Toy Story (franchise)

Toy Story is a CGI animated media franchise created by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, beginning with the original 1995 film Toy Story. The franchise focuses on a group of toys that secretly come to life when no human is watching and end up unexpectedly embarking on life-changing adventures. The first two films of the franchise were directed by John Lasseter, the third by Lee Unkrich, co-director of the second film, the fourth by Josh Cooley, a storyboard artist at Pixar Animation Studios, and the upcoming fifth will be by Andrew Stanton, director of Finding Nemo, WALL-E, and Finding Dory.
All the four films, produced on a total budget of US$320 million, have grossed more than $1.9 billion worldwide. Each film set box office records, with the third included in the top 10 all-time worldwide films. Critics have given all four films extremely positive reviews. Special Blu-ray and DVD editions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were released on March 23, 2010. They were also re-released in theaters as a Disney Digital 3-D "double feature," complete with intermissions, for at least two weeks in October 2009. The series is currently the 15th highest-grossing franchise worldwide and among the most critically acclaimed tetralogies of all time. On November 1, 2011, the first three Toy Story films were released in Disney Blu-ray 3D as a trilogy pack and individual films.
==Film series==
The Toy Story series consists of five CGI animated films, which include Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010), Toy Story 4 (2019), and the upcoming Toy Story 5 (2026). Toy Story, the first film in the series, was the first feature-length film to be made entirely using computer generated imagery. The films were produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.
The first and second films have a on , while the third and fourth received a 98% and 97% rating respectively. The third film in the series became the highest-grossing animated film and the 9th highest-grossing film of all time. It also became the third animated film in history to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, following Beauty and the Beast and Up.
===Toy Story (1995)===
Toy Story, the first film in the franchise, was released on November 22, 1995 as the first feature-length film created entirely by CGI and directed by John Lasseter. The plot involves Andy getting a new Buzz Lightyear toy, and Woody thinking that he has been replaced as Andy's favorite toy. As a result of Woody's jealousy, he tries to knock Buzz behind a table, but accidentally knocks him out the window. Determined to set things right, Woody attempts to save Buzz, and both try to escape from the house of the next-door neighbor Sid Phillips, who likes to torture and destroy toys. The film was critically and financially successful, grossing over $361 million worldwide. The film was later re-released in Disney Digital 3-D as part of a double feature, along with Toy Story 2, for a 2-week run, which was later extended due to its financial success.
===Toy Story 2 (1999)===
Toy Story 2, the second film in the franchise, was released on November 24, 1999 with John Lasseter reprising his role as director. The plot involves Woody getting stolen by a greedy toy collector named Al. Buzz and several of Andy's toys go around the Tri-County Area to save him. Along their journey, the toys meet Woody's Roundup gang, consisting of Jessie, Bullseye, and Stinky Pete, and discover that Woody used to be the star of his own TV program. Toy Story 2 was not originally intended for release in theaters, but as a direct-to-video sequel to the original Toy Story, with a 60 minute running time. However, Disney's executives saw how impressive the in-work imagery for the sequel was, and due to pressure from the main characters' voice actors Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, they decided to convert Toy Story 2 into a theatrical film. It turned out to be an even greater success than the original Toy Story, grossing over $485 million worldwide. The film was re-released in Disney Digital 3-D as part of a double feature, along with Toy Story, on October 2, 2009.
===Toy Story 3 (2010)===
Toy Story 3, the third film in the franchise, was released on June 18, 2010 as the first Toy Story film not to be directed by John Lasseter. Although Lasseter remained involved in the film as executive producer, Lee Unkrich was chosen as director after editing the first two films and co-directing the second. Set ten years after the events of the second, the plot focuses on the toys accidentally being dropped off at a daycare center, ruled by Lotso, while their owner, Andy, is getting ready to go away to college. Meanwhile, Woody gets picked up by Bonnie and taken to her house where he meets Buttercup, Mr. Pricklepants, Trixie, Dolly, the Peas-in-a-Pod, and Chuckles and learns about Lotso's secret plans he's going to do with the toys, encouraging Woody to save them. The film contains over 150 new characters, according to Pixar. It was the highest-grossing Pixar film worldwide, surpassing Finding Nemo, until it was surpassed by Incredibles 2 in 2018. It is currently the third highest-grossing Pixar film worldwide (behind Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 4). In August 2010, it surpassed to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide, a record it held until it was surpassed by Frozen in 2013. It is currently the sixth highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide (behind Frozen II, Frozen, Incredibles 2, , and Toy Story 4). It grossed more than the first and second films combined, making it the first animated film to have earned more than $1 billion at the box office.
