![]() ![]() The results were considered so impressive that production requested additional scenes be filmed of the Yoshi puppet. An additional animatronic was also built to move the character’s signature tongue and required precise, controlled movements for even simple functions like curling the tail. Moving the puppet was a team effort, requiring nine puppeteers to operate the walking creature. The duo beat out Jim Henson’s Creature Shop to develop the small cable puppet, which was considered cutting edge due to its small size and a surprising amount of dexterity. Nelson had been recommended based on his work with animatronics in Child’s Play and the film A Gnome Named Gnorm. Already busy designing the film’s creatures, such as the Goombas, he recommended Dave Nelson to lead the animatronic work. ![]() For the task of creating Yoshi, the duties fell to production designer Patrick Tatopoulous. ![]()
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