History Headscratchers / Toystory

* The only thing preventing them from coming to life for their own survival is the risk it would be either way. Sid may have had issues and needed serious therapy even BEFORE finding out the toys secret, but if he ever told anyone that toys come to life there's still the POSSIBILITY someone would believe him and try harder to get tabs on the toys. The reason Sid's toys did nothing to survive abuse is because technically a toys job is to help a kid have fun, even if Sid's means of fun are barbaric. Buzz on the other hand was a recent birthday present for someone else, so scaring Sid into sparing Buzz of aerial demolition was the final straw at this point.

!!Is [[Creator/{{JoeRanft}} Joe Ranft]]'s story of Woody [[WordOfGod true and ties into the main Toy Story canon]]? [[Creator/{{AndrewStanton}} Andrew Stanton]] debunks this story and the conclusion in [[https://youtu.be/Yp-4MeNQN-c?si=Frms0nTBHULRQj9H this video]] is "No." There's also [[https://youtu.be/gIeVYV1ofkM?si=Cr3ERFdudKBWHzdB this video from The Fangirl]].

** He may have originally had one but lost it. For something that small it might be a common occurrence to the point that collectors thank their lucky stars they can even find a Woody doll in the first place.
** Accessories for toys only really started being common when the increased use of plastics made toys overall cheaper to produce and manufacture on a large scale; Woody was before that age, so the makers might've deemed it too costly.

* ''4'' seems to indicate that sentience comes from belief whether something is a toy or not.

* But Andy also clearly knew Woody's name from the beginning. How would he have known ''his'' name if he didn't know about the show? Unless perhaps Woody had a pull-string quote like "Hi, I'm Sheriff Woody!" or his parents told him his name.

** WordOfGod is actually that the Buzz we know is from the toyline spawned by the cartoon, which in turn is a RecycledTheSeries of ''Lightyear''. In that case, it's more likely that the voice of Toy Buzz, which to us sounds like Tim Allen, actually belongs to a cheaper voice actor the toy company hired because of not wanting to pay the show's actor (who, given the timeframe, might legitimately be Patrick Warburton in-universe) or the movie's actor (who probably ''isn't'' Chris Evans in-universe because of the timeframe). It's not uncommon, plenty of talking Iron Man toys you can find at Target or Walmart or wherever will sound absolutely nothing like Robert Downey Jr., because obviously they aren't going to shell out for an A-list celebrity just for some soundbites. Heck, it's even true of this very franchise's toys: famously, all Woody toys are voiced by Tom Hanks's brother Jim, who doesn't do many acting roles outside of that (and Woody's videogame appearances), and Buzz has had a rotating selection of toy voices over the years that vary in how much they actually sound like Tim Allen. ''Sometimes'' notable voice actors will do toy roles like this (Creator/EricaLindbeck voiced Barbie for awhile), but most of the time toy companies just go for cheap nobodies, whether they're good soundalikes or not.

The Woody from ''Woody's Roundup'' has the same voice as the toy Woody. However, Buzz Lightyear has a different voice in ''Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}} Lightyear]]''.-

The Woody from ''Woody's Roundup'' has the same voice as the toy Woody. However, Buzz Lightyear has a different voice in ''Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command'' and ''[[Film/Lightyear Lightyear]]''.-

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* There's not really a point; all they want is to be played with, which isn't benefitted by a reveal. The toys are also aware that if they were to demonstrate their sentience, this could turn into a huge worldwide crisis, with toys everywhere in danger of being experimented on, imprisoned or destroyed.

** There's a ''reason'' possessed toys are a staple of the horror genre. If Woody were to so much as ''twitch'' in front of Andy, or change his expression (say his mouth opens just enough to show a toothy grin), Andy screams in blood-curdling horror and never plays with Woody ever again. Woody doesn't want to risk scaring Andy or any other child if he can. He only did that to Sid because he was asking for it.

* Because he mostly goes along with what the other toys do. He thinks they're an alien culture on an alien planet and is wisely following the adage "when in Rome, do as the Romans do".\\

!! How come in the movies, their eyes can come out individually when the ones in RealLife have their eyes were attached together as one piece?
* Potato Head had sperate eyes in 1952 until around the 1980s, perhaps so kids wouldn't have missing Mr. Potato Head eyepieces or because of choking hazards.

