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Even the little ones like it
My daughter will be 1 in 3 weeks, we got her Jojo for her bday, and of course let her play with her, she will not put her down...just thought I'd let you all know, in case you have little ones that may like this doll...the package does state 'all ages' and when they hug Jo JO she is senistive enough that she talks... :-D

Cute, durable toy for your JoJo fan!
We got this for our 2 year old daughters Easter basket (along with the free Goliath plush)It was a great choice!JoJo says many phrases and encourages children to touch their toes and jump up high, along with other activities.My daughter runs to get her everytime JoJos circus comes on, a really cute toy for any JoJo fan!!

GREAT TOY
This is a great toy for any JOJO Lover. My grand daughter is 2 and she loves JOJO. She is hard to find in stores and I recommend, if possible, that anyone buy this toy from here if your child is a JOJO CIRCUS Lover. Cuz if you look in stores you may run into a problem of they do not carry any JoJo Products.

It really is a great toy and my grand daughter just adores it.

A Must have for any child who loves JoJo!
I have a 2 1/2 year old who just adores Jo Jo.So when I seen this doll at the store I was very excited. When my daughter made eye contact with her, it was love at first sight.This doll is just as cute as can be. And the two of the have spent very little time apart.It is a must have for any child who loves JoJo's Circus!

Wonderful toy!
My 2.5 year old daughter loves JoJo's circus, and since getting this doll, she brings it everywhere. It seems pretty durable, and it is just as cute in person as the online pictures reflect. I would definitely recommend this toy as a good purchase for the child in your life! ... Read more

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GRAPPLE
GRAPPLE IS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE ALREADY GREAT GENERATION ONE HASBRO REISSUE LINE. BASICALLY JUST INFERNO REPAINTED BUT THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES HERE TOO. INFERNO WAS A FIRE TRUCK AND THIS GUY IS A CRANE TRUCK. HAS A HOOK INSTEAD OF A LADDER. SAME FISTS MISSLES AND GUN AS INFERNO ALSO. A+ ADDITION KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK HASBRO.

TRANSFORMER GRAPPLE
GRAPPLE IS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE ALREADY GREAT TRANSFORMER GENERATION 1 REISSUE LINE FROM TOYS R US. GRAPPLE IS BASICALLY JUST A INFERNO REPAINT WITH A FEW MINOR TWEAKS HERE AND THERE. ONLY THING BAD ABOUT THIS TOY IS HIS GRAPPLE HOOK THAT WON'T STAY IN IT KEEPS SLIDING DOWN. GREAT FIGURE TO GET TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. HASBRO GIVE US SUNSTREAKER, SOUNDWAVE AND HIS CASSETES, STUNTICONS, CONSTRUCTICONS, DINOBOTS, BLASTER AND HIS CASSETES,BUMBLEBEE,MIRAGE,IRONHIDE,RATCHET,WHEELJACK,SKY LYNX, SPRINGER,FORTRESSMAXIMUS,METROPLEX,GALVATRON,CYCLONUS,SCOURGE, OMEGA SUPREME,TECHNOBOTS,PROTECTOBOTS AND TRAILBREAKER PLEASE. ALL OF US FANS NEED IT. OTHER THAN THAT GREAT JOB HASBRO.

Grapple
I think that Grapple is great! I think that he is pretty durable because he once rolled down the stairs, and I found him in a jumble but there was not a scratch on him.

Grapple is great for displaying and also pretty good for playing with.

Look familiar?
Does Grapple look familiar? He should- he shares most of his parts (including the head) with G1 Inferno; therefore much of my review for Inferno also applies here. This isn't neccesarily a good thing. That means mostly plastic construction and flaky chrome. Grapple has an additional demerit in the fact that he replaces Inferno's tight, telescoping ladder with a crane that loosely moves in and out- meaning it just kind of hangs down in robot mode and does not keep its place in vehicle mode. Again, I'll have to say not to buy this or any other G1 reissue for anyone who isn't a collector due to fragility issues.

Cool for collector but a redundent model.
I finally got a character that is an architect. Who would know that 18 years after I saw Grapple on the cartoon series that I would be an architect too. I have the same feelings about building as being an artwork, like Grapple. I am glad that Hasbro is releasing the classic G1 transformers, but they should try and release more interesting characters, different design then the similar one.

