Funko POP! Cinderella

I got a tip a while ago about the presence of a Funko POP! Cinderella figurine.  This captured my attention for three reasons.  First, Cinderella.  Second, the name: "Funko Pop" sounds cool and is fun to say.  Third, I had never heard about Funko before, and I love learning about doll and toy companies and their products.  I decided to investigate.

Funko is a 15-year-old Washington-based company that is best known for making bobbleheads.  They also make a variety of pop culture items including action figures and plush toys.  The POP! line is a series of large-headed vinyl figures that are about 3 1/4 inches tall.   These toys have the proportions of bobble heads, but their heads don't bobble.  The figures cost anywhere from $1 (used) to $800 (discontinued), but the average price is about $10.  Cinderella was $8.99 at Amazon.

To me, Cinderella toys that cost under $10 are a special kind of awesome, so this funky princess quickly found her way to my house:

Funko POP!  Cinderella, $8.99.

I didn't pay much attention to the size of this doll before I bought her.  When the box arrived, I was surprised by how big it is.  I guess I was expecting something more the size of a Tokidoki Unicorno or similar blind-box collectable.  This box is about six inches tall--a coffee cup could fit in there.

I spent quite a lot of time looking at the full range of POP! figures on the market.  The amazing thing about these little toys is the massive variety of character options.  You can find everything from Wall-E and Jack Saprrow (shown on the back of Cinderella's box) to Amy Farrah Fowler from The Big Bang Theory or any of a whole range of Walking Dead characters (I'd get Daryl...or maybe Glenn, the non-splatter varieties).

The doll is much smaller than her box, but still larger than I'd expected.  She's inserted into a clear plastic holder, but not tied down with anything.  She pops right out and could be put back in to look brand new.

The box art is colorful and uncluttered.  All of the company information is banished to the bottom of the box:

The doll's head spins around, but there are no other moving parts.  Her eyes are large round black circles with no detail except for three upper eyelashes on each side.  All of the Funko Pop characters seem to have these black eyes, except for some of the zombies.

Her hair has a very simple bun-style design and she sports the classic Cinderella headband:

Cinderella's dress is made out of blue vinyl and painted with a light blue peplum and light blue cap sleeves.  She has matching painted gloves.  

The exposed part of Cinderella's upper arms is painted, too.  The paint job is not very precise:

The dress has a flat bottom with no details other than the company's information and the Disney copyright:

I rounded up all of the other small dolls I could find so that you can get a better idea of how large this girl is.  Her body is about the same size as a Cabbage Patch mini, but her head dwarfs all of the other little dolls I could find:

Bottom line?  This is a cute doll.  She's a little pricey for a small doll with some sloppy painting and almost no articulation.  To understand her $9 price tag, you have to look at her as part of a huge stylized collectable empire.  This doll's value lies mostly in the fun of adding her to a whole collection of Funko POP! characters.  Personally, I always enjoy having another Cinderella in the house, and this one definitely adds a new flavor.

Besides, the girl can dance: