- Woody's Roundup
"Woody's Roundup" is a fictitious
show-within-a-show in the Disney/Pixar film "Toy Story 2 ".In the film, the show ran from 1949-1957 and gained a great deal of popularity, especially for its lead character,
Sheriff Woody . The show was a western adventure series that utilizedpuppetry in a way not unlike the real-world shows "The Howdy Doody Show " and similar in vein toGerry Anderson 's marionette western, "Four Feather Falls ". The show followed a serialized format, including the use of cliffhangers. The show was cancelled after the launch ofSputnik made westerns unpopular with kids. The final episode ended on a cliffhanger at theGrand Canyon that was never resolved.The main cast of the show consisted of:
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Sheriff Woody
*Jessie, the yodeling cowgirl
*Stinky Pete the Prospector
*Bullseye, Woody'shorse
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