Oh man, the Autobots for the 6th commemorative series are all clone and redundant model of other characters. What is the different between Grapple and Inferno, beside one is a construction crane and the other is a fire truck, not much. One is red and the other is yellow. One has a crane and the other has a latter. They are really milking us and they know who the target market is.

But, if you don't have Inferno, Grapple is also well designed, looks pleasing, and a great Autobot. He is maded mostly of plastic. He is very easy to transform and is one of the taller Autobot (5.5"to 6" in robot mode). His crane is functional and he can actually stand up.

I recommend getting the earlier Commemorative Series model over Grapple. Grapple is a lot better then Rodimus Prime, I got the Taraka's Rodimus Prime and that is an awful design/toy.

I live in S. California and I can get the Takara's Decepticon (Soundwave, Astrotrain), but it is even steeper. ... Read more

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Even More Options
Very durable. Just enough tracks to expand out exisiting train set. If I had it to do over, I would look for a set that had some type of track that would split into two tracks ... ... Read more

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Jedi or not to Jedi
k, lucus arts(which makes all the star wars titles) must have hired a bunch of monkeys that sit in a little old room and have nothing to do with anything star wars is about.
List of Problems
1> The programmers bindded(the game code) too lose in some parts of the game(it takes a sec or three to re-live again) and bindded to tight in some parts( like you get hit four times when a boss hits you once)
2> When yu unlock Darth Maul as a playable charater, none of the movies are in sound(check out the first couple of feet in tattonie) and when you beat the swamps of nabboo(after coursant) the opening movie plays not as darth maul, but of obi-wan instead.

3> Mace Windu- no moves period( well tha work agaist darth maul anyways)
4>Plo koon-alernate charater black man with a blaster(big damn deal with no force powers at all)
5> no harder missions when you play two player( you play the same amount of baddies as you do during first player mode)
Though in the end, the game is kool the first couple of times when you play differnt charaters, thats about it.

Worse then the Movie
Man, can't the gamemakers at LucasArts ever make a decent game? After the fiasco with the first two games from the Phantom Menace, you would think George Lucas would have fired everyone and hired people who knew how to make good games. Judging by Jedi Power Battles, George Lucas is going for 0 and 3.

Let's start with the good things about the game. First, you can be a Jedi - that's damn cool. Second, you can destroy alot of stuff with a lightsaber, and you have several months. Instead of just swinging it like a blinded yalasmir, you have a variety of real sword moves. Each character (5 available) has unique fighting combos, sorta like Street Fighter. Also you can play 2 players simultaneously.

Now let's go to the bad. First, it's hard. Even at the easy setting, you'll easily die with minutes. Why? Because of the shoddy controls! Apparently Jedis cannot stop and turn around. When you're are running, and a droid comes out of nowhere from behind you, if you move the joystick to the other direction, your character will actually run in a giant circle. It's like he's a car with a 40 ft turning radius! And the worst part is by the time your charcter does a 180, the droids, who've been chasing you the whole time, are now behind you!

You can lock on your enemy by holding down the R1 button, but this feature is useless if you're taking on 3 or more enemies at one time. While you're fighting one enemy, the others will continually shoot you in the back. Then while you're fighting enemy #2, the rest will, yep, you guess it, shoot you in the back.

Then whenever your Jedi does a sword combo, the animation takes so long that droids can run up behind you and shoot you (again, in the back) while you're still doing some lame parry-stab-parry-jump combo.

And whenever you die, instead of restarting where you left off, you restart several screens back, and the same enemies are there also! In the very first level, you'll have to kill several droids, do some jumping (if you miss you die), and then fight a giant robot that continually rams you. If that robot kills you, you continue way back in the beginning, before the jumping, and restart the same droid that had just killed 30 seconds ago! And to make it worse, you only have 5 lives in the entire game, regardless if you're playing by yourself or with a friend. 5 lives for 2 players in a game where enemies constantly shoot you in the back and unnecessary jumping tests is simply not enough,

This is the sort of game you expect from a fledging new company that 1) doesn't have the resources to make a high quality game, or 2) know any better. LucasArts, however, has the money, expertise, resource, etc. to make great games. My Jedi powers tell me that Jedi Power Battles was rushed in development and testing so it could be released in early April, which coincidently enough, is the release date of Star Wars Phantom Menace on VHS.

