Rubber Chicken With a Pulley in the Middle

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The rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle was the must have item for all who played Monkey Island. Being one of the most unexpected game items of...well...ever, it has gone down in gaming lore and legend.

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Commentary on Adventure Gaming

Guybrush Threepwood, from the Monkey Island series in which the rubber chicken originated.

For many, the Rubber Chicken on a Pulley represents a commentary on early adventure games, which typically involved intricately designed puzzles that, as it turned out, were over-designed, and had no logical connection to the game world or characters. The inclusion of the rubber chicken, then, is satirical of outlandish items being used in a puzzle.

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• Ben There, Dan That! (Game)
• Escape from Monkey Island (Game)
• Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods (Game)
• Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (Game)
• Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (Game)
• The Naked Gun: I.C.U.P. (Game)
• The Secret of Monkey Island (Game)

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Name

Rubber Chicken With a Pulley in the Middle

Aliases

Games

• Ben There, Dan That! (Game)
• Escape from Monkey Island (Game)
• Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods (Game)
• Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (Game)
• Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (Game)
• The Naked Gun: I.C.U.P. (Game)
• The Secret of Monkey Island (Game)
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Characters

• Has characters: Goldlewis Dickinson (Character), Guybrush Threepwood (Character), Houngan (Character), Cheese Sandwich (Character)

Franchises

• Has franchises: Ben and Dan (Franchise), Indiana Jones (Franchise), Monkey Island (Franchise), Tales of Monkey Island (Franchise), Highlander (Franchise)

Locations

• Has locations: Los Angeles (Location), France (Location), Washington, D.C. (Location), Moscow (Location), San Francisco (Location), Mêlée Island (Location)

Related Objects

• Has related objects: Rubber Duck (Object)