Toy Story 4 has 2 dedications in the credits: the first is for Don Rickles who was Mr. Potato Head's VA, he passed away back in 2017 so they used pre-recorded lines for Mr. Potato Head in TS4. Anyway, the message for him says "Thank you for bringing your voice, humor and spirit to Toy Story. We are eternally grateful." One thing's for sure, by the time Toy Story 5 comes, Mr. Potato Head is getting recast (and so is Mrs. Potato Head). The second dedication is for Adam Burke, who was a Pixar animator, he passed away back in 2018. The message for him says "A gifted animator and friend to all. We love you to infinity and beyond." Did any of you see these dedications while you were watching the credits for TS4?

Lotso is my favorite!!! I have a stuffed animal of him that I haven’t seen anywhere else, I’ve checked online. I got him randomly at Walmart all by himself. So obviously I got him. Is lotso anyone else’s favorite?

Like Andy, I grew up with a lot of toys. (I even looked similar to Andy as a child, save for the blue eyes, and one of my aunts looks and sounds just like his mom in the third film.) As time transpired, I became more fixated on video games than toys, especially Super Mario and Pokémon, but I still found time to play with toys whenever I could. I owned most of the Toy Story cast, with my favorites being Woody and the Green Army Men. My friends and I would stack up the soldiers around my bedroom and pretend to make them "battle". I was particularly interested by the franchise after the third film came out.

By the time the fourth film came out, I was a teenager and had not played with any of my toys in years. I consider the fourth film to be the weakest entry in the series, particularly because of Bo Peep. I never really liked her in the previous films, because she was, in all fairness, a cheap replacement for Barbie, whom Pixar couldn't get the rights to at the time the first film was being made. I prefer Jessie as a character because she's fun, strong-willed, tomboyish, and independent, while still being loyal to her friends and her kid, whether that's Emily, Andy or Bonnie.

But Bo Peep, in the fourth film, was, on the other hand, an absolute disgrace as a character. She's overly individualistic, ditching her ladylike clothing and not caring about being loved by a kid anymore. One notable part of the movie as that she is the catalyst behind all of the film's problems. She gets donated to a new owner in the flashback at the beginning of the film. In the present day, Woody abandons his duty to bring Forky back to Bonnie to search for her, but ends up losing Forky in the process, when they reunite, Bo Peep fails to liberate Forky from Gabby Gabby, who wants Woody's voice box. This causes Woody to surrender his voice box to Gabby Gabby, and at the end of the film, say goodbye to his friends for good and become a "lost toy" like her. She completely ruined Woody's chances of being loved by his kid, or any kid for that matter, and made him give up everything he had. Thus, I hate Bo Peep.

Another thing I didn't like about the fourth film was the fact that Bonnie lost interest in playing with Woody, despite Andy literally making her promise to take good care of him in the third film. Heck, Andy wasn't even planning to give Woody away. He only did it because he thought it would be best for woody to be under the care of a kid who loved him as much as he does. Boy, was he wrong. Bonnie leaves Woody in a closet and even gives his sheriff badge to Jessie instead. And at the end of the film, when Woody becomes a "lost toy", Bonnie doesn't care or even notice that he is gone. I get that kids grow out of things, but Woody was a special toy. Now he will never be loved by a kid again. And since Bonnie is abandoning the toys to play with a tablet in the fifth film, she does not deserve to own any of Andy's toys.

After watching the fourth film, I decided to keep all my own toys at my parents' house until I can pass them down to my own children. (My mom even says that after watching the second film, she had decided to do so herself.) I don't want my toys ending up with a kid who will not cherish them the way I had. Don't get me wrong, the animation in the fourth film is impressive, and there were some good jokes. But they ruined Woody's life as a toy and Bo Peep's character, and the rest of the characters are hardly there. Buzz doesn't even act like himself anymore. So I say, don't watch the fourth film if you haven't yet, because it will spoil your perception of the franchise as a whole.

