These are not just finger puppets but also magnets for your desk, refrigerator, etc.--"magnetic personalities" as the Unemployed Philosophers Guild calls them. Dangle paperclips from Salvador Dali, put Monet or Van Gogh on your brush holder, meditate with Lao-Tsu, take Sigmund Freud to therapy, decorate your can of Raid with Franz Kafka, explore the Collective Unconscious wih C. G. Jung, conquer with Napoleon Bonaparte, or sleuth with Sherlock Holmes. Yes, you will be showing people how well-read you are; and imagine how impressive it will be when your little genius performs Hamlet or the Nutcracker with a whole set of finger puppets. (The few sets based on political humor, however, may not appeal to a very young child unless he or she is quite advanced.) The Great Artists Magnetic Finger Puppets from the Unemployed Philosophers' Guild Each of these artists lived dramatic lives--most the subject of movies--but together these 4" finger puppets are well designed for very strange plays. Included are Claude Monet, Frida Kahlo (Diego Rivera sold separately), Vincent Van Gogh, and Salvador Dali. Their box converts into a stage. Between performances, they are perfect decorations for an easel or inspirational attachments for the Fridge. Availability: Usually ships the next business day. greatartistsRegular price: $19.95Our Special Price: $18.95 Carmen Magnetic Finger Puppet Set from Unemployed Philosphers Guild To the sounds of the Toreador song (included in a music box), these 4" finger puppets are ready for you to perform your own little opera. Who will Carmen marry in the end? Escomillo? Don Jose? The bull? The box doubles as a stage and the puppets are magnetic so they can have their own metalic perch while you listen to your favorite soprano or drive through Andalusia. Availability: Usually ships the next business day. CarmenfpRegular price: $20.95Our Special Price: $19.95 Shakespeare's Hamlet Magnetic Finger Puppet Set from the Unemployed Philosophers Guild Don't like the ending of Hamlet? Always wanted to see a sequel? Well now you can be the writer, director, and star of your own 'Hamlet'-inspired productions with this Hamlet finger puppet theater set (in a box that can be converted into a stage)! Finger puppets are Hamlet, Ophelia, Claudius, and Gertrude -- and they're magnetic, too, so they stick to the fridge or to a bloody sword! Puppets approx. 4" tall Availability: Usually ships the next business day. HamletsetRegular price: $19.95Our Special Price: $18.95 Great Writers Magnetic Finger Puppets from Unemployed Philosophers Guild One play asked Who was Afraid of Virginia Woolf and in your drama it might be William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and/or Leo Tolstoy--4" finger puppets in this set, along, of course, with Virginia Woolf. The box converts to a stage. Being magnetic, these writers also serve as inspirations, looking upon your writings and promising that some day you too might be a finger puppet. greatwriters$19.95 The Great Composers Magnetic Finger Puppets Set from Unemployed Philosophers Guild Giuseppi Verdi (or Joe Green, if you prefer a translation) joins Ludwig Van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Giacomo Pucini for your little operas or concerts in their box (which converts to a stage). Being magnetic, they can cling to a metal music case or ride on a dashboard as you listen. 4' puppets. Availability: Usually ships the next business day. greatcomposersRegular price: $19.95Our Special Price: $18.95 Great Scientists Magnetic Finger Puppets from the Unemployed Philosophers Guild Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and Charles Darwin went into a bar. You get to figure out what they said, and to play it in the box (which converts into a stage) or just imagine it as these 4" magnetic puppets hang from metal in your lab. Availability: Usually ships the next business day. greatscientistsRegular price: $19.95Our Special Price: $18.95 The Great Psychologists Magnetic Finger Puppet Set from the Philosophers Guild Sigmund Freud is lying on his couch (included). Everytime Carl Gustav Jung talked about leaving the psychoanalytic movement, Freud fainted. They both need therapists, but fortunately Ana Freud (the great expert on child psychology) is available in this set of 4" finger puppets. Their box converts to a stage for psycho-dramas. The puppets are also magnetic to adorn any place (the office?) where you may feel in need of therapy. Availability: Usually ships the next business day. greatpsychologistsRegular price: $19.95Our Special Price: $18.95 The Great Revolutionaries Magnetic Finger Puppet Set from Unemployed Philosophers Guild Mandela, Gandhi, Che Guevara and Trotsky. For a play or a lively conversation, here are controversial 4" characters of action. The box transforms into a stage for revolutionary puppet performances and the finger puppets are also magnetic to serve as ornaments. Availability: Usually ships the next business day. greatreRegular price: $19.95Our Special Price: $18.95 "Axis of Evil" Magnetic Finger Puppets from the Unemployed Philosophers Guild The Unemployed Philosophers Guild has packaged together this group of 4" finger puppets (George W. Bush, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong Il, and Ayatollah Khamenei) under the title "Axis of Evil." The box doubles as a stage and the puppets are magnetic to serve as ornaments. Availability: Usually ships the next business day. axisevil1Regular price: $19.95Our Special Price: $18.95 "Axis of Evil III" Magnetic Finger Puppet Set from Unemployed Philosophers Guild The Unemployed Philosophers Guild had two "Axis of Evil" series so popular that here is the third with George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Codoleezza Rice, and Dick Cheney. The box of these 4" finger puppets converts to a stage so you can give your own Saturday-Night-Live-style comedies. Being magnetic, the puppets are ideal fridge decorations. Availability: Usually ships the next business day. axisevil3Regular price: $19.95Our Special Price: $18.95 The Nutcracker Suite Magnetic Finger Puppet Set from Unemployed Philosophers Guild Clara dreams that an enchanted Nutcracker fights an evil Mouse King and takes her to the world of the Sugar Plum Fairy--or, at least, that's the orginal version. You can make these characters dance it or any version of your own. The set not only includes these four 4" finger puppets but a music box with a selection from the Suite. The cardboard container of both puppets and music box converts to a stage and the puppets (being magnetic) attach to any metal, e.g., a steel tree ornament. Availability: Usually ships the next business day. nutfingpupRegular price: $20.95Our Special Price: $19.95 Freud and Couch Finger Puppet Set from the Unemployed Philosophers Guild Availability: Usually ships the next business day. freudcouchRegular price: $12.95Our Special Price: $10.95 SPECIAL! Build Your Own Finger Puppet Set! Any 5 for $25 Click this link for details! Availability: Usually ships the next business day. 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