diff --git a/dev-assets/doodads/boy/boy.js b/dev-assets/doodads/boy/boy.js
index 02f877b..8c9f532 100644
--- a/dev-assets/doodads/boy/boy.js
+++ b/dev-assets/doodads/boy/boy.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 function main() {
 	var playerSpeed = 12;
-	var gravity = 4;
 	var Vx = Vy = 0;
 
 	var animating = false;
 	var animStart = animEnd = 0;
-	var animFrame = animStart;
 
 	Self.SetMobile(true);
 	Self.SetInventory(true);
@@ -14,10 +12,20 @@ function main() {
 	Self.AddAnimation("walk-left", 200, ["stand-left", "walk-left-1", "walk-left-2", "walk-left-3", "walk-left-2", "walk-left-1"]);
 	Self.AddAnimation("walk-right", 200, ["stand-right", "walk-right-1", "walk-right-2", "walk-right-3", "walk-right-2", "walk-right-1"]);
 
+	// If the player suddenly changes direction, reset the animation state to quickly switch over.
+	var lastVelocity = Vector(0, 0);
+
 	Events.OnKeypress(function (ev) {
 		Vx = 0;
 		Vy = 0;
 
+		var curVelocity = Self.GetVelocity();
+		if ((lastVelocity.X < 0 && curVelocity.X > 0) ||
+			(lastVelocity.X > 0 && curVelocity.X < 0)) {
+			Self.StopAnimation();
+		}
+		lastVelocity = curVelocity;
+
 		if (ev.Right) {
 			if (!Self.IsAnimating()) {
 				Self.PlayAnimation("walk-right", null);