Sheriff Woody
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Sheriff Woody Pride is one of the main protagonists in Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3 (the other being Buzz Lightyear). He is voiced by Tom Hanks in the movies and by Jim Hanks (Tom’s younger brother) in most other media.
Characteristics
Woody is an old-fashioned pull-string cowboy doll. The voice-box that is activated by the pull-string says many simple phrases such as “Reach for the sky!” , “You’re my favorite deputy!” and “There’s a snake in my boot!” As mentioned in Toy Story 2, his construction includes an “original hand-painted face, natural dyed-blanket stitched vest, and hand-stitched poly-vinyl hat.” Woody wears an empty gun holster at his belt. He is Andy’s favorite toy since kindergarten, with a special spot on the bed, and is the leader of the toys in Andy’s room. In Toy Story 2 it is revealed that he is based on the main character from a popular 1950s TV Show, Woody’s Roundup. When Al is bargaining with Andy’s mom in an attempt to take Woody, Andy’s mom declines Al’s bargain, stating that Woody is “an old family toy.” Stinky Pete also directly refers to him as a hand-me-down toy later in the movie, and when Woody finds a record player in Al’s apartment room, he states “I haven’t seen one of these in ages!”, again supporting that he has been around longer than Andy. (In fact, when introducing the 2009 set of Toy Story collectibles, John Lasseter said “We always imagined he was a hand-me-down to Andy from his father.”) He is voiced by Tom Hanks in the films and by his brother Jim Hanks on other occasions.
Although he has been deemed the boss in Andy’s room, Woody is somewhat of a flawed character as seen in all three movies, as he has random bouts of jealousy, anger, frustration, and feelings of inadequacy regarding his role many times. He even is seen harming (almost destroying) Buzz in their first encounter to stay in Andy’s good graces. These emotions often arise out of his frustration of being an immortal toy adjusting to his human owner aging.
It was revealed in August 2009 by Lee Unkrich that Woody’s official last name was “Pride”.[6] Unkrich stated in his Twitter blog that “Woody’s actual full name is ‘Woody Pride’ and has been since the earliest days of developing the original Toy Story.”[7]
[edit] Pullstring Quotes
The following is a list of the 7 quotes uttered when Woody’s pullstring is pulled.
* “You’re my favorite deputy.”
* “Reach for the sky.”
* “There’s a snake in my boot.”
* “Somebody’s poisoned the waterhole!”
* “This town ain’t big enough for the two of us.”
* “Yee-ha! Giddy up, partner! We’ve got to get this wagon train a-movin.”
* “I’d like to join your posse boys, but first I’m going to sing a little song.”
Other Appearances
Woody also made a cameo in the movie A Bug’s Life as a crew member in one of the outtakes. He appeared in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins, where he only appeared at the beginning and was voiced by Jim Hanks. He appeared in the intro show of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as a cameo.