Jedi Power Battles is cool!!! Danny(England)
Jedi Power Battles is the best star wars game I,ve played on Ps1 and beats the inferior Phantom Menace!!

Like most games it takes a bit of time to get used to the controls and can be frustrating when first playing it. But once you master the jumps and moves it becomes very enjoyable!!

The levels are very inventive and well thought out. After each level you get special combo moves, but it is optional wether you want to use them. The handling of the characters is good and the range of moves is also good. The people who are critizing it probably have not learnt to play it!!!

The graphics look a bit dated compared to the newer stuff,but it is a must for a starwars fan!!
The only critisim is the Plo Kloon character is too slow and is impossible to beat DarthMaul on level 10!! I have been playing this game on and off for a year and would recommend it!!!!!!!

An Oldie but a Goodie
This is one of the best games out there for the original Play Station. Obviously the graphics are lame compared to what is on the market now, but there is a lot of really fun levels here and challenging game play. I'd recommend it to any Star Wars fan. After all, who doesn't want to be a Jedi?

1 of the best Starwars game on PS1
In this you run forward and use your lightsaber to kill any bad guys that are in your way. A big problem is the checkpoints are far spread from each other. On level 2 it's a joke, you're there for 20-30 mins and get before the catapiller boss and you die and have use another 30 mins of your life. The new moves you get after complete each level are complicated to do, you have to push like 9 buttons to do a new move so I used to use the same basic moves and fluke the new moves, but I got this when I was younger so I'm alot more exsperienced at games now so this might not be as hard if I get back to it.

This did keep me hooked for a few months and it feels good to kill those enemies. You get to drive a tank was well. ... Read more

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not quite what is pictured
Death and his Dog are great, but the one I recieved has a skull head instead of a mask. other than that its Great. ... Read more

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Lovely!
She is lovely. I think she is one of the prettiest dolls Mattel has created for the price range. My little niece adores hers, and this is the first doll that hasn't had her shoes removed immediately and her hair is still nice, even after three weeks. That is a long time for a four year old.

I'm sure once the newness wears off, my niece will begin playing with her. At this price I can get her another one to save since she likes her so much.

who would call this toy rose pinkette?
this is a collectors item, and should not be posessed by 12 year old children unless they are responsible... like me

a cultural, lovely doll.
this doll was a wonderful thing, for me to see in a store. it really teaches kids about other cultures, and other places in the world. it really made me think of england, and other beautiful places in the universe. i do not have this lovely doll, but i named her rose pinkette. i think its a lovely name for a lovely doll.

I love cultural dolls...
I just love dolls like this one so much to Learn about their countries, Is just too good to be truth, but wait a minute is TRUE is the best doll I ever bought for myself (and Im 20 years old) If you have the opportunity just buy it...

Lovely English princess!
Princess of England is a very pretty interpretation of a historical era. Her pink gown resembles like a famous portrait of Elizabeth 1 before she was queen. Her crown has a silhouette like the gable hood of Henry VIII's reign, a nice touch. The wide, square neckline, very full over-sleeves and full skirt represent the general style of the Tudor era nicely. On the back of the box, the doll pictured has full golden undersleeves which are fastened with tight cuffs at the wrist. Technically, this would be more historically correct than the tight, pointed undersleeves on the actual doll, but this is a rather small detail. Honestly I thought the her skirt looks and feels slightly cheap, but a proper brocade would be too expensive for a doll that retails at about $20! It is not a major flaw in my mind. She comes with dark rose colored high-heeled half-boots (same style as Princess of Denmark), not historically accurate but cute and a nice accessory to this costume. Besides, Mattell has only so many shoe molds and these shoes are a welcome change from the flats that don't stay on the doll's feet anyway!

