Pocoyo Water Taxi 24706

Let me say first that my daughter loves Pocoyo, and I think the cartoons are wonderful. Love 'em. But this toy is, frankly, crappy. While Pocoyo himself is molded of nylon or a slightly softer plastic, the fish, octopus and yellow X are all quite hard. The fish and X don't float properly, especially when the heavy nylon Pocoyo is perched on top, and Octopus typically floats upside down.

The thing is, the toy was actually originally designed to be "motorized" It wasn't designed for a battery-powered electric motor, but rather for a pull-the-string, spring-loaded motor. You can probably tell that just by looking at the wheels on the fish, which have paddles and rubberized "tires" so they'll work on hard floors or in the tub. In addition, the string is not simply attached to the fish, but is attached inside, and goes through a smooth hole edged with a more durable type of plastic. Finally, there is an off-center bulge designed into the bottom of fish to accommodate a gear on the axle. It's obvious it was designed to have some kind of motorization, but at some point someone decided to remove that feature. Of course you could just ask, if it's a bath toy, why does the fish even have wheels?

It might have been a lot more fun if they'd kept the motor, but in the end it's just an oddly designed toy that doesn't float well.

I suppose it would be ok to play with on the floor but my DD has better toys that work in a "pull toy" way. In the tub Pokoyo is too heavy, on the yellow X he lists to the side then flips over. On the fish's head its a tad better but the smallest wave and it flips over. With Pokoyo on the fishe's head the fish rides low in the water so the wheels are submerged. The wheels do nothing in the water. there is no windup, pull string nuttin its hollow plastic.

It does drain out really well but for the $10 get something more fun, even squirters are more fun than looking at the BOTTOM of your tub toy.

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Pocoyo is just so cute, how could I resist getting a little toy when buying the DVDs??

I got this for my 3.5 year old son, who becomes transfixed when Pocoyo comes on the television. It is perfect in its simplicity. No lights, no sound, no batteries. This is just a simple plastic toy.

Pocoyo is removable from the starfish and can be placed on the fish's head. The fish has small wheels that can help its movement on land. In the tub, all 3 float. I haven't had it retain too much water, but we are pretty diligent about shaking out our bath toys to avoid mold.

I found my 7 year old enjoying this toy, too. Not surprising!

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This toy doesn't do anything. It just floats kinda sideways in the tub or moves unevenly on the floor. It looks like it was supposed to have a spring or mini motor in the main fish and they forgot to put it in there. The box shows water kicking from the wheels, but they don't. The detachable boy is cute and my son plays with him, but it would be better to get that in a gumball machine for one buck instead of fifteen.

If you are looking for a Pocoyo toy, I would highly suggest the Bump N Go car. My boy LOVES it.

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We bought the water taxi and we are very disappointed. It doesn't really move well in the water, the star that Pocoyo sits on tips over and it's just a lame toy to be honest. Very disappointing. This was our first and last Pocoyo toy. Don't get it, you'll waste your money.