# 52 : Toy Story - Sheriff Woody Talking Figure by Mattel

I'm back after a long holiday. Sadly, despite my extensive search for action figures in Brunei, it was not as productive as I had hoped. In fact it was down right embarrassing. I have nothing to show because all my toy expenses went to fixing my car.

Anyway, it's been almost 2 weeks since I got back here in Canberra and I'm still getting my act together. So I thought I'd start off the blog with something light. I know the Toy Story movie has been around for ages but Disney Pixar is re-releasing the movie in 3D at the cinemas in anticipation of TS3 this June, the store shelves are packed once more with TS merchandise(it has been there for the last 3-4 months I think). Lil' Princess Lobo is so into Pixar movies as of late and TS is her fav. So I thought it was fitting that her first action figure/doll to be this.

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Name: Toy Story - Sheriff Woody Talking Figure
Height: 14"
Toy Company: Mattel
Price: AUD 45 - 60

Packaging
The packaging is very TS theme-ish. A big window to display the figure with Andy's wallpaper design in the back. There is a hole in the back of the box for you to pull Woody's string to hear his signature sayings. For some reason I've always liked that cloudy wallpaper. It looks so innocent and calming.

Details/Sculpt/Accessories/Articulation
"Woody is the town Sheriff and Andy's favorite toy. All other toys look up to Woody until a certain Space Ranger lands in Andy's room." (forgot to put this in earlier -- ed). Whilst this figure is not really movie accurate(because the company claims the Sheriff Woody 'Toy Story Collection' is), it's good enough.

They can't really go wrong with the sculpt because I'm assuming they're using the 3D model used in the movie to create these toys. The head, hands and boots are made out of soft plastic. The shirt and pants are cloth and the only accessory it comes with is the hat which is made out of soft rubber.

But the first thing I checked about this figure was the name under the right boot. I'd feel really cheated if 'Andy' was not printed there. Also worth mentioning is the pull string. The string is not as long as the one in the movie. The reason behind this is that this figure is electronic and the 'pull string' at the back is realistic purposes only. There are 7 sayings which are: "Draw", "This town ain't big enough for the two of us", "There's a snake in my boot!", "You're my favourtie Deputy", "Somebody's poisoned the waterhole", "Yeehaw, Giddyup partner!" and "Reach for the sky". Personally, I'd prefer this figure to have more sayings.

Articulation wise is a definite no-no. This figure does not stand on its own and the arms and legs just flails around when you carry it. Maybe that's the real appeal of the toy? Honestly, my daughter just loves to carry it around.

Overall
This is a very nice toy to get for yourself or you kids. I would suggest you get this if its for your kid. If you're the toy collector/enthusiast, like I said earlier, there is the 'Toy Story Collection' version which will cost another $20 - $30 more. That figure is slightly taller than this, has more sayings(a LOT more) and comes with an authentication certificate. In other words, things that a kid could care less especially the certificate. I've also bought a Buzz Lightyear to accompany Woody. I'll do the review for that next. Till then, keep collecting guys!

Score: ****1/2 out of *****