===Toy Story 4 (2019)===
Toy Story 4, the fourth film in the franchise, was released on June 21, 2019. Taking place some years after Toy Story 3, the story involves Woody, Buzz, and the other toys having to teach Bonnie's homemade toy Forky how to be a toy. During a road trip with Bonnie's family, Woody reunites with Bo Peep and eventually has to deal with fears of becoming a "lost toy." In addition, Woody and Bo meet Gabby and Duke Caboom and help them with their problems. Don Rickles had died in 2017 prior to the production of the film, but Pixar used archival recordings from him to continue his voice work for the film. Additional new cast members in the film include Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves, and Christina Hendricks. The film had been originally announced on November 6, 2014 during an investor's call with Lasseter to direct, Galyn Susman to produce, with the screenplay written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack based on the story developed by Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Lee Unkrich. However, during production, Lasseter stepped down from his position at Pixar in 2017, though remained to consult for the film; Josh Cooley was named as the film's director, with Jonas Rivera replacing Susman as producer. The film underwent a major revision following the departures of Jones and McCormack later in 2017, with Stephany Folsom replacing them as screenwriter. Much of the original script by Jones and McCormack had to be dropped, delaying the release of the film.
===Toy Story 5 (2026)===
On , Tom Hanks said that the fourth film would be the final film in the main Toy Story series. He told Ellen DeGeneres that Tim Allen had "warned [him] about the emotional final goodbye between Woody and Buzz." However, producer Mark Nielsen did not rule out a possibility of a fifth film stating: "Every film we make, we treat it like it's the first and the last film we're ever going to make, so you force yourself to make it hold up. You don't get in over your skis. Whether there's another one? I don't know. If there is, it's tomorrow's problem." Shortly after the fourth film's release, Annie Potts said that despite her not knowing if another film would be made, she believes a lot of fans will be interested to see what the toys do next. A few months before the film's release, Allen hinted that a fifth film is possible, while also expressing interest in doing another film, stating, "Once you've gotten to four, you're passed that trilogy, so I don't see any reason why they wouldn't do it, certainly. If you ask me, I'd say do five."
On February 8, 2023, Bob Iger announced that a fifth film is in development.
On February 7, 2024, during the Q1 earnings call, Bob Iger confirmed that the film would be released on June 19, 2026.ThwiptT on Twitter - February 7, 2024
==Spin-off film==
===Lightyear (2022)===
On December 10, 2020 at Disney's 2020 Investor Day meeting, Lightyear was announced as a spin-off prequel film depicting the in-universe origin of the Buzz Lightyear character with Chris Evans as the voice of a human Buzz Lightyear, replacing Tim Allen, since Allen's Buzz is a toy. The film was released on June 17, 2022.
==Television specials and Short films ==
In addition to Toy Story Toons, Toy Story also had two 22-minute television specials that aired on ABC. The first, a Halloween themed special titled Toy Story of Terror!, premiered on October 16, 2013, while the second, a Christmas themed special titled Toy Story That Time Forgot, premiered on December 2, 2014.
===Toy Story of Terror!===
A Halloween themed 22-minute television special, titled Toy Story of Terror!, premiered on October 16, on ABC. The special follows the toys on their road trip, when an unexpected event leads them to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate.
===Toy Story That Time Forgot===
A Christmas-themed television special, titled Toy Story That Time Forgot, premiered on December 2, 2014 on ABC. Taking place after a Christmas, the toys find themselves lost when a set of the coolest action figures, named the Battlesaurs, turns out to be dangerously delusional. It is up to Trixie to help the toys to return to Bonnie's room.
