What is Sally's true identity?

Sally (Née Finklestein) is the deuteragonist of the film The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the main protagonist of the novel Long Live The Pumpkin Queen. She is a rag doll from Halloween Town.
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What kind of creature is Sally?

Its main female character, Sally, is a living domestic rag doll, who is practically, and at some points literally, imprisoned in the home of Dr. Finklestein, the mad scientist who created her.
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What is Sally's personality in The Nightmare Before Christmas?

Personality. Sally is kind, sensible, honest, and incredibly clever. Sally was created by Dr. Finkelstein, Halloween Town's resident mad scientist, yet their relationship is rather tense, as Finkelstein insists on keeping Sally under lock and key, under the pretext of protecting her from the excitement of Halloween.
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Is Sally Dr Finkelstein daughter?

Doctor Finkelstein or Doctor Finklestein is a resident of Halloween Town, also known as "Evil Scientist" in the credits. He is a mad scientist and the "father" of Sally, who has a duckbill-like mouth and a hinged skullcap that he can open up to reveal his brain. For unknown reasons, he uses a motorized wheelchair.
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Is Sally a doll or a zombie?

The secondary protagonist, Sally, is a rag doll constructed by Dr. Finkelstein. Her gift is that various limbs can detach from her body and quickly be sewn on, a power she uses to he advantage. Throughout The Nightmare Before Christmas, she can be seen performing ad hoc repairs on herself with a needle and thread.
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Who was Jack Skellington before he died?

Jack Skellington's appearance in James and the Giant Peach as Captain Jack suggests that he was a pirate before he died, explaining his chaotic actions in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Is Sally a corpse?

She is a living ragdoll created by Dr. Finkelstein. She is made of various pieces stitched together, with dead leaves used as stuffing it is unlikely that she feels any physical pain. This is demonstrated in the movie when she leaps from her upstairs bedchamber in Finklestein's Lab.
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Did Dr. Finkelstein create Sally?

The character Sally was literally created in a lab by Dr. Finkelstein, a mad scientist and resident of Halloween Town. While the exact nature of their relationship is unclear, Dr. Finkelstein exhibits numerous types of abuse throughout the movie.
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Why doesn t Jack like Oogie Boogie?

Oogie Boogie was the obvious choice to step up and take control of the day to day stuff, but Jack was worried that Oogie's perverse personality and love of gambling would slowly cause the town to lose its Halloween spirit.
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Is oogie boogie Dr. Finkelstein?

A key character working in the background to help save Christmas is Sally, a patchwork doll-like creature who is in love with Jack but too shy to confess it. Dr. Finklestein, Sally's jealous and possessive creator, was Oogie Boogie's true identity in the original script, having worn the bogeyman sack as a costume.
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Did Jack and Sally have a kid?

The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack's cut epilogue reveals that Jack and Sally have "four or five" skeleton children who form a xylophone band. The film's ending is hopeful and forward-looking, while the cut epilogue provides a more reflective and bittersweet tone.
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Who is Sally's boyfriend from Nightmare Before Christmas?

Sally is in love with Jack Skellington, but is unsuccessful in showing her affections to Jack. However, by the end of the movie, she manages to let him know how much she loves him and he reveals that he loves her in return. They share a passionate kiss on top of Spiral Hill.
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Does Oogie Boogie kidnap Sally?

In his attempts to turn Halloween into New Bug Day, Oogie Boogie sends Lock, Shock, and Barrel to kidnap Jack, but Sally is kidnapped by mistake. Oogie Boogie decides to hold her hostage until Jack comes to save her and the town from his terror, and after being rescued by Jack, Sally instantly falls in love with him.
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What are Sally's powers?

Sally can float a few feet off the ground, phase through solid objects, lift certain sized objects (it varies on how 'angry' she is at the time. The angrier, the bigger the object. The calmer, the smaller the object.
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Why does Sally poison?

Deadly Nightshade (scientific name: Atropa belladonna), is the toxic herb used by Sally to poison Doctor Finklestein several times, in order to escape his lab to go out into the town.
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Who is Oogie Boogie kids?

Oogie Boogie's henchmen, also known as Boogie's Boys, are named Lock, Shock, and Barrel.
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Why was Oogie Boogie skinned?

Oogie Boogie- Also pretty obvious, even in the movie he's a mobster, he was most likely involved in some shady business, where he ended up getting cut up and left for dead in a sack where a bunch of bugs started crawling in him.
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Who banished Oogie Boogie?

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King

Jack found out and he defeated the bugs and Oogie. Oogie survived the battle, learned to fear the Pumpkin King, and was banished to his underground lair.
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Will there ever be a Nightmare Before Christmas 2?

While a true feature film sequel seems unlikely, The Nightmare Before Christmas has continued to live on in other media such as video games and books, offering fans alternative ways to explore the magical world of Halloweentown.
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Is Dr. Finkelstein a duck?

His true name is only mentioned in the movie when the Mayor calls him up to the front of the line for his Christmas assignment. Usually, Finkelstein looks very duck-like in appearance. However, when portrayed at the Disney theme parks, he is more human-like, and the costume has no duck-like features.
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What herb did Sally give to doctor Finkelstein?

At the end of the song, Sally took deadly nightshade from her herb garden so she could later drug Dr. Finkelstein.
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Why does Sally try stop Jack?

Sally, who adores Jack greatly, could have gone along with his plan to please him, but that is not the case. Instead, she expresses her worries and tries to stop him. But when this doesn't work, she attempts to rescue Santa to set things straight.
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Are Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie connected?

The theory says that first is Frankenweenie, following Victor's childhood years and his relationship with his dog, and then comes Corpse Bride, with an older Victor whose dog has died (for good this time), though he reunites with him now as a skeleton.
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What does Jack Skellington say to Sally?

Jack Skellington : [singing] My dearest friend, if you don't mind... I'd like to join you by your side. Where we can gaze into the stars... Jack Skellington , Sally : And sit together, now and forever.
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