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class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile nowraplinks plainlist"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle" style="background:lavender">Part of a series on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="background:lavender"><a href="/wiki/Costume" title="Costume">Costume</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span class="mw-default-size nopageimage" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:P_culture.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/P_culture.svg/170px-P_culture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/P_culture.svg/255px-P_culture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/P_culture.svg/340px-P_culture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Background</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_costumes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="History of costumes (page does not exist)">History</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Costume_industry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Costume industry (page does not exist)">Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costume_coordination" title="Costume coordination">Costume coordination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Use_of_costume_in_Athenian_tragedy" title="Use of costume in Athenian tragedy">Use of costume in Athenian tragedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wardrobe_supervisor" title="Wardrobe supervisor">Wardrobe supervisor</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Society and culture</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fursuit" title="Fursuit">Fursuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cosplay" title="Cosplay">Cosplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costume_party" title="Costume party">Costume party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masque" title="Masque">Masque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masquerade_ball" title="Masquerade ball">Masquerade ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parade" title="Parade">Parade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Costume_Festival" title="World Costume Festival">World Costume Festival</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Design</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Costume_design" title="Costume design">Costume design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costume_designer" title="Costume designer">Costume designer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spirit_gum" title="Spirit gum">Spirit gum</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Elements and methods</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Body_painting" title="Body painting">Body painting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disguise" title="Disguise">Disguise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fake_moustache" title="Fake moustache">Fake moustache</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatsuit" title="Fatsuit">Fatsuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illusion_costume" title="Illusion costume">Illusion costume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inflatable_costume" title="Inflatable costume">Inflatable costume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rubber_mask" title="Rubber mask">Rubber mask</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zentai" title="Zentai">Zentai</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Traditional</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Faubourg Marigny Mardi Gras costumes</li> <li>French Quarter Mardi Gras costumes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halloween_costume" title="Halloween costume">Halloween costume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_suit" title="Santa suit">Santa suit</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Theatrical</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Costumed performer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creature_suit" title="Creature suit">Creature suit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance_costume" title="Dance costume">Dance costume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dead-character_costume" title="Dead-character costume">Dead-character costume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domino_mask" title="Domino mask">Domino mask</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorilla_suit" title="Gorilla suit">Gorilla suit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumadori" title="Kumadori">Kumadori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leotard" title="Leotard">Leotard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantomime_horse" title="Pantomime horse">Pantomime horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stage_clothes" title="Stage clothes">Stage dress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_the_Robot" title="Titan the Robot">Titan the Robot</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Period</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Plague_doctor_costume" title="Plague doctor costume">Plague doctor costume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_dress" title="Modern dress">Modern dress</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Children</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zoobilee_Zoo" title="Zoobilee Zoo">Zoobilee Zoo</a></i></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Fictional</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batsuit" title="Batsuit">Batsuit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batman%27s_utility_belt" title="Batman's utility belt">utility belt</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghostface_(identity)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghostface (identity)">Ghostface</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Girdle_of_Gaea" title="Golden Girdle of Gaea">Girdle of Gaea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monokuma" title="Monokuma">Monokuma</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Organizations</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angels_Costumes" title="Angels Costumes">Angels