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Cameos, in-jokes, re-used animation and other trivia from Toy Story 4.

References to Toy Story

  • Dur​​ing the flashback scene, Slinky is used to pull RC to safety similar to the moving van scene, this time being more successful (with the help of The Barrel of Monkeys).
  • The opening sequence features a close-up of Woody with the phrase, "You're my favorite deputy!" being played before he is moved out of the way to reveal the film's logo. Toy Story features a similar opening.
  • In the teaser trailer, Ducky says "You Are A Toy", the same phrase Buzz Lightyear heard from Sheriff Woody repeteadly about not being a real space ranger. It is also said by Woody to Forky during his pep-talk on the walk to Grand Basin, this time in a more assertive and mature manner.
  • While walking across the side of the road, Woody recounts the events of the first film to Forky, specifically Buzz's arrival. 
  • When Ducky kept hitting Buzz Lightyear in the head with his foot, Buzz closes his helmet on Ducky's foot at the right moment. This is a reference to when Buzz did something similar to Woody's hand, when the cowboy hit him in the head.
  • Bo Peep calls Buzz her “old moving buddy” when they reunite on top of the antique store, calling back to Bo's line "I found my moving buddy" after seeing Buzz "fly" in the first film. 
  • Woody's theme which plays in the beginning of Toy Story plays during the ending of the Toy Story 4, signifying the completion of Woody's character arc.
  • Just like Toy Story, there was no real villain as like Sid and Scud, Gabby Gabby was a misunderstood doll who genuinely never hurt others despite using extreme measures in getting Woody's voicebox. However, unlike Sid who ended up being a garbage worker in the third film, Gabby Gabby finally gets a kid to be played with.
  • In the teaser reaction, Ducky and Bunny has mocked Buzz Lightyear's catch phrase (To infinity and beyond!") with their own adult humor. This would carry forward to the film where they mocked him with their own version of his catchphrase.
    • The catchphrase is given a new meaning in the film's ending as the first half is said by Buzz with the second half being said by Woody. This is a call back to their friendship as they parted ways, knowing they will remember each other in their hearts.

References to Toy Story 2  

  • Bo helps Woody up after the skunkmobile crashes, Woody accidently pulls off Bo's arm, like how Andy accidently tore Woody's arm.
  • Woody's decision to leave his friends for to live out his better purpose as a lost toy is similar to his initial decision in Toy Story 2, except that he and his friends parted in more peaceful terms than he did in Al's apartment as they knew Woody was happier living with Bo Peep in helping lost toys gain their kids compared to his decision to live as a museum display in Japan.
  • Geri's words "You handle him too much, he's not going to last!" was applied here when Woody caught himself in a tug-o-war situation between both sides of Bo Peep and Gabby Gabby to the point that his voicebox was nearly ripped out of him as he was pulled too hard on the pullstring by Gabby Gabby and the Bensons.
  • Jessie shows a bit of anxiety when she and the other toys were put away in Bonnie's closet which is a callback to her pain caused by Emily abandonning her in the second film.
  • Woody ultimately giving up his voicebox to Gabby Gabby to help her find her kid as well as getting Forky back is a callback to one of the bloopers where Jessie pulled his pullstring too hard that it snapped,

References to Toy Story 3

  • The film expands on the fate of Bo Peep following the previous two films, as the third film established that as with other toys like Wheezy and Etch A Sketch, Bo was either sold, donated or given away before the events of such film.
  • When Woody is telling Forky his life story, he tells him how Andy gave him and the gang to Bonnie.
  • In the film's flashback, Bo Peep resigns to her fate of donated to another kid, parting ways with Woody. This could be the reason why Woody felt heartbroken when Rex mentioned her in the third film.
  • In the third film, Woody feels briefly conflicted over his decision for the toys to be in the attic and himself to be with Andy in college that he ultimately donated himself and his friends to Bonnie. It becomes more apparent in the fourth film when he was no longer Bonnie's favorite to the point of him saying Andy's name instead of Bonnie's to Forky.
  • Buzz's triple reset in the third film had consequences. Here, it become apparent that he took Woody's advice on his inner voice too literally that he uses his voice box to help him make decisions until that night when Mrs Anderson tries to put him away for acting up.
  • Woody's scream when he pulls off Bo Peep's arm is recycled from when he falls off the train at the start of the third film.

