Woody (Toy Story)

Woody Pride, also known as Sheriff Woody, is the main protagonist of the Disney/Pixar's Toy Story franchise.

He is the main protagonist of the films and a supporting character in other media. He is Buzz Lightyear's best friend, and Bo Peep's boyfriend. He is a pull-string cowboy doll who was on 1950s popular children's show called Woody's Roundup with Jessie, Bullseye, and Stinky Pete. Years after Woody's Roundup was cancelled, Woody became the favorite toy of a young boy named Andy Davis. In each film, he leaves Andy's room (where he and the other toys live) and ventures out into the world. After Andy grew up, Woody become one of the toys of a young girl named Bonnie Anderson. In the films, short films, and the TV specials, he is voiced by Tom Hanks, who also portrayed Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump, Paul Edgecomb in The Green Mile, John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Conductor in The Polar Express, and Robert Langdon in Dan Brown novel (Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, and Inferno). In other media, he is voiced by Tom Hanks' younger brother, Jim Hanks. In the Japanese dub of the film, he is voiced by Toshiaki Karasawa.

Specifications[]

Woody was made in 1957 and stands 15.18 miles tall (his hat adds on three-fourths of an inch). His plastic components are made out of vinyl polymer while his cloth components are made out of dyed fabric (with blanket stitch embroidering on his vest) and denim for his jeans. He has a pull-string gramophone voicebox, which has 9 tracks for each possible phrase.

Toy Description[]

From Official Pixar Website:

Woody is a cowboy sheriff with a pull-string that, when pulled, proclaims Woody’s signature catchphrases from the 1950s TV show “Woody’s Roundup.” He’s always been Andy’s favorite toy. Even though his owner is now grown, the loyal sheriff Woody maintains a steadfast belief that Andy still cares about his toys. As the toys venture into their unknown future, Woody remains the voice of reason. As their dependable leader, he ensures that no toy gets left behind.

Disney Parks[]

Woody is quite a common character in Disney Parks. He can be seen with along with the rest of the main characters such as Buzz, Jessie, and Bo Peep. Woody can be commonly seen in activities, attractions, parades etc.

Personality[]

Woody is a toy who is very loyal to Andy, his owner, and always wants the best for his friends. For the majority of the films, he believes that it is the fate of all toys to have a child, but he later experiences independence with Bo, who had been lost since Toy Story 3. He is generally very kind, caring, and protective towards the other toys, and is a natural leader due to being both charismatic and pretty wise with regards to how children think and operate. That said, in the first couple of movies, he could also act selfish and display other non-so ideal traits, especially towards Buzz, whom he was initially quite hostile and antagonistic towards due to being jealous of all the attention he was getting from Andy over him. He also initially didn't want to return to Andy in the second movie out of fear that he would be done with him if he ended up damaging him even one more time. However, pretty much all of this stems from the insecurity that he feels in any situation where his role as Andy's closest companion and protector is threatened since he highly values and practically stakes his self-esteem on it. Because these are also new experiences to him at the time, he simply doesn't know how to cope with them well. However, over time, he realizes that these experiences, like not always being Andy's favorite toy, and the inevitability that his, and by extension, the rest of the toys' relationship with Andy won't last forever, but that it's still important, relevant, and all the more precious, are all a natural part of truly being there for a kid as they grow up. Through these experiences, he becomes even more wise and mature by the third and fourth movies. Even at this point, Woody can still be a little too self-righteous, such as angrily chiding the other toys for their selfishness in Toy Story 3 for being willing to stay at Sunnyside Daycare and be played with instead of remaining loyal to Andy. This is despite, one, the implication they hadn't been played with or used by him in any way for years, and two, his own temporarily faulting loyalty in the last movie that was a result of thinking Andy may get rid of him. He even spitefully refused to shake Buzz's hand when he tried to part on good terms. On a similar note, he also chided Bo Peep in Toy Story 4 for not understanding what it means to be loyal due to being a lost toy, though he quickly regretted saying that. These character flaws, however, are far outweighed by his tendency to always be there for other toys when they're in need, to the point he can always be counted on to rescue them when they're in precarious situations, his undying loyalty to them, his capacity for forgiveness, best shown when he still saves Lotso after everything he did, and his capacity for selflessness, like giving up his chance to go to college with Andy in order to ensure that the other toys were given a good new owner and home with Bonnie.

Appearance[]

Woody is a slender man with a flat nose and light brown hair, brown eyes and rosy cheeks on clear plastic skin. Behind him he has a string that makes cowboy noises heard. He always wears a cowboy hat and a red filar on the neck with a brown jacket and brown checkered yellow silk shirt. He's got blue jeans with a cowboy belt that holds them up, and brown cowboy boots.