===Lamp Life===
Taking place after Toy Story 2, but before Toy Story 4, Bo Peep takes us through of adventures of having a new girl, getting broken, and ending up at an antique store. It premiered on January 31, 2020.
==Television Shows==
===Toy Story Toons===
In 2011, Pixar started releasing short animated films based on the Toy Story films, called Toy Story Toons. The shorts pick up where Toy Story 3 has left off, with Woody, Buzz, and Andy's other toys finding a new home at Bonnie's. Three shorts have been released; Hawaiian Vacation, Small Fry, and Partysaurus Rex. Two new shorts were announced to be in development, with one slated to be released in Spring 2013, but they haven't been finished.
====Hawaiian Vacation====
Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation is a 2011 Pixar animated short directed by Gary Rydstrom. The short features characters from the Toy Story series and takes place after the events of Toy Story 3. It was released in theaters before Pixar's feature film, Cars 2. In the short film, Ken and Barbie want to go to Hawaii, but get left behind, so Woody, Buzz and the other toys from the previous film console them by making a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
====Small Fry====
Toy Story Toons: Small Fry, another Toy Story short, premiered before The Muppets. This marks the second time a Pixar short has screened with a non-Pixar film, after Tokyo Mater screened with Bolt. Directed by Angus MacLane, the short involves Buzz getting trapped at a fast food restaurant at a support group for discarded toys, with a kids' meal toy version of Buzz taking his place.
====Partysaurus Rex====
Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex, the third of the series, was released with the theatrical 3D re-release of Finding Nemo. Directed by Mark Walsh with music composed by electronic artist BT, the short involves Rex getting left out in the bathroom and making friends with bath toys.
===Forky Asks a Question===
Is a short series that started in late 2019 and ended at the beginning of 2020. This show is about Forky learning about life so he asks his friends questions to help him learn. It was released on Disney+ on the 12th of November 2019. The series has 10 shorts each.
==Reception==
===Box office performance===
Toy Story's first five days of domestic release (on Thanksgiving weekend), earned the film $39,071,176. The film placed first in the weekend's box office with $29,140,617, and maintained its number one position at the domestic box office for the following two weekends. It was the highest-grossing domestic film in 1995, and the third highest-grossing animated film at the time (behind The Lion King and Aladdin).
Toy Story 2 opened at #1 over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, with a three-day tally of $57,388,839 from 3,236 theaters. It averaged $17,734 per theater over three days during that weekend, and stayed at #1 for the next two weekends. It was the third highest-grossing film of 1999 (behind and The Sixth Sense).
Toy Story 3 had a strong debut, opening in 4,028 theaters and grossing $41,148,961 at the box office on its opening day. In addition, Toy Story 3 had the highest opening day gross for an animated film on record. During its opening weekend, the film grossed $110,307,189, making it #1 for the weekend; it was the biggest opening weekend ever for any Pixar film. Toy Story 3 stayed at the #1 spot for the next weekend. The film had the second highest opening ever for an animated film. It was the highest-grossing film of 2010, both domestically and worldwide. Toy Story 3 grossed over $1 billion, making it the seventh film in history (after , , Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, , , and Alice in Wonderland) the second Disney film in 2010 (after Alice in Wonderland), the third Disney film overall (after Dead Man's Chest and Alice in Wonderland), and the first animated film to do so.
Toy Story is the 15th highest-grossing franchise of all time, and the third highest-grossing animated franchise worldwide behind and .
