Toy Story Franchise

The **Toy Story Franchise** mainly consists of four films. It is the 20th-highest-grossing franchise worldwide, the fourth-highest-grossing animated franchise and is among the most critically acclaimed franchises of all time.

## Short Films

### Toy Story Toons

In 2011, Pixar started releasing short animated films to supplement 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. So far, three shorts have been released; Hawaiian Vacation, Small Fry and Partysaurus Rex. Another short, titled Mythic Rock, was in development in 2013 but was never released.

#### 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 theatres before Pixar's feature film Cars 2. In the short film, Ken and Barbie want to go to Hawaii with Bonnie's family, who had prior plans to vacation in Hawaii, but get left behind by mistakenly climbing into Bonnie's school bookbag instead of her luggage. Once in Bonnie's bedroom, Woody, Buzz and the other toys from the previous film attempt to console them by creating their own "Hawaiian vacation" for Barbie and Ken in Bonnie's bedroom.

#### 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 of animated shorts, was released with the theatrical 3D re-release of Finding Nemo. Directed by Mark Walsh with music composed by electronic-music artist BT, the short involves Rex getting left in the bathroom and making friends with bath toys.

### Lamp Life

A short film titled Lamp Life, revealing Bo Peep's whereabouts between leaving and reuniting with Woody between the events of Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 4, was released on Disney+ on January 31, 2020.

Valerie LaPointe, who was a story supervisor on Toy Story 4, wrote and directed the short. Annie Potts and Ali Maki returned as Bo and Giggle McDimples. However, Woody is voiced by Jim Hanks.

## Spin-offs

### Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

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 and features Tim Allen as the voice of Buzz Lightyear, who is voiced by Patrick Warburton in the main series. 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. Although the film was criticised 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.

## Music

 Toy Story 2 (Soundtrack) | Released: November 9, 1999
 Toy Story 3 (Soundtrack) | Released: June 15, 2010
 Toy Story 4 (Soundtrack) | Released: June 21, 2019
Label: Walt Disney Records

## TV Series

### Toy Story Treats

In 1996, a series of shorts known as Toy Story Treats were created as interstitials on ABC Saturday Morning, the predecessor to Disney's One Saturday Morning and ABC Kids. They did not necessarily follow the continuity from Toy Story, taking place before, during and after the events of the first film. They were aired roughly around the time of Toy Story's release to home video. The shorts also appeared as bonus features on both "The Ultimate Toy Box" and as Easter eggs on the "10th Anniversary Edition" DVD menu of the first film, they were also restored in HD in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio and presented in the special features of the 2010 Blu-ray release of the film.

### Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is a spin-off television series, depicting the in-universe Toy Story television series on which the Buzz Lightyear toyline is based. The series takes place in the far future, featuring 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 UPN from October 2, 2000 to November 29, 2000 and on ABC from October 14, 2000 to January 13, 2001.

### Forky Asks a Question

On Disney's investor day meeting, Pete Docter announced a series of shorts named Forky Asks a Question for Disney+, with the new character Forky from Toy Story 4, voiced by Tony Hale. The series was released on the launch date of the service on November 12, 2019.

## TV Specials

### Toy Story of Terror!

The first, a Halloween-themed special, titled Toy Story of Terror!, aired on October 16, 2013.

### Toy Story That Time Forgot

The second was a Christmas-themed special titled Toy Story That Time Forgot, aired on December 2, 2014.