* When Mr. Potato Head was redesigned in the 80s, for a brief period of time, he ''did'' have bendable arms that were permanently attached to his potato body; it wasn't until the 90s or so that his arms became detachable. Though it does raise the question how Andy has this odd Potato Head that has both features of old and new ones.
* Ultimately it is down to RuleOfDrama and / or RuleOfCool; his arms are more flexible to facilitate plot drama and jokes. As such, Mr. Potato Head as he appears in these movies is supposed to be a generic representation of the toyline as a whole, not a specific make and model.

** He may have originally had one, but lost it. For something that small it might be a common occurence to the point that collectors thank their lucky stars they can even find a Woody doll in the first place.

* A WMG is that Emily (Jessie's first owner) is Andy's mother. Emily had the hat, it is not shown in the box of donations Jessie was in, and she was shown to be growing up in the 70s/80s.


!! Why are the toys against moving in front of humans (sans Sid), while moving in front an animal (e.g., Scud, Buster) is perfectly acceptable? Double standard here...

* A shot in the 1 where Buzz "flies" to Andy's car and drops in through the sun roof shows they can retract on their own. Presumably, the same way toys can open and close their mouths or move their limbs without having physical mechanisms (or even joints) to do so.


!! Does Mr. Potato Head hate Woody or something similar? He always talks to him rudely, he was the only one who made jokes about him when Buzz came to Andy's bedroom, and he led the anti-Woody ambush in first movie.
* Potato Head's pretty much shown as a bitter, pessimistic jerk who automatically thinks the worst of everyone, for the most part. He doesn't hate Woody per se, but it's implied he himself is jealous of Woody being the leader and not him, not to mention he seems to think Slinky is being a major kiss-up to Woody. [[note]] Mind, after Buzz's introductory spiel, MPH's reaction is an unimpressed "Oh yeah? Well, I'm from {{PlaySkool}}.", so he wasn't always on Buzz's side. [[/note]]

!! WordOfGod states that toys, even ones who think they're "real" like Buzz, have an involuntary instinct to freeze up as toys when they're around humans. But it's also true that they can move and talk with humans if they so desired, namely when Woody is trying not to get his head blown up in 1. At one point does this survival desire override instinct?

!! Where do Toys' sentience came from? For that matter, ''when'' do toys become alive/sentient?
* ''4'' seems to indicate the sentience comes from belief whether something is a toy or not.


!! Buzz's wings pop out with enough force to tear through duct tape (it was how he got off the rocket in time). Isn't that kinda unsafe for little children to play with? Plus, why didn't he do that earlier?
* Buzz's wings were faster and more powerful than they would be normally, because Buzz was in control and not Andy. It's like how Woody can move all of his fingers when he's talking to the other toys, but to Andy, all he'll ever have is a thumb and four closed-up fingers. To Andy, Buzz's wings will only ever be a light pop and fwoosh, while when Buzz needs them to tear duct tape, they will. Besides, maybe the duct tape was old and dilapidated.\\

* Depends on what exactly the batteries are powering. For example, Buzz's batteries mostly power his electronics, like his lights and his sound chip. For a toy like RC, batteries are much more vital, because they power his source of locomotion. If RC has no batteries, he'd still be "alive," but he would be incapable of moving under his own power, since his "engine" wouldn't have power, like a car with no gasoline.


!! How come humans apparently are loud enough toys always get advance warning they're coming?

* Sid is just a child, so no one would believe him, and there's not much he'd can do about it. Most times the toys are alive around humans, there's a lot of them around, so keeping up the charade would be worth it.\\

!! One thing that bugs me about Buzz Lightyear. When he first met Woody, he pointed his laser directly at him. At this point, he believed he was a real space ranger and that his laser could kill. He also pointed it toward Andy's other toys when they first met (and Rex hilariously even reacted as if it were real) and Buzz #2 did the same thing to Andy's toys in the sequel when he first saw them (and he also believed he was real). But in all those cases they didn't even know Woody or the other toys were threats. So Buzz is willing to kill any stranger on first sight (which is horrific if they just happened to be friendly people who wanted to meet him)? Or does Buzz think his laser only works sometimes? (Neither Andy's Buzz nor the Buzz from Al's Toy Barn from the second film seemed surprised when their laser ''didn't'' harm the characters they pointed it at.)

Buzz is a heavy plastic toy; his inability to fly was his lack of aerodynamics. Plus he has a soundchip that enables him to talk.

Buzz is a heavy plastic toy; his inability to fly was his lack of aerodynamics.