Gemmy 1998 Hip Swinging Crocodile Rock - “Crocodile Rock”
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มี.ค. 2022
- I’m almost positive the one in the middle is a 1998 model and the other two are from 1999, but until that theory is proven I’m just keeping 1998 in the title.
Today we have a video I’ve been excited to post for quite awhile now. Strap in, I feel another long description coming on…
Since I was little, Crocodile Rock has always been one of my most favorite Gemmy items of all time, and I have no idea how it took me so long to get one. They’re usually ridiculously expensive on eBay, but I finally got the one on the left (the first crocodile played) from Mercari for $15 on April 1st, 2020. It came with the kangaroos I posted yesterday, and it had an issue that most of these have right out of the factory: the hips were slightly off centered and didn’t move all the way to one side. There was also some corrosion in the battery compartment, and a small stain on the front that you can still kinda see. I was hoping he had a low pitch when I got him, so you can imagine how thrilled I was when I first tested him. The pitch is incredible, and that alone makes him my favorite of the 3 I have.
The second one I got is the one on the right (the last crocodile played). He originally belonged to Christopher S, who got him at a thrift store years ago. When Chris gave him to me as a gift (thanks again!!!) back in September of 2020, he was completely torn apart and missing most of his original pieces. I was hoping to try and fully restore him, but I really only had the skin, half of the base, the circuit board, the legs, and part of the mechanism to work with. After lots of trial and error, I decided to modify the mech so only the mouth moves, and that’s as good as it’s gonna get. Along the way, I also replaced the button, the speaker, the mouth hinge, the black dots on the end of the snout, and probably more. If you’re wondering why the head looks so weird, it’s because the original inner plastic skull was missing and my attempts at making a new one did not go very well. Overall though, I’m satisfied with how he turned out, and I’m super glad to have him.
The crocodile in the middle came from an eBay auction on July 17th, 2021 under the name “FUNNY CROCODILE” for literally only $3 total lol, and I was the only bidder. I typically try to keep myself from buying things just because they’re cheap, but I’m so glad I disobeyed myself in this case, because he came with a box that wasn’t even advertised in the listing. The box is in great shape too, you can tell he was really taken care of over the years. I never even expected the seller to ship this thing out, so I’m amazed that I received him in basically brand new condition. He would’ve been 100% perfect, except of course the hips were slightly off centered from the factory. I also noticed a few small differences between him and the other two crocodiles, and you can see some of them at the end of the video. It’s not easy to tell on camera, but he has a different button and base than the others, as well as a different tag. He seems to have more stuffing inside too, but that could just be a coincidence. Anyway, in case it isn’t obvious, these are some of my favorite Gemmy items in my whole collection, and I definitely plan on keeping all 3. Now that it’s past 2 AM and we are nearing 4000 characters, I think I’m going to be finished typing this. If you read this whole thing, you are awesome, and I really appreciate it. Thank you. And as always, thanks for checking out the video! Hope you enjoyed! Let me know what you think in the comments! Have a great weekend and see you Monday!
Please note I do not own the rights to any songs, characters, etc shown in the video. All rights go to their respective owners.
The nostalgia! My friend had one of these and we'd dance with it. Sadly, I think her mom threw it out a few years ago when she raided her bedroom. :( I LOVE that low pitch, btw!
It’s nice that you have memories with one of these! Sad to hear it may not exist anymore, but at least you enjoyed it while it lasted. And I agree, I love the pitch on the first one.
Love the one the pitch for the one on left😎
The one on the far left works so well
I miss when my one had a box lol. My mam threw it out a few years ago when she was redoing my room 😂😂
My god I would do anything for this guy!
They are pretty cool, I hope you’re able to find one! If not, there are several on eBay right now for pretty decent prices.
I had a hip swinging Disco Dino (2 of them actually) which is basically the sister animatronic to this guy. Never invested in one of them before, but maybe I will since it's a good item overall.
Ikr
That’s awesome! The Disco Dinos are definitely some of Gemmy’s best work too. I hope to get the sitting version someday. I highly recommend one of these crocodiles too, they’re pretty cool.
CREEKEEDOILE ROCK. Me and my cousin always used to say that lol
Yay low pitch lol
I have 2 of them, one i got in 2016 and one i got in 2021. The newer one had a button that was hard to press so i put a new one in and gave it a yellow button from one of my hip swinging skeletons
That’s cool!! Good job with the button replacement
@@toylover1793 all it needed was the rubber part swapped. The hard part was getting the speakers replaced on the skeletons
I have him I got him at a thrift store back in October or September 2020.
Awesome!
I used to be obsessed with these back in the day, I never got one but hopefully one day I do
These things are incredibly awesome and I've always been fascinated by them. Might have to find one myself some day.
Is the hips off center thing a belt issue? That would make sense if the belt is worn. Also, sometimes these have weird pitch raising issues, but your 3 seem to be fine so that's good lol.
Agreed! I hope you can find one, they’re pretty cool. Last time I checked, there were a couple cheap ones on eBay.
Also nah, the off centered hips must happen right at the factory. All hip swinging items with 2-way mechs like this are subject to it, it’s just due to a misalignment of the teeth on the body frame. I’m not sure how to explain it well without having pictures or anything. I’ll try to find some videos of hip swingers with misaligned hips.
Here are 2 good examples:
th-cam.com/video/694-JcEvbco/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/vGLMUegUKMk/w-d-xo.html
You have to align the hips manually while you’re assembling the body frame, so my guess is these defects were caused by careless workers at the factory.
The pitch raising happens when the batteries get semi low. They get higher pitched the more the batteries drain
I wish mine hip swings like that can you tell me how I could fix it
The vibe motor doesn't work for the the third one.
Lol, why is the right one mouth so fast?
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He no longer uses the original mechanism