Toy Story 3 Trivia

Cameos, in-jokes, re-used animation and other trivia from Toy Story 3.

References to Toy Story

 * During the western scene, Woody, Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, and Rex reprise their roles as seen in the beginning of Toy Story when Andy was playing with them.
 * Andy uses the "bank" cardboard box seen in the first film during one of his play scenarios
 * Woody tells Slinky to gather the toys for a meeting, like in the first film.
 * The toys being distrustful of Woody whether Andy wants to keep them or not is similar to how they were distrustful of him when they believed Woody was trying to get rid of Buzz Lightyear in the first movie.
 * When Andy is at his toy chest, deciding whether he should keep Woody or Buzz, it echoes how the first film, he decides which to sleep with. Unlike last time, however, Andy chooses Woody.
 * Sid Phillips, the violent teenager from from the first film, makes a cameo appearance as an adult at the beginning and end of the film. He is the garbage man who is wearing Sid's signature skull t-shirt and is listening to heavy metal.
 * As the toys are taken to Sunnyside Daycare Center, Buzz warns them that the toys there might be jealous of new toys, clearly remembering of how Woody was jealous of him during the events of the first film.
 * A young girl who looks like Boo, from 'Monster's Inc.', is seen playing with a blue kitty doll, and a young girl doll. Her playing reflects the plot from the film.
 * Bonnie taking Woody to play tea party seems to echo Hannah taking Buzz to a tea party.
 * As Bonnie lies in her bed snuggling her toys along with Woody, Buttercup exchanges a wink to Woody, just like how Buzz did when he and Woody reunite with Andy.
 * The Potato Heads are able to detach their eyes in order to get a better view. This technique was first seen in the first film.
 * Buzz returns to his delusions of being a Space Ranger in the first film after being switched back to Demo mode.
 * Lotso's firetruck has the same siren of the Toddle Tots Firetruck.
 * Like in the first film, Woody comes up with a elaborate plot to escape with the help of the other toys.
 * The way Slinky Dog was helping Woody to put the monkey toy into custody is completely similar to how Legs was helping Ducky ring the doorbell in Sid's house.
 * Woody's scream when the Monkey notices him was first used when Woody was startled by Buzz when they first met.
 * The Aliens' loyalty to "The Claw" reappears in the garbage dump scene. They later use the claw to save Woody and friends.
 * When Buzz's voicebox says "to infinity and beyond," that sound effect was originally said by Buzz himself when he was about to "fly" around Andy's room. This, along with his "Buzz Lightyear to the rescue" sound effect were probably a reference to the 1995 Thinkway Buzz Lightyear action figure, as the sound quality is also similar.
 * The movie opens and closes with a blue sky with clouds on it that mirrors Andy's old wallpaper which helped introduce Toy Story.

References to Toy Story 2

 * Like how Toy Story 2 started with an outer space setting (Buzz's world), Toy Story 3 started with a wild west setting (Woody, Jessie and Bullseye's world).
 * During the western scene, Buzz Lightyear and Hamm reprise their roles when Andy was playing with them in the second movie.
 * Jessie's yodeling ability to call for animals reappears when she calls for Rex, as well as her panic attacks at the thought of being in storage.
 * Woody being worried about the future in the second film has been expanded to with the toys being worried of the future.
 * After over 10 years, the Aliens still say 'You have saved our lives. We are eternally grateful' to Mr. Potato Head. However, at the end of the film, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head repeat the same line to the aliens for saving them from being incinerated.
 * Jessie's line 'It's Emily all over again!', references her previous owner.
 * Like in the second film, Woody tries to call for Buster in order to save his friends. This time, however, Buster is too old to help Woody anymore.
 * Jessie's romantic interest with Buzz, which was first showed towards the end of the second film, has become somewhat expanded in this film. Several scenes and dialogue between the two characters in this movie seem to show this.
 * Woody's scream from when the kite he was riding gets blown away was re-used from when Woody was hanging from the plane in Toy Story 2.
 * Lotso's fate by the end of the film is similar to Stinky Pete's. Both are unexpectedly found, and then they find themselves in an unwanted predicament: Stinky Pete becomes stuck with a girl who draws on her toys, while Lotso becomes a fly attractant for a garbage truck.
 * Woody and friends come back to Andy's house by using Slinky, the similar way Buzz's rescue party came out.
 * Emperor Zurg appears during the end credits as a donation to a reestablished Sunnyside Daycare Center.

