History TearJerker / ToyStory3

** It gets worse when Lotso [[WouldHurtAChild just screams at him and starts whacking him hard]]. Nobody can blame Big Baby when he starts crying (or at least as close as a toy can get to it). Hell, even ''[[TheDragon Twitch]]'' seemed disgusted by it.

* Look closely at [[TheDarkChick Stretch]]'s face during the entire sequence when Lotso's giving his motive rant and abusing Big Baby. She's clearly beginning to second-guess herself and the look on her face when Lotso orders her to push Andy's toys (and Barbie and Ken) into the trash is a mix of reluctance and fear. This seems to imply that [[HeelRealization she's beginning to regret what she's doing]] but is [[TheDreaded too scared of Lotso to disobey]].

-->"And as the years go by, our friendship will never die..."

* Lotso's backstory is tear-jerking too. Here, it's revealed that he, Chuckles, and Big Baby were once owned by a little girl named Daisy, but were left behind one day. They eventually made it back to Daisy's house, but they discovered that she had another Lotso. Lotso himself instantly became bitter and the three were cast off before they found Sunnyside. Even if this doesn't justify what he would eventually do later on in the movie, it's still admittedly melancholy.
-->'''Chuckles:''' He was a good toy. A friend. Me and him, we had the same kid, Daisy. I was there when Lotso got unwrapped. Daisy loved us all, but Lotso? Lotso was special. They did everything together. You'd never seen a kid and a toy more in love. One day we took a drive, hit a rest stop, had a little playtime. After lunch, Daisy fell asleep. She never came back. Lotso wouldn't give up. It took forever but we finally made it back to Daisy's. But by then... it was too late. Something changed that day inside Lotso. Something snapped. [...] We were lost. Cast off. Unloved. Unwanted. Then we found Sunnyside. But Lotso wasn't my friend anymore. He wasn't anyone's friend.

** Thankfully for Woody, [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory4 he would see Bo Peep again]].

-->'''Woody:''' Yeah, even, (''tremor'') even... Bo...

-->'''Woody:''' Wait! [[Main/ArmorPiercingQuestion What about Daisy?]]

-->(Barbie sobs as Jessie has her hand on her back)
-->'''Mrs Potato Head:''' Oh, it's all right, Barbie. You'll be okay.
-->'''Barbie:''' *sniffles* Well, Molly and I (tries to smile) have been a part for years. It's just... *gasp* I can't believe she would [[SuddenlyShouting THROW ME AWAY!!]] (cries again)
-->'''Mr Potato Head:''' Welcome to the club, toots.

-->'''Bullseye:''' *whimpers*

-->'''Woody:''' (''[[SadClown trying to sound reassuring]]'') Yeah, we've lost friends along the way. [[EverythingIsBetterWithPenguins Wheezy]] and... [[SuperIdentikit Etch]]... and... uh...

** As the toys watch him drive off, they gaze at his car wistfully. This is when Woody says, "So long, partner." This will ''definitely'' turn on the waterworks for those who haven't teared up already.
*** Hell, you can even see Rex waving goodbye when Woody says the aforementioned line. It is a small detail which can easily be perceived the same way Bonnie made Woody wave goodbye to Andy.

* The fact that this movie came out the weekend many high schools across the US had their graduation ceremonies. The movie's timing can be even more powerful for people who saw the first film while in grade school, and got to see the last one after graduating from college. They ''grew up'' with Woody, Buzz, and all the other toys, and the third film was truly the end of childhood: They have to go out into the wider world and find their own place in it. The final scene of the movie, when Andy says goodbye to all his toys, isn't just him saying goodbye: It's all of us, who followed the toys for all those years, saying goodbye, not only to them, but to our childhoods, and our teenage years. When Woody waves to Andy, he also waves goodbye to all of us, who shared the journey with him.

* Comparing the three toys from Chuckles' flashback story to their current conditions now is quite shocking in a way but it's worst with Big Baby. Before being lost Big Baby was a normal baby doll, wearing a light coloured romper and bonnet. The journey home dirties him, he loses his bonnet (and breaks his lazy eye) when they reach Sunnyside and now in the present day he's just a naked baby doll with a dirty cloth body scribbled all over with pen and never had his eye fixed up. It really shines a light on just what events can do to people and how it can change them drastically.

