Sorry I guess it was called a “Limber Louie”

https://thepuppetstore.com/collections/large-animal-marionettes

If you google monster marionette, you should be able to find something really similar :)

Holy crap. I had an orange one of these as a kid. It was for some school play or project.

I remember a teacher bringing one of these to school and I loved it.

OMG I had one that had a different design but the same concept. Amazing!

Omg I had one that was white and purple. No clue where we got it, maybe a county fair

I’ve seen them on eBay.

I had a white one. It was the greatest. I’ve no idea what happened to mine. I hope you find one.

My grandmother used to make things like this

I had the blue one too. I thought it was so cool!

My friend had one of these. I liked it soit was gifted to me. My best friend just had a baby so i gave it to her. Cool to see it scrolling reddit. Try fb marketplace, ebay and craigslist. Good luck!

Oh man, Lumber Louis takes me right back to those fuzzy puppet shows.

I had no idea they had a name! I had a pink one! This is a core memory unlocked- I haven't thought about this in years.

I won one from the fair a loooooong time ago. I had no idea it had a name. I had a good time with it, it definitely lasted longer than the goldfish we’d “win.”

I had the exact same one as a kid

Core memory unlocked

That’s what it was called?

Yeees I loved this thing so much

On Ebay for like £70

We have one in our closet but the strings are all tangled.

Loved mine. Walked it all around Niagara Falls.

I had a bird of some sort. Its feet "clopped" on concrete and hard floors.

I have this exact one

I hated these things - a coworker used to bring one into work and "entertain" with it - drove me nuts