The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an amber alert for the fictional character Chucky from the horror film Child’s Play, accusing him of kidnapping. The alert was a “test malfunction” and apologized for misreporting. Chucky’s real name is Charles Lee Ray, and he was inspired by the Cabbage Patch Doll craze of the 1980s. Actor Brad Dourif voiced Chucky in every film until he was replaced by Mark Hamill for the 2019 sequel.
If you happen to be driving through Texas and happen to see a bloodthirsty doll on the loose, call the police – his name is Chucky and he has been accused of kidnapping.
That might sound like a joke, but in January 2021, the Texas Department of Public Safety issued an amber alert regarding that exact scenario. Apparently a “test malfunction,” the notice, which was sent out three times, described the doll from the 1988 horror film Child’s Play as just over three feet (9m) tall. The “suspect” was also described as wearing “blue denim overalls with a multicolored striped long-sleeved shirt (and) brandishing a huge kitchen knife”.
The subject of his kidnapping: Glen Ray, the 5-year-old son of the doll from the sequel, Seed of Chucky. The public safety department apologized for the misreporting. The Amber Alert system, born in Texas in 1996, is used to ask the public for help in finding kidnapped children.
What doll:
Chucky’s “real” name is Charles Lee Ray, which combines the names of three infamous men: Charles Manson, Lee Harvey Oswald, and James Earl Ray.
Don Mancini, the creator of Child’s Play, said he got the idea from the Cabbage Patch Doll craze of the 1980s.
Actor Brad Dourif voiced Chucky in every film until he was replaced by Mark Hamill aka Luke Skywalker for the 2019 sequel.
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