Create a stroke around a group of objects

Hi,
I have created an animation character in Illustrator and I would like the outline stroke of the whole character to be a thicker stroke.
The character is set now as a group, but I cannot seem to stroke the group. What happens is that each piece in the group get the stroke.
It is possible to stroke the outline of a group of objects?
Cheers

In the Appearance Panel. Add a new Stroke.. drag it below the <Contents> item.

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