Mr. Spell

Mr. Spell is a background character in Toy Story and Toy Story 2. He is also a mentioned character by Woody. He is based on a popular 1970s Speak & Spell toy by Texas Instruments.

Toy Story
In Toy Story, when Woody assembles the toys for their first meeting in Andy's room, he thanks Mr. Spell for holding a "plastic corrosion awareness meeting."

Toy Story 2
In Toy Story 2, Woody tells Buzz Lightyear to make sure all the toys attend the seminar, held by Mr. Spell, on what the toys should do if they (partially or whole) gets swallowed. Later, Buzz, after catching the letters on a license plate on the vehicle of Al McWhiggin (owner of the toy store Al's Toy Barn and the one who steals Woody), Buzz uses Mr. Spell to figure out the hidden message encoded in the license plate, which, to the other toys' surprise, turns out to be "Al's Toy Barn."