Press a button and Groot 'til your branches fall off.
But those big eyes and gentle smile are hiding an unsettling secret. Pressing a button on Groot’s foot activates an accelerated growth process where the 13.5-inch tall figure grows to 18-inches in height in just seconds using telescoping legs and an extending torso. It’s a cute trick, but a Stretch Armstrong version of Groot that kids can yank and stretch out of shape might have been a better way to realize this effect.
As the name implies, growing isn’t Groove ‘N Grow Groot’s only talent. A built-in microphone detects sounds and Groot will shake his body and dance along to music, or will respond to other sounds with his now iconic, “I am Groot,” which is less his catch phrase and more his limited dialect.for $85, which is kind of expensive for a figure with only a posable pair of arms—but you’re paying for the hidden motors and other electronics that power Groot’s magical transformation.
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