The Wooly Whats-It, a big (and also big-hearted) furry
creature, looks more like a fringe member of MAVO than a key part of
the group trying to keep control out of their hands. We meet Wooly
early in the storyline sitting in Rainbow Falls, where the Good Guys
are trying to get a drink of water. Bravely, Grubby tells Wooly to
"get out of there" and is met with an angry response. Although never
turning violent during the encounter, Wooly was far from the kind
hearted creature we would grow to know later. Not until mention of
the missing princess did Wooly's heart grow soft enough to drop the
act and show his soft underbelly.
Wooly's heritage is largely uknown, and he lives alone in a
small cottage in Grundo, surrounded by his best friends- the fobs.
While the Fobs and Wooly are quite the "Mutt and Jeff" combination,
in personality and spirit they are very much the same. Wooly is
perhaps the World of Grundo's biggest kid, and enjoys friendship and
fun as much as he takes pride in being the big brother figure and
protecting his friends.
Wooly enjoys naps and hates the use of big words. He's down
to earth and simple yet also quite worldly for his mentality.
Wooly does not have much of an education and eventually seeks
an education at Leota's school. His educational endeavors produce
mixed results at first, but eventually it pays off and Wooly earns
his diploma.
Wooly is what every big-brother figure should be.
He's very protective of his friends and loved ones, uses his size to
bully the bullies rather than the meek and innocent, and always does
the right thing even if he isn't always completely agreeable doing
so.
Wooly sets the example for large purple characters in
children's entertainment. Subsequent characters "dropped the ball"
in trying to follow Wooly's example.
Without Wooly, the brawn of many of the adventures, the other
characters would have been in deeper water than they ever wished for
when they met Wooly at Rainbow Falls.
