First fully computer-generated full-length feature film. Each frame took 4 to 13 hours (depending on the complexity of the shot) of time on a RenderFarm consisting of 87 2-CPU SparcStation 20's, 30 4-CPU Sparc-Station 20's and a SparcServer 1000.
The animation team perfected the movement of the toy soldiers by gluing some sneakers to a sheet of wood and trying to walk around with them on.
Rendered for an aspect ratio of 1.66:1, and it was supposed to be matted in theatres to 1.85:1 (the aspect ratio for which the team tried to compose). For reasons too complex to go into here, they aimed for 1.85:1 and missed, but only by a little. After careful consideration and consultation with director John Lasseter, they nudged the window open a tiny bit to 1.78:1.
The carpet texture in the hallway of Sid's house is the same as the carpet texture in The Shining (1980).
The desk lamp and yellow ball with a blue stripe and a red star are references to the previous Pixar film Luxo Jr. (1986).
The scene where Buzz is knocked out of the window contains several references to Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), including the music.
WILHELM SCREAM: When Buzz Lightyear is knocked out of the window.
Woody and Buzz Lightyear are inspired by director John Lasseter's own childhood toys. He based Woody on his own pull-string Casper doll, and once he grew out of Casper he moved on to a G.I Joe, a flashy toy at the time of his childhood.
Rex uses a few of George McFly's lines from Back to the Future (1985): "I don't like confrontations" and "I don't think I could take that kind of rejection."
Sid's sister serves Buzz tea from a Utah Teapot, a famous data model seen in countless computer animations.
The toolbox that Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) pushes off the milk crate bears the name "Binford Tools," the name of the company which sponsors Allen's character's show in "Home Improvement" (1991).
In the scene where Woody is giving everyone warning to get a moving partner, the book "The Tin Toy" can be seen on the shelf behind him. This is the story "Toy Story" was based upon. Its author is listed as "Lasseter," a reference to director John Lasseter.
When Woody is holding the staff meeting, several books are visible behind him. The names of the books refer to previous Pixar films: Red's Dream (1987), and Knick Knack (1989).
Sid Phillips is said to be inspired by a former Pixar employee of the same last name who was known to disassemble toys and use the parts to build bizarre creations.
The top of Sid's backpack reads "Julie Macbarfle has cooties!", a reference to camera manager Julie M. McDonald, who lobbied people to put her name in the film. "Juju's house of food" is another reference to her.
The moving company ("Eggman Movers") is named after art director Ralph Eggleston. The license plate of the truck ("MLY1K9", meaning "Molly, one canine") is a reference to Pixar's resident sheepdog.
One of the cars' license plate is "HTT1195," which references the company "Hi Tech Tunes," which produced the film.
When Buzz is lying on the skateboard while "repairing" his ship, there are stacked blocks that read "B" and "Z." B.Z. Petroff was the animation and layout manager on "Toy Story."
When the Pizza Planet delivery boy enters the Dinoco gas station, he asks for directions to West Cutting Boulevard. West Cutting Boulevard is the street where Pixar Animation Studios was located in Richmond, California, at the time (Pixar moved its entire operation to Emeryville, California, in 2000).
Buzz Lightyear's facial features are loosely based on those of the film's director, John Lasseter; most notably his eyebrows, cheekbones and the dimple in his chin. Lasseter demonstrated this by sketching a rough self-portrait of himself on the U.K. breakfast show "The Big Breakfast" (1992) and then adding the spacesuit helmet to transform himself into Buzz.
The license plate on Andy's mother's car reads "A 111" on the front and "A 113" on the rear. A111 and A113 are two rooms used by the animation department at CalArts - alma mater of a large number of Pixarians, including John Lasseter.
The carpet in Sid's house is modeled after the horrible carpet in the basement of the house 'Peter Docter' (writer/lead animator) lived in as a child. When Buzz gets wacky at the "tea party" he calls himself Mrs. Nesbit. The name of one of Peter's grade school teachers and in college, he had a Toyota pickup truck pretty much like the one the pizza delivery guys used. It too had a "YO" on the gate.
Whenever a character's eyes blink, they never blink together, but one at a time.
The "Hand" in the Box in Sid's room plays the same music that the toy did from Tin Toy (1988), the short movie Toy Story was based upon.