Her face is lovely, with light golden brown eyes, rather natural looking brown eyeshadows, and muted dark pink lips that suit the costume. Her hair color is actually slightly paler than it looks in many photos of the doll, and is very soft and silky.

Her costume is not meant to be removed. The doll's dress is sewn on, and her crown is sewn to her head. This is not an easy doll for redressing, that's why I gave it 4 stars for playability. Also, you might like to know that arms are permanently bent, they are not jointed at the elbow (but this shows off the sleves better than straight arms anyway).

Overall, a very good doll. For a $20, it is surprisingly accurate and her lovely, stately appearance makes her a good value and a must-have for collectors of this line! ... Read more

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Optimus and Omega
Believe it or not, people who may give this a low rating in the catgories above, Optimus can powerlinx with the upcoming Omega Supreme. 2 reasons why this statement is true.

1. They both carry the Black Powerlinx symbol meaning that they can link up in some form or fashion.

2. Transformers.com via Hasbro.com also has this information to back this claim up. Just click on browse products link when you reach the site and just click on the ENERGON link when you see it

i love it!!(...)
this is the best! buy it. I will garentee that you will love it!(...)

I thought I wouldn't like it.......but I do!
I was part of the Fatimus Prime club until I took a chance and picked up Energon Optimus Prime. This is the most fun Optimus I've ever played with. He's a great homage to Generation One Prime (who himself looked like a box with arms and legs.) This guy's not too much different. Plus his four vehicle drones can attach to him making him the right size to take on Megatron. Collectors probably wouldn't want him (then again I'm a 25 year old fan of G1) but your kids will praise the ground you walk on if you hand them this cool bot. Plus he's the Autobot leader. The hero. A role model for your kids who fights for peace and justice to protect the people of Earth from the evil Decepticons. Your Energon collection won't be complete without Optimus Prime. Or Megatron, pick him up too.

Worst Prime ever
This is a ideal Transformer if you like to play with dirt and eat paste. Hasbro got this grate idea to rip off Power Ragers and made this hunk of plastic. Hasbro should steal some ideas from the G1 toys. If they need a gimic why not rerelease the Headmasters they were cool even cooler than Power Rangers.

Energon Optimus Prime
9 words, this is the best toy in the whole WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!! When I got this toy I was kind of disappointed when I got it at first because it had a MOUTH!!!!!!!!!! I mean come on Hasbro! But a few months later I looked at some news and it said Hasbro will be remaking Energon Optimus Prime so that he has a MOUTH PLATE!!!!!!!!!! So that day I went to Toys R Us and bought a Energon Optimus Prime and he had a MOUTH PLATE!!!!!!!!!! And I LOVE it!!!!! This is the BEST PRIME yet!!!!!!!!!! ... Read more

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Barbie? SO UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS THE MOST UGLIEST FACE I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!!! STOP MAKING THIS UGLY DOLL!!! I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK SHE WAS SO UGLY!!!! AHHHH!!!! NEVER EVER EVER EVER BUY THIS DOLL. THE SONG IS SO INAPPROPITE FOR LITTLE GIRLS!!! BRITTNEY SPEARS IS A BAD ROLE MODEL PERIOD!!! AND HER BEING STUCK IN THAT BENT SHAPE!!!! SO FREAKY!!! HER HAIR IS PUT IN AN UGLY STYLE!!! (...) EACH BARBIE HAS THE SAME MAKE, SMILE, HAIR EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!! AHJHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! SAVE YOUR DAUGHTER AND DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT BUT THIS UGLY DOLL!!!!!!!!! I WOULD OF GAVE IT NEGITIVE ZERO STARS IF POSSIBLE.

Creepy!Don't buy it!
My daughter received this hideous imitation of a Barbie for her birthday.Who EVER thought that the twisted spine was a good idea??????
The real stinker is that my daughter loved the kareoke machine that came with it so I can't even exchange it!My advice is to NEVER buy this and if you were suckered into it to contact Mattel and complain.I certainly will.HIDEOUS!!!If I could have posted with zero stars I would have.

very weird barbie
I agree with most. The doll is pretty much stuck in this bent position. Getting her changed into her other outfit was very difficult. She is way taller than regular barbie. Her arms and legs are about the only thing that is the everflex bendable. My 7yr old played with it for a couple days and thats it.

