This $199 Life-Size Buddy the Elf Christmas Decoration Is Going Viral and the Reviews Are Hilarious

A life-size version of Buddy the Elf is available for $199 at Home Depot — but fans of the Christmas classic are divided about their feelings toward the decoration.

Earlier this week, an Instagram video of the figure, which is dressed up like Will Ferrell’s iconic character in Elf, went viral. The life-size Buddy wears curled-up black shoes, yellow tights, a green shirt and a green hat.  A rep for Home Depot confirmed the decoration is new for this year.

“Hey, what’s your name? My name’s Buddy,” the elf says in the viral video as the Instagram user moved towards it. The mouth and figure moved as it spoke, which many found a little unsettling.

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“Will Ferrel ❌ Went Feral ✅,” one Instagram user commented. “It’s like a horrible amalgamation of Will Ferrel and Paul Giamatti,” another remarked. 

“Currently losing my mind bc that is not Buddy,” another Instagram user wrote. Another suggested the figure was not for Christmas, but a “Halloween decoration.” 

“I’d buy him and put him in a haunted house,” one person commented.

Gemmy Industries made the figure and it is available on homedepot.com for $199. According to the product listing, it collapses for “easy storage” and “adds the right holiday touch to your indoor space.” 

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It has earned a handful of customer reviews on the product's page on Home Depot's website, including one from a person who thought the “face is kind of scary,” but it was “definitely worth the buy” because it has the “best phrases.” Another customer warned people to see the figure in a store because “the face looks nothing like it does online.”

One consumer gave it a five-star perfect rating.

“The outfit, shoes, tights, and hair look really good. Can't wait to put him out on our porch for the holidays! Was able to put him together in about 15 minutes,” the person wrote.

In another positive review, a customer wrote, "Luckily the one I got looks like the one in the advertisement video. The face isn't scary like other ones I have seen."

For those looking for an alternative Elf decoration, Home Depot does sell a cute Buddy inflatable figure holding a sign reading, “Santa?! OMG… I know him!” It will only set you back $34.98.

Elf hit theaters in 2003 and has become a perennial Christmas classic. Ferrell starred as Buddy, a human raised as an elf in Santa’s workshop who returns to New York City to meet his biological father, played by the late James Caan. It was directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum.