Mr. Spell

Mr. Spell is an educational toy for children made by Texas Instruments. He appears in Toy Story and Toy Story 2 as a supporting character and one of Andy's many toys. He is voiced by Jeff Pidgeon.

Mr. Spell is a yellow, hand-held, computer keyboard–like toy based on the popular 1970s Speak and Spell toy by Texas Instruments. Mr. Spell is able to talk by spelling the words he is saying and revealing them on the screen. Much like See N Say and Etch, Mr. Spell gets around by waddling. He also frequently holds or has held seminars on a variety of topics such as plastic corrosion awareness and what to do if you or part of you is swallowed.

He did not play a particularly large role in the first film, but appeared in many background scenes.

Toy Story
In Toy Story, when Woody assembles the toys for their first staff meeting in Andy's room, he thanks Mr. Spell for holding a successful "plastic corrosion awareness meeting." During the same meeting, Mr. Potato Head removes his mouth to kiss his butt, to which Mr. Spell can be seen laughing at it.

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 wholly) gets swallowed. Later, Buzz, after catching the letters on a license plate on the vehicle of the man who has stolen Woody, uses Mr. Spell to decipher the hidden message encoded in the license plate, which, to the other toys' surprise, turns out to be "Al's Toy Barn" and that Al McWhiggin, the chicken mascot of his toy store, turns out to be the culprit.

Toy Story 3
Mr. Spell did not appear in Toy Story 3. He was likely either sold in a yard sale or donated.

Background Information

 * Mr. Spell makes an appearance at Toy Story Midway Mania.