Rocky the Dummy is a living ventriloquist dummy that appears as the former secondary antagonist in Night of the Living Dummy III and its accompanying television adaptation.
History[]
Night of the Living Dummy III[]
Rocky was one of the first dummies ever acquired by Trina O'Dell's family after he was found and fixed up by Danny O'Dell since he was falling apart. When Trina and Dan's cousin Zane visits, Rocky seems to constantly show up in places to scare Zane, which gets both Trina and Dan in trouble, despite not having anything to do with it. They soon learn that it was all Zane's doing to get back at them for their constant pranks. However, it turns out that one of Mr. O'Dell's dummies, Slappy, was brought to life and causes mayhem. Trina and Dan soon find the magic words to put Slappy back to sleep, but it strangely doesn't work. However, it brings the rest of the dummies to life, including Rocky, who proceed to beat down on Slappy until the dummy is lifeless once more.
Goosebumps (television series)[]
Rocky appears in the adaptation of Night of the Living Dummy III. When Slappy was brought to life by magic words, he decided to also give life to Rocky in order to have someone to do his evil bidding. However, after Trina convinced Rocky that he is part of their family, Rocky then turned on his former master Slappy, and tossed him out the window to be obliterated by lightning. After Slappy was destroyed, Rocky lost the magic that allowed him to have his lifelike ability and went lifeless. The next morning, Trina thanks Rocky for saving her family.
In the television adaptation of Bride of the Living Dummy, Rocky's head and a few of his body parts are visible in Jimmy O'James's studio, referred to as "one of Slappy's rivals." Implying that Slappy took revenge on Rocky prior to the events of the episode.
Escape from HorrorLand[]
Rocky seems to have a cameo in Escape from HorrorLand. However, it is unknown if the name "Rocky" refers to the same character.
Quotes[]
- "Never go against the family!"
- "Keep your bad breath to yourself!"
- "Sure, sure. Whatever you say, boss."
- "Not so fast, little lady!"
Appearances[]
- Goosebumps
- Classic Goosebumps
- Night of the Living Dummy III
Television and film[]
- Television series:
- Season 2 - "Night of the Living Dummy III"
- Goosebumps HorrorLand
- Escape from HorrorLand (possibly)
- Goosebumps The Movie
- Monster Survival Guide (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- Rocky was mentioned in Monster Survival Guide.
- Rocky's design in the book and episode differs greatly. In the book, Rocky is depicted wearing a red and white striped shirt and black jeans. In the episode, he is made to look more like a 1930s gangster, likely as a reference to The Godfather.
- Rocky was voiced by Eugene Lipinski, who played Mr. Mortman in The Girl Who Cried Monster. He was puppeteered by Canadian puppeteer Fred Stinson.
- In the Portuguese translation of Night of the Living Dummy III, Rocky is called 'Bofetadas'.
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