Very cute, fun, and well made Woody doll with an easy-on-and-off cap so simple to play with that even my two year old toddler can do it! However the other reviewers are correct that he sounds absolutely nothing like Tom Hanks, and that is a huge disappointment. I will say that the body is sturdy and sewn super secure - it doesn't feel like this Woody doll's arm is at risk for ripping at all! His firm body parts like boots and head are very thick, solid, and not hollow or smushable. He really does feel like the real Woody *looks* like he would feel - and if you plop him down or toss him onto the sofa, he falls in a way that mimics the way the movie-Woody doll ends up posed when he drops to the floor, too. I'm impressed with those small touches. The voice, though. It's a whole issue to unpack, enough to make a big dent in my review. Why? The voice is so close to Tom Hanks, yet so NOT Tom Hanks, that it's genuinely irritating to hear. And adding insult to injury, the phrases are either completely off from the way it's said in the movie, or literally just straight up not movie phrases at all. I do not understand this!! Disney has a character that has FOUR FULL MOVIES of dialogue and chose to -use a different voice -record different phrases -not include many of his key movie phrases -not include many of his character doll's phrases Disney, please accept this piece of constructive criticism: one of the things people want more than anything is continuity. Characters need to be able to both grow and remain the same. That means we love to see Woody's life as his bonds change with Buzz and Andy, Bonnie and Bo Peep, but you probably shouldn't decide to have him return in an animated series voiced by the-closest-thing-to-Tom-Hanks. That's weird. And we've seen time and time again that consumers don't like it. Immediately, there's a break in the chain of familiarity we've developed with this character. Simply maintaining the animation style and (voice) actors as the two biggest anchors allows you to let the character's story ebb and flow with a lot more acceptance. Back to the doll - I did want to also note that the pull string barely moves, so there's no satisfying pull and rewind to the string. I guess kids today know literally nothing of that so there's no reason to add it as a feature, but for the older kid in me it was a little disappointing. However, it would have been no big deal had the voice been right at all. Finally, a note on cleaning and durability: in a bizarre twist, I actually apparently purchased this Woody doll the day it was released on Amazon (I thought it was odd that a Disney toy had no reviews, lol), but I did order another one through the Vine program as you can see. The reason for that is because the doll is very difficult to clean, being both cloth and electronic - and there have been multiple attempts by my kids to bring Woody into the tub, puddles, rain, and other circumstances where Woody appeared to have been fine in the movie - so I anticipate a time in the near future when he might not work very well anymore. You can wipe the body with a damp cloth and I even sprayed him down with a little bleach spray once, but it's hard to get stains out of his outfit unfortunately. Scotch guard could be a good idea here. Additionally, while the removable vinyl hat is amazing, it spends 97% of its time lost, so I do hope Disney will consider offering a replacement hat that's easy to order as well. Overall we are a hugely enthusiastic Disney family that loves the characters, but I wish the authenticity of the character's voice and pull string had been maintained more thoroughly. We have plenty of other Disney toys that are voiced by their character actors, so it does seem odd that Woody didn't get the same treatment. While Woody is a well-made and cute toy, the voice is just so irritating that I tend to find myself hiding him occasionally just to get a break from the "Aaaawwwwwwwwwwww iiiidontthiiiinksoooooo." He sounds more like Mike LaFontaine from A Mighty Wind than Woody in Toy Story, unfortunatley.