I have several questions about this lady. (And BTW, it's not who Andy's father is.)

First of all, what was she thinking in the first movie, moving her son's birthday party up a WEEK? That is waaay too early. If you think about, it would've been better if she had just had Andy's birthday party at Pizza Planet. It's obvious he likes the restaurant, with its arcade games and such, and Mrs. Davis wouldn't have needed to prepare the food and decorations all by herself, since Pizza Planet's staff would handle all of that. Plus, the party would've been closer to or on the exact date of Andy's birthday, and Pizza Planet with its space theme would've been the perfect backdrop for Andy's birthday surprise, Buzz Lightyear.

Second, what kind of job does this woman have? She's gotta be pretty rich to afford both the hottest toy of the time and the ability to move to a bigger house. In hindsight, both of Andy's houses are pretty big, but I can see why they moved, considering there weren't enough rooms for Andy and Molly in the first house. And considering Buzz was a much-wanted sellout toy, how was she able to get him? Those kinds of toys are expensive.

Next, what happened to her hair from the second film onward? It was brown and in a ponytail in the first film, but the rest of the films show her with blond hair in a bob style. Did it lighten with age, or did she dye it?

Toy Story 3 was released around 11 years after Toy Story 2 and was considered to be the perfect end to the trilogy. What grade would you give TS3?

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He was abused and then put into storage. I feel so bad 😭😭😭

Does anyone know a online store that sells the Rex Signature Collection for a nice price? I’ve tryed ebay but is very expensive. Any tips please?

Does anyone else see it?

1. It was daytime, and when the children were playing with the toys. 2. Woody made sure he wasn't seen. 3. Even if Woody was seen by the monkey, he didn't get taken away by Lotso because the wind sent him off-course before he was grabbed and Bonnie got in the way and took him home without his hat, which is why Lotso was able to show it to his friends.

Does anyone happen to have a spare one of these manuals? I need it to help me fix my son's RC that isn't working at all. Anyone that has a copy would be a great help. I'd be willing to pay for one if necessary.

I mean:

• Woody was already the overall protagonist of the franchise, so naturally he has the biggest character exploration among its cast.
• Buzz has his own identity crisis, especially in the first film as a "space ranger".
• Jessie debuted in the second film and has her own problems, namely as Emily's former toy.
• Bo Peep was given more characterization in the fourth film, most notably with her own lost toy issues.

Now, what about the other toys? Do you see any of them having more depths than we already knew? If so, who would you select exactly?

Btw, the final product for their character exploration doesn't have to be a film, or any other kind of visual meda (like a TV show). Even as simple as a written canonical online article would have to do.

(Also, my toy of choice for this post would have to be Hamm, especially given how knowledgeable he is about some "triviial" stuff, although admittedly, Rex is my secondary choice, as well.)

Howdy Partners,

This Woody came out a few days ago for the Disney Store. They also released a new Buzz and Jessie.

The packaging is nearly identical except in the back they removed the other interactive characters like Forky on Woody’s box.

He has a cupped hand, new phases like “Somebody’s poisoned the waterhole”. Andy is written on the boot.

I only found one video review online so far of Woody but nothing for the others yet.

I went to the Disney Store today in London but they still had to old stock and didn’t know when they were getting the new stock. I’m afraid to order from the Disney website because they used half of the pics from the old one and half from the new one. So I feel it will be a mix up especially because the description doesn’t mending the bendy wires, which is the whole reason why I want him. He also has a cupped hand so he can hold his hat.

You guys excited for this one? I always wanted a bendy Woody that can stand.

I have a Woody that can stand and drop down when you say sometime like “someone’s coming”, but they gave him a painted on vest and not a good pull string and the stiff straight legs mad him awkward to sit. So I def wanna get this one. Hopefully it will come to the UK stores soon.

If anyone has any info on if the new Buzz is better please let me know. I’m really hoping they make him glow in the dark.

Part 1 can be found here.