Easter Eggs

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General

  • If calculations are correct, then the movie takes place in 2012 (and the end-credits are set in 2013, a year after the events of the fourth film), seeing as it takes place two years after the third movie. Toy Story took place in 1999, Toy Story 2 takes place in early 2000 (just a few months after the first film), and Toy Story 3 takes place in 2010. 
  • Toy Story 4 is the second Pixar film to be released on June 21, after 2013's Monsters University. Coincidentally, Toy Story 4 was released six years after Monsters University.
  • This is the first Toy Story film to be produced in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio, unlike the first three films of the franchise (which were produced in the 16:9 ratio).
  • While the film was first officially announced in late 2014, John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton had started working on a treatment in 2012.
  • Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear, the main antagonist of Toy Story 3, was seen on stage at the 2015 D23 Expo to promote Toy Story 4, though he does not appear in the actual film in person.
  • Don Rickles, Mr. Potato Head's voice actor, passed away on April 6, 2017 before he could record any lines for the film. As such, with permission of Rickles' family, the film features Rickles' voice by using unused recordings from the first three films, from the video games and from Disney Parks.[1]
    • This is the second Pixar sequel to feature archival records of a deceased actor after Cars 3.
  • John Lasseter was set to direct the fourth Toy Story film after directing both Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Lasseter left the direction of Toy Story 3 to Lee Unkrich while he directed Cars 2. However, Lasseter stepped down as director due to his busy schedule and later left from both Pixar and Disney at the end of 2018, leaving Josh Cooley as the film's sole director in his directorial debut.
  • Toy Story 4 was #1 in ad spending for the week of its release.[2]
  • The bottoms of Woody's, Buzz's, and Jessie's boots say "Bonnie" instead of "Andy". Bullseye has a "B" on his front left hoove rather than each letter of Andy's name written on them.
  • Not counting the December 8, 2017 reissue of Coco, this is the second Pixar film not to be accompanied by a short film after the original Toy Story.
  • In reference to The Shining: the song Midnight, the Stars and You from the film plays when Woody meets Gabby Gabby.[3]
  • A vintage action figure of Obi-Wan Kenobi cutting off Ponda Baba's arm from the Star Wars franchise appears with the other forgotten toys.
  • One of Ducky's insults to Buzz on the game booth is "In a galaxy far, far away, you got kicked in the head!", a nod to the opening text of every Star Wars film in addition to other forms of media in the franchise.  
  • In the first mid-credits sequence, Ducky gets the two plush frogs' attention by saying "Up here, Rainbow Connection!", referencing Kermit the Frog's song "The Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie.
    • In the same scene, Bunny asks the frogs "Do you Mr. Toads want to take a wild ride with a kid?", referencing the Disneyland attraction Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
  • Gabby Gabby is revealed to have been made in the late 1950s, just like Woody.
  • Gabby Gabby's broken and scattered voice box may be inspired by John Lasseter's childhood Casper the Friendly Ghost doll, whose voice box is similarly broken and hardly understandable.
  • This is the first Toy Story film that doesn't feature or mention the Green Army Men.
    • However, they did appear in two posters for the fourth film.
  • Mr. Anderson has a prominent role in the film, unlike in Toy Story 3 (where he only appeared in background shots).
  • This is the only Toy Story sequel in which the entire logo appears at once as opposed to the number appearing a few seconds after the "Toy Story" part.
  • This is the first Toy Story film of the following:
    • The first Toy Story film not to involve a Buzz Lightyear of any sort that believes he is a real space ranger rather than a toy. It is also the first since the original Toy Story not to have Woody missing his hat for a moment of the film.
    • The first Toy Story film not to have A113 on Ms. Davis' minivan.
  • This film is the second Pixar film to feature Figment the Dragon. The first film being "Inside Out".
  • This is the last Pixar film to air in the 2010s.
  • Multiple Kon plush toys from Bleach were seen hanging in the carnival booth during the mid-credits, making the second PIXAR film to include a cameo from Japanese anime after the third film became the first to include a cameo from Japanese anime (in which Totoro appeared)
  • When the first full trailer was released, Disney fans from the Middle Eastern countries launched a huge campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #احنا_مش_مجرد_لعبة (literally meaning #WeAreNotAToy) asking Disney to dub the movie into Egyptian Arabic, as Disney used to dub all their movies to Egyptian Arabic since 1975, before unfortunately stopping in early 2012.
    • As a side note, the original Toy Story trilogy is considered as the most popular and loved Disney owned franchises in the Middle East, next to The Lion King, with all three movies dubbed in Egyptian Arabic the same years they were released.
  • This is the first and only Toy Story film not to have a video game based on it, unlike three previous films.

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