1978 Fisher-Price Animal Muppet w/ Box

The word rare is used way too often nowadays. Anyone who collects things like this knows how hard something like this is to find still in its original box. This is an original Animal Muppet made by Fisher-Price in 1978.
The box is in ok shape, but Animal himself could win a beauty pageant. He's easily removed from his box because the only thing holding him in is two twisty ties. There was never a plastic protective cover on the original box with these, which makes the fact that he's still in pristine condition all the more amazing, especially after all these years.