When Buzz and Woody fight at the gas station, Woody reminds Buzz that he is "just a toy!" Buzz answers, "You are a sad, strange, little man. You have my pity. Farewell," and he waves good-bye with his hand, giving the typical Vulcan salute from "Star Trek" (1966).
The license plate on the van (A113) is the same as the Master's apartment in Disney's The Brave Little Toaster (1987).
Slinky Dog (voiced by Jim Varney) says "Gollybob Howdy" in one scene. That was a catchphrase of Varney's other popular character, Ernest P. Worrell.
Billy Crystal was originally offered the chance to voice Buzz Lightyear.
Tim Allen has said in many interviews that Pixar originally wanted Jim Carrey to voice Buzz Lightyear and Paul Newman to voice Woody, but they couldn't due to the low budget they were given for the film.
Towards the end of the movie - when Woody and Buzz fly behind the car and Molly sees them on the side mirror - you can hear "Hakuna Matata" from The Lion King (1994) playing on the car radio.
The realtor's sign on the lawn of Andy's house reads "Virtual Realty."
The character of Andy is named for Andries "Andy" Van Dam, a Brown University Professor and computer science and animation pioneer who taught many of makers of this film.
Another of the books on Andy's bookshelf is titled "Smyrl, Smryl, Twist and Twirl," a reference to Eliot Smyrl on the modeling team.
Mr. Potato-Head's line "What are you looking at, ya hockey puck?" is one of actor/comedian Don Rickles' catchphrases.
Another book on Andy's bookshelf is "Red's Dream". This is the title of another animated short by John Lasseter and Pixar. Red's Dream (1987) is the dream of fame of a red unicycle that is on sale at a bicycle store.
The toy Shark, wearing Woody's hat, proclaims, "Look at me, I'm Woody! Howdy howdy howdy!" This references a cowboy-eating vulture in one of Gary Larson's "The Far Side" daily comic strips, from the early 1980s: "Hey everyone, look at me, I'm a cowboy! Howdy! Howdy! Howdy!"
The filmmakers have indicated in interviews that the moving-van chase scene at the end of the film was partially inspired by the toy train chase scene from _Wallace and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers (1993)_ . The Pixar animators considered the toy train sequence to have set a standard for action which they had to surpass in this full-length computer animated film.
Originally the main character was going to be Tinny, the title character in Tin Toy (1988). He would have gotten lost during a family trip and joined up with a sarcastic ventriloquist dummy in a search for a home. Eventually, Tinny was replaced with a toy astronaut named Lunar Larry, which then became Buzz Lightyear. The dummy, meanwhile, was given the identity of a cowboy, eventually becoming Woody.
Pizza Planet was originally Pizza Putt, a combination pizzeria/mini-golf course.
Voted number 5 in Channel 4's (UK) "Greatest Family Films"
Bill Murray was considered for the role of Buzz Lightyear.
The manner in which Andy writes his name on Woody is identical to how the character "Andrew Beckett" in Philadelpha (1993) has his name written in cement from when he was a child. Tom Hanks is featured in both Philadelphia and Toy Story.
When the soldiers are watching the pile of presents disappear during the birthday party, two silhouette pictures can be seen on the wall. These pictures are available at Walt Disney parks worldwide, and are cut freehand, with no prior sketchwork, using nothing but paper and scissors by the park's employees.
Buzz:
Right now, poised at the edge of the galaxy, Emperor Zurg has been secretly building a weapon with the destructive capacity to annihilate an entire planet! I alone have information that reveals this weapon's only weakness. And you, my friend, are responsible for delaying my rendezvous with Star Command!
Woody:
[pauses and looks incredulous] YOU. ARE. A. TO-YYYYY! You aren't the real Buzz Lightyear! You're - you're just an action figure!
[holds hand up to eyes indicating something small]
Woody:
You are a child's play-thing!
Buzz:
You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity. Farewell.
Woody:
Oh, yeah? Well, good riddance, ya loony.
Sid Phillips:
[Reading warning on rocket] "Extremely dangerous. Keep out of reach of children." Cool!
Rex:
What if Andy gets another dinosaur? A mean one? I don't think I can take that kind of rejection.
Mr. Potato Head:
How come you don't have a laser, Woody?
Woody:
It's not a laser. It's a little light bulb that blinks.
Hamm:
What's wrong with him?
Mr. Potato Head:
Laser envy.
[Mr. Potato Head rearranges his facial features crazily]
Mr. Potato Head:
Hey, Hamm. Look, I'm Potasso.
