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Snoopy
Snoopy was the least popular of the Worlds of wonder creations, and the hardest to fix and troubleshoot. He is large, heavy and uses
the same technology of the other WOW toys. He shared the same characteristics as Teddy, Grubby, Mickey, Goofy, Mother Goose and
Hector. A number of parts are interchangeable.
He has a port in the back of him for the usual connection cord but it does nothing since the Charlie Brown that was going to be
paired with him was still being developed when WOW went bankrupt and stopped production. There are an occasional prototypes of
Charlie Brown on the internet but I do not own one. I do have some pictures. I occasionally get inquiries about Charlie Brown and his
clothes. A far as I know, these pictures from the brochure (see below) were never actually released and I've never seen any.
Woodstock was made but he does not "connect" to Snoopy and he chirps when you squeeze him.
the same technology of the other WOW toys. He shared the same characteristics as Teddy, Grubby, Mickey, Goofy, Mother Goose and
Hector. A number of parts are interchangeable.
He has a port in the back of him for the usual connection cord but it does nothing since the Charlie Brown that was going to be
paired with him was still being developed when WOW went bankrupt and stopped production. There are an occasional prototypes of
Charlie Brown on the internet but I do not own one. I do have some pictures. I occasionally get inquiries about Charlie Brown and his
clothes. A far as I know, these pictures from the brochure (see below) were never actually released and I've never seen any.
Woodstock was made but he does not "connect" to Snoopy and he chirps when you squeeze him.
If you are used to how Teddy, Grubby, Mother Goose and Hector work, you will be a little
disappointed with Mickey, Goofy and Snoopy. They have the same motors as Teddy and Grubby.
You can see some performance problems with Grubby and the fact that his mouth is bigger and
heavier. The one saving feature with Grubby is the fact that they compensated some with
battery power so the servos actually get more power in Grubby than they do in Teddy due to
the fact that Teddy has his same power source divided so many ways. In Mickey and Snoopy,
the power that goes to the servo motors is the same as it is in Teddy except Mickey and
Snoopys nose and mouth are much bigger and heavier.
disappointed with Mickey, Goofy and Snoopy. They have the same motors as Teddy and Grubby.
You can see some performance problems with Grubby and the fact that his mouth is bigger and
heavier. The one saving feature with Grubby is the fact that they compensated some with
battery power so the servos actually get more power in Grubby than they do in Teddy due to
the fact that Teddy has his same power source divided so many ways. In Mickey and Snoopy,
the power that goes to the servo motors is the same as it is in Teddy except Mickey and
Snoopys nose and mouth are much bigger and heavier.
Snoopy had two big platform pieces added to his face that go inside the lower mouth and upper
mouth with alot of padding and stuffing around them. The stuffing and surrounding padding
restrict the movement of Snoopy's upper and lower mouth making his movements rather subtle.
It is somewhat a disappointment to Teddy and Grubby fans used to the active animation of the
other WOW toys. The eye servo motor also controls Snoopys ears through a rather crude gear
method. Snoopys ears move better than his eyes which are heavy balls that are not really seen
when he animates, because Snoopys eye slits are small due to the look he is suppose to have
based on the cartoon. As a result, he eyes were not designed to "blink" like the other WOW
characters. They are designed so that you see some flashes of life, the main movements being
Snoopys mouth and ears. You do not have to have a knowledge of physics to see the problems
with Snoopys design. (see pictures below)
mouth with alot of padding and stuffing around them. The stuffing and surrounding padding
restrict the movement of Snoopy's upper and lower mouth making his movements rather subtle.
It is somewhat a disappointment to Teddy and Grubby fans used to the active animation of the
other WOW toys. The eye servo motor also controls Snoopys ears through a rather crude gear
method. Snoopys ears move better than his eyes which are heavy balls that are not really seen
when he animates, because Snoopys eye slits are small due to the look he is suppose to have
based on the cartoon. As a result, he eyes were not designed to "blink" like the other WOW
characters. They are designed so that you see some flashes of life, the main movements being
Snoopys mouth and ears. You do not have to have a knowledge of physics to see the problems
with Snoopys design. (see pictures below)
The speaker is rather underpowered in Snoopy and with the very thick foam and fur, the volume is not as loud as you would find
in Teddy or Grubby. Teddy's foam had circles cut out to facilitate sound passing through the foam. For some reason, this was
not completely or consistently done in Snoopy and his tape player volume is noticeably lower. He uses the same tape player as
the third generation bear and the tape player and white casing is interchangeable with Mother Goose's tape player on most
versions of the toy. He has a more rigid neck that Teddy and it is secured better making the usual Teddy broken neck rare.
in Teddy or Grubby. Teddy's foam had circles cut out to facilitate sound passing through the foam. For some reason, this was
not completely or consistently done in Snoopy and his tape player volume is noticeably lower. He uses the same tape player as
the third generation bear and the tape player and white casing is interchangeable with Mother Goose's tape player on most
versions of the toy. He has a more rigid neck that Teddy and it is secured better making the usual Teddy broken neck rare.
