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* ''WesternAnimation/ChristmasInTattertown'': This was Debbie's Little Miss Muffet doll before a mysterious book sucked them into the realm of Tattertown, where discarded items gain the ability to move and speak. Muffet is overjoyed to have this happen to her, since before landing in Tattertown, she had been immobile but still sentient. She had spent her days being stuffed by Debbie into new outfits and being made to sit at tea parties, helpless to protest or run away. As Miles, the saxophone who narrates the story, explains...

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* ''WesternAnimation/ChristmasInTattertown'': This was Debbie's [[NurseryRhyme Little Miss Muffet Muffet]] doll before a mysterious book sucked them into the realm of Tattertown, where discarded items gain the ability to move and speak. Muffet is overjoyed to have this happen to her, since before landing in Tattertown, she had been immobile but still sentient. She had spent her days being stuffed by Debbie into new outfits and being made to sit at tea parties, helpless to protest or run away. As Miles, the saxophone who narrates the story, explains...
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* ''WesternAnimation/ChristmasInTattertown'': This was Debbie's Little Miss Muffet doll before a mysterious book sucked them into the realm of Tattertown, where discarded items gain the ability to move and speak. Muffet is overjoyed to have this happen to her, since before landing in Tattertown, she had been immobile but still sentient. She had spent her days being stuffed by Debbie into new outfits and being made to sit at tea parties, helpless to protest or run away. As Miles, the saxophone who narrates the story, explains...
-->'''Miles:''' She was always dressing her up, sometimes just for fun. But ''her'' fun, not Muffet's.
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** Also its AlternateContinuity spinoff series, ''The Secret Life of Toys''.

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** Also its AlternateContinuity spinoff series, ''The ''[[Series/TheSecretLifeOfToys The Secret Life of Toys''.Toys]]''.
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%%* The toys in Creator/EnidBlyton's ''Amelia Jane'' stories.

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%%* * The toys in Creator/EnidBlyton's ''Amelia Jane'' stories.



%%** Also its AlternateContinuity spinoff series, ''The Secret Life of Toys''.

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%%** ** Also its AlternateContinuity spinoff series, ''The Secret Life of Toys''.



%%* Possibly [[DemonicDummy Lil' Cal]] in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''.

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%%* * Possibly [[DemonicDummy Lil' Cal]] in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''.



%%* The toys in the Russell Hoban book ''Literature/TheMouseAndHisChild'' and the film based on it.

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%%* * The toys in the Russell Hoban book ''Literature/TheMouseAndHisChild'' and the film based on it.
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The toy is capable of moving on its own, [[TheMasquerade but can only do so while not being observed]]. There may be a danger of it losing the ability to move forever if they get caught.

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The toy is capable of moving on its own, [[TheMasquerade but can only do so while not being observed]]. [[AndIMustScream There may be a danger of it losing the ability to move forever if they get caught.
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A word of caution: if it's ''supposed'' to have a mind of its own via ArtificialIntelligence or AppliedPhlebotinum, it doesn't belong here. A RidiculouslyHumanRobot that can fit in your palm is still just a RidiculouslyHumanRobot, ''not'' a LivingToy.

Subtrope of SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism.

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A word of caution: if it's ''supposed'' to have a mind of its own via ArtificialIntelligence or AppliedPhlebotinum, it doesn't belong here. A RidiculouslyHumanRobot {{Ridiculously Human Robot|s}} that can fit in your palm is still just a RidiculouslyHumanRobot, {{Ridiculously Human Robot|s}}, ''not'' a LivingToy.

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{{Living Toy|s}}.

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of SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism.



The toy has no capacity for movement, mechanical and electrical parts notwithstanding. Its life is shaped entirely by the people that play with it. As it must be a LivingToy to fall into this category, this toy is at least capable of an internal monologue. It may also be able to communicate with other toys through some sort of ill-explained "psychic" connection.

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The toy has no capacity for movement, mechanical and electrical parts notwithstanding. Its life is shaped entirely by the people that play with it. As it must be a LivingToy {{Living Toy|s}} to fall into this category, this toy is at least capable of an internal monologue. It may also be able to communicate with other toys through some sort of ill-explained "psychic" connection.
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%%* In ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[spoiler:Five Characters in Search of an Exit]]".

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%%* In ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[spoiler:Five "[[spoiler:[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E14FiveCharactersInSearchOfAnExit Five Characters in Search of an Exit]]".Exit]]]]".



* Talky Tina from ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "Living Doll". She verbally threatens people, though no one sees her move on her own.

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* Talky Tina from ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "Living Doll"."[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E6LivingDoll Living Doll]]". She verbally threatens people, though no one sees her move on her own.
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%%* Pokota from ''Manga/HimechanNoRibon'', but he hides away from anybody who doesn't know the secret.