·         Having travelled to Detroit to assist Andy and his mother during the most severe period of the former’s illness (and with Andy having survived the ordeal, albeit remaining in physical rehab with the assistance of the March of Dimes), Bud and his dad return to his hometown of Louisville, KT, around October. Woody remains concealed in Bud’s bag, swinging around in the back seat of the pair’s car (and, perhaps, in the hand of fate) during a montage ironically set to Ritchie Valens’ “Come On, Let’s Go” as Bud’s father (erratically) takes to the highway.

·         Cut to Woody sitting inside the darkness of Bud’s bag in Louisville, ruminating over the loss of Andy’s other toys. Perceiving himself as a catalyst in the disappearance or demises of Ray, the dimestore animals and the Skin Horse and failing to “save” or remain beside Andy, Woody contemplates “hanging up his hat” as sheriff, having failed his function both as a fulfilment of his mythology (as an old western hero, given his nonexistent knowledge of Woody’s Roundup) and as a father surrogate to Andy. This is interrupted by the bag abruptly lurching as Bud slides Woody onto the floor of his bedroom, abruptly thrusting him into the light.

·         Bud darts from the room, leaving his toys to introduce themselves to “that depressed-looking cowboy”. While not wealthy, Bud is more comfortably middle-class than Andy’s branch of the family, as demonstrated by his more expansive roster of playthings, among them multiple plastic toy soldiers (“Lloyd, Floyd and Boyd, Oyd Light Infantry Unit at your service, sheriff”), a squeezable rubber cat (“ever felt there’s just…nothing holding your cuteness together? As if you could collapse at the touch of the next disaster?”) and the cynical stuffed duck Drake (‘yep, “duck”, funniest word in the English language…to everyone except this funny word. Good night!’). Overwhelmed by this general show of hospitality, Woody, still harbouring the sting of his perceived disloyalty, awkwardly thanks the rest of the group and retreats under Bud’s bed.

·         Under the bed, Woody’s groans of frustration are interjected by the sound of a Kentuckian “gol-lee bob howdy, that’s my shut-eye shot fer the day!”. Turning around, Woody notices a dog’s seemingly-disembodied back end, before jerking in the other direction and realizing that the front end lies behind him. This is, in fact, his first meeting with Bud’s (and, later, Andy Jr.’s) Slinky Dog, one of the kid’s more recent acquisitions, whose afternoon “’dognappin’” has been disturbed by the noise of the remaining toys’ introductions. Rapidly softening to Woody’s cause, Slink interrogates him on the cause of his depression and, upon recognizing Woody’s fear of betraying loyalty, finds himself relating to the cowboy (“ah may not be a smart dog, sheriff, but ah always try to make sure that the back end doesn’t drag behind the front…most of the time”). Attempting to alleviate Woody’s melancholy, Slink suggests playing checkers, invigorated by the possibility of playing against another toy (“usually mah front plays mah back…it’s pretty one-sided, honestly”). Intrigued by Slink’s charitability, Woody accepts and, channelling the skills he learned from his frequent rematches against Ray, throws himself into the game, beginning a tradition that will persist on-and-off for half a century. Playfully declaring their strategic upper hands against the other (‘this game don’t give me one kink in mah slink’), Woody and Slink quickly befriend one another.

·         Cut to Bud’s hand grabbing the inanimate Woody and Slink and drawing them out from under the bed for Woody’s maiden playtime with his newfound “owner”. Associating Woody with both his ailing cousin’s perseverance and his dad’s role as the leader of a small unit in his office workplace (his father is, after all, the source of his relationship to Andy, and thus to Woody), Bud casts Woody as both an old western hero and a more administratively-based leader, both defending “Brokeback Gulch” from rustlers and organizing and rallying its civilians (played by the majority of Bud’s other toys) with the assistance of his “loyal hound dog” (played, predictably, by Slink). Nonetheless, Woody remains insecure over his position, uncertain whether he can fulfil the expectations both Bud and, ergo, his toys place upon him.

