History Main / CoolToy

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* ''Film/AChristmasStory'': The Limited Edition Red Ryder BB Gun.

* ''Film/JingleAllTheWay'' revolves around a father trying to obtain one such toy (the Turbo Man action figure) one day before Christmas.
* In the second half of ''Film/SantaClausTheMovie'', the runaway elf Patch decides he will get back into Santa's good graces (after screwing up the previous Christmas with a mass-production system that turned out defective toys) by coming up with one of these and distributing it himself for free come the next Christmas Eve. With the backing of the CorruptCorporateExecutive B.Z. he creates a Cool Treat -- a lollipop that, thanks to [[AppliedPhlebotinum the secret ingredient of stardust]], allows the person who consumes it to temporarily fly. These become a worldwide sensation, so much so that Patch is a bigger name than Santa come Christmas Day. B.Z. then convinces Patch to come up with an even more powerful follow-up (candy canes this time) that B.Z. will charge the public for, even coming up with a new holiday concept, Christmas II, to promote it. Patch, who doesn't realize that B.Z. is evil, obliges -- and then it turns out that the candy canes are MadeOfExplodium, as stardust is volatile when exposed to heat...

[[folder:Live Action TV]]

->"'''Why would Andy want you?!' Look at you! You're a Buzz Lightyear! Any other toy would give up his moving parts just to ''be'' you! You've got wings, you glow in the dark! You talk! Your helmet does that... that... that "woosh" thing. You are a cool toy!''"
-->-- '''Woody''' giving '''[[AlwaysSomeoneBetter Buzz Lightyear]]''' [[RousingSpeech a much needed pep talk]], ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''

* The original ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' was largely driven by Woody's fears of being displaced by Buzz Lightyear as Andy's cool toy.

* [[{{Defictionalization}} Defictionalised]] Buzz Lightyears ended up being this the year after WesternAnimation/ToyStory was released.

* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': In the WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail "action figure", Strong Bad imagines cramming as many action figure features as possible into a hypothetical Strong Bad action figure. This includes a detachable head with a secret compartment, "double deuce action", glow-in-the-dark abs, and a dispenser fist that oozes "radioactive goo". This is in start contrast to his attempt at actually making one, a crude figure of himself made from a peanut with a painted-on face, limbs made from pipe cleaners, and googly eyes that just has "smells like peanut action".

* ''"The Marvelous Toy"'' by Tom Paxton, about an unidentified toy that pops when it stops, zings when it moves, and whirrs when it holds still. The narrator had such fond memories of it that he buys one for his own kids.

-->-- '''Woody''' giving '''[[AlwaysSomeoneBetter Buzz Lightyear]]''' [[RousingSpeech a much needed pep talk]], ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''

->"''Why would Andy want you? Look at you! You're a Buzz Lightyear! Any other toy would give up his moving parts just to ''be'' you! You've got wings, you glow in the dark! You talk! Your helmet does that...that...that "woosh" thing. You are a cool toy!''"

** One episode has a {{Transformers}} parody robot toy that Buster ends up shoplifting so that (he dreams) he will be cool.

* In the second half of ''Film/SantaClausTheMovie'', the runaway elf Patch decides he will get back into Santa's good graces (after screwing up the previous Christmas with a mass-production system that turned out defective toys) by coming up with one of these and distributing it himself for free come the next Christmas Eve. With the backing of the CorruptCorporateExecutive B.Z. he creates a Cool Treat -- a lollipop that, thanks to [[AppliedPhlebotinum the secret ingredient of stardust]], allows the person who consumes it to temporarily fly. These become a worldwide sensation, so much so that Patch is a bigger name than Santa come Christmas Day. B.Z. then convinces Patch to come up with an even more powerful followup (candy canes this time) that B.Z. will charge the public for, even coming up with a new holiday concept, Christmas II, to promote it. Patch, who doesn't realize that B.Z. is evil, obliges -- and then it turns out that the candy canes are MadeOfExplodium, as stardust is volatile when exposed to heat...

* The "Blue Karbunkle" in the ChristmasEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/SherlockHolmesInThe22ndCentury''. It's a hyper-advanced, very sarcastic animatronic doll, and Moriarty needs a particular one.

-->-- '''[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Woody]]''', giving '''[[AlwaysSomeoneBetter Buzz Lightyear]]''' [[RousingSpeech a much needed pep talk]].

->"''Why would Andy want you? Look at you! You're a Buzz Lightyear! Any other toy would give up [[HoldYourHippogriffs his moving parts]] just to ''be'' you! You've got wings, you glow in the dark! You talk! Your helmet does that...that...[[BuffySpeak that "woosh" thing]]. You are a cool toy!''"

* ''"The Marvelous Toy"'' by Tom Paxton.

* In ''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} The Advenyures of Superman]]'' #520, Superman is attempting to buy that year's cool toy for adults - a reissue of the classic ''Date With Debbi'' doll - as a Christmas present for Lois when he ends up having to battle a hundred C-list costumed villains. By the time he has finished, the stores have closed. However, the department store president rewards him for saving the store by giving him a doll from a shipment that arrived too late to go on the shelves.

* The titular character from ''{{Robotboy}}'' looks like one in safe mode.

* In the second half of ''Film/SantaClausTheMovie'', the runaway elf Patch decides he will get back into Santa's good graces (after screwing up the previous Christmas with a mass-production system that turned out defective toys) by coming up with one of these and distributing it himself for free come the next Christmas Eve. With the backing of the CorruptCorporateExecutive B.Z. he creates a Cool Treat -- a lollipop that, thanks to [[AppliedPhlebotinum the secret ingredient of stardust]], allows the person who consumes it to temporarily fly. These become a worldwide sensation, so much so that Patch is a bigger name than Santa come Christmas Day. B.Z. then convinces Patch to come up with an even more powerful followup (candy canes this time) that B.Z. will charge the public for, even coming up with a new holiday concept, Christmas II, to promote it. Patch, who doesn't realize that B.Z. is evil, obliges -- and then it turns out that the candy canes are MadeOfExplodium, as stardust is volatile at when exposed to heat...