Talk:Muffit/Archive 1

This costume was sold with other items from original BSG in the Profiles in History Hollywood Auction #21 on April 1, 2005.

Here is the description directly from the auction catalog:

412. ORIGINAL HERO WORKING DAGGIT FROM BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. (ABC-TV, 1978-79) Muffit, the Daggit who replaced Boxey’s live pet who was killed in the Cylon attack on Caprica, was played by a monkey who wore this specially-designed suit and helmet and interacted with the characters on the set, as the plot required. The costume is fitted with servos to animate the ears and mouth (the ears spin, and the mouth opens and closes) so that the Daggit would appear life-like on-screen. The tail is made of a heavy-gauge spring, so that the tail would bounce while the monkey walked about the set. For shots that did not require much movement, the production crew inserted a custom articulated form into the costume, so that the Daggit could remain stationary during long takes. This exceptional working prop – the only known surviving Daggit costume – was constructed by John Dykstra and his associates at Apogee Effects. It remains complete with working electronics, which operate via the original wireless remote control. This amazing piece has been in the hands of private collectors since the series ended, and has never before been seen in public. Truly a wonderful relic from this popular science-fiction series, it remains wholly intact and functional, and is one of the finest surviving original props from Battlestar Galactica that we’ve ever encountered. Comes with the original comb used on the set to groom the costume. (estimate: $15,000 – $20,000)

They alos sold the Imperious Leader's chair, a Viper pilot helmet, and the Eastern Alliance cruiser studio model in that auction. You can get a PDF version of the catalog, and see the great pictures of the items at [1]. Anyway, lots of great background info in there, if you're into that. --Bp 20:57, 25 August 2007 (CDT)

Nice! Definitely worth adding! Also, is it my imagination, or are Hollywood film and prop auctions becoming very popular as of late? -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 23:58, 25 August 2007 (CDT)

Profiles has a few of these every year, and there is almost always some Trek and BSG. Christie's has about one per year, and they had that huge 40 Years Trek auction last October. For the last 37 weeks there have been about 100-150 Trek items every week on ebay from It's a Wrap, over 4000 so far. Paramount is dumping the whole warehouse. Anyway, for BSG, there was a TOS Cylon costume in sale #23. It sold for $25k. In the same sale, a TOS Viper filming model and TOS Cylon raider filming model, together as one lot. Those went for $55k. And then there was a TOS model-T viper model from "The Long Patrol" that sold for $10k. All very cool. --Bp 04:23, 26 August 2007 (CDT)