<P> Big Mouth Billy Bass is an animatronic singing prop , representing a largemouth bass , invented on December 16 , 1998 , sold on January 1 , 1999 , and popular in the early 2000s . The fish is made of latex rubber with a plastic mechanical skeleton inside of it ; at first glance , it appears to be a mounted game fish . The product was conceived by Gemmy Industries product development vice president Joe Pellettieri following a visit to a Bass Pro Shop . The device turns its head towards a person , facing them , and then wiggles its tail on its trophy plaque and sings kitschy cover songs , such as `` Do n't Worry , Be Happy '' by Bobby McFerrin and `` Take Me To The River '' by Al Green , who said he received more royalties from it than from any other recording of the song . The singing mechanism was originally activated by a motion sensor and intended to startle a passerby . Eventually , a button was added to activate it . In addition , many variants of Big Mouth Billy Bass were also produced by Gemmy using different types of game fish and other aquatic animals , with some of them being Travis the Rainbow Trout , Cool Catfish , and Rocky Lobster . The concept was even later adapted into a large mounted deer head , known as Buck the Animated Trophy , which is voiced by actor Clint Ford , and a medium - sized mounted bear head . </P>
<P> Big Mouth Billy Bass is an animatronic singing prop , representing a largemouth bass , invented on December 16 , 1998 , sold on January 1 , 1999 , and popular in the early 2000s . The fish is made of latex rubber with a plastic mechanical skeleton inside of it ; at first glance , it appears to be a mounted game fish . The product was conceived by Gemmy Industries product development vice president Joe Pellettieri following a visit to a Bass Pro Shop . The device turns its head towards a person , facing them , and then wiggles its tail on its trophy plaque and sings kitschy cover songs , such as `` Do n't Worry , Be Happy '' by Bobby McFerrin and `` Take Me To The River '' by Al Green , who said he received more royalties from it than from any other recording of the song . The singing mechanism was originally activated by a motion sensor and intended to startle a passerby . Eventually , a button was added to activate it . In addition , many variants of Big Mouth Billy Bass were also produced by Gemmy using different types of game fish and other aquatic animals , with some of them being Travis the Rainbow Trout , Cool Catfish , and Rocky Lobster . The concept was even later adapted into a large mounted deer head , known as Buck the Animated Trophy , which is voiced by actor Clint Ford , and a medium - sized mounted bear head . </P>
fish that sings take me to the river
fish that sings take me to the river
Big Mouth Billy Bass
Big Mouth Billy Bass