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OKLAHOMA - Little Wonder

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Topic: OKLAHOMA - Little Wonder

Posted By: jackiev
Subject: OKLAHOMA - Little Wonder
Date Posted: 1/06/10 at 11:43am

Any ideas on how to make/acquire a Little Wonder for OKLAHOMA?

It's a scope type tube with a spring loaded knife.

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Posted By: vickifrank
Date Posted: 1/07/10 at 11:57am

You could use a retractable prop knife ( http://www.nightmarefactory.com/weapons.html#knife - http://www.nightmarefactory.com/weapons.html#knife has one for $8) with a simple catch placed across the knife handle so the blade is in the hidden position initially.

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Posted By: Wendellen
Date Posted: 2/21/11 at 5:32pm

Did you ever find one? We're doing "OK!" now, and I sure could use the help.

TIA.

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Posted By: didj1028
Date Posted: 2/21/11 at 8:30pm

take apart a retractable prop knife and work it in to a piece of PVC to make it more of a tube. I swear I have one somewhere in my prop basement. (or had at one point prior to '08 flood anyhow). send me an email at geoff.agave@gmail.com and I'll look for it and send pictures if I find it.

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Waterloo Community Playhouse
Waterloo IA

Posted By: Swill
Date Posted: 3/26/12 at 5:02pm

I hesitate to use anything that is "retracable", especially if it is getting near the eyes. there will be that one night when things go wrong...

What I did was to buy several fake switchblade-type combs and fit them into PVC, and use something shiny like foil to replace/cover the comb. I had it rigged so that Judd could push the button and you would see the knife flick out, but if the actor inadvertently pushed the button while looking into the device it would hit his forehead instead of his eye...

Posted By: SingActDirect22
Date Posted: 4/02/12 at 12:59pm

I have always been under the impression that the blade pops out underneath at a right angle to the tube, and then the tube is grabbed and slammed downward so that the blade penetrates the viewer's neck.

It's designed to kill, not just blind!

Posted By: gelcat
Date Posted: 5/18/12 at 2:52pm

We have one in stock - I was not props master when we did OK!, but we do have it in stock - contact me privately, and I'll try to get you a picture

$50 deposit non-negotiable - and rental terms negotiable.

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