Template:Did you know nominations/Killer toy

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 07:39, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Killer toy

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Otto (right) in The Great Gabbo

• ... that precursors to the killer toy include ventriloquist dummies such as Otto (pictured) in the 1929 film The Great Gabbo? Source: https://time.com/6244473/m3gan-horror-doll-history
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  • Comment: Nominating with the article creator's permission. @Thebiguglyalien:.

Created by Thebiguglyalien (talk). Nominated by BorgQueen (talk) at 21:08, 16 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Killer toy; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was nominated within 7 days of being created. Article coverage is neutral with no copyright violations according to Earwig. Multiple reliable sources used throughout with inline citations. Hook is interesting, stated in the prose, and backed by a reliable source. QPQ requirement fulfilled. Image usage is approved. Good to go! Aria1561 (talk) 05:41, 19 March 2023 (UTC)