Film 	Release date	Revenue 	Revenue 	Revenue 	Rank 	Rank 	Budget
Film 	Release date	United States	Foreign 	Worldwide 	All time domestic	All time worldwide	Budget
Toy Story 	11/22/1995 	$191,796,233 	$181,757,800	$373,554,033 	#137#128 	#197 	$30,000,000
Toy Story 2 	11/24/1999 	$245,852,179 	$251,514,690	$497,366,869 	#75#104 	#109 	$90,000,000
Toy Story/Toy Story 2(Disney Digital 3-D)	10/2/2009 	$30,702,446 	$1,582,154 	$32,284,600 	#2103 	(n/a) 	(n/a)
Toy Story 3 	6/18/2010 	$415,004,880 	$651,964,823	$1,066,969,703	#12#90 	#9 	$200,000,000
Toy Story 4 	6/21/2019 	$432,389,558 	$625,716,241	$1,058,105,799	#22#122 	#33 	$200,000,000
===Critical reaction===
According to Rotten Tomatoes, the Toy Story tetralogy is the most critically acclaimed tetralogy of all time. The first two films received a 100% rating, while the third and fourth respectively earned 98% and 97%. According to the site, no other tetralogy has had all of its films rated so highly - the Indiana Jones and Avengers film tetralogies come close with an average rating of 87%, while the Toy Story tetralogy has an average of an almost perfect 99%.
According to Metacritic, the Toy Story tetralogy is the most critically acclaimed tetralogy of all time, with an average rounded score of 90 out of 100. As of June 23, 2019, all the films in the tetralogy are placed on the site's Best Reviewed Movies List.
Film 	Rotten Tomatoes 	Metacritic
Toy Story 	100% (85 reviews) 	95 (26 reviews)
Toy Story 2 	100% (169 reviews)	88 (34 reviews)
Toy Story 3 	98% (304 reviews) 	92 (39 reviews)
Toy Story 4 	97% (400 reviews) 	84 (57 reviews)
Average Ratings	99% 	90%
===Awards and nominations===
Toy Story was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Original Song for Randy Newman's "You've Got a Friend in Me". John Lasseter, the director of the film, also received a Special Achievement Award for "the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film". Toy Story was also the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. At the 53rd Golden Globe Awards, Toy Story earned two Golden Globe nominations - Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Original Song. It was also nominated for Best Special Visual Effects at the 50th British Academy Film Awards.
Toy Story 2 won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and earned a single Academy Award nomination for the song "When She Loved Me " performed by Sarah McLachlan. The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was introduced in 2001, after the first two Toy Story installments.
Toy Story 3 won two Academy Awards - Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song "We Belong Together". It earned three other nominations, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Sound Editing. It was the third animated film in history to be nominated for Best Picture, after Beauty and the Beast and Up. Toy Story 3 also won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film and the award for Best Animated Film at the British Academy Film Awards.
Toy Story 4 was nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away." It is the first animated franchise to win Best Animated Feature award twice. It's also the first animated franchise in which all of their movies are nominated in the same category (Original Song). It was also nominated to the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film (but lost against ) and nominated for Best Animated Film at the British Academy Film Awards.
==Cast and characters==
===Film series and TV specials===
Character 	Main Films 	Main Films 	Main Films 	Main Films 	ABC Stuff 	ABC Stuff 	ABC Stuff 	ABC Stuff 	ABC Stuff 	Spin-offs 	Spin-offs 	Spin-offs 	Spin-offs 	Spin-offs 	Spin-offs
Character 	Toy Story (1995) 	Toy Story 2 (1999)	Toy Story 3 (2010) 	Toy Story 4 (2019) 	Toy Story Treats (1996)	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)	Toy Story of Terror! (2013)	Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)	Lightyear (2022)	 	 	 	 	
Woody 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	Jim Hanks 	Silent Cameo 	Jim Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	 	 	 	 	 	
Buzz Lightyear 	Tim Allen 	Tim Allen 	Tim Allen (English voice) and Javier Fernandez-Peña (Spanish voice)	Tim Allen 	Pat Fraley 	Patrick Warburton 	Tim Allen 	Tim Allen 	Tim Allen 	Chris Evans 	Chris Evans	Chris Evans	Chris Evans	Chris Evans	Chris Evans