·         Exhausted from the disturbance of his sleep, Slink neglects to utilize his innate “dogspeak” abilities to “talk down” bud’s dog Luci (think Lucifer) from entering his bedroom, as per his daily routine. Predictably, Luci bursts into the room, snatches Drake (who awkwardly attempts to talk the dog down) and rushes outside. Fearing a repeat of recent incidents, Woody corrals the other toys to salvage Drake via luring Luci to a ground-floor window, dangling a hambone to distract her and thus enabling her to drop Drake (who is subsequently retrieved by a dangling Slink). As Slink is drawing Drake back to Bud’s room, Luci abruptly notices the pair (due to one of the Oyds, who compulsively performs a military salute in response to a mention of Woody’s name, dropping the hambone) and grabs Drake against, pulling Slink downwards. Refusing to “leave Slink hanging”, Woody clambers down Slink’s coils (leaving a teddy bear to hold his back end) and tickles Luci until she releases Drake, successfully concluding the rescue (although Drake nonetheless remains uncertain as to where Woody acquired these planning skills). The success of the scheme earns Woody the respect of the other toys, boosting his confidence as a leader. The Oyds subsequently invite Woody to be “sworn in” as the leader of Bud’s toys, with Woody pledging sole loyalty to them.

·         1958 melts into 1959, with Woody becoming a progressively more assured leader (down to hosting prototypical versions of the “staff meetings” from TS1) and Bud increasingly favouring Woody above his remaining toys, thus increasing his reluctance to return the cowboy to his former owner (who implicitly remains in physical therapy due to the severity of his polio, as a brief telephone exchange between Bud’s father and Andy’s mother reveals). Drake, meanwhile, overhears one of Bud’s father’s telephone conversations (in which Andy is mentioned as having recovered sufficiently to leave his respirator, with his mother praising him as “strong-willed as an old western hero, yes sir, like that cowboy doll he used to have”) and is immediately suspicious of Woody’s loyalties, viewing him as potentially duplicitous for “swearing leadership” while having seemingly abandoned a previous owner in need.

·         Another game of checkers between Woody and Slink is interrupted by Bud dragging Woody into his backpack and taking him to school. Playing with the cowboy at recess, a group of kids confront Bud with their newest action figure (in a shot in which Woody falls away limply to reveal said figure), a slick astral explorer by the name of Strike Spacetime; as the space race gains cultural traction, he has increasingly become a bestseller. The other kids goad Bud to “put away that mangy old cowboy, it’s old as dust” and buy a Spacetime of his own to join them. Noticing that one of Spacetime’s leg joints is already noticeably-worn, a sign of rushed production (see also my post on Hamm’s backstory for a consequence of this) relative to the more durable Woody, Bud vows to never replace Woody ‘with one of those garish ol’ space toys’, bolstering Woody’s assurance further.

·         Several months later, Bud is sitting on his bed and pulls Woody’s string, eliciting the phrase ‘I’d like to join your posse, boys, but first I’m gonna sing me a little –‘. This is abruptly interrupted by the excited yelp of Bud’s younger sister (having previously stayed at home with Bud’s mother during Bud’s travels to Detroit) in the doorway, displaying her latest acquisition – one of the first Barbies (in the zebra-striped swimsuit), then newly-released. As Bud’s sister excitedly displays Barbie to Bud, the pair are called down to dinner, leaving Barbie impromptu on Bud’s bed. In the pair’s absence, Bud’s toy awaken and introduce themselves to the doll. Having never directly met a “girl’s toy” before (with Andy a lonesome only child), Woody initially greets her in an old-western manner (‘well howdy there, little lady, how can I be of assistance to such a –‘) before Barbie playfully offers a sarcastic response (‘well, hand me some joint lubricator and this little lady’ll show you a little something called a hand of rejection’), revealing herself to be an underlyingly-personable sardonic wisecracker (think Joan Bennett’s character from “Me and My Gal”). Immediately impressed by this subversion of his now-established authority, Woody (as Slink senses) begins to develop an inkling of feelings for Barbie.

