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This is the quintessential, classic, truly original Talking Buzz Lightyear Toy Story toy. It has Tim Allen’s voice saying “To Infinity and Beyond” etc., It has a laser light in its arm, the retractable helmet, pop-up wings, and the uniform that glows in the dark. It is a remarkable toy in any package. Also, it has pose-able joints.
We bought the Toy Story and Beyond Buzz in October 2006 at the Disney Store for our 4-year-old. I concur with “Average Joe’s” review, except for one thing: ours has wings. They don’t rotate into place like on the movie, but extend out horizontally. They seem a little flimsy but have held up so far. Other than that, the toy is very true to the movie character except there is no “mission log” door on his forearm, and the laser sound effect is a little different. The big red button on his chest does not deploy his wings (as in the movie), there is a small button on the back for that. Most frustrating aspect of this toy is that his joints are so floppy that he can’t stand on his own. My son loves the toy overall.
My son is a HUGE Buzz fan. We call his room a “Buzzroom” instead of a bedroom (there’s an “Infinity and Beyond” mural and stars and planets and LGMS). He loves Buzz. But yet, he doesn’t love this toy as much as I thought he would. I think because it is a bit bulky and cumbersome. He does like the voice sounds and the laser. He plays with it quite a bit. I do not like the limited motion in the arms and legs. The wings are hard to push/ latch back into place. It’s cool how this bulky toy can stand on it’s own. I miss the karate chop action as the movie describes. I’m glad I bought this Buzz action figure, but I feel they could have done more with it (like they designers held back to cut the costs).