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%%* Pokota from ''Manga/HimechanNoRibon'', ''Manga/HimechansRibbon'', but he hides away from anybody who doesn't know the secret.
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* Puppet Angel during the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "Smile Time" (though, of course, he was previously an animate being): "I'm made of felt, and my nose comes off."

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* Puppet Angel during the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "Smile Time" "[[Recap/AngelS05E14SmileTime Smile Time]]" (though, of course, he was previously an animate being): "I'm made of felt, and my nose comes off."



* Literature/{{Pinocchio}}, the [[TropeNamer Level Namer]]. He's quite visibly a wooden puppet, but he runs around on his own without strings, talks, and doesn't hide his sentience in any way.

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* Literature/{{Pinocchio}}, the [[TropeNamer [[TropeNamers Level Namer]]. He's quite visibly a wooden puppet, but he runs around on his own without strings, talks, and doesn't hide his sentience in any way.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'', [[spoiler:the minifigures can intitially only move when controlled by the humans. Subverted though, as Emmett does learn to move to some extent in "reality"]].

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'', [[spoiler:the minifigures can intitially initially only move when controlled by the humans. Subverted though, as Emmett does learn to move to some extent in "reality"]].



%%* The dolls in most of Rumer Godden's childrens' books.

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%%* The dolls in most of Rumer Godden's childrens' children's books.



* A lot of the exhibits in ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'' are clearly statues and taxidermied animals, but speak and move in front of humans without a care (albeit only at night).

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* A lot of the exhibits in ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'' are clearly statues and taxidermied taxidermized animals, but speak and move in front of humans without a care (albeit only at night).



* The impetuous Emília and the knowledgeable Visconde de Sabugosa ("Viscount of Corncob" in Portuguese) from ''Literature/SitioDoPicapauAmarelo'' are, respectively, a ragdoll and a doll made out of a corncob who became alive and are some of the main characters of the franchise. They are treated as fellow residents by everyone at the farm and are quite talkative (''especially'' Emília), but Visconde is still the size of a corncob and always gets sent to dangerous adventures first (much to his lament) because, in case he gets badly hurt, [[GoodThingYouCanHeal he can be repaired back at the farm]]. This is downplayed in the TV adaptations, in which after getting life, they are portrayed by live-action actors and thus resemble more humans, apart from their costumization and make-up.

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* The impetuous Emília and the knowledgeable Visconde de Sabugosa ("Viscount of Corncob" in Portuguese) from ''Literature/SitioDoPicapauAmarelo'' are, respectively, a ragdoll and a doll made out of a corncob who became alive and are some of the main characters of the franchise. They are treated as fellow residents by everyone at the farm and are quite talkative (''especially'' Emília), but Visconde is still the size of a corncob and always gets sent to dangerous adventures first (much to his lament) because, in case he gets badly hurt, [[GoodThingYouCanHeal he can be repaired back at the farm]]. This is downplayed in the TV adaptations, in which after getting life, they are portrayed by live-action actors and thus resemble more humans, apart from their costumization costuming and make-up.
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* ''Webcomic/CirqueRoyale'' has the rag dolls of Yarn Kingdom. They were first created by giant Queen Purl and are able to move autonomously. They can live forever as long as their hearts aren't destroyed.
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%%* ''Literature/TheSteadfastTinSoldier'' in the original fairy tale.

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%%* * ''Literature/TheSteadfastTinSoldier'' in the original fairy tale.tale, is a toy soldier who is self-aware and experiences everything that happens to him as if he himself were directing it, even though every indication is that he cannot actually move.
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* The foolhardy Emília and the knowledgeable Visconde de Sabugosa ("Viscount of Corncob" in Portuguese) from ''Literature/SitioDoPicapauAmarelo'' are, respectively, a ragdoll and a doll made out of a corncob who became alive and are some of the main characters of the franchise. They are treated as fellow residents by everyone at the farm and are quite talkative (''especially'' Emília), but Visconde is still the size of a corncob and always gets sent to dangerous adventures first (much to his lament) because, in case he gets badly hurt, [[GoodThingYouCanHeal he can be repaired back at the farm]]. This is downplayed in the TV adaptations, in which after getting life, they are portrayed by live-action actors and thus resemble more humans, apart from their costumization and make-up.