·          During a montage set to Jerry Keller’s “Here Comes Summer” (a song centralizing a relationship between a teenager and his girlfriend within ‘50s culture, as if Woody, an old western hero and a “child’s plaything”, is both entering mainstream ‘50s culture and experiencing a kind of adolescent emotional epiphany), Woody and Barbie increasingly begin to contrive mutual encounters throughout the summer, meeting in Bud’s hallway late at night and sneaking into their respective owners’ bags when the siblings attend drive-in movies. Although most of the toys (including Slink) accept this, Drake remains somewhat suspicious, the overheard conversation remained within his stuffed mind.

·         One night in October, Woody and Barbie are sitting at Bud’s window on an “outing” when Barbie asks Woody about his life “before Bud, was it just fine, or an awful flop?”. Sighing reluctantly but feeling an obligation to inform Barbie, Woody recounts his past with Andy and his “former” owner’s probable fate before Barbie asks “did you know for sure though?”. Woody immediately freezes before continuing the conversation with uncertainty. Following the outing (with Barbie leaving with an element of doubt), Drake approaches Woody and confronts him with his own apprehensions; while not envious of Woody’s position (‘I’m used to being third or fourth banana around here’), he is nonetheless concerned by Woody’s loyalties, informing him that Andy has survived and is recovering. Deeply shocked, Woody is jolted by his obligation to return to Andy (who, as Drake informs him, is out of the hospital but remains wheelchair-bound and thus ‘still needs you’) yet is conflicted given the life (including his attachment to Barbie) and leadership he has acquired as Bud’s favourite toy. Drake notes that Bud is himself reluctant to hand Woody back before the scene ominously fades out.

·         Weeks later, Woody sits on Bud’s windowsill, one boot outside (and, incidentally, pointed in the direction of Detroit) and one boot inside, torn over his loyalties. The Oyds invite him back inside and pile praises atop him for his plastic erosion speech earlier that day. Woody is thus swayed back towards remaining with Bud, fearing the loss of this acclaim (and, underlyingly, still uncertain over his ability to “save” Andy, given that he ultimately couldn’t save him from losing years of his life to polio).

·         Cut briefly to Andy’s room back in Detroit; he is lying in bed, wondering whether Woody will ultimately return. Witnessing her son’s depression, Andy’s mother opts to invite Bud’s family to visit for Christmas, hoping that the presence of other kids will lift his spirits. Upon hearing of this from Drake, Woody begins to lean towards returning to Andy, figuring that ‘the kid got abandoned by his dad, I can’t do that to him as well. Where’s a sheriff without his deputy, anyway?’.

·         Barbie grows increasingly concerned over Woody’s melancholic demeanour and finally interrogates him one December evening, imploring him to confess his issues. Woody finally externalizes his conflict and decision – thus awakening Slink, who is lying nearby and therefore overhears. Following a pause, Barbie lifts an eyebrow and comments – in a tone between sarcasm and wounded fear - ‘so you’re gonna get me loose, huh? Guess that’s what I anticipated would happen someday. Can’t keep a good sheriff down, can I?’ Woody attempts to protest to quell her hurt and the two almost row, but ultimately break down into laughter. Barbie, almost tearful (as far as feasible for a plastic doll), ultimately accepts their parting and wishes him well ‘with the kid who needs you. Just jake, huh?’.

·         The next morning, Bud packs to visit Andy, bringing his two favourite toys Woody and Slink; Bud glances at Woody tentatively before packing him, recognizing the dimensions of his promise to Andy. During the journey, Slink confesses his overhearing of Woody and Barbie’s exchange and, out of gratitude for Woody’s loyalty towards him, offers to ‘let him go’ and assist his return to Andy ‘if Bud figures otherwise, you know how that kid loves ya’.

