Hagen Renaker Little Horribles
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The Little Horribles line was produced in 1958 and 1959 only, although the LH cave was made a year longer. These pieces were designed by Nell Bortells. What a wonderful imagination she must have had. These were sold in little plastic boxes except for the cave. It was sold with a LH sticker affixed. The Purple People Eater was the best selling piece in Hagen Renaker history at one time. Obviously, his popularity was caused by the song about the One Eyed, One Horned Flying Purple People Eater. I'm always looking for pieces, cards, boxes with original stickers, or variations that I don't have pictured.
Most Little Horribles came with plain paper cards with cute sayings
Anxious came with a silver foil card.
If you know any of the sayings I'm missing, I would love to add them here
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Little Horribles Sign # 393
2 variations of this sign were possibly made
With and without a copyright symbol
Little Horribles Cave # 392
2 different styles of caves are pictured but both are Little Horribles caves
The smooth front cave was also used to make a Caveman Cave and an Eskimo Igloo
Little Horribles Spectator # 441 & Toothy
Spectator saying: Yeah! team.
Toothy: Rare, Probably never offered for sale
Unknown saying and number
Little Horribles Coronet Player # 417 & Piano Player # 442
Unknown sayings
Little Horribles Guitar Player # 436 & Bongo Player # 418
The Guitar Player is missing a foot
Guitar Player saying unknown
Bongo Player saying: Lullaby.....the hard way
Little Horribles Pruneface # 391 & Anxious # 443
Pruneface Saying: mix me another
MARTINI Fred! The children have been MONSTERS.
Anxious Saying: Where is...The Powderoom?
Little Horribles Footsore and Weary # 402 & The Patient # 395
Footsore and Weary saying: Oh, My feet are killing me.
The Patient saying: I know I'm going to wake up hung over
Little Blue Guy # 390,
Little Old Man # 383, & Little Purple Man # 419
Little Blue Man saying: Please, MA..can I have a FLATTOP!
Little Old Man saying: Just what I wanted....a NECKTIE
Little Purple Man saying: Go ahead....SEARCH me!
These were also made as Beach Boys, Cavemen and Little Green Guys
Little Horribles Hula Hooper # 432 & Hole In The Head # 422
Hula Hooper saying: 938,939,940...Ooops
Hole in the Head saying: Bang! Bang!.... gotcha with both barrels!
Little Horribles High Jumper # 420
Variation with unpainted black on toenails and fingers
Saying: FRANKLY.. I'm on the FENCE
Little Horribles RH Negative # 437 & Small Vulture # 394
RH Negative saying: Take me to.... your Bleeder
Small Vulture saying: come on KID... make up your MIND!
Little Horribles Tex # 433 & Horse Laugh # 431Tex saying: I still say.. Martinis is a sissy drink
Horse Laugh saying: It only... hurts when I laugh
Little Horribles Big Foot # 406
Saying: Fallout? It never bothered me none
Little Horribles Knotty # 416 & Hard Working Harry # 424
Knotty saying: I feel like I've been pulled through a knot
Hard Working Harry saying: This..is the story of my life..
Little Horribles Well Built Hickock # 427
Saying: Diet? all it takes is WILLPOWER
Little Horribles Peeping Tom # 435 & Hangover Bob # 407
Peeping Tom saying: If I had the wings of an angel, I could look over transoms
Hangover Bob saying: Not today, Bob..... I'm nursing a head
Little Horribles Beautiful Baby # 439
Saying: You're the only one who...knows the real ME
Little Horribles Tycoon # 425
2 variations, with and without arms
Saying: Money isn't everything...as long as you eat well!
Little Horribles Split Personality # 429 & Ribbon Clerk # 430
Split Personality saying: You're alright..How am I?
Ribbon Clerk saying: feel like...you've been through the WRINGER?
Little Horribles Three Armed Pete # 397 & The Weakling # 401
Three Armed Pete saying: sometimes you tickle me half to death
The Weakling saying: Once I was a 97 pound weakling
Little Horribles Ashes To Ashes # 438 & Dark Eyes # 404
Ashes to Ashes saying: Why rush it?..I was gonna resign anyway
Dark Eyes saying: are you sure the parade goes by here?
Little Horribles Helping Hand # 396 & Purple People Eater # 405
Helping Hand saying: can you use...an EXTRA hand around the place?
Purple People Eater saying: Take me...to your leader EARTHMAN
Little Horribles Tia Juana Rosie # 400 & September Morn # 421
Tia Juana Rosie saying: What's my LINE? ?
September Morn saying: couldn't you have KNOCKED?
Little Horribles Eye Spider # 386 & Skindiver # 423
Eye Spider saying: Lately, Doc...Everybody seems to STARE at me
Skindiver saying: SOME guys..are pretty hard to take!
Little Horribles Bag In A Sack # 398
saying: WHO needs' DIOR?
Little Horribles Yogi # 426 & Silent Sam # 428
Yogi saying: So?...whats on your mind?
Silent Sam saying: say... did I say the wrong thing?
Little Horribles Moose # 389 & Strictly From Hunger # 399
Moose saying: I think I'm nearly over the hump
Strictly From Hunger saying: and how Long..you thing I been standing in Line?
Little Horribles not pictured:
FHA
John and Marsha
Frog Friend
Napoleon Bat
Large Vulture
Little Horribles cards needed:
Toothy
Coronet Player
Piano Player
Guitar Player
The Patient
Little Purple Man
Little Old Man
High Jumper
Small Vulture
Knotty
Peeping Tom
Three Armed Pete
The Weakling
Dark Eyes
Bag In A Sack
Bongo Player
FHA
Footsore and Weary
John and Marsha
Frog Friend
Napoleon Bat
Spectator
Large Vulture
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