Costumes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costume_Designers_Guild" title="Costume Designers Guild">Costume Designers Guild</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Costume" title="Western Costume">Western Costume</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Awards</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laurence_Olivier_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design">Laurence Olivier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AACTA_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="AACTA Award for Best Costume Design">AACTA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Academy Award for Best Costume Design">Academy Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Africa_Movie_Academy_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Costume Design">Africa Movie Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design">BAFTA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Movie_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Costume Design">Critics' Choice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="César Award for Best Costume Design">César</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_di_Donatello_for_Best_Costumes" title="David di Donatello for Best Costumes">David di Donatello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design">Filmfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Arena_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Golden Arena for Best Costume Design">Golden Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IIFA_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="IIFA Award for Best Costume Design">IIFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Costume Design">National Film Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Robert Award for Best Costume Design">Robert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Satellite Award for Best Costume Design">Satellite </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costume_Designers_Guild_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design_%E2%80%93_Contemporary_TV_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Costume Designers Guild Award for Best Costume Design – Contemporary TV Series">Costume Designers Guild (TV)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costume_Designers_Guild_Award_for_Excellence_in_Fantasy_Costume_Design_for_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Fantasy Costume Design for Film">Costume Designers Guild (fantasy)</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">People</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Costume_designers" title="Category:Costume designers">Category:Costume designers</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Museums</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Centre_National_du_Costume_de_Scene" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre National du Costume de Scene">Centre National du Costume de Scene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costume_Museum_of_Canada" title="Costume Museum of Canada">Costume Museum of Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costume_Museum_(Kastoria)" title="Costume Museum (Kastoria)">Kastoria Costume Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devonshire_Collection_of_Period_Costume" title="Devonshire Collection of Period Costume">Devonshire Collection of Period Costume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korea_Museum_of_Modern_Costume" title="Korea Museum of Modern Costume">Korea Museum of Modern Costume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalgarven_Mill_%E2%80%93_Museum_of_Ayrshire_Country_Life_and_Costume" title="Dalgarven Mill – Museum of Ayrshire 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href="/wiki/Template:Costume" title="Template:Costume"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Costume" title="Template talk:Costume"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Costume" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Costume"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>costumed performer</b> or <b>suit performer</b> wears a costume that usually (but not always) covers the performer's face, typically to represent a non-human character such as a <a href="/wiki/Mascot" title="Mascot">mascot</a> or <a href="/wiki/List_of_comic_and_cartoon_characters_named_after_people" title="List of comic and cartoon characters named after people">cartoon character</a>. These include <a href="/wiki/Theme_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Theme park">theme park</a> "walk-around" or "meetable" characters, the <a href="/wiki/Mascot" title="Mascot">mascots</a> of corporations, schools, or sports teams, and novelty act performers. Some costumes cover the performer's face, especially those in theme parks. </p><p>Examples include <a href="/wiki/Sports_mascot" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports mascot">sports mascots</a> and performances as <a href="/wiki/Fantasy" title="Fantasy">fantasy</a> characters on <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Children's television">children's television</a> and in <a href="/wiki/Theme_parks" class="mw-redirect" title="Theme parks">theme parks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Problems in suit performance include intense physical exertion, <a href="/wiki/Claustrophobia" title="Claustrophobia">claustrophobia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hyperthermia" title="Hyperthermia">hyperthermia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_theme_parks,_international_fairs,_and_festivals"><span id="In_theme_parks.2C_international_fairs.2C_and_festivals"></span>In theme parks, international fairs, and festivals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Costumed_performer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: In theme parks, international fairs, and festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Costumed performers are a major feature of amusement parks like <a href="/wiki/Disney_Experiences" title="Disney Experiences">Disney Experiences</a>, <a href="/wiki/Universal_Destinations_%26_Experiences" title="Universal Destinations & Experiences">Universal Destinations & Experiences</a>, <a href="/wiki/SeaWorld" title="SeaWorld">SeaWorld</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hersheypark" title="Hersheypark">Hersheypark</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Six_Flags" title="Six Flags">Six Flags</a>, as well as many other large or small theme parks and fairs. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:June_1984_Snap_Shot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/June_1984_Snap_Shot.jpg/220px-June_1984_Snap_Shot.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/June_1984_Snap_Shot.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="317" data-file-height="477" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Seymore_D._Fair" title="Seymore D. Fair">Seymore D. Fair</a> - 1984 Louisiana World Exposition Character Mascot.</figcaption></figure> <p>Costumed performers are intended to add to the fantasy experience by enabling visitors to encounter and interact with fictional characters, such as <a href="/wiki/Mascot" title="Mascot">mascots</a> for a company or organization. The characters are portrayed by employees in costume. Some of the costumes merely consist of clothing and makeup, while those for non-human characters generally conceal the performer entirely and include a full bodysuit, a head, and sometimes accessories or clothing on top of that. A longstanding policy in most well known theme parks stipulates that for the first category of characters, where the performer's face remains visible (usually "face" characters) speaking is allowed (usually on the basis of scripts carefully prepared in advance), while the second category of characters, where the face is covered (sometimes called "fur" characters) are not allowed to speak, although are allowed to make noises, and tend to communicate through <a href="/wiki/Pantomime" title="Pantomime">pantomime</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sehlinger_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sehlinger-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 343">: 343 </span></sup> </p><p>A common occurrence, often involving "fur" characters, is that young children can feel particularly intimidated by the size of the costume.<sup id="cite_ref-Sehlinger_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sehlinger-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 342–343">: 342–343 </span></sup> They can also be intimidated by the quick movements of more energetic characters, or by the character approaching them directly, so performers frequently slow down or kneel down when interacting with smaller children to let the child approach them. </p><p>For human characters who can interact by speaking to visitors, detailed scripts are prepared covering a variety of questions regularly asked by visitors, especially young children who have difficulty distinguishing between reality and fantasy. Performers cast in those roles are required to memorize and rehearse those scripts as part of their training, so they can learn their characters' <a href="/wiki/Backstory" title="Backstory">backstories</a> by heart and consistently respond in character to visitors. </p><p>At theme parks, particularly at busier ones, popular costumed performers are usually accompanied by one or more assistants (also called "handlers" or "spotters") in regular park uniforms, who handle <a href="/wiki/Customer_service" title="Customer service">customer service</a>, <a href="/wiki/Security" title="Security">security</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Crowd_control" title="Crowd control">crowd control</a>. This minimizes the necessity for performers to <a href="/wiki/Breaking_character" title="Breaking character">break character</a> to deal with those kinds of issues. When a performer needs a <a href="/wiki/Break_(work)" title="Break (work)">break</a>, they simply give a prearranged signal, and their handler may then assure patrons the character will be back momentarily, before guiding them back to a lounge or rest area for them to recuperate. </p><p>All theme park operators that present costumed performers enforce strict character performance regulations so that performers are never seen out of character by visitors. In the case of more elaborate costumes, they are never seen "with their head off". A related rule is that performers costumed as the same character (often so that the character in question is never absent for too long) are supposed to avoid being seen side by side by the public. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_Japan">In Japan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Costumed_performer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: In Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a> name for costumed performers is <i>kigurumi</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">着ぐるみ</span></span>)</span>. The name comes from the Japanese verb <i>kiru</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">着る</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">to wear</i></span>)</span> and noun <i>nuigurumi</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ぬいぐるみ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">stuffed toy</i></span>)</span>. Japan's <a href="/wiki/Kawaii" title="Kawaii">kawaii</a> aesthetic means that mascots are commonly used for promotional purposes. These mascots are often constructed with an appearance that is more <a href="/wiki/Chibi_(term)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chibi (term)">chibi</a> than Western mascots, with a massive head that encompasses the performer's entire upper body and the arms low on the body. Other mascots more greatly resemble <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a> characters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Animegao"><i>Animegao</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Costumed_performer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Animegao"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Animegao_at_Kyoto_International_Manga_Summit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Animegao_at_Kyoto_International_Manga_Summit.jpg/141px-Animegao_at_Kyoto_International_Manga_Summit.jpg" decoding="async" width="141" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Animegao_at_Kyoto_International_Manga_Summit.jpg/211px-Animegao_at_Kyoto_International_Manga_Summit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Animegao_at_Kyoto_International_Manga_Summit.jpg/282px-Animegao_at_Kyoto_International_Manga_Summit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>A "doller" at the 2008 Kyoto International Manga Summit</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Animegao_kigurumi" title="Animegao kigurumi">Animegao kigurumi</a></div> <p><i>Animegao</i> <span style="font-weight: normal">(<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">アニメ顔</span></span>, <i>anime face</i>)</span> is a type of <i>kigurumi</i> used to portray anime or cartoon characters. The face of the performer is fully covered with a stylized <a href="/wiki/Mask" title="Mask">mask</a>, and clothing similar to the character's typical attire is used. <i>Animegao</i> costumes are used both in professional stage shows and by <a href="/wiki/Cosplay" title="Cosplay">cosplayers</a>, sometimes called "dollers", who make custom masks of various characters. It is still a very minor part of the cosplay scene in Japan, though throughout the mid-2000s, it began attracting attention in other countries, including the United States, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, and various European states. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="On_television">On television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Costumed_performer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: On television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Current shows featuring a costumed performer puppet include <a href="/wiki/Big_Bird" title="Big Bird">Big Bird</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Barney_%26_Friends#Barney" title="Barney & Friends">Barney</a> from <i><a href="/wiki/Barney_%26_Friends" title="Barney & Friends">Barney & Friends</a></i>, and Bear of <i><a href="/wiki/Bear_in_the_Big_Blue_House" title="Bear in the Big Blue House">Bear in the Big Blue House</a></i>. Less complicated costumed characters include <i><a href="/wiki/Hip_Hop_Harry" title="Hip Hop Harry">Hip Hop Harry</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Yo_Gabba_Gabba!" title="Yo Gabba Gabba!">Yo Gabba Gabba!</a></i>, the Polkaroo from <i><a href="/wiki/Polka_Dot_Door" title="Polka Dot Door">Polka Dot Door</a></i>, Wan Wan from <i><a href="/wiki/Inai_Inai_Baa!" title="Inai Inai Baa!">Inai Inai Baa!</a></i>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niko_Niko_Pun&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Niko Niko Pun (page does not exist)">Niko Niko Pun</a></i>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Galapico_Pu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Galapico Pu (page does not exist)">Galapico Pu</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mack_%26_Moxy" title="Mack & Moxy">Mack & Moxy</a></i>. </p><p>Older examples include <i><a href="/wiki/New_Zoo_Revue" title="New Zoo Revue">New Zoo Revue</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/H.R._Pufnstuf" title="H.R. Pufnstuf">H.R. Pufnstuf</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Banana_Splits" title="The Banana Splits">The Banana Splits</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cucumber_(Canadian_TV_series)" title="Cucumber (Canadian TV series)">Cucumber</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Welcome_to_Pooh_Corner" title="Welcome to Pooh Corner">Welcome to Pooh Corner</a></i>, and British series <i><a href="/wiki/Gophers!" title="Gophers!">Gophers!</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Unauthorised_costume_characters">Unauthorised costume characters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Costumed_performer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Unauthorised costume characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In recent years, amateur performers wearing unauthorised, <a href="/wiki/Counterfeit_consumer_goods" class="mw-redirect" title="Counterfeit consumer goods">counterfeit</a> costumes of various pop-culture characters have appeared in popular tourist destinations such as <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Boulevard" title="Hollywood Boulevard">Hollywood Boulevard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Times_Square" title="Times Square">Times Square</a>. They usually pose for photos and collect (or, often, <a href="/wiki/Extortion" title="Extortion">extort</a>) <a href="/wiki/Gratuity" title="Gratuity">tips</a> from tourists. The 2007 documentary film <i><a href="/wiki/Confessions_of_a_Superhero" title="Confessions of a Superhero">Confessions of a Superhero</a></i> focuses on costumed "superheroes" on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a>. Because they are not regulated or authorised, there have been many controversies and arrests involving costumed performers in Times Square.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Industry">Industry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Costumed_performer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mascot industry is estimated at $5-million a year.<sup id="cite_ref-macleans-2011_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-macleans-2011-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, is one of the hubs in the industry, with six major firms headquartered out of the city.<sup id="cite_ref-macleans-2011_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-macleans-2011-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Knock-off costumes are commonly fabricated in <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>, where they are called <i>botargas</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as other South American countries and certain East Asian countries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Costumed_performer&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cosplay" title="Cosplay">Cosplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creature_suit" title="Creature suit">Creature suit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fursuit" title="Fursuit">Fursuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mascot" title="Mascot">Mascot</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Costumed_performer&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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