·         Cut to Bud’s family car pulling up outside Andy’s home. The family unload their belongings, handing Andy and his mom presents and (owing to their slim finances) an aluminium Christmas tree (‘it’s the future, y’know’). Andy and Bud reunite, with both notably dodging around the question of returning Woody by maintaining the conversation at a casual level. Assuming that Bud would return him, Woody grows concerned.

·         A week passes, with Bud still concealing Woody. Slink brings him frequent reports on Bud’s mindset over Christmas (alongside reports from the family’s Christmas decorations, who are ‘eyes in the sky…or peepers in the tree, ah guess’), noting that he appears troubled (particularly in situations where Andy’s frailty is referenced, given that he still requires crutches).

·         Finally, the day of Bud’s departure arrives. Following a brief scene shot from Bud’s perspective as he debates relinquishing Woody (conveying via alternating shots of his closed bag and the hallway leading to Andy’s room), he grabs the bag, throws it in the trunk and boards the family car, which subsequently drives away. Panicking over Bud’s decision, Woody feigns a voice box malfunction, spitting out his pre-recorded catchphrases rapid-fire. This distracts Bud’s father, leading him to pull over to locate the source of the sound. As he props open the trunk to sift through the luggage, Woody and Slink crawl out of the bag and onto a nearby tree stump barely out of sight of Bud’s family. As the Detroit traffic speeds past, Woody and Slink rapidly discuss their options; ultimately, Slink (with a final prophetic ‘ah’ll see ya again someday, Woody, sure as mah slink stretches’) launches his front end from the stump (with Woody clinging to his collar) and deposits Woody onto a vehicle driving in the direction of Andy’s home. Although this proves successful, Slink’s midsection catches on the car’s tailfin, launching him through the air and sending him plummeting back into the open trunk of Bud’s family car. Noting the disturbance, Bud checks his bag and notes that ‘one of my toys is missing’, imploring that the family return to Andy’s house to retrieve it.

·         By hopping between a series of cars in traffic, Woody ultimately reaches Andy’s street. Upon turning, however, the car accidentally drives over a curb, launching Woody into a tree.

·         Andy, experimentally walking down the street to practice crutch-walking, is shocked by a familiar ‘you’re my favorite deputy!’. Looking before him, he recognizes Woody hanging from a tree by his pullstring (think how Bonnie first encounters him in TS3) and joyously reclaims him – unlike his long-bygone father, Woody has come back.

·         Bud’s family car stops at Andy’s house and Bud, catching sight of Andy and Woody’s reunion, rushes towards the pair. Initially frustrated, Bud hesitates and finally reconciles with Andy, admitting ‘okay, you need your ol’ cowboy. I don’t wanna get all mushy, but I think he needs to save you again now, cuz’. The two thus part on good terms – Andy returns to his home, Woody in hand, against a familiar backdrop of blue sky and puffy white clouds and Bud sits in the back seat of his car, seeking solace in Slink – as the fifties transform into the sixties.

EPILOGUE (ie: the part with Andy Jr.) COMING SOON

Hey fellow Canadians,

I ordered the Robosen Buzz Lightyear on October 18, and it was supposed to arrive by November 5. It’s now well past the delivery date, and I haven’t received it yet. I’ve already contacted both Robosen and UPS but haven’t had much luck getting updates or resolving the issue.

I’m curious—has anyone else in Canada ordered the Buzz Lightyear? If so, has yours arrived yet? Did you face any delays with UPS or Robosen?

I’m trying to figure out if this is a widespread issue or just an isolated delay with my order. Would love to hear your experiences.

Thanks in advance for any insights!

This is the chronological timeline right?

-Lightyear -Toy Story 1 -Toy Story 2 -Lamp Life -Toy Story 3 -Toy Story Toons -Toy Story Of Terror! -Toy Story: That Time Forgot -Toy Story 4 -The Three Pixar Popcorn Shorts For Toy Story -Forky Asks A Question

Phew! Did I Miss Anything? Is Anything Out Of Order?