Animated objects such as dolls, figured personages and the like

An animated doll comprisng a body including first and second hollow casings formed of substantially rigid, nondeformable material respectively generally defining head and trunk portions of the doll and an envelope of deformable flexible material fitted over said hollow casings and defining a lower jaw and mouth of the doll, an actuating member for the mouth of the doll comprising a lever mounted in said head portion of said first casing one end of which is connected in the deformable flexible part of said envelope forming said lower jaw of said doll, and actuating means operatively connected to the other end of said lever for moving said lever and thereby the mouth of the doll and simultaneously other movable parts of the doll, said actuating means comprising a rod mounted slidably and rotatably between said head and trunk portions within said first and second casings and a movable ponderable ball-like member mounted for movement inside the hollow space of said trunk portion, said ball-like member being mounted as a counterweight at one end of said rod, the end of said rod which moves within said head portion being connected to said lever for moving said mouth upon movement of said rod by said ponderable ball-like member.