Hamm:
I don't get it.
Mr. Potato Head:
You uncultured swine.
Buzz:
I've set my laser from stun to kill.
Woody:
Oh, great. If anyone attacks we can blink em' to death.
[repeated line]
Buzz:
To infinity, and beyond!
[Mr. Potato Head watches hopefully as Andy open birthday presents]
Mr. Potato Head:
Mrs. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato Head, Mrs... Hey, I can dream can't I?
Mr. Potato Head:
What, did you take Stupid Pills this morning?
[Preparing for the toy mutiny]
Woody:
Wind the frog.
Woody:
Wait a minute, I just lit a rocket... Rockets explode!
Woody:
Tuesday's plastic corrosion awareness meeting was, I think, a big success. We'd like to thank Mr. Spell for putting that on for us, thank you Mr. Spell...
Mr. Spell:
[mechanically] You're. Welcome.
Hamm:
Yes, sir, we're next month's garage sale fodder for sure.
Woody:
Look, we're all very impressed with Andy's new toy.
Buzz:
Toy?
Woody:
T-O-Y, toy.
Buzz:
Excuse me, I think the word you're searching for is "space ranger".
Woody:
The word I'm searching for, I can't say, because there's preschool toys present.
Buzz:
I just want you to know that even though you tried to terminate me, revenge is not an idea we promote on my planet.
Woody:
Oh. Well, that's good.
Buzz:
But we're not on my planet, are we?
Woody:
What chance does a toy like me have against a Buzz Lightyear action figure?
Mr. Potato Head:
Oh, really? Well, I'm from Playskool.
Rex:
And I'm from Mattel. Well, actually I'm from a smaller company that was purchased by Mattel in a leveraged buyout.
Buzz:
Can!
Woody:
That wasn't flying! That was... falling with style!
Sergeant:
It's a Mrs. Potato Head! Repeat, a Mrs. Potato Head!
Hamm:
Way to go, Idaho!
Mr. Potato Head:
I'd better shave.
[pulls off his moustache]
Andy:
You're going to jail, Bart. Say good-bye to the wife and Tater Tots.
Woody:
I think you've had enough tea for today, let's get you outta here, Buzz.
Woody:
Buzz, you've got wings! You glow in the dark! You talk! Your helmet does that, that... *whoosh* thing! You are a cool toy!
[loses steam]
Woody:
As a matter of fact, you're *too* cool.
Mr. Potato Head:
Son of a building block! It's Woody!
Woody:
Buzz! You're flying!
Buzz:
This isn't flying. This is falling with style!
Buzz:
How are you fixed for fuel? Are you still using fossil fuels, or have you discovered crystallic fusion?
Woody:
Well, we have double-A's.
Buzz:
How dare you open a Space Ranger's helmet on an uncharted planet? My eyeballs could have been sucked out of their sockets!
Woody:
Sergeant, establish a recon post downstairs. Code Red. You know what to do.
Sergeant:
Yes, sir! All right, men! We're at Code Red! Repeat, Code Red! Recon plan Charlie: Execute! Let's move, move, move!
Buzz:
What's going on?
Woody:
Nothing that concerns you Space Rangers. Just us toys.
Buzz:
I'd better have a look anyway.
[look through binoculars]
Buzz:
Why is that soldier strapped to an explosive device?
Woody:
[moves binoculars] That's why. Sid.
Buzz:
Sure is a hairy fella.
Woody:
No, no. That's Scud, you idiot. That's Sid.
Buzz:
You mean that happy child?
Mr. Potato Head:
That ain't no happy child!
Rex:
He tortures toys, just for fun!
Buzz:
I'm Buzz Lightyear. I come in peace.
Rex:
Oh, I'm so glad you're not a dinosaur!
Buzz:
This is an intergalactic emergency. I need to commandeer your vessel to Sector 12. Who's in charge here?
All:
[pointing up] The Claw!
Alien #1:
The Claw is our master.
Ailen #2:
It decides who will go and who will stay.
Woody:
Oh, this is ludicrous.
Woody:
[trying to get Buzz into Molly's stroller] It's a special spaceship, I just saw it.
Buzz:
You mean it has hyperdrive?
Woody:
Hyperactive hyperdrive, and astro... uh... turf.
Sid Phillips:
No-one has ever attempted a double bypass brain transplant before.
Woody:
Listen, Lightsnack, you stay away from Andy. He's mine, and no one is taking him away from me.
