In addition, Jonathan Harris voices the cleaner while Bob Peterson voices Geri (albeit without any dialogue). When he is preparing to fix Woody in Toy Story 2, one of the drawers in his case contains chess pieces, a reference to the short that was released two years earlier.
The next morning, the cleaner, who is revealed to be Geri, rings the doorbell to Al's Penthouse and begins the process of restoring Woody to prime condition for Al before he is about to be shipped to a museum in Japan.
Al McWhiggin is one of the main antagonists of Disney•Pixar's 1999 animated film Toy Story 2. He is a greedy toy collector determined to collect rare toys in exchange for money.
While Woody is trying to save another toy from being sold at Andy's family yard sale, Al McWhiggin, a toy collector, spots Woody and steals him to bring him to his apartment.
BUT, around the time Andy's sister was born, he came down with post-polio syndrome, which he ended up dying from—but not before he entrusted his precious Woody doll to his son.
Throughout the Toy Story films, Woody always stays with Buzz, Jessie, and the rest of his friends, even becoming one of Bonnie's toys at the end of Toy Story 3. However, the ending of Toy Story 4 changed all of this, shaking up the franchise by having Woody leave his old friends to stay with Bo Peep and The Lost Toys.
Andy's mom says she doesn't want to sell Woody to the chicken man at the yard sale because he's a 'long time family toy' which would imply he's been around more than just Andy and has been passed down.
Bo Peep is a fictional character appearing in the Disney–Pixar Toy Story franchise. The character is primarily voiced by Annie Potts. She appears in the first two films as a supporting character, portrayed as a love interest to the protagonist, Woody.
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.
That night, after Woody's attempt to retrieve his ripped-off arm is foiled when the TV suddenly turned on, causing Al to wake up and put Woody back in his case. Woody angrily accuses Jessie of turning on the TV, to which Jessie responds by fighting Woody.
This need was fulfilled by the end of Toy Story 3. Though initially hesitant, Andy decided to part with Woody for Bonnie's happiness and Woody fully embraced his choice. This bittersweet ending completed Woody's journey from selfishly pursuing his own wants to sacrificing his desires for the happiness of his kids.
In the first movie, Woody breaks the ultimate toy rule, revealing he's alive in order to traumatize Sid, even though the kid wasn't intentionally hurting anyone. Sure, he was “torturing” toys, but he had no idea they were alive. Wayne Knight's character from Toy Story 2 is bad because he collects toys.
Jessie has strong opinions about toys being owned, and that stems from when she once belonged to the mysterious Emily, and they initially had a great child-toy relationship. That relationship came to an abrupt end, and in the great Pixar sequel, Jessie is still traumatized by it.
Woody. Woody and Jessie share a sibling-like relationship. Since meeting each other in Al's penthouse, the two share a close bond. The two are shown to have pretty heated arguments from time to time, but they deeply care for each other nonetheless.
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.
In the ending, when Jessie saves all her friends, Buzz is shown to be proud of the cowgirl's bravery. Their relationship isn't shown as much in Toy Story 4, but they are still a couple. When the toys are in Bonnie's closet, Buzz is seen kneeling in front of Jessie, who is having a panic attack in the dark.
Andy's dad never appears in any of the Toy Story films, and his absence is never addressed. Several theories sprung up to explain that, including some in which Andy's parents got divorced. One theory suggests Andy's dad died before Toy Story 1, after a childhood battle with polio.
These range from Andy's dad dying shortly after Molly was born to him being away for military service. While there is no definite answer, many argue that Andy's parents must have been divorced. Following this line of thought, one theory (via Reddit) holds that Toy Story is a metaphor for Andy's mom remarrying.
Is Andy's mom Jessie's original owner in the Toy Story movies? No. To the best of my knowledge that idea never crossed anybody's mind. The hats are probably similar because of wanting to re-use some designs and/or assets.
Toy Story 4 fills its runtime with questions of existentialism, not unlike the three films before it, but in its final moments, a purpose is determined and a course is presumably set: Woody, accepting that he'd rather explore the world with Bo Peep than be relegated to a closet by Bonnie, makes the decision to go ...
One of things Woody feared to lose the most, his voice box, was eventually given away for his last child: Bonnie. Buzz could never bring Alisha & the crew back to an Earth they knew. The mission was meaningless from the start.
At the end of Toy Story, Woody is happy to share the role of favorite toy with Buzz, and Buzz is proud to be a toy, so much so that he's nervous about what other toys Andy might get for Christmas. Both toys haven't only learned how to be better friends to each other, but also better toys for Andy.
