The Good Dinosaur: TOMY Action Figures (Part One- Small)

TOMY Toys has had double Pixar duty this year; first with Inside Out back in the late Spring and now with The Good Dinosaur! That's right, after much anticipation, the Good Dino toys have officially hit shelves.

As I've mentioned before, with every Pixar film release, the action figures are always among the very first toys that I anticipate the most. With this line, I was even more excited than usual. Why? Because not only were new Pixar figures coming, but dinosaur figures! I've been looking forward to Pixar style dinosaur figures ever since a Pixar dinosaur film was announced years ago. As a kid, I loved dinosaurs (typical right?), but I never really had a definitive line of dino toys. As an adult, I've kept my eye out for any good ones for my future kids. Over the past couple years, I have seen a lot of cute, generic dinosaur toys, but decided to hold off buying any of those in anticipation that The Good Dinosaur toys would rock...and they do! They're exactly what I pictured.

Here's how this action figure collection is organized: as of right now, there are seven "small" figures ($9.99), nine "large" figures ($12.99) and four "extra large" figures ($19.99)- all of which are part of the same line and to scale with each other. Today's I'll be showing off the figures classified as "small", which are:

• Young Arlo 
• Baby Arlo, Libby & Buck 
• Spot & Giant Beetle 
• Spot & Lizard
• Teen Buck (full post HERE)
• Sam
• Vivian

Additionally, you'll notice that each "small" and "large" figure in the line comes with a collectible critter. This is one of the coolest and most clever things about this collection. I'll explain- In the film, a character named Forrest Woodbush (a wise and mysterious styracosaurus; more on him in part 2) dwells in the woods with many forest critters atop is horns (apparently he believes they protect him). SO, back to the toy line, you can collect all 16 of Forrest's critters and attach them to the horns of the figure (as seen on the back of the packaging below)! How fun right?

Ok, now that all the heavy details are out of the way, lets get to checkin' out these toys in more detail!

Young Arlo 

 Baby Arlo, Libby & Buck

 Spot & Giant Beetle 

Spot & Lizard

Teen Buck 
(added 3/4/17)

Now, here's something you may not know. The following two characters are actually dinosaurs made up by TOMY and won't actually appear in the film (same with two of the "large" figures). I chatted with one of the TOMY representatives at the D23 Expo and they said that, since kids love dinosaur toys in general, they decided to throw in some classic species in the the style of The Good Dinosaur (some even based on concept art) and name them. They're banking on this line to continue on for a while with a mixture of both canon and non-canon dinos.

Usually I don't go for "non-canon" characters when it comes to toys, but this actually works great for me. As I mentioned, I have been looking for some cute, general dinosaur toys for my future little ones! These will be perfect.

Sam 

 Vivian

Each figure has some nice, basic articulation and is between 2" and 5" in size. Though I haven't taken them out from the package, from what I can tell (and have read), these figures are sturdy and quality made.

If you're looking to add these to your collection, be sure to visit your local Target or Toys R Us stores! That's where I've seen them so far. If you'd rather just pick them up online, visit the direct links to Amazon below. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!

Be on the look out right here tomorrow as I reveal the next group of dinos in this collection (the "large" figures). Stay tuned!