Buzz:
What are you talking about? Where's that bonding strip?
[slides under his ship with a skateboard]
Woody:
[pulls him back out] And another thing, stop with this spaceman thing! It's getting on my nerves.
Rex:
Great! Now I have guilt!
Woody:
Pull my string! The birthday party's today?
Mr. Potato Head:
Ages three and up! It's on my box! Ages three and up! I'm not supposed to be babysitting Princess Drool!
Mr. Potato Head:
What're you lookin' at, you hockey puck?
Woody:
Hey, Etch... Draw!
[Etch draws a picture of a gun]
Woody:
D'oh! Got me again! Fastest knobs in the west!
Woody:
Hey, Slinky?
Slinky Dog:
[with a checker board] Down here, Woody. I'm red this time.
Woody:
No, Slink...
Slinky Dog:
All right, you can be red.
Woody:
Not now, Slinky. I've got some bad news.
Slinky Dog:
[shouts] Bad news?
Woody:
Shhh! Just round everyone up for a staff meeting and be happy.
Slinky Dog:
Okay.
[walks away slowly with his head down]
Woody:
Be happy!
Slinky Dog:
[laughs hysterically]
Mr. Potato Head:
How did I get stuck with you as a moving buddy?
Rex:
Everyone else was picked.
Woody:
Now, guys, it was an accident. You gotta believe me.
Slinky Dog:
We believe you, Woody. Right, Rex?
Rex:
Uh... yeah... uh, I mean no... uh... I don't like confrontations!
Slinky Dog:
It's Sid!
Rex:
I thought he was at summer camp.
Hamm:
They musta kicked him out early this year.
Woody:
Aaaaah! This is the part where we blow up!
Buzz:
Not today.
Buzz:
Years of Academy training wasted.
[Woody finds Buzz dressed up as "Mrs. Nesbitt" and in the company of two headless dolls]
Woody:
What happened to you?
Buzz:
One minute you're defending the whole galaxy, and, suddenly, you find yourself sucking down Darjeeling with Marie Antoinette... and her little sister.
Woody:
Who's got my hat?
Shark:
Look, I'm Woody: Howdy, howdy, howdy.
Woody:
Ha-ha, ha-ha. Gimme that.
Alien #1:
A stranger.
Ailen #2:
From the outside.
All:
Oooooooooooooooh.
Alien:
I have been chosen. Farewell, my friends. I go to a better place.
Bo Peep:
Why don't I get someone else to watch the sheep for me tonight?
Woody:
[blushing and giggling] Oh-ho yeah.
Buzz:
Do you know these life forms?
Woody:
Yes, they're Andy's toys.
[Buzz deploys his wings]
Hamm:
Wow. Impressive wingspan. Very good.
Woody:
Oh, what? What? These are plastic. He can't fly.
Buzz:
They are a terillium-carbonic alloy, and I can fly.
Woody:
No, you can't.
Buzz:
Yes, I can.
Woody:
Can't.
Buzz:
Can.
Woody:
Can't, can't, ca-an't.
Buzz:
I tell you, I could fly around this room with my eyes closed.
Woody:
Okay, Mr. Lightbeer, prove it.
Buzz:
All right then, I will.
[watching guests arrive for Andy's party]
Rex:
Any dinosaur-shaped ones?
Hamm:
For crying out loud. They're all in boxes, you idiot.
Rex:
They're getting bigger.
Slinky Dog:
Wait, there's a nice little one over there.
[boy turns around, revealing the full length of the box he's carrying]
All:
Aaaaahh!
Woody:
Does everybody have a moving buddy?
Hamm:
Moving buddy? You can't be serious.
Rex:
I didn't know we had to have one already.
Mr. Potato Head:
[holding his left arm in his right hand] Do we have to hold hands?
[All laugh]
Woody:
Hey, look, everybody! It's the *real* Buzz Lightyear!
Buzz:
You're mocking me, aren't you?
Woody:
Oh no, no no no, no. - Buzz look, an alien!
Buzz:
Where?
Woody:
[slaps knee and laughs hoarsely]
Slinky Dog:
I knew you were right all along, Woody. Never doubted you for a second.
Woody:
[through his voice box] Reach for the sky!
Sid Phillips:
Huh?
Woody:
This town ain't big enough for the two of us!
Sid Phillips:
What?
Woody:
Somebody's poisoned the waterhole!
Sid Phillips:
It's busted.
Woody:
Who are you calling busted, Buster?
Sid Phillips:
Huh?
Woody:
That's right! I'm talking to you, Sid Philips! We don't like being blown up, Sid. Or smashed, or torn apart.
Sid Phillips:
[hyperventilating] W-we?
Woody:
That's right, your toys!
[Toys get up and surround the terrified Sid]
Woody:
From now on, you must take good care of your toys, because if you don't, we'll find out, Sid!
Woody:
[while turning head around slowly] We toys can see EVERYTHING!
Woody:
[speaking and moving] So play nice!
[Sid screams and runs inside]
Rex:
ROAR!
Woody:
Oh, how ya doin', Rex.
Rex:
Were you scared? Tell me honestly.
Woody:
I was very close to being scared that time.
Rex:
I was going for fearsome, but I don't think I'm coming across. I'm afraid I'm just coming off as annoying.
Buzz:
This is no time to panic.
Woody:
This is a perfect time to panic!
Buzz:
[marveling at the interior of Pizza Planet] What a spaceport!
[At Pizza Planet]
Man On P.A.:
Before your space journey, re-energize yourself with a slice of pepperoni, now boarding at counter three.
Woody:
[thinks Buzz has gone crazy] Let's get you out of here Buzz...
Buzz:
Don't you get it?
[points to a doll's hat on his head]
Buzz:
You see the hat? I am Mrs Nesbitt!
Sid Phillips:
[talking in his sleep] I want to ride the pony.
Woody:
Buzz, could you give me a hand here?
[Buzz throws his broken-off arm]
Woody:
Ha-ha, ha-ha. That's really funny, but this is serious!
Buzz:
I don't believe that kid ever went to medical school.
Slinky Dog:
Gaddily bob-howdy!
Woody:
Oh, shut up.
[last lines]
Woody:
Buzz? Buzz Lightyear? Are you afraid?
Buzz:
No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Are you?
[camera pans out]
Woody:
Now Buzz, what could Andy possibly get that is worse than you?
Andy:
Wow, a puppy!
[camera zooms back in]
Both:
Heh, heh!
Revealing mistakes: Buzz's wings should have been caught on the car track loop when he demonstrates how he flies.
Factual errors: The baby monitor used by the soldiers was used incorrectly: they took the receiver section with them, leaving the transmitter behind.
Continuity: While planning the rescue of Buzz from the rocket, the clock on Sid's wall jumps from 6:35 to 10:00 to 3:10.
Continuity: When RC hits the corkboard, the pins stick into the desk. When the globe rolls after Buzz, the pins are gone
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The license plate on Andy's mother's car reads "A 111" on the front but "A 113" on the rear - this is an in-joke (see trivia).
Continuity: The bulbs in the string of Christmas lights disappear for a while.
Continuity: The words on the crate that captures Woody get flipped upside down.
Continuity: The light fixture that Ducky and Legs remove and then replace is larger than the hole it travels through.
Miscellaneous: When "Legs" and "Ducky" remove the porch light fixture to ring the doorbell for the "escape", they pull the fixture up through the hole in the ceiling. They are also able to lower it back through afterward. You would be unable to do that with a real fixture of that sort, as housing would be bigger than the hole so it could be attached to it.
Continuity: The match in Woody's holster disappears for a while.
Continuity: The burn mark on Woody's forehead disappears.
Continuity: The "Improvised Interrogation Manual" that Woody hides under is visible next to him while he is trapped under the crate but disappears when Buzz begins to help. It's clearly gone in the close-up scene in which Woody begins to push the crate.
Continuity: The lever that lowers the ramp on the moving truck changes from black to red.
Continuity: The ramp disappears when RC is tossed into the truck, and then it reappears when Buzz and Woody fly past.
Continuity: Before the kids rush into Andy's room little-Bo-peep (and her sheep) hide on a lamp next to Andy's bed. After the kids leave there's nothing on the lamp at all.
Continuity: After Buzz tackles Woody on Andy's bed (to protect him from the strange lifeforms), the laser on his forearm is activated without him pushing the button on his bicep - during the rest of the movie, he pushes the button on his bicep to activate the laser.
Revealing mistakes: After Buzz tackles Woody on Andy's bed, and Buzz meets the rest of the toys in Andy's room, there is a wide shot of the bed. In this shot, the little light that is Buzz's "laser" (on his right forearm) is missing.
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Several toys used in the movie are not to scale with the other toys. For instance, "Mike" is much larger than a Mr. Potato Head.
Factual errors: Sid's altered Lava Lamp, with its plastic skull and baby doll head floating in the liquid, would have been impossible to create without cutting the globe open and welding it shut, since the opening at the top of such a lamp is the same diameter as a soda pop bottle. This modification is far beyond what we can see of Sid's abilities.
Continuity: In the beginning of the movie when Andy takes his baby sister out of the crib, he lowers the crib side to get her out. He does not put the side back up, but in the next shot the crib side is back up.
Continuity: The length of "lasso" of lights change length from scene to scene: - 1. When Woody stumbles out of closet, the Christmas light is only as long as Woody is tall. - 2. Same light is long enough for Woody to hide in its coil when he calls Hannah. - 3. When Woody and Buzz head to Sid's room, the coil is much smaller so that Woody can carry over his shoulder (already documented as goof). - 4. The same coil is long enough to span from Sid's bedroom window to Andy's bedroom window (with a driveway in between).
Continuity: The coiled "lasso" of Christmas lights that was outside Hannah's bedroom disappears when Woody and Buzz walk out from Hannah's bedroom. It reappears again as much smaller coil and right by the door in the next shot showing Hannah's doorway.
Continuity: In some scenes, the mother's mini-van is shown to have a sun-roof; in others, there is no sun-roof
Continuity: When Andy puts Woody and Buzz on the desk, there is no Magic 8 Ball - but a second later the Magic 8 Ball appears right next to Woody.
Continuity: When Woody prepares to send out the troops and speaks with the sergeant, the sergeant has a pistol in his right hand. In the next shot it is gone.
Continuity: At the gas station, the reflection of the moon in Buzz's helmet is illuminated on the right side, which implies a real moon illuminated on the left side. Yet when we look at the moon over Buzz's shoulder we see that it's illuminated on the right.
Continuity: When Buzz and Woody are in the gas station, the close up shot of Woody shows the moon over his right shoulder as a crescent shaped like the letter "C". When the shot changes to Buzz, the moon's reflection in his helmet is also shaped like a forward facing "C" instead of a backwards facing one as a mirror would show.
Revealing mistakes: Near the beginning, when Woody is on the bed, a rendering error occurs when, as he gets up, his left hand passes through his face.
Continuity: When Hannah sets down Buzz's arm, which is in turn holding the teapot, the teapot is pointing towards Buzz. When Woody enters the room it is now pointing away from Buzz.
Continuity: When the Toy soldiers are parachuting downstairs we see their parachutes, but in the next scene when the rest of the toy soldiers slide down on the jump rope the parachutes are gone.
Factual errors: TM 21-310 is shown as the "Improvised Interrogation Manual" in TS1. In reality, TM 21-310 is a demolitions and munitions manual. There is no "Improvised Interrogation Manual".
Continuity: When Buzz is sitting on the floor of Sid's room, he is wearing his "Mrs. Nesbitt" apron. As Sid's toys converge on Buzz, the apron is gone but is tossed away an instant later while the toys work on him.
Continuity: After Woody realizes he's a lost toy, he starts towards Buzz, when a truck starts coming straight for them. Woody lays down, and is nearly crushed by the rear wheels of the truck's cab. The front wheels should have crushed him.
Continuity: While preparing to escape from Sid's room, several of the locks on Sid's door are still closed/locked in one shot, but are unlocked when the escape begins.
Continuity: As the aliens tell Buzz about their "master", Woody can be seen behind them, both hands on the rim of the exit chute. In the very next shot, Woody has his left hand on his forehead.
Continuity: Buzz's laser is located on top of his forearm. However, when he lifts and holds onto his foot to show the others that Andy inscribed his name, his laser is on his inner arm.
Continuity: Continuously during the staff meeting in the beginning of the movie, the spokes on the painted wheels of the toy chest move from the left dot to the right dot and back.
Continuity: In the scene when the troops are warning the toys that Andy is coming up to the room, it shows Woody standing next to the baby monitor. It then shows a "panned out" scene of all the toys running to find a place to hide, and the monitor is no longer there. Next scene shows Woody standing next to the monitor again.
Followed by
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Toy Story 3 (2009)
Spin off
Toy Story (1996) (VG)
- plot of video game is adapted from the earlier film
"Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" (2000)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) (V)
Toy Story Racer (2001) (VG)
References
The Robber Kitten (1935)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
"Star Trek" (1966)
In Cold Blood (1967)
The Exorcist (1973)
Alien (1979)
The Shining (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Adventures of André and Wally B. (1984)
Back to the Future (1985)
Luxo Jr. (1986)
Red's Dream (1987)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Tin Toy (1988)
Knick Knack (1989)
"The Simpsons" (1989)
"Home Improvement" (1991)
The Lion King (1994)
Referenced in
Jingle All the Way (1996)
The Story Behind 'Toy Story' (1997) (V)
Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1997) (TV)
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997)
Spice World (1997)
"Home Improvement: Say Goodnight, Gracie (#7.15)" (1998)
- Tim plays with his niece with a Buzz Lightyear doll
My Name Is Joe (1998)
Small Soldiers (1998)
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
A Bug's Life (1998)
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
"Spin City: Toy Story (#5.10)" (2000)
- title reference
Big Game XXIX: Bugs vs. Daffy (2001) (TV)
- During the recap of the previous Big Game, Toy Story is mentioned as a decriptive term for the CGI effects used on the Coyote/Roadrunner stadium
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
A Small Summer Party (2001) (TV)
- Buzz Lightyear poster on bedroom door
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Ice Age (2002)
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) (VG)
Men in Black II (2002)
"Coupling: Split (#3.1)" (2002)
- the ladies talk about woody and buzz as metaphors for their romances
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
"Da Ali G Show: Law (#1.1)" (2003)
- Ali G refers to Buzz Aldrin as "Buzz Lightyear", a character from this film.
Finding Nemo (2003)
Dracula II: Ascension (2003) (V)
21 Grams (2003)
Making 'Nemo' (2003) (V)
- mentioned once
The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004) (TV)
- variation of the line "To infinity and beyond"
DragonBlade (2005)
- end credit
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV)
- mentioned once
"The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Lights! Camera! Danger!" (2004)
- A movie parody and/or quote reference.
I Am Not an Animal - I Am an Animation (2005) (V)
- When saying that the show was originally going to be CGI, they refer to it as "Toy Story for the BBC"
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
- Talked about
Best Ever Family Films (2005) (TV)
- One of the items on the list
The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV)
- Makes the countdown, is talked about in detail.
High School Musical (2006) (TV)
- Troy shouts "To infinity and beyond" the first day of school
"The Daily Show: (2006-01-26)" (2006)
- Referred to during a story on Pixar's sale to Disney.
Cars (2006)
- name of gas station
"The Film Programme: (2006-03-27)" (2006)
- Pixar event, pictures seen, title spoken.
Alien Autopsy (2006)
- The cop ask's Ray "Is this a gunigen Toy Story?" and also Ray makes a joke about Mr.Patoatohead
"Boston Legal: Deep End of the Poole (#2.24)" (2006)
- Denise compares Brad to Buzz Lightyear, a character from the animated classic.
Hoot (2006)
- "He looks like Woody from Toy Story"
"Boston Legal: BL: Los Angeles (#2.27)" (2006)
- A.D.A. Holly Raines calls Brad Buzz Lightyear, a character from the animated film.
Featured in
The Making of 'Toy Story' (1995) (TV)
The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV)
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Topsy Turvy (1996) (V)
- Song is used
"The Film Programme: A Christmas Treat" (2001)
- Reviewing kids films at Christmas
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003) (TV)
- A clip from this film appears as part of a Disney tribute montage.
Who Is Bud Luckey? (2004) (V)
- Covers Luckey's work on Pixar's Toy Story
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
- Clips are shown
Best Ever Family Films (2005) (TV)
- Clips are shown
The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV)
- Clips shown.
Pixar's 20th Anniversary Special (2006) (TV)
- featured in clips
Spoofs
The Exorcist (1973)
Star Wars (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Alien (1979)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- When the Globe is rolling toward Woody, you hear the same sound as in Raiders.
"Cheers" (1982)
Back to the Future (1985)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Moonstruck (1987)
- Woody quotes it
Child's Play (1988)
Turner & Hooch (1989)
City Slickers (1991)
Spoofed in
A Bug's Life (1998)
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
- When Tim Allen's character is a dog he attempts to fly and says Allen's famous Buzz Lightyear line from "Toy Story", "To infinity and beyond."
Cars (2006)
- John Ratzenberger talks about it as it is shown at the end (as "Toy Car Story")