Aliens 	Jeff Pidgeon 	Jeff Pidgeon 	Jeff Pidgeon 	Jeff Pidgeon 	Jeff Pidgeon 	Jeff Pidgeon and Patrick Warburton 	Jeff Pidgeon and Patrick Warburton 	 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hamm 	John Ratzenberger 	John Ratzenberger 	John Ratzenberger 	John Ratzenberger 	John Ratzenberger 	Silent Cameo 	Andrew Stanton 	Mentioned Only 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rex 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Silent Cameo 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	 	 	 	 	 	
Slinky Dog 	Jim Varney 	Jim Varney 	Blake Clark 	Blake Clark 	 	 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jessie 	 	Joan Cusack 	Joan Cusack 	Joan Cusack 	 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	Joan Cusack 	Joan Cusack 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bullseye 	 	Character is mute 	Character is mute 	Character is mute 	 	Character is mute 	Character is mute 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mr. Potato Head 	Don Rickles 	Don Rickles 	Don Rickles 	Don Rickles 	 	 	 	Don Rickles 	Don Rickles 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wheezy 	 	
Joe Ranft (Speaking voice) and Robert Goulet (Singing voice)	Silent Cameo 	 	 	Silent Cameo 	Joe Ranft 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zurg 	Mentioned Only 	Andrew Stanton 	Silent Cameo 	 	Mentioned Only 	Wayne Knight 	Wayne Knight 	 	 	James Brolin 	 	 	 	 	
Bo Peep 	Annie Potts 	Annie Potts 	Silent Cameo 	Annie Potts 	 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mrs. Potato Head 	Mentioned Only 	Estelle Harris 	Estelle Harris 	Estelle Harris 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andy Davis 	John Morris 	John Morris 	John MorrisCharlie Bright (young) 	John MorrisJack McGraw (young) 	 	 	 	Mentioned Only 	Mentioned Only 	 	 	 	 	 	
Molly Davis 	Hannah Unkrich 	Hannah Unkrich 	Beatrice MillerHannah Unkrich (baby; archive recording) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mrs. Davis 	Laurie Metcalf 	Laurie Metcalf 	Laurie Metcalf 	Laurie Metcalf 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mr. Shark 	Jack Angel 	Jack Angel 	 	 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mr. Spell 	Jeff Pidgeon 	Jeff Pidgeon 	 	 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Buster 	Heard and Mentioned only	Character is mute 	Character is mute 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lenny 	Joe Ranft 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Robot 	Jeff Pidgeon 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bonnie Anderson 	 	 	Emily Hahn 	Madeleine McGraw 	 	 	 	Emily Hahn 	Emily Hahn 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mrs. Anderson 	 	 	Lori Alan 	Lori Alan 	 	 	 	Lori Alan 	Lori Alan 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mr. Pricklepants 	 	 	Timothy Dalton 	Timothy Dalton 	 	 	 	Timothy Dalton 	Timothy Dalton 	 	 	 	 	 	
Trixie 	 	 	Kristen Schaal 	Kristen Schaal 	 	 	 	Kristen Schaal 	Kristen Schaal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Buttercup 	 	 	Jeff Garlin 	Jeff Garlin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dolly 	 	 	Bonnie Hunt 	Bonnie Hunt 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chuckles 	 	 	Bud Luckey 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Peas-In-A-Pod 	 	 	Charlie Bright, Amber Kroner, and Brianna Maiwand 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ken 	 	 	Michael Keaton 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Barbie 	 	Jodi Benson 	Jodi Benson 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Al McWhiggin 	Mentioned Only 	Wayne Knight 	 	 	 	 	 	Referenced Only 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stinky Pete 	 	Kelsey Grammer 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sid Phillips 	Erik Von Detten 	Mentioned Only 	Erik Von Detten 	 	Erik Von Detten 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hannah Phillips 	Sarah Freeman 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lotso 	 	 	Ned Beatty 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Twitch 	 	 	John Cygan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chunk 	 	 	Jack Angel 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sparks 	 	 	Jan Rabson 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stretch 	 	 	Whoopi Goldberg 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Big Baby 	 	 	Woody Smith 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chatter Telephone 	 	 	Teddy Newton 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bookworm 	 	 	Richard Kind 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mutant Toys 	Characters Are Mute 	 	 	 	Characters Are Mute 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Combat Carl 	Character is Mute 	 	 	Carl Weathers 	Character is Mute 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ducky