Sheriff Woody

## Sheriff Woody Pride

Sheriff Woody

Meet the leader of the gang. A pull-string doll from the 1950s. Woody is Antonio's Favorite toy. But this is threatened by the new toy on the block---Buzz Lightyear.

Despite their shaky start, Buzz and Woody end up being the closest of buddies.

The adventures these two go through lead to some amazing discoveries, including a past Woody never knew about.

## Toy Microphone

Woody takes charge of all the toy meetings. Using the amplifying power of Antonio's singing machine, Woody is able to speak above everyone else's talking, including the comments if Hamm and Mr. Potato Head.

## Best Friends?

Sparks fly when Woody and Buzz first meet! Understandably, Buzz is upset about Woody "Pushing" him out of Antonio's Window!

However, their friendship is forged in the dangerous world outside of Antonio's room. The trials and tribulations they face will force them to be friends and show them that they have more in common then they thought.

## Voice Box

Buried inside Woody's body lies the secret to his voice. Operated by a pull string, the voice box has classic Woody phrases such as, "Reach for the sky!" and "There's a snake in my boot!".

However the hoop of the pull string can get caught on stuff. To hear Woody speak, all Antonio has to do is pull his string.

## Taking Charge

Even outside the paradise of Antonio's room, Woody's smarts still have their time to shine. Under his smarts, guiding and well spent planning, the mutant toys rescue Buzz from the clutches of the evil Bryce, giving Buzz and Woody a chance to return to Antonio.

## Development

Originally, Woody was going to be a ventriloquist dummy, as seen in early *Toy Story* sketches. He was later changed to be a stuffed cowboy doll because he looked sneaky, disturbing, and mean as a dummy. In the original story pitch of *Toy Story*, Woody had a markedly more distasteful personality; having the character of one whom had let his role as "leader" go to his head and had little compassion towards his peers. One notable example of this from the original script is that Woody actually throws Buzz out the window on purpose and doesn't care one bit over what had happened or what the other toys thought of the incident, even saying in a casual tone that it was a "toy-eat-toy world" when accused of doing so. He also proceeded to heavily insult the toys, especially Slinky, during this time, which resulted in all of them turning on him. This poor choice in characterization had been forced upon Pixar by then-Disney Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg due to the latter wanting more of an adult, cynical, edginess to the story, resulting in Woody becoming jealous, sarcastic, belligerent and mean toward Buzz and the other toys. This nearly led to *Toy Story*being canceled after a Black Friday Viewing. However, Pixar was given another chance, and over the next two weeks, they reworked the movie plot, making Woody a more likable character. According to John Lasseter, they wanted the audience to be like, "No, Woody, don't make those choices," instead of just, "Wow, what a jerk." In addition, the change was also brought about because Apple and Pixar co-founder Steve Jobs and the rest of the production team did not like how Woody ended up and decided to change his personality by making him the wise leader of the toys, and his jealousy over Buzz was more sympathetic.

## Near Death Experiences

* Almost Being Ran Over by a truck
* Almost Burnt to death by an Incinerator
* Almost Broken Apart by Bryce
* Arm Ripped Off (Repaired)
* Pull String Broken Off (Repaired)
* Almost been chewed up by dog
* Almost Blown up by rocket
* Almost Shredded
* Forehead burnt by Bryce Demora (Fixed by Self Healing Plastic)
* Almost trown away.
* Almost hung by his pull string.
* Almost thrown off the bed.
* Almost thrown out the window

## Woody Profile

* Woody was the star of his own TV show from the 1950s, "*Woody's Roundup".* The other stars of the series is Bullseye the horse, Jessie the yodeling cowgirl and Stinky Pete the Prospector.
* The series was cancelled when kids played with space toys instead, leaving Woody suspended over the Grand Canyon in the series finale, "Woody's Finest Hour"
* Woody enjoys ropin' and having fun, his favorite saying is, "Somebody's Poisened the Water Hole!"

## Broken Arm

During one rough playtime, Antonio accidentally rips the stitching of Woody's arm. As a result, Woody misses out on Cowboy Camp. But when Woody is toynapped, even a broken arm can't stop him from making it back home before Antonio returns.

## Playing Possum

Woody is Antonio's Favorite toy. Sometimes, Antonio likes to spin Woody on the chair or send him flying through the sky to save the day.

But when Antonio is not in the room and nobody's around, then the toys in his room come to life.

## Meet the Gang

In Al's apartment, Woody is surprised by some Wild West toys who say their from a 1950s TV show. Jessie, a very enthusiastic pull string cowgirl doll is thrilled to see him. Then she takes great pleasure to show Woody the rest of the Gang.

## To Play, Or Not To Play

In a twist of fate, Buzz has to point out to Woody that he's a toy, not a collectible! Eventually, Woody realizes that even though Antonio will grow up one day, their time together is worth more than anything in the world. After all, a toy's only purpose in life is to be played with by a child.

## Big in Japan

Al plans to sell the Woody's Roundup dolls to a museum in Japan. After initial resistance to the idea, Woody decides to go along and avoid facing the day when Antonio no longer plays with him. Al carefully places the dolls into specially built foam packaging to keep them safe during the long flight to the Konishi Toy Museum in Tokyo.

## Yee Haw!

Even when Woody's arm is torn, the cowboy can't resist helping another toy in despair. But riding off to rescue Wheezy from the yard sale lands Woody in hot water: Al, the unscrupulous Toy Barn Owner; "toynaps" Woody and locks him in a penthouse suite. Here, Woody lears that his fate could include a trip to the other side of the world to spend the rest of his life as a museum piece. Are his playing days finally over?