Freakish
This doll is disgusting and freakish looking.You'd think with all the controversy over the unrealistic way regular Barbies look, the last thing they'd want to do is come out with such an emaciated looking doll.They could take away the pop clothes and karaoke machine and remarket this as a dolls of the world concentration camp barbie.

i love this barbie!!!!!!!!
she looks cool i love american idol i do not like the song 5 STARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... Read more

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MORE BARBIE FUN!!
I purchased this toy as a Christmas gift for my 5-yr-old...but my 3-yr-old appreciated them so much more. Really cute to see her all dressed up with the Barbie sunglasses, and carrying a purse. It's really a riot; the keys makes noises when you push a button exactly the way a real car alarm would.

Really a cute, fun toy...and inexpensive!!

DYB ... Read more

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Scorponok: Still the best
Skorponok is the first transformer energon I bought and is still my favorite. (Except maybe for Landmine who might tie) He is totally awesome. He has three modes and looks totally different in every one. His basic vehicle mode is a mechanical scorpion on tank treads. This mode is my favorite. A cockpit on his tail slides back to fold out two awesome stinger things. His robot mode is totally cool. His tail come up over his head to join the combat. There are two laser things on his chest that come off into his hands. Also his claws open up and two missiles came fire. There are also machine guns on his hips that rotate. Then, finally, his flight mode. I think it's really impressive that they were able to put such a cool third mode into this guy.The one complaint I have is that my toy's visor isn't a solid color. It's clear, and when it goes down over his face it looks a little goofy. But other than that, Scorponok is the best transformer I've seen yet.

Scorponok is money well-spent for any Transformer fan
The quality is amazing. The creativity is ingenious. The toy is awesome. In all forms, this toy looks imposing. I was very surprised when the sounds came out as I was transforming it. Impressive figure.

Quite possibly the best Transformer Energon figure made!
Besides being quite possibly the best Transformer Energon figure made (in appearance & quality), this version of Scorponok rivals the original back in the 80's. I appreciate the consolidation of parts into one heavy duty robot (unlike the original, which was known as the "Decepticon with the most accessories"), but enough with the comparisons. This guy has an immense amount of detail that can't be overlooked! His beefed-up look & intense facial expression gives him the appearance of one of the meanest machines in the Energon arsenal. And the fact that he's a triple-changer, makes it that much more enjoyable (especially for older fans of the original Decepticon triple-changers). I can't say enough about Transformer Energon's Scorponok! Buy him now!!

THE BEST TRANSFORMER MADE EVER.
HE IS COOLEST WITH HIS MISSELS.BUY HIM NOW AT TOYSRUS.HE'S A TRIPLE CHANGER BUT THAT MAKES HIM THE BEST.SO GOOD BYE FOR RIGHT NOW.

ENERGON SCORPONOK
THIS COULD BE THE BEST FIGURE OF THEM ALL IN THE ENERGON LINE. HE IS A TRIPLE CHANGER. ROBOT MODE PLANE MODE AND A SCORPION CRANE MODE KINDA THING. HAS SOUND EFFECTS LIKE GUNS BLASTING AND TRANSFORMING SOUNDS. THE CLAWS MOVE AND ATTACK IN THE FRONT. GO OUT AND GET THIS TOY EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT AS COOL AS THE ORIGINAL HE IS GREAT STILL. ... Read more

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relax people
people calm down its just a doll. granted she looks like she has nothing on but still. i don't think this will teach women to be smart or confident so kill that. because when you dress nasty people treat you that way yet its just a doll. halle berry by the way is half black and half white, not that it should matter.

Shame on all of you haters
(...) its 2004 and people should celebrate their sexuality and beuty. Girls need a positive rolemodel who is indipendent and secure in herself. (...) michelle phfiffer made catwomen sexy and dark in the 90's and halle berry is making her confident intelligent and beautiful today. Halle is an amazing women and chooses her career choices not based on money but rather on how she feels the project will touch people. as a fellow actor and strong supporter of the film catwomen in which i was involved i feel outraged at the amount of bashing halle has endured. Shes a hardworking women and deserves more props then the hatred many of you have exuded. You all can choose to support a man like michael moore who bashes our commander in chief, but you bash the life out of Ms. Berry who is helping women find their confidence again. I find it appauling! I think the catwoman film will do just fine due to the many supporters who understand the film's powerful message of self-empowerement and overwhelming sense of confidence in one's self. Many of you need to re-think what you say. I think girls need catwoman now. I think we all need someone like catwoman right now. We need hero's to look up to. Rather then bashing halle we should congratulate her on being a succesful african american women.