and Bunny 	 	 	 	Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Duke Caboom 	 	 	 	Keanu Reeves 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Forky 	 	 	 	Tony Hale 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gabby Gabby 	 	 	 	Christina Hendricks 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The Bensons 	 	 	 	Steve Purcell 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Giggle McDimples 	 	 	 	Ally Maki 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mr. Anderson 	 	 	 	Jay Hernandez 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Axel 	 	 	 	Bill Hader 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dragon the Cat 	 	 	 	Character is mute 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Karen Beverly 	 	 	 	Melissa Villaseñor 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Margaret 	 	 	 	June Squibb 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Miss Wendy 	 	 	 	Juliana Hansen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rejean 	 	 	 	Character is mute 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rib Tickles 	 	 	 	Deleted scene 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carl Reineroceros 	 	 	 	Carl Reiner 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carnival Security Guards	 	 	 	Characters are mute 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chairol Burnett 	 	 	 	Carol Burnett 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bitey White 	 	 	 	Betty White 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Melephant Brooks 	 	 	 	Mel Brooks 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Harmony 	 	 	 	Lila Sage Bromley 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Harmony's mother 	 	 	 	Patricia Arquette 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lost Girl 	 	 	 	Maliah Bargas-Good 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
*Note: A red cell indicates the character didn't appear in that medium.
===Short Films===
Character 	Buzz Lightyear: Mission Logs	Buzz Lightyear: Mission Logs	Buzz Lightyear: Mission Logs	Toy Story Toons 	Toy Story Toons 	Toy Story Toons 	
Character 	Blast Off 	International Space Station 	The Science of Adventure 	Hawaiian Vacation 	Small Fry 	Partysaurus Rex 	
Woody 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	
Buzz Lightyear 	Tim Allen 	Tim Allen 	Tim Allen 	Tim Allen (English voice) and Javier Fernandez-Peña (Spanish voice)	Tim Allen 	Tim Allen 	
Aliens 	 	 	 	Jeff Pidgeon 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	
Hamm 	John Ratzenberger 	John Ratzenberger 	John Ratzenberger 	John Ratzenberger 	John Ratzenberger	John Ratzenberger	
Rex 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	
Slinky Dog 	 	 	 	Blake Clark 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	
Jessie 	 	 	 	Joan Cusack 	Joan Cusack 	Silent Cameo 	
Bullseye 	 	 	 	Character is mute 	Character is mute	Character is mute	
Mr. Potato Head 	 	 	Don Rickles 	Don Rickles 	Silent Cameo 	Don Rickles 	
Mrs. Potato Head	 	 	 	Estelle Harris 	Estelle Harris 	Estelle Harris 	
Bonnie Anderson 	 	 	 	Emily Hahn 	Emily Hahn 	Emily Hahn 	
Mrs. Anderson 	 	 	 	 	Lori Alan 	Lori Alan 	Lori Alan
Mr. Pricklepants	 	 	 	Timothy Dalton 	Timothy Dalton 	Silent Cameo 	
Trixie 	 	 	 	Kristen Schaal 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	
Buttercup 	 	 	 	Jeff Garlin 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	
Dolly 	 	 	 	Bonnie Hunt 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	
Chuckles 	 	 	 	Bud Luckey 	Bud Luckey 	 	
Peas-In-A-Pod 	 	 	Zoe Leivn 	Zoe Leivn 	 	 	
Ken 	 	 	 	Michael Keaton 	 	 	
Barbie 	 	 	 	Jodi Benson 	 	 	
*Note: A red cell indicates the character wasn't in the short film.
==Other media==
===Toy Story Treats (1996)===
One year after the release of the original Toy Story, short interstitials staring characters from the film aired in between programs in ABC's 1996 Saturday morning lineup until 1997. These shorts show both Andy and Sid's toys inside Andy's house interacting in different situations.
===Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)===
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is a spin-off TV series. The series takes place in the far future, a pastiche of and Star Wars-style science fiction. It features Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Patrick Warburton), a famous, experienced Space Ranger who takes a crew of rookies under his wing as he investigates criminal activity across the galaxy and attempts to bring down Evil Emperor Zurg once and for all. It aired on ABC from August 8, 2000 to January 13, 2001.
===Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)===
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins is a spin-off animated direct-to-video film, partially based on Toy Story. The film was released on August 8, 2000. It acts as a pilot to the television series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. In this film, Buzz Lightyear is a space ranger who fights against the evil Emperor Zurg, showing the inspiration for the Buzz Lightyear toyline that exists in the Toy Story series. Tim Allen reprises his role as the voice of Buzz Lightyear. Although the film was criticized for not using the same animation as in Toy Story and Toy Story 2, it sold three million VHS and DVDs in its first week of release.
===Buzz Lightyear: Mission Logs===
In 2008, to promote the theatrical release of Toy Story 3, sent a Buzz Lightyear into space. Pixar released short films on the 2010 Toy Story Blu-rays confirming it was actually Andy's Buzz Lightyear. Each short shows Buzz telling Rex and Hamm how he got home. Episodes 1 and 2 were released on the 2010 Blu-ray combo packs and DVDs of Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Episode 3 was released on Blu-ray and DVD of Toy Story 3.
===Video games===
*Toy Story (1995/1996) (Sega Mega Drive, Super NES, PC, and Game Boy)
*Disney's Animated StoryBook: Toy Story (1996) (PC)
*Disney's Activity Center: Toy Story (1996) (PC)
*Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue (1999/2000) (Dreamcast, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and PC)
*Disney's Activity Center: Toy Story 2 (1999) (PC)
*Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) (Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Dreamcast, and PC)
*Toy Story 2: Woody Sousaku Daisakusen! (N/A) (Sega Pico) - released only in Japan
*Toy Story Racer (2001) (PlayStation and Game Boy Color)
*Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure *CROSSOVER* (2003) (Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube)
*Meteos: Disney Magic *CROSSOVER* (2007) (Nintendo DS)
*Disney Friends *CROSSOVER* (2008) (Nintendo DS)
*Toy Story Mania! (2009/2012/2014) (Wii, PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3)
*Toy Story 3: The Video Game (2010) (PC, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Nintendo DS)
*Disney Sing It: Family Hits *CROSSOVER* (2010) (Wii, PlayStation 3)
*Shooting Beena: Toy Story 3: Woody to Buzz no Daibōken! (2010) (Advanced Pico Beena) - released only in Japan
*Kinect: Disneyland Adventures *CROSSOVER* (2011) (Xbox 360)
*Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure *CROSSOVER* (2012) (Xbox 360)
*Disney Infinity *CROSSOVER* (2013) (Wii U, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PlayStation 3)
*Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition *CROSSOVER* (2014/2015) (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita)
*Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition *CROSSOVER* (2015) (PlayStation 4, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360)
*Disney Crossy Road *CROSSOVER* (2016) (iOS, Android, Arcade/Redemption)
*Disney Art Academy *CROSSOVER* (2016) (Nintendo 3DS)
*LEGO The Incredibles *CROSSOVER* (2018) (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC)
*Kingdom Hearts III *CROSSOVER* (2019) (PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
*Toy Story Drop! (2019) (iOS, Android)
*Disney Tsum Tsum Festival *CROSSOVER* (2019) (Nintendo Switch)
*Disney Sorcerer's Arena *CROSSOVER* (2020) (iOS, Android)
*Disney Heroes: Battle Mode *CROSSOVER* (2018) (Android)
Pixar created original animations for the games, including fully animated sequences for PC titles.
Woody and Buzz Lightyear were originally going to appear as summons in the Final Mix version of the Disney/Square Enix video game Kingdom Hearts II. They were omitted from the final product, but their models appear in the game's coding, without textures. The director of the Kingdom Hearts series, Tetsuya Nomura, has stated that he would like to include Pixar properties in future Kingdom Hearts games, given Disney's purchase of Pixar. At the 2017 D23 Expo, the world of Toy Story was announced to be the first Pixar world to be in the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III.
