Gremlins 2: Lenny Mogwai Movie Prop

It's hard not to love Lenny with his two protruding teeth and derpy smile. This animatronic puppet is a great example of Lenny and was designed for licking his lips while at the frozen yogurt stand.

THE GREMLINS MUSEUM

Mohawk Lenny and George under a table in Gremlins 2

Hero Lenny "Tongue" Mogwai Movie Prop

Screen Used animatronic puppet by the frozen yogurt stand


Introduction

Lenny is a mogwai character from the 1990 movie Gremlins 2: The New Batch. He is one of the the five original main characters created from Gizmo and is frequently seen hanging out with his "Of Mice and Men" inspired buddy, George. Lenny is known for his cute and innocent appearance, but also for his mischievous and unpredictable nature. He also really likes frozen yogurt.

Screenshot of Mohawk at the frozen yogurt stand

Sometimes you look at one of these great puppets and know exactly where it was used. This animatronic Lenny puppet is unique from all the other Lenny puppets as his tongue is out and clearly eyeing something good to eat!

George and Lenny eye frozen yogurt, still images from Gremlins 2
George and Lenny eye frozen yogurt, still images from Gremlins 2
George and Lenny eye frozen yogurt, still images from Gremlins 2

The Lenny has the very tell tale gray animatronic wire coming out of the back of his body which was used for controlling all the servos in the face. The body and arms would have been used as a hand puppet and manipulated by a puppeteer's hand motions.


For a hand puppet, it has a bit more controls present than a normal puppet. Lenny has distinct ear, mouth, and tongue controllers designed specifically for this scene to show he's ready to gorge on frozen treats!

Hero Lenny Mogwai Movie Prop Puppet
Hero Lenny Mogwai Movie Prop Puppet
Hero Lenny Mogwai Movie Prop Puppet