--- title: Chewbacca Mom Gets Star Wars Action Figure From Hasbro description: The Texas mother who became a viral sensation known as “Chewbacca Mom” now has her own custom-made action figure. canonical: https://time.com/4374297/chewbacca-mom-star-wars-action-figure-hasbro/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-19T19:57:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:40.392Z og:title: Chewbacca Mom Gets Custom-Made 'Star Wars' Action Figure From Hasbro og:description: It has her face on it and says 13 of her catchphrases og:url: https://time.com/4374297/chewbacca-mom-star-wars-action-figure-hasbro/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt876c4b85b8b60b4b/6988987d0b72e34f896e9de5/chewbacca-mum-candace-payne.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Candace Payne og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chewbacca Mom Gets Custom-Made 'Star Wars' Action Figure From Hasbro twitter:description: It has her face on it and says 13 of her catchphrases twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt876c4b85b8b60b4b/6988987d0b72e34f896e9de5/chewbacca-mum-candace-payne.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Chewbacca Mom Gets Custom-Made _Star Wars_ Action Figure > Sponsored content. 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While it’s easy to fall down an Internet rabbit hole and spend an hour (or three, no judg_  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jun 19, 2016 7:57 PM UTC  Candace Payne, also known as Chewbacca Mom, streams a Facebook Live video with her custom Chewbacca Mom action figure during a meet and greet at Hasbro HQ in Pawtucket, R.I., on June 17, 2016. Candace Payne, also known as Chewbacca Mom, streams a Facebook Live video with her custom Chewbacca Mom action figure during a meet and greet at Hasbro HQ in Pawtucket, R.I., on June 17, 2016.Stew Milne—AP Images for Hasbro  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jun 19, 2016 7:57 PM UTC The Texas mother who [became a viral sensation known as “Chewbacca Mom”](http://time.com/4343234/chewbacca-mask-woman/?iid=sr-link1) after she posted a video on Facebook of herself laughing infectiously while wearing an electronic Wookie mask now has her own custom-made action figure. Hasbro on Friday unveiled a Chewbacca action figure with Candace Payne’s face on it during a special ceremony at the toy company’s Rhode Island headquarters. The action figure comes with a removable Chewbacca mask and 13 catchphrases, including “I am such a happy Chewbacca” and her laugh, according to [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/19/chewbacca-mom-action-figure-hasbro-star-wars). > [](https://twitter.com/HasbroNews/status/743887105768722432) “Thanks SO much, HASBRO. You literally rolled out the red carpet for me and my family,” Payne wrote on Instagram of her recent visit. “Thanks for making play so much fun!” The mother of two has been lapping up the perks of Internet fame since her video was posted in late May. She has received free _Star Wars_ merchandise from Kohl’s, as well as full [scholarships](http://time.com/4354823/chewbacca-mom-florida-scholarship/) for her and her family at Southeastern University in Florida. She even rode in a car with J.J. 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