===Merchandising and software===
Toy Story had a large promotion prior to its release, leading to numerous tie-ins with the film including images on food packaging. A variety of merchandise was released during the film's theatrical run and its initial VHS release including toys, clothing, and shoes, among other things. When action figures for Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody were created, they were initially ignored by retailers. However, after over 250,000 figures were sold for each character prior to the film's release, demand continued to expand, eventually reaching over 25 million units sold by 2007. Also, Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story and Disney's Activity Center: Toy Story were released for Windows and Mac. Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story was the best selling software title of 1996, selling over 500,000 copies.
==Theme park attractions==
Toy Story and its sequels have inspired multiple attractions at the theme parks of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Hong Kong Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris:
*Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin at the Magic Kingdom casts theme park guests as cadets in Buzz's Space Ranger Corps. Guests ride through various scenes featuring Emperor Zurg's henchmen, firing "laser canons" at their Z symbols and scoring points for each hit.
*Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters at Disneyland, is very similar to Space Ranger Spin, except that the laser canons are hand-held rather than mounted to the ride vehicle.
*Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters at DisneyQuest in Walt Disney World, despite the nearly identical name to the Disneyland attraction, is a bumper car style attraction in which guests compete against each other not only by ramming their ride vehicles into each other, but also by firing "asteroids" (playground balls) at each other.
*Toy Story Midway Mania! at both Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World and Disney California Adventure Park in Disneyland features a series of interactive carnival-type games hosted by the Toy Story characters. Guests ride in vehicles while wearing 3D glasses, and using a pull-string canon to launch virtual rings, darts, baseballs, etc. Disney announced an update to the attraction to add characters from Toy Story 3 several months before the film's release date.
*Toy Story Playland at Walt Disney Studios Park and Hong Kong Disneyland is a Pixar themed area designed to help promote Toy Story 3. It is designed to "shrink the guest" down to being the size of a toy, so he or she can play in Andy's Backyard with his toys from the films. It does this through using highly immersive theming, using bamboo to act as giant blades of grass surrounding the area, the use of many themed props and characters from the Toy Story films such as a giant Buzz Lightyear, a giant Rex, an oversized paper plane, and a large ball from the first Pixar short, Luxo Jr. The area also features many photo opportunities.
*World of Color at Disney's California Adventure is a large, nighttime water and light show. Some of the scenes projected on the water screens feature animation from the first two Toy Story films.
*Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland is a nighttime water, projections and pyrotechnic show at Tokyo Disneyland. Some of the scenes projected on the castle feature battle between Buzz Lightyear and Zurg seen in the attraction plays out to the sounds of the Toy Story 2 prologue soundtrack at Tomorrowland segment.
==Impact==
Toy Story's innovative computer animation had a large impact on the film industry. After the film's debut, various industries were interested in the technology used for the film. Graphics chip makers desired to compute imagery similar to the film's animation for personal computers; game developers wanted to learn how to replicate the animation for video games; and robotics researchers were interested in building artificial intelligence into their machines that compared to the lifelike characters in the film. Various authors have also compared the film to an interpretation of Don Quixote as well as humanism.
==="To infinity and beyond!"===
Buzz Lightyear's classic line "To infinity and beyond!" has seen usage not only on T-shirts, but among philosophers and mathematical theorists as well. Lucia Hall of The Humanist linked the film's plot to an interpretation of humanism. She compared the phrase to "All this and heaven, too!", indicating one who is happy with a life on Earth as well as having an afterlife. In 2008, during STS-124, astronauts took an action figure of Buzz Lightyear into space on the Discovery Space Shuttle as part of an educational experience for students that also stressed the catchphrase. The action figure was used for experiments in zero-g. Also in 2008, the phrase made international news when it was reported that a father and son had continually repeated the phrase to help them keep track of each other while treading water for 15 hours in the Atlantic Ocean.
==Toy Story Mash Up in Minecraft==
*Andy's House
*Pizza Planet
*Sid's House
*Al's Toy Barn
*Al's Apartment
*Sunnyside Daycare
*Tri-County Landfill
*Bonnie's House
*Second Chance Antiques
*The Carnival
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