It's Ludo from Labyrinth!

Jim Henson's gentle beast named Ludo, rendered as a (much-too-hairy) plush toy.  And just as in the 1986 film Labyrinth, Ludo is still laconic as ever.

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Honestly, I haven't seen the film yet, though we (still) have the Famicom game cartridge (sent by my uncle from Japan) and have played it hundreds of times but just got helplessly lost in the maze, forever stunned by a swarm of evil fairies.  Maybe you're supposed to watch the film first so you know what you're doing, or you'll just end up going in circles.  The Japanese characters in the video game weren't any help either (Apparently, Labyrinth the video game was released only in Japan).  

I remember playing the game back in the late 80's/early 90's and thinking to myself, golly, I'd like to be in a real, actual maze too, and see if I can find my way out in time.  I didn't really say golly in my head, but there you go.


Thankfully, like all good game titles with stand-alone appeal, Labyrinth is frustratingly itchy fun in its own right, and so watching the film isn't exactly a prerequisite for enjoying the game, because hey, I enjoyed it.


Oh, I have an idea.  Maybe they can make a sequel to Labyrinth, and cast Jennifer Connelly again.  An older Sarah, with her younger brother, both grown up now.  Let's keep the Goblin King ageless and still androgynous though in the hands of David Bowie.  I hope they kept the puppets dust-free all these years.  But with Jim Henson long departed, who's going to direct it as beautifully (I've been told) as he did?  I'm lost.