Response to "Grow up People, Enthusiast"
To respond to the reviewer who claimed that people who don't like this doll have a problem with the "ethnicity" (how sad to revert to that old argument when disagreed with) I am wondering what ethnic group a Catwoman belongs to?

You people are over reacting
The parents who have rated this toy badly are being silly. I mean come on it is a toy. It is not a career choice as a stripper. And what is so wrong with bondage Just beause you people are to closed minded to accept that things are different. You really need to look at things for what they are IT IS A TOY.

Grow up People
I find all the reviews very interesting. All the individuals that find this doll appauling must have a problem with the ethnicity of the doll. I'm sure that several of you who have opposed the doll have let your children watch R-rated movies with sex & violence. IT'S A DOLL, NOT A PERSON!!!! I would love to know what you think of the Chinoiserie Barbie, does she inspire a child to become a Geisha with her extremely short red dress. Or what about the Lounge Kitten collection what's the career inspiration for that? Toys are design to spark the imagination not chose or determine a childs future. That is the responsibility of the parents & educators. ... Read more

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Fun playset, but oh so many little pieces!
My 7 year old loves this playset, but it has a lot of tiny little things that can go missing! I was surprized at the quality of this toy, it's not cheaply made. The only bad thing about this toy is that is smelled really bad(like skunk)when it was new, I guess because of the type of plastic it's made out of.

A Magical Playset
This is a playset that has provided literally hours of fun for my 6 year old (and 3 year old, alike!). Of all the Barbie playsets we have, this one has gotten the most wear and it's the youngest! I love the classical series that Mattel has dreamed up, starting with the Nutcracker, Rapunzel and now Swan Lake. I don't mind listening along to the DVD's and watching my daughters recreate the enchanting scenes with the forest and carriage. I think the pieces are very durable and there is just the right amount of glitz to make it a magical kingdom with much imagination to share. I think this will provide years of entertainment for my girls!

Wow...what a great deal!!
My daughter loves this. It is a beautiful carriage that Odette and the Prince ride it. The unicorn is beautiful with long hair that has fairy barrettes. It has horseshoes too. Though these are neat, I personally think unnecessary. Too easily lost.

The playset. How wonderful. My daughter's eyes lit up when she got this. It is everything they need to have a little party with the SwanLake princess and fairies.

Warning though. These toys have lots of pieces, lots of little pieces. We wished they would have came with some kind of case to place all the dishes and forks, spoons, cups, etc in. Maybe next time. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Girls can reenact the most romantic part of the movie Barbie as Rapunzel with this horse and carriage play set. The carriage carries figures of Rapunzel (as played by Barbie) and the prince (both sold separately) away from the tower the princess has been locked away in for years. The carriage is every girl's fantasy, with a plush purple seat, pink roses traveling up the sides and back, and glittery blue heart-shaped hubs covering the wheel spokes. The gorgeous pink horse has a long, blonde, silky mane, not unlike that of Barbie herself, and an ornate purple bridle, halter, and reins. The horse comes wearing a bejeweled tiara with matching clips in her mane that girls can wear in their own hair. --Cristina Vaamonde ... Read more

Editorial Review

Little conductors will have loads of fun with this high-quality figure-eight railroad set from Thomas & Friends. Made of wood, the track features an elevated bridge in the center and a water tower where Thomas can re-fuel; the "water" rises and falls with flicks of the spout. Sir Topham Hatt and a red cargo car keep Thomas company. Other items in the 25-piece set include a railroad-crossing sign, a stop sign, and a tree. The instructions clearly diagram how to assemble the track. The box has a handle and makes a good carrying case. --Andy Boynton ... Read more