Gemmy 2000 Rocky The Singing Lobster - “Sea Cruise” & “Rock The Boat”

Behold… the product of all my free time over the Independence Day weekend. I actually finished Sunday, but I was not happy with how this video turned out and ultimately decided to delete it and move onto the next thing. Well, that all changed just now when I decided on a whim to go through with the upload for the heck of it. I put too much work into it to throw it away lol.
I did already make a video of my first Rocky 4 years ago (you can see it here: • Gemmy Rocky the Singin... ), but needless to say there have been some updates. I’m not going to go over the details on that lobster again, you can still read the full story in the original video description. I actually got the second lobster shown in the video before the third, and it came from an antique mall for $12 on November 12th, 2023. I didn’t really want another Rocky, but I decided to buy it for two reasons: it came with the box, and it came with the 2 little antenna things that stick off the front of the head which my other was missing. I later stole them to use on my original Rocky, as you can see in the video lol. Anyway, that one was just dirty and needed both motor shaft gears replaced, and it was good to go.
The last one shown in the video came from Goodwill on September 6th, 2023 for like $5. I believe it’s a first gen, but I’m not an expert on these things. Besides all the obvious physical differences, it also uses an entirely different mechanism inside. Unfortunately, that one was shattered internally when I first got it, and all the remaining plastic is extremely brittle. The mech case itself actually snapped in 3 spots while I was working on it, and after a couple attempts to glue it back together, it still works like crap. With him being my least favorite of the 3 I have, I’ll admit I gave up on him pretty early lol, but that would be a different story if he was my only lobster. He does have a unique little glitch in the beginning of “Sea Cruise” though, which I’ve always thought was cool. He makes that exact noise every time at that exact point in the song, and you can hear it at 3:40. Still, he’s much better than he was when I got him. I cleaned some really heavy corrosion from the battery compartment, circuit board, and adapter jack, plus I replaced both motor shaft gears.
I’m not planning to keep all 3 of these guys, but I’ve put way too much thought and effort into deciding which one stays. I think I want to hang on to my first one. He has solid plastic claws rather than rubber like my other two, which is just interesting to me. I also love his low pitch. But above all, his face is just perfect. The mouth even closes all the way, which seems to be rare for these things. That being said, I could still be convinced to turn towards one of the other two... which lobster would you keep?
Thanks for checking out the video! Hope you enjoyed! Let me know what you think in the comments, and I hope to see you again soon!

[@evantheplushguy5588]

I still can remember when I saw the video of yours breaking on camera. Truly a sight to behold

[@toylover1793]

@@evantheplushguy5588 Yep 😂

[@FurbyRestorer]

They sound SOO good low pitched imo. Very nice job on the repairs, maybe you could 3d print a new gearbox for the 3rd one.

[@oliverorsten1706]

Furbyrestorer ITs YoU

[@FurbyRestorer]

@@oliverorsten1706 sup

[@blakesheward1225]

You got three of them

[@Obarack_Banama]

Mmmmh yes Lobter

[@Bobbinhousetime]

When I get one of these I want to be high-pitched

[@toylover1793]

@@Bobbinhousetime It seems the first gens usually tend to be higher pitched for some reason

[@Dier-Decor]

I never really was into the singing fish but this one really stuck out to me. Like 3 years back I had wanted one but now I mean I don’t really care. Singing fish aren’t really my thing and I probably won’t ever get one (and keep it). It’s a great item though, love the design and the songs are pretty cool too.

[@Dier-Decor]

Also I personally would keep the second one, the pitch sounds better in my opinion and it seems to move better. Obviously your original probably means more to you so you should keep that one. And the third one just looks and works terribly but I like the pitch lol. Isn’t it funny how you have three Rockys and each one has a completely different pitch 😂.

[@toylover1793]

@@Dier-Decor I can understand that. Most Gemmy fish are so common you’ve seen them a million times already… it kinda sucks the excitement out of them. But yeah, you’ve gotta admit this was Gemmy at its peak right here.

[@DachnikU.]

Ebirah!

[@Gooberanimatroniccollector]

I’ve been watching ToyLover17 since Christmas time 2023 and I really enjoy your videos! I’d keep the second one I like high pitch stuff.

[@radiosnmore1225]

Rocky is the best Gemmy mounted animal period

[@toylover1793]

@@radiosnmore1225 Definitely one of the best, though I think I still like Jaws more 😂. These have great song choices and perfectly timed programming, I’ll give them that. Sea Cruise could not have fit this item better.

[@radiosnmore1225]

@@toylover1793 i totally agree with you there lol

[@masielamothe3641]

I would keep the first one. Thanks for the description and the link to the first video. And good job repairing them all. I also might keep the second one if I were you but I don't know if you would need to. I guess the only reason why I would keep the second one is because of the rubber claws lol. The first one had plastic. So it's probably better to keep the first one. I don't know. and the third one is really noisy with the mechanism. I did kind of hear a glitch on that one.

[@toylover1793]

@@masielamothe3641 Thanks, always glad to see you here! Yeah, I think I’ll just keep the first one.

[@SkyFactorial]

honestly id keep the first one and 3rd cause of the glitch it has

[@toylover1793]

@@SkyFactorial Yeah lol. The third one also looks the best by far, the paint job is significantly better than my other two. Plus, the legs are all one big piece rather than being individually glued on. The legs are always falling off my others, it’s so annoying lol.

[@Pako2005]

the first two ones are low-pitched.

[@blakesheward1225]

Are you selling them for sale

[@Attackjax123]

I wonder why the 3rd ones mech does that?

[@toylover1793]

@@Attackjax123 The gearbox kinda broke apart while I was working on it lol, I tried to glue it back together as best as I could. The gears aren’t aligned exactly as they originally were though, which is why they slip and grind so badly. It’s fixable for sure, but not easily and I didn’t see a good reason to go through the work when I have 2 other working lobsters lol.

[@Attackjax123]

@@toylover1793 that makes a lot of sense now Thank you!