Official replicas were produced years ago but are long out of production. Today, collectors typically find them through the following:

: In the Red Dwarf Smegazine comic strips, Mr. Flibble was given a deeper backstory: he was a living bird hatched on a "Psi-moon" and adopted by a woodcutter family. Forced to wear dresses and pigtails as a chick, his repressed rage eventually turned the peaceful fairy-tale moon into a nightmare.

: The actual puppet used on screen was originally a cheap placeholder found in a charity shop for rehearsals. The production team tried to replace it with a more sophisticated "monster" puppet, but everyone preferred the simple, "unsettling" look of the original penguin. Where to Buy a Mr. Flibble Puppet

In the TV series, Mr. Flibble is the manifestation of Rimmer's descent into madness after contracting a from Dr. Hildegard Lanstrom. The virus grants Rimmer psychic powers, including Hex Vision , which he channels through the puppet's eyes to terrorize the crew.