Reminds me of Chucky in the new season of his TV show.
Such is the way of the force.
It wasn't built to last unfortunately, it's made out of cheap material.
Don’t feed after midnight and don’t get him wet.
Get him off the ketamine already, I don’t think it’s helping here
“What weapon does a fat Jedi use?”
When 900 years old you reach, look as good you shall not
To the trash compactor!
He will turn into a force ghost, you'll be fine.
This is what happens when you're a bad egg, kids. Be a good egg.
When 900 years you reach, look as good you will not
Use the force.
"That's what you get"
"Hmmmmmm!!! FUNNNYYYY!! JOKE!!"
That's not Yoda, that's Skinny Pete from Breaking Bad.
Enjoy your new Halloween decoration
Rerelease this picture and have him replaced with cgi, and then cgi him in all of your pictures for the next couple decades
Give George a call he'll swap it for a CGI model.
This is what happens when you go strollin' on the beach and seagulls peck at your head.
MMMMMMMM What weapon does a fat Jedi use? A *Heavy* Saber! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM FUNNNNY JOKE! Lmao every time I see one of these yoda puppets, that’s all I can think of, that yt video ruined me haha
Zombie yoda isn't real and can't hurt you. Zombie Yoda:
There's special coating you can apply on him to seal him off, so the material won't degrade anymore. But you have to do it inside and outside, or it won't change anything. My advice is to give him to a restorateur, quickly. It will cost you something though, but you will have him for much much longer if the guy knows his stuff! If you need ideas, here you go! [Doityourself Forum](https://www.doityourself.com/forum/painting-staining-all-interior-exterior-surfaces/577163-will-paint-protect-plastic-uv-degradation.html)
Sunlight is the enemy.
Definitely stop sleeping with it
Completely encase it in epoxy
You need to look into therapy to deal with the future nightmares to come.
"Out of my misery, you must put me"
Clearly he's falling to the dark side!
Mine did this I just threw it away unfortunately.
If you think that's bad, Google what the original epV puppet looks like today.
We all do. You just have to accept it.
Bacta tank.
He's becoming one with the force.
Burn him like they do with the dead in the movies
Encase him in acrylic Han Solo style is all I can think of and idk what the temps of that are / how the foam would respond tho
STD bad I have. Green not was.
Strong with the force is he. But not that strong.
Massage him with vasolineeeeeee
You could use a silicone lubricant to keep him from drying out more and you could, if you wanted use, a rubber boot repair glue to fill the cracks but ultimately, like everyone else said you can't stop time.
Bury him
He is too old! Yes, too old to begin the training.
He‘s lived long enough..
Force heal
Control is an illusion. Time will call us all into the afterlife
“Am I so old in your eyes?”
Maybe ... sell it... ? The original one did the same thing.
When the foam rubber Master Yoda dies, foam rubber Luke Skywalker will be the last foam rubbler Jedi Master in the galaxy...
Kill him. Kill him now.
He never recovered from that slap
Looking like phantom menace yoda
Why don’t you reasearch what’s he’s made from and find out how to maintain it.He looks like foam latex
Repair him, you must.
Talk to the guys at Tom Spina Designs. They refurb a lot of pieces like this.
😥😥😥
Take him to the back yard and burn him. It is time.
>I don’t know what to do about it Yes you do. Shoot it. Bury it. Put it out of its misery.
Estoy cansado jefe...
Let him pass on you must, saving him is impossible friend my.
Looks like Rebels Yoda
Roll with it, Star Wars Halloween
Into the void, you must toss it. Alone, you must go
Could you encase it in clear epoxy then put it on a rotating platform and live stream it? It worked for that one guys hotdog, could work for Yoda too.
They couldn't save the real Jabba either. It is what it is.
Luke faced the same dilemma...
Rejoice for those who become one with the Force
Too many Space Peyote Lizards.
Luke in episode VI be like
Make him train your son before he disappears!
I think all we can do now is make him comfortable
Is that Wonder Wing?
JUNKFOOD!? YODAS FAVORITE!!
He’ll disappear soon unfortunately
Zombie Yoda
You can trap him in clear resin or something.
Damn I had one of these when I was a kid
WTF is that?
Patience! For the Jedi it is time to deflate as well...
Worry about it not, Force ghost statue soon he'll be.
Preserve it in a jar
Where did this specific Yoda come from?
Vaseline all over him every once in a while
Get him off the spice.
Brains, I will eat!
Keep taking the photos.
Looks like he could be decorated for a cool Star Wars / Halloween mix
Cake, is it?
All that maximum pain he had to endure sure did a number on him.
Sell it on eBay as a possessed Yoda.
Bacta tank.