A toy lawn mower includes a chassis having a first end and a second end and supported by a plurality of rotatable wheels, an animated figure or body section mounted to the chassis and arranged to shift between an unshifted position in which the animated figure is disposed toward the first end and a first shifted position in which the animated figure is rotated and shifted toward the second end, and a drive train operatively coupling the animated figure to at least one of the wheels such that the animated figure is movable between the unshifted position and the first shifted position in response to rotation of the at least one wheel.