Courtesy:
Patricia
Surrey, British Columbia
"I read on your website that you like Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are. Have you ever read Maurice Sendak's other monster story, Seven Little Monsters? My favorite monster from the show is Monster #2 (see above picture). I also have a Seven Little Monsters fan club website. The address is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/1234567ChestnutStreet/"
Courtesy:
Christine
Leverkusen, Germany
Everyone wants to be like Helix! Even gingerbread men are growing horns!
"I found another Helix lookalike in the 1987 Beano annual. It's Gnasher, the pet dog of Dennis the Menace (no connection to the US character of the same name, incidentally - this Dennis is far nastier). Gnasher gets his name from his tendency to destroy property, animals and indeed people with his huge teeth (a bit like Helix, indeed).
In the picture, Gnasher's asleep (it's the frame where he looks most like Helix) - the other guy is Walter, the local "softie" who is basically the main enemy of Dennis. He's pouring sneezing powder on Gnasher in a vain attempt to make Dennis allergic to him." (Darren)
"Last night I was having a look through some old books I had when I was a kid. I found 'The Piccolo Holiday Book' and when I looked at the cover I was amazed. Who does it remind you of?
This book was published in 1976, and, among other things, contains instructions and patterns for making a basic glove puppet, described as an animal of no known species, called a "Furzle". You can then modify it by adding a mane into a lion (the puppet as pictured). As far as I can see, to turn the lion into a Helix, you'd simply need to:-
* add a bulging stuffed nose
* sew a line of white felt triangles along the mouth line
* replace the ears with stuffed black horns
* roll up some fabric and stuff it in the head to shape it." (Darren)
While he has been told that "HELIX" is a brand of motor oil in Australia, Helix (the monster hand puppet version) was not aware that their products were distributed on multiple continents. This is very disturbing and Helix begs you not to pour him into your automobile.
"This
has probably been mentioned to Helix before, but in the
UK, asking for Helix at a store will usually get you a
plastic ruler or protractor." (Darren)
After receiving this tip from
Darren, Helix decided to investigate. He contacted his
local Office Max and was pleasantly surprised to find a
Helix brand compass & protractor.
Helix's math skills are very weak.
But, thanks to his Helix compass and protractor, geometry
is starting to make more sense.
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Knuckles
"I have found someone I believe may be a distant relative of Helix. His name is Knuckles and his mouth unzips to reveal a book about apes. Although he is not a glove puppet, I'm sure Helix will agree the resemblance to him is striking." (Darren)
"Do you know the technical name of the piercing that resides in the very upmost part of my ear?" (Jessie)
It's a Helix piercing!
The
Helix
"At
our college DCU in Ireland, we have a new arts centre
called The Helix. It's not orange but it was probably
named after you. Probably." (Dermot)
Giggles
Courtesy:
Bernice
South Kingstown, RI
"Is there any chance this guy
might be a distant relative of Helix's? Note the orange
color, the horns, the teeth. He's even got hair! He
giggles a lot, but that is only a ploy to trick people
into believing he is cute and innocent. I call him
Giggles because he won't tell me his name. He just
giggles when I ask!"
Monster's Note:
Helix agrees that there is a remarkable resemblance. If
Giggles will donate a sample of his material, Helix will
find a lab that specializes in monster fiber analysis and
will see if they are a match!
"Has the abuse ended? Did Helix finally do his creepy master in?" (Picture courtesy of Colleen)
Monster's Note: As much as Helix wishes this were true, he denies ever having murdered his creepy puppet master. Helix thinks this photo has been tampered with and he is being framed! It is IMPOSSIBLE for Helix to have committed this crime. He was out in the yard chipping golf balls when it happened!
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"The
other day, I was going through some old toys of mine and
I came upon the ViewMaster. It is pretty much a personal
slide projecter that looks like red binoculars. The
slides come in a circular set of seven 3-D pictures. I
found an old Sesame Street Monster Magic Show slide set
and in a few pictures I saw Helix!" (Issac)