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* The foolhardy impetuous Emília and the knowledgeable Visconde de Sabugosa ("Viscount of Corncob" in Portuguese) from ''Literature/SitioDoPicapauAmarelo'' are, respectively, a ragdoll and a doll made out of a corncob who became alive and are some of the main characters of the franchise. They are treated as fellow residents by everyone at the farm and are quite talkative (''especially'' Emília), but Visconde is still the size of a corncob and always gets sent to dangerous adventures first (much to his lament) because, in case he gets badly hurt, [[GoodThingYouCanHeal he can be repaired back at the farm]]. This is downplayed in the TV adaptations, in which after getting life, they are portrayed by live-action actors and thus resemble more humans, apart from their costumization and make-up.
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* The foolhardy Emília and the knowledgeable Visconde de Sabugosa ("Viscount of Corncob" in Portuguese) from ''Literature/SitioDoPicapauAmarelo'' are, respectively, a ragdoll and a doll made out of a corncob who became alive and are some of the main characters of the franchise. They are treated as fellow residents by everyone at the farm and are quite talkative (''especially'' Emília), but Visconde is still the size of a corncob and always gets sent to dangerous adventures first (much to his lament) because, in case he gets badly hurt, [[GoodThingYouCanHeal he can be repaired back at the farm]]. This is downplayed in the TV adaptations, in which after getting life, they are portrayed by live-action actors and thus resemble more humans, apart from their costumization and make-up.
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* The toys in the world of ''ComicBook/{{Dolltopia}}'' only ever move in the presence of humans. They can move freely around animals, though, as they have a cat who helps them out with their missions by giving them rides.

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* The toys in the world of ''ComicBook/{{Dolltopia}}'' only ever move in the presence are tired of humans.humans using them without consent. They can move freely around animals, though, as they have a cat who helps them out with their missions by giving them rides.
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The toy is capable of moving on its own, [[TheMasquerade but can only do so while not being observed]]. There may be a danger of it losing the ability to move forever if it is observed out of position from where it was last left.

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The toy is capable of moving on its own, [[TheMasquerade but can only do so while not being observed]]. There may be a danger of it losing the ability to move forever if it is observed out of position from where it was last left.
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* The family of dolls in children's book ''The Dollhouse Caper'' immediately revert to inanimate form if observed. This makes it difficult for them to warn their owners about the robbery plot they've accidentally overheard.
* This is the basis for the Doll Code in ''Literature/TheDollPeople''. If a human sees them move, or thinks they've seen them move, the doll is immediately put into Doll State, which renders them immobile for 24 hours.

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* The family of dolls in children's book ''The Dollhouse Caper'' immediately revert to became inanimate form if when observed. This makes it difficult for them to warn their owners about the robbery plot they've accidentally overheard.
* This is the basis for the Doll Code in ''Literature/TheDollPeople''. If a human sees them move, or thinks they've seen them move, the doll is immediately put into Doll State, which renders them becomes immobile for 24 hours.
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* Wiki/SCPFoundation has [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-137 SCP-137]], an entity that can possess toys and turn them into real, full sized versions of themselves. As you could expect from SCP Foundation, it's creepy. Imagine kid's beloved Teddy turning into real grizzly.

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* Wiki/SCPFoundation Website/SCPFoundation has [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-137 SCP-137]], an entity that can possess toys and turn them into real, full sized versions of themselves. As you could expect from SCP Foundation, it's creepy. Imagine kid's beloved Teddy turning into real grizzly.
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* The ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' has [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-387 a set of LEGO-brand bricks]] which, when something is built from them, immediately becomes animate and possesses signs of sentience. Just... make sure that the kids building things aren't aware of [[RunningGag [EXPUNGED]]]. Nobody wants to see that again.

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* The ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' ''Website/SCPFoundation'' has [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-387 a set of LEGO-brand bricks]] which, when something is built from them, immediately becomes animate and possesses signs of sentience. Just... make sure that the kids building things aren't aware of [[RunningGag [EXPUNGED]]]. Nobody wants to see that again.
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Removed incorrect information - the bears in the movie are at no point incapable of moving when observed


* The 1989 ''Teddy Bears' Picnic'' short film features teddy bears that are secretly alive and sneak out to attend a picnic. The two main bears willingly expose themselves to a little girl. Later, it goes to Schrodinger's Toy level, when the other teddy bears except the main two apparently revert to permanent frozen states after being found out. Fortunately, they soon become alive again and accept the girl.

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* The 1989 ''Teddy Bears' Picnic'' short film features teddy bears that are secretly alive and sneak out to attend a picnic. The two main bears willingly expose themselves to a little girl. Later, it goes girl in order to Schrodinger's Toy level, when help her, though this is against the rules and other teddy bears except the main two apparently revert have to permanent frozen states after being found out. Fortunately, they soon become alive again and accept the girl.be convinced to un-freeze for her.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', except for that one scene in Sid's yard, when they deliberately break their rules [[LaserGuidedKarma in order to teach the sadistic kid a lesson]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', except for that one scene in Sid's yard, when they deliberately break their rules [[LaserGuidedKarma in order to teach the sadistic kid a lesson]].
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* The doll narrator of "Hitty" (short for Mehitabel), who tells of her adventures with several owners, all of whom retain her shift with her nickname embroidered on it and her coral necklace.

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* The In ''Literature/HittyHerFirstHundredYears'', the doll narrator of "Hitty" (short for Mehitabel), who Mehitabel) tells of her adventures with several owners, all of whom retain her shift with her nickname embroidered on it and her coral necklace.

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