Thinkway Toys is a Canadian-based toy company founded in 1984, notable for creating the first talking Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear toys, along with the Toy Story Signature Collection. Thinkway was originally granted the worldwide master toy license for Toy Story from 1995 to 2003.

rag doll cowboy toy He is a rag doll cowboy toy with a pull-string mechanism similar to Mattel's or Matchbox's vintage talking toys, in which one would pull the toy's string (a phonograph-like mechanism) to hear it talk. He is voiced by Tom Hanks in the films but usually voiced by Jim Hanks on merchandise.

His catchphrases are: Reach for the Sky; There's a snake in my boot; You're my favorite deputy; Someone's poisoned the water hole; Yee-Haw! Giddyup partner, we gotta get this wagon train a-movin; I'd like to join your posse boys, but first im going to sing a little song.

Woody seems to date from the 1950s. In the show Woody's Roundup he's a marionette-a puppet with strings. Those Woody's would have been wood. But a Woody doll would have been vinyl like a baby doll.

It began in 1995 with the release of animated feature film of the same name, which focuses on a diverse group of toys that feature a classic cowboy doll named Sheriff Woody and a modern spaceman action figure named Buzz Lightyear. Main series: Toy Story (1995) Toy Story 2 (1999)

Origins. As an English surname, Toy originated in two or three different ways. First, it was a nickname, either from Middle English toy "trifling thing; play, sport", or from Middle French toie "sheath". Second, it was a relational name, from the given name Toye (whose origin is not clear).

Straight from the wild west and Toy Story 4, comes Sheriff Woody as an interactive talking action figure.

Edison's Phonograph Doll is a children's toy doll developed by the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Company (founded by William W. Jacques and Lowell Briggs in 1887) and introduced in 1890.

The toys were a colossal flop, but not because of the distorted, eerie renditions of “Little Jack Horner,” “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” that they produced.

By 1890, the project had reverted back to wax cylinders, and a talking doll - alias dollphone or phonodoll[22] - was finally put on the market that April through the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Company founded by Jacques and his associate Lowell Briggs.

Woody Pride Woody's actual full name is "Woody Pride", and has been since the earliest days of developing the original Toy Story.

He's brave, like a cowboy should be. And kind, and smart. But the thing that makes Woody special, is he'll never give up on you… ever.

Taking place in a world where toys come to life when humans are not present, the plot of Toy Story focuses on the relationship between an old-fashioned pull-string cowboy doll named Woody and a modern space cadet action figure, Buzz Lightyear, as Woody develops jealousy towards Buzz when he becomes their owner Andy's ...

Woody (Tom Hanks), a good-hearted cowboy doll who belongs to a young boy named Andy (John Morris), sees his position as Andy's favorite toy jeopardized when his parents buy him a Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) action figure. Even worse, the arrogant Buzz thinks he's a real spaceman on a mission to return to his home planet. When Andy's family moves to a new house, Woody and Buzz must escape the clutches of maladjusted neighbor Sid Phillips (Erik von Detten) and reunite with their boy.Toy Story / Film synopsis

The earliest toys were made from natural materials, such as rocks, sticks, and clay. Thousands of years ago, Egyptian children played with dolls that had wigs and movable limbs, which were made from stone, pottery, and wood.

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Kültepe Kaniş-Karum have discovered a 4,000 year old ceramic rattle, which they believe to be the oldest children's toy yet discovered.