“Somebody's poisoned the water hole.”
Por qué es buena
A classic Western alarm line that turns any small crisis into an absurd, grand warning.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
Somebody's been stirring up trouble.
Somebody's poisoned the group chat.
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Gabby Takes Woody's Voice Box, Explained
Toy Story 4 · 2019
Capítulo 16 de 22 · 1'57"
A confrontation turns into a snatch-and-run: someone wants Woody's voice box, and his pull-string catchphrases play as the fight unfolds. “Somebody's poisoned the water hole” lands oddly in the middle of it all, and the escape nearly fails for a simple reason — “Wait! We don't have Forky!”
Key moments
Start here, then watch the full scene- 0:09–0:33
Woody's Voice Box Is Stolen
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Gabby Takes Woody's Voice Box, explained
What happens
Woody's voice box is stolen in an ambush, and as he tries to talk his way out, his pull-string lines fire off one by one. Friends rush in, they grab Woody and Forky, and Duke drives the getaway. Only after they are away does someone realize they left Forky behind.
What's really going on
This is a chase built on panic and near-misses, and the comedy comes from the gap between the danger and the noise. Woody's own recorded catchphrases keep interrupting the struggle — “Somebody's poisoned the water hole,” “Reach for the sky” — which is both funny and faintly sad: the toy who always had a line for every situation is being emptied out as the box that speaks for him is taken. The rescue itself is chaotic, and the plot turns on a throwaway mistake, the shout of “Wait! We don't have Forky!” The scene keeps the stakes real while refusing to let anyone stay serious for long.
Key lines & what they mean
- “Somebody's poisoned the water hole.”
- One of Woody's pull-string lines, heard at a moment when it no longer matches anything. Its cheerful cowboy logic makes the theft feel sadder.
- “Wait! We don't have Forky!”
- A sudden reversal: the escape has worked, but it was pointless because they left the very thing they came for.
- “- I just wanna talk. - Yeah, with my voice box!”
- The thief's fake politeness, answered with the blunt truth that taking something is not the same as talking.
- “- I'd like to join your posse. - (DRAGON YOWLING)”
- Woody's friendly cowboy line meets a roar, a joke about how far off his script is from the real situation.
Theme
- Friendship — Woody's friends rush in to rescue him and Forky, and the group's escape depends on everyone grabbing on together.
- Courage — Woody walks into danger alone to buy time, then keeps fighting even after losing the voice box that defines him.
Qué aprendes en este capítulo
Puntos de enseñanza
Repasa justo después de verMi nivel2/4
A1–C2 es la escala MCER. Las tarjetas por encima del nivel elegido se atenúan y la reproducción no se pausa en ellas.
Puntos de lengua
Toca una tarjeta para saltar a ese momentoFrases de oro
Una gran frase en sí misma: por qué y cómo usarla“Wait! We don't have Forky!”
Por qué es buena
A hurried stop-and-check that names the one crucial thing missing before it is too late.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
Wait! We don't have the passports!
Hold on! We don't have any cash!
“- I just wanna talk. - Yeah, with my voice box!”
Por qué es buena
A pretend olive branch that turns, in one beat, into an accusation.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
Just want to talk? Yeah, about my clients!
“- I'd like to join your posse. - (DRAGON YOWLING)”
Por qué es buena
A formal offer to join a rough-and-tumble crew, where the politeness is the joke.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
I'd like to join your bike crew.
Siguiente · 17cling toLa escena: Woody Refuses to Abandon ForkyPreguntas frecuentes
La pregunta, luego la fraseWho takes Woody's voice box?
Gabby Gabby, the antique doll, has him brought in so she can have a working voice of her own. Woody is lured in and the box is removed during the struggle.
Why does Woody's voice box matter?
It holds his pull-string catchphrases, which are part of who he has always been. Losing it leaves him unable to speak with the voice everyone knows.
Why do they go back after escaping?
Because the escape has left Forky behind. Someone shouts 'Wait! We don't have Forky!', turning a clean getaway into a problem the group has to fix.
What does 'reach for the sky' mean?
It's an old Western line meaning 'put your hands up.' Woody uses it as part of his cowboy act, and it plays over the scene as a joke about the standoff.