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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantgardibolt
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Ran across this credit in an episode of Dark Shadows; last in the cast list, before the crew list, is "Bat by Bil Baird".  There's a giant (unconvincing) rubber bat that makes an appearance in the episode.  Bil Baird was a fairly famous puppeteer back in the 1960s.

Even though it's in the cast list, I don't think it's properly a cast credit---Baird manipulated the bat, he didn't play the bat.  I guess arguably it should go in crew under Creature Effects.  Not sure what to do with this one.  Thoughts?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorWinston Smith
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Gard:

IF it as you described it, then it is cast. It is not for you or me to determine what is or is not, we did not work on the show. It's the data, pal. I haven't bought the show yet, so I can only go by your description.

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Something was unconvincing in an episode of Dark Shadows?

Amazing...

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Perhaps it's time to invoke the seldom used Cast rule regarding Puppeteers...

Unless it was a real bat! 
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorWinston Smith
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Again tweeter, this is based soley on gard's description, but I don't see anything to back that up in the data he described. Puppeteer unless spelled out in the data would simply be an interpretation.

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