## Cast and Characters

* Tom Hanks as Woody
	+ Jim Hanks as Woody (Toy Story Treats, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and Lamp Life)
* Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear
	+ Pat Fraley as Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story Treats)
	+ Patrick Warburton as Buzz Lightyear (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
* Joan Cusack as Jessie
* Annie Potts as Bo Peep
* Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head
* Jim Varney and Blake Clark as Slinky Dog
* John Ratzenberger as Hamm
	+ Andrew Stanton as Hamm (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins)
* Wallace Shawn as Rex
* Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head
* Jeff Pidgeon as Mr. Spell / Little Green Men
	+ Patrick Warburton as Little Green Men (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
* Emily Davis as Billy, Goat and Gruff
* R. Lee Ermey as Sarge
* Andrew Stanton as Emperor Zurg
	+ Wayne Knight as Emperor Zurg (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
* Joe Ranft as Wheezy
* Jodi Benson as Barbie
* Joe Ranft as Lenny
* John Morris as Andy Davis
* Laurie Metcalf as Mrs. Davis
* Hannah Unkrich and Bea Miller as Molly Davis
* Erik von Detten as Sid Phillips
* Sarah Freeman as Hannah Phillips
* Wayne Knight as Al McWhiggin
* Kelsey Grammer as Stinky Pete
* Michael Keaton as Ken
* Emily Hahn and Madeleine McGraw as Bonnie
* Lori Alan as Mrs. Anderson
* Jay Hernandez as Mr. Anderson
* Timothy Dalton as Mr. Pricklepants
	+ Robin Atkin Downes as Mr. Pricklepants (Forky Asks a Question)
* Kristen Schaal as Trixie
* Bonnie Hunt as Dolly
* Bud Luckey as Chuckles
* Ned Beatty as Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear
* Charlie Bright, Brianna Maiwand and Amber Kroner as Peas-in-a-Pod
* Woody Smith as Big Baby
* Teddy Newton as Chatter Telephone
* Richard Kind as Bookworm
* John Cygan as Twitch
* Jan Rabson as Sparks
* Jack Angel as Chunk
* Whoopi Goldberg as Stretch
* Tony Hale as Forky
* Christina Hendricks as Gabby Gabby
* Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as Ducky and Bunny
* Keanu Reeves as Duke Caboom
* Ally Maki as Giggle McDimples
* Steve Purcell as The Bensons
* Mel Brooks as Melephant Brooks
* Carol Burnett as Chairol Burnett
* Carl Reiner as Carl Reineroceros
* Betty White as Bitey White
* June Squibb as Margaret
* Lila Sage Bromley as Harmony
* Patricia Arquette as Harmony's Mom
* Juliana Hansen as Miss Wendy
* Bill Hader as Axel
* Melissa Villasenor as Karen Beverly
* Carl Weathers as Combat Carl
* Alan Oppenheimer as Old Timer

## Merchandise

Toy Story had a large promotion before 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 before 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.

### Comic Books

A 4-issue limited series Toy Story: Mysterious Stranger was published by Boom! Entertainment from May to August 2009. This was followed by an 8-issue ongoing series, starting with #0 in November 2009. Two Buzz Lightyear one-shots were released in 2010, for Free Comic Book Day and Halloween. A second 4-issue limited series, Toy Story: Toy Overboard was published by Boom! Entertainment from July to October 2010.

A 4-issue limited series by Marvel Comics Toy Story: Tales from the Toy Chest was published from May to August 2012.

Toy Story magazine was first released on July 21, 2010. Each edition was 24 pages in length, apart from the launch edition, which was 28 pages.

An one-shot anthology comic book by Dark Horse Comics was released to tie in with Toy Story 4 in 2019. The comic picks up just after the events of the film, also exploring the backstories of Duke Caboom, Ducky, Bunny, Bo Peep and Giggle McDimples during their exploits as a band of lost toys.

### Video Games

* Toy Story (Video Game)
* Toy Story: Activity Center
* Toy Story: Animated Storybook
* Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
* Toy Story 2: Activity Center
* Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (Video Game)
* Toy Story Racer
* Toy Story Mania!
* Toy Story 3 (Video Game)
* Toy Story Drop!

## Theme Park Attractions

* Alien Swirling Saucers
* Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
* Jessie's Critter Carousel
* RC Racer
* Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin
* Toy Soldier Parachute Drop
* Toy Story Land
* Toy Story Midway Mania!
* Toy Story: The Musical
* Woody's Roundup Village

### Restaurants

* Alien Pizza Planet
* Poultry Palace
* Roundup Rodeo BBQ Restaurant
* Toy Story Pizza Planet Arcade
* Woody's Lunch Box