Toy Story (1995) Woody goes through a rollercoaster of emotions when Buzz Lightyear overshadows him as Andy's new favorite toy. The movie is set in 1995, the same year it was released in theaters, and over 30 years after the events of The Incredibles.
The movies do not explicitly state the years in which they take place, which makes the Toy Story film timeline inexact. However, references within the films can date the first movie as taking place in 1995.
So the story in Toy Story takes place, the same year when the movie in real life was released. In Toy Story 2, Tour Guide Barbie mentions that short sighted retailers didn't order enough Buzz Lightyear toys to be sold in time for their release in 1995, which is a reference to an incident that happened in real life.
There have long been theories that Pixar's films all overlap – and the trailer for Inside Out 2 (2024) may have confirmed it. First mapped out by YouTuber Jon Negroni, the aptly named Pixar Theory has spent years arguing that every Pixar movie, from Toy Story (1995) to the modern day, are all set in the same universe.
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What time period is Toy Story set?
Toy Story (1995)
Woody goes through a rollercoaster of emotions when Buzz Lightyear overshadows him as Andy's new favorite toy. The movie is set in 1995, the same year it was released in theaters, and over 30 years after the events of The Incredibles.
Just last summer, it was confirmed by Pixar's creative chief officer that Woody and Buzz Lightyear will be returning for the fifth Toy Story sequel. The fifth installment is set to arrive in 2026, almost seven years after the most recent one, 2019's Toy Story 4.
In 2006, as the Disney contract neared its end, Jobs sold Pixar to the larger company. Catmull was named president of both Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, while Lasseter became the studios' chief creative officer. He left his position in 2018 amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
Woody is a cowboy ragdoll, based on the main character “Woody Pride” from the 1950s television show “Woody's Roundup.” In Toy Story 4, Woody states he was made in the late 1950s. However, the Toy Story series is still set in the 2000s as of now, making Woody about 50 years old in the Toy Story Universe.
The reason Woody is such a rare toy is because he's the only Woody doll that was ever made—just a prototype. A cereal company had a promotion—send in X amount of box tops and get a Sheriff Woody doll.
It's revealed in the animated series that Andy's mom's last name is Davis, but also Emily's last name isn't revealed. So, in theory, both Jessie's owner and Andy's mom are named Emily Davis. While what happened to Andy's dad remains a mystery, Andy's mom's name could have secretly been answered.
Mozart says Ranft revealed to him that Andy's dad was also named Andy, and that name was carved into Sheriff Woody not by Andy, but in the 1950s by Andy's father. After he got polio, Andy Sr.'s toys were burned, but he hid Woody, sparing the cowboy doll that fate.
Sid does not appear in the second film, although he is mentioned once by Buzz during the toys' mission to rescue Woody from the toy collector Al McWhiggin.
Though 22 goes by she/her pronouns, she is not considered female and has no gender, as souls can choose what they sound like. 22 was the twenty-second human ever created, presumably in the history of the world. This is of course how she earns her namesake throughout the film.
A fan theory suggests that Boo from Monsters, Inc. grows up to be Andy's mom in Toy Story, but there are flaws in this theory. Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer of Pixar, debunked the theory and explained that the Easter eggs in Pixar movies are not meant to impact the storylines of other films.
a surprise, which turns out to be Boo's door reassembled. The door becomes functional when Sulley places the piece he has kept, and he opens it to see Boo, who (although off-screen) recognizes him by saying, "Kitty!" This gives Sulley a surprised grin on his face as the film closes.
When she first appears, Boo is very attached to Sulley (calling him "Kitty"), but he is not so keen. Sulley and Mike try hard to keep the child out of sight from other monsters.
It's thus not surprising that Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and the rest of the gang will be returning to screens. There are a lot of question marks surrounding Toy Story 5, with the creative minds behind the project keeping the details locked down.
Toy Story 3 was the perfect way to end Andy and Woody's arc and begin anew. If there was one bright side to the heart-aching goodbyes, it would be that the pain would never be re-lived again or so we had thought. Apparently, our emotions mean nothing to Disney as it seems Andy is making a return in Toy Story 5.
Disney has announced a return to the world of Woody and Buzz in Toy Story 5. The studio's CEO Bob Iger confirmed there would a new Toy Story sequel coming from Pixar, and recently announced it would be released in 2026.