Cameos

 * Andy has a poster of an Omnidroid in his room. (from The Incredibles)
 * When Buzz is being fixed after he is reprogrammed to be evil (and when he's accidently being reset into his Spanish mode), the batteries he uses are BnL batteries (from WALL•E).
 * On Andy's bulletin board there is a postcard from Carl and Ellie. (from the movie Up )
 * At the daycare center, Mr. Ray the Scientific Stingray from Finding Nemo makes a cameo. Nemo himself appears as a sticker on Andy's old toybox. There is also a turtle sticker on Andy's bedroom door. The turtle on the sticker is possibly Crush or Squirt.
 * As in Toy Story and Toy Story 2, Andy's mom's car license plate is A113.
 * Lightning McQueen from Cars is referenced a few times throughout the movie: A miniature toy car at Sunnyside Daycare, for a split-second on a child's shirt at the daycare is McQueen's number the same way and style it is shown on him, and in the opening scene of the Toy Story 3, there is a dramatic scene involving a train. The number on the front of the train is 95. The number is itself an Easter egg, referring to 1995, the year Toy Story was released.
 * Wally B. can be seen on Bonnie's backpack.
 * Before the kids run in to play when the other toys in the Caterpillar room hide, the toys under the table shaking are the same toys from Tin Toy.
 * When Buzz and Slinky are looking down from the ceiling, the wall next to them has lists of children's names. One name is ATTA, who might be named after Princess Atta from A Bug's Life.
 * When Big Baby, Chuckles, and Lotso are looking for a new life during Chuckle's flashback, They can be seen riding on the back of a Pizza Planet truck. Also a calendar from Pizza Planet is clearly seen.
 * A poster on Andy's wall shows a character from the upcoming movie Cars 2. It shows Finn McMissile, a British sports car/secret agent who plays a major role in the sequel.
 * In the beginning of the movie, you can see a calender which has a picture of Snot Rod on it.
 * Totoro, the furry, friendly creature from Hayao Miyazaki's Japanese animated classic My Neighbor Totoro, shows up as a toy that Woody meets. Pixar founder John Lasseter has called Miyazaki an inspiration for his work, and Lasseter produced his most recent film, Ponyo.
 * Many of the stickers in Andy's room are references to other Pixar movies.

Re-used Animation

 * The calendar in Andy's room which has been on the month of August since the first film and originally had a picture from A Bug's Life on it, now has a picture of Snot Rod from Cars but is still on the month of August.

Other Trivia

 * Unlike the last two Toy Story movies, which were released in November, and thus weren't released until the following year across much of Europe, Toy Story 3 was released in June.
 * The Toy Story 3 screenplay took 2 1/2 years to write and storyboard.
 * Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich performs one line in the movie, as the voice of the Jack-in-the-Box.
 * Teddy Newton, director of Pixar's short Day & Night, performs the voice of Chatter Telephone.
 * Pay attention to the bulletin board in Andy's room when Woody is climbing to the top of the dresser, not only do you find easter eggs from other Pixar movies, but you also find out (thanks to an award), that Andy's real name is Andrew Davis.
 * Although The Prospector tells Woody that Andy won't take him to college, Andy does put Woody in his "college" box, which means that he would take him to college until Woody puts himself in the donation box at the end of the movie.
 * Big Baby has a broken eye, which may be a reference to Babyface.
 * Toy Story 3 has longest running time for a Toy Story film which is 102 minutes.
 * This is the first Toy Story film to be made using Disney Digital 3D/IMAX 3D technology.
 * Many sound bits are re-used from the first two movies, especially with Woody, Buzz and Jessie.
 * The incinerator scene is the darkest scene ever made in any Toy Story & Pixar film.
 * The train scene is very similar to Andy's "playing moments" in Toy Story and Toy Story 2 but with added toys because of new characters.
 * John Ratzenberger keeps his streak alive of appearing in every single Pixar film made to date. For Toy Story 3, he reprises his role as Hamm.
 * Ken was based on a 1988 version of himself called "Animal Lovin' Ken" which included his "own chimpanzee to care for and love.". Barbie is based on a 1983 version called "Great Shape Barbie".
 * Ken wears 21 different outfits in the movie.
 * Woody has 229 animation points of movement in his face. Buzz has 215 animation avatars in his face.
 * There are 302 characters in the film.Imactoystory3HD.png
 * Confirmed by Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich's Twitter, the baby who did the voice for Big Baby is named Woody.
 * The Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode Stranger Invasion has Emperor Zurg requesting incinerators instead of a standard garbage smasher in a new base, as they would be far more difficult to escape from.
 * When Woody and Bonnie's toys use Bonnie's mother's computer,if one looks closely at the top of the screen,the Apple logo is seen with the word "Safari" next to it.Safari is Apple's web browser.If one looks at the right side of the screen,the icons are similar to those on a usual Mac desktop.
 * It's shown that Andy's mom now drives a new car instead of the blue van she had in the first two movies (while keeping the old A113 license plate)