Barbie makes a silent appearance during the flashback in Toy Story 4. Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and Slinky come to Molly's room to enlist Bo Peep in helping them rescue R.C. who has been lost outside in a thunderstorm.
Barbie was going to show up driving her Corvette in Sid's house and tell Woody, "Come with me if you want to live." Yeah, a Sarah Connor reference. In the process of writing her out, John Lasseter (director) and the story team realized that she would have been deus ex machina and that Woody needed to be in charge.
Ken and Barbie later reconcile and mend their relationship, become boyfriend and girlfriend once again. Together, the two revolutionize Sunnyside, turning the daycare into a true toy paradise for all toys, and become its new leaders.
BARBIE from Toy Story 4 doll (Review & Unboxing) Disney/Pixar/Mattel
Will Woody be in Toy Story 5?
Toy Story 5 will see the return of both Woody and Buzz Lightyear. leaving the page. has revealed that the sheriff and the space ranger will return for another movie. "We have another Toy Story, so Woody and Buzz are back," he told Variety.
Back in 2004, just days before Valentine's Day, Mattel shared the sad news that iconic couple Barbie and Ken had broken up. The most perfect plastic pair had been together for 43 years when the surprising split was announced.
Barbie makes a silent appearance during the flashback in Toy Story 4. Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and Slinky come to Molly's room to enlist Bo Peep in helping them rescue R.C. who has been lost outside in a thunderstorm.
Ken has had styles, careers, and friends over the years. Ken's original backstory was that he met Barbie in 1961 on the set of their first television commercial together. The couple fell in love and started dating. Barbie broke up with Ken on Valentine's Day in 2004.
Now we can put a name to the incredibly creepy face: Gabby. She's a pull-string doll from the 1950s who's been sitting in an antique store for ages. Voiced by Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Gabby appears in the trailer and sends an army of creepy ventriloquist dolls after Woody and Bo Peep. Yikes!
The entire reason he decided not to go with Al to Tokyo is he didn't want to spend his life watching kids behind a glass case and never being loved again. So while it's sad to see him say goodbye to the life he's always known and the friends he's made along the way, it's time for Woody to have a new start.
With the Toy Story timeline now set, the question arises of when Toy Story 4 takes place. Again, if we followed our timeline, then Toy Story 4 would take place 9 years after Toy Story 3, around 2016.
Mattel didn't allow Pixar to use Barbie because they didn't like the idea of Pixar animating her to give them the personality they wanted to give to her, they wanted little kids to do it themselves but they did allow Pixar to use Barbie in Toy Story 2 after the original film became an unexpected success.
“Pregnant Barbie” is actually Margaret Hadley Sherwood, or Midge, as her friends call her. Midge was created to be a less glam, more relatable Barbie, per Buzzfeed News. The doll was launched in 1963 as Barbie's bestie. She had freckles and red hair, and she wore less makeup than Barbie did.
Barbie (full name: Barbara Millicent Roberts) is a character in the Toy Story franchise. She is based on the popular Mattel toy. She first appears in Toy Story 2 among many other Barbie models, and later appears in Toy Story 3 and Hawaiian Vacation. She falls in love with Ken.
Despite the fact that Barbie will reappear in Toy Story 4, Josh Cooley has recently confirmed that Ken will not be returning because he is still running the Sunnyside Daycare.
Disney will release Pixar's Toy Story 5 on June 19, 2026, the studio announced Friday. Disney CEO Bob Iger first announced Toy Story 5 in February 2023, with the sequel an attempt to return to form for the franchise after the disappointing performance of the 2022 spinoff, Lightyear, which voice starred Chris Evans.
However, those rumors are proven false due to the fact that Boo's real name is Mary Gibbs, not Bonnie. Boo herself actually does make two brief cameo appearances in the sequel Toy Story 4 where she appears in Bonnie's kindergarten class and at the carnival.
Barbie wasn't honest with Ken about not being attracted to him and Ken was obsessed with making her like him, becoming dependent and later manipulative. While all this was key to their personal journeys, being paired with the wrong Barbie and Ken was very unhealthy for both.
Barbie and Ken felt it was “time to spend some quality time apart” with Arons hinting that Ken's reluctance to put a ring on it may have played a part in their breakup. Still, the two swore the breakup was amicable and they would remain friends.
As first boyfriends go, you could do worse than Ken Carson. Introduced in 1961 by Mattel, the Ken doll was the epitome of the all-American boy next door. Clean cut, athletic and with a sharp haircut, he was the perfect counterpart to his more famous girlfriend, Barbie.
Canonically, while Ken was introduced as Barbie's boyfriend, he's often portrayed as a “best friend,” which indicates he doesn't have to be a love interest. They also have never been married, further signaling an openness about their relationship and a freedom that's in Barbie's hands.
Like many couples, Barbie and Ken chose not to get married. They have no children and Barbie is the sole owner of the Dreamhouse. Everything seems straightforward – unless, of course, the relationship permanently breaks down.
