Rediscovering Labyrinth: 13 Things to Notice

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We Need to Talk About Toby

Two Toby slides might seem as if I’m picking on the tyke, and that’s because I am. I blame Labyrinth a little bit for my decision not to have kids because he’s the worst baby in the world. First off, his fashion sense is ripped directly from Peter Pan’s Mr. Smee and, in this case, imitation isn’t the sincerest form of flattery. Furthermore, Toby is probably the worst baby in the world. Yes, we all know babies cry, but Toby Froud was actually a last-minute replacement and it shows. David Bowie himself said he dubbed the baby’s noises because all Toby did was cry. Watch Bowie handle him in the “Magic Dance” number and it’s evident in a few scenes that that baby’s bawling his head off. There’s very little reason for Sarah to want to save the kid, short of avoiding criminal charges and her parent’s wrath.

Oh, and that pesky blood connection probably. And take note of Jareth’s throwing of Toby in the air during the “Magic Dance” sequence – the doll employed looks funnier than the one in American Sniper.

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