** What was the first thing Chuckles said after Lotso's StartOfDarkness and his declaration they were replaced? [[NoSympathy "No, she only replaced ''you''!"]] It's not made clear whether it was just very bad wording, or Chuckles briefly being desperate enough to brush Lotso off to get back to Daisy, [[EtTuBrute but it did not help Lotso's embitterment one bit]].

* During the end credits, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu8GQQctTi4 this Spanish version]] of "You've Got a Friend in Me" plays during a special end scene. It is both beautiful and heart-wrenching because you've known these characters for years now, and now it's time to say goodbye.[[note]][[WesternAnimation/ToyStory4 Or not...]][[/note]]
** Although, the scene could also be a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} for some.

** To add to this now that most of the pack is gone now (toys included), Buster, being a pack animal, is going to be very depressed indeed, and at such a vulnerable stage of his life.

* At the beginning of the film, Woody tells Slinky to gather everyone for a staff meeting. Slinky's response? Everyone ''is'' already gathered. For anyone who grew up with the first two films and remembered all the toys that attended Woody's staff meeting, seeing such a large population reduced to just under a dozen (combined with Slinky's response) gave the film [[AfterTheEnd an eerily post-apocalyptic feel]].

'''Lotso''': Push em in, all of em! This is what happens when you ''dummies'' try to think! [[SuddenlyShouting We're all just trash!]] '''Waiting to be thrown away!''' [[StrawNihilist That's all a toy is!]]

** To add to this now that most of the pack is gone now (toys included), Buster, being a pack animal, is going to be very depressed. ]

-->'''Andy's mom:''' I know. It's just...I wish I could always be with you. *sob*

* The scene where Woody decides to return to Andy and the other toys refuse, out of a combination of the fact that Andy isn't going to play with them again even if he didn't throw them away, and that Sunnyside looks like a good place to live (it's not).

--->'''Lotso:''' ''[[BigWhat What?]]'' You want your mommy back? '''[[KickTheDog SHE NEVER LOVED YOU!]]''' DON'T BE SUCH A '''BABY!''' (''smashes [[TragicKeepsake the plastic "My Heart Belongs to Daisy" tag]] under his cane'')\\

-->'''Woody:''' Wait! What about Daisy?

--> '''Jessie''': Buzz! What do we do?!\\

* The incinerator scene. Children's toys. [[FaceDeathWithDignity Accepting oblivion]]. Even after repeated viewings, a few tears will be shed. When the toys were facing death together in the furnace, they seemed to break off into groups, depending on who was closest. So, every toy was huddling close to another, or burying their faces in each other's shoulders (Buzz and Jessie, the Potato Heads), ''except Woody''. Sure, he was holding Buzz and Slinky's hands, but they were too far off for him to really get close. At the very end, when everyone else has someone close, in comparison, Woody is facing this ''alone''. It's then that you realize that, since the beginning, Woody has been the one keeping them all together. And he's still doing that at the very end. What makes the scene sadder isn't just the fact that the characters are facing death, but the fact that they have no other choice but to do so. When they first fall into the incinerator, they try in vain to scramble out before accepting their fate with quiet dignity. The fact that they all join hands with nothing more than an exchange of helpless looks shows that they all know exactly what's going to happen. There's a reason animator Tom Sito called it the best-acted scene in all of animation.

-->'''Chatter Telephone:''' I'm sorry, Cowboy. They broke me.

* What was the first thing Chuckles said after Lotso's StartOfDarkness and his declaration they were replaced. [[NoSympathy "No, she only replaced ''you''!"]] It's not made clear whether it was just very bad wording, or Chuckles briefly being desperate enough to brush Lotso off to get back to Daisy, [[EtTuBrute but it did not help Lotso's embitterment one bit]].

'''Lotso''': [[KillEmAll Push em in, all of em!]] This is what happens when you ''dummies'' try to think! [[SuddenlyShouting We're all just trash!]] '''Waiting to be thrown away!''' [[StrawNihilist That's all a toy is!]]

* The Incinerator Scene. Children's toys. [[FaceDeathWithDignity Accepting oblivion]]. Even after repeated viewings, a few tears will be shed. When the toys were facing death together in the furnace, they seemed to break off into groups, depending on who was closest. So, every toy was huddling close to another, or burying their faces in each other's shoulders (Buzz and Jessie, the Potato Heads), ''except Woody''. Sure, he was holding Buzz and Slinky's hands, but they were too far off for him to really get close. At the very end, when everyone else has someone close, in comparison, Woody is facing this ''alone''. It's then that you realize that, since the beginning, Woody has been the one keeping them all together. And he's still doing that at the very end. What makes the scene sadder isn't just the fact that the characters are facing death, but the fact that they have no other choice but to do so. When they first fall into the incinerator, they try in vain to scramble out before accepting their fate with quiet dignity. The fact that they all join hands with nothing more than an exchange of helpless looks shows that they all know exactly what's going to happen. There's a reason animator Tom Sito called it the best-acted scene in all of animation.

* The ending, '''period'''. To elaborate:

** As the toys watch him drive off, they gaze at him sadly. This is when Woody says, "So long, partner." This will ''definitely'' turn on the waterworks for those who haven't teared up already.

-->'''Woody:''' (''bitterly'') So this is it? ''After all we've been through.''
** Rex sadly ponders the idea that Andy doesn't care about them anymore. To hear such an [[ThePollyanna upbeat, funny character]] so sadly ponder if Andy doesn't love him anymore is depressing. The tenderness in Woody's voice as he desperately assures Rex that Andy cares about him is heart wrenching as it's clear that Woody is as heartbroken as we are to hear Rex sound so hurt.
** Bullseye is the only one to take up Woody on his order to return home. Woody sadly orders Bullseye to stay, clearly moved, since he doesn't want Bullseye alone in the attic while he's away at college. This scene shows just how loyal Bullseye really is.

-->'''Big Baby:''' (''[[BreakTheCutie on the verge of tears]]'') Mama...

* For those who see him as a JerkassWoobie, the fact Lotso will never realize ''it was a symbol of Daisy's love for him''. Clearly, he was the only toy Daisy reacted so badly to losing that her parents had to buy a new one almost the next day. Worse still, Lotso had a perfect chance to redeem himself in the incinerator scene, but he [[MoralEventHorizon threw it all away when he abandoned Woody and friends to die]].

** The music that plays during this is a low-pitched reprise of [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory I Will Go Sailing No More]], further exacerbating the sadness.

* The scene where Buzz [[CrisisCatchAndCarry is running through the compactor area with Jessie in his arms]], triumphant music playing -- ''and then a TV falls on him''. The look in Woody's eyes -- and Jessie's -- that look of sheer, unadulterated horror of facing the prospect that his ''best friend'' could be ''broken''.
** What makes this part gut-punching is Buzz, even with his lifeless body and closed eyes. Seriously, he may have been just "knocked out," but if you really think about it, it makes you think he's ''dead''.

* ''The first trailer alone'' can be counted as one of the saddest moments in the whole [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory series]]. Music/RandyNewman's "Losing You" playing over footage of young Andy playing with his toys throughout the year perfectly evokes the heart-wrenching nostalgia one might have for the innocence of childhood. If anything, the trailer version of the scene is sadder than how it appears ''in the actual movie''.

* The ending. '''Holy mackerel''', the ending. Woody leaves a note for Andy to take his toys to Bonnie. When Andy brings them to her, Andy takes them out and introduces them to her, playing with her and with them for one last time. One of the last shots of the movie is Andy, about to drive off to college, waving goodbye to Bonnie as she stands on the front porch, Buzz and Woody in her arms. As she waves goodbye, she picks up Woody's arm to make him "wave" goodbye. What makes this more heart-wrenching is that as Andy is taking the toys out, he takes Woody out last, not knowing how he got in the box (because at least him he had planned to bring along to college). When Bonnie recognizes him as her cowboy doll, she reaches for him, but Andy slightly pulls Woody back. This is when he tells her how Woody would always be there for her. And after the whole playtime sequence, as Andy is driving away, Woody says, "So long, partner." Andy was surprised because, for a moment, it seemed like Woody was ACTUALLY waving goodbye to him, which, he WAS. And also the line, "Thanks guys..." It was a true farewell to childhood. It hit too close to home with a major demographic for the movie, and that is college students, or people who have just recently crossed the thin line into adulthood from childhood.

** Bullseye is the only one to take up Woody on his order to return home. Woody sadly orders Bullseye to stay, clearly moved, since he doesn't want Bullseye alone in the attic while he's away at college.

* Many people survived watching most of Andy's toys be almost thrown out, donated, abused by kids, the incinerator scene, and watched almost all of Andy introducing his toys to Bonnie while holding back their tears. Then...
--> '''Andy:''' Now Woody... He's been my pal for as long as I can remember. He's brave, like a cowboy should be, and kind and smart. But the thing that makes Woody special is he'll never give up on you... ever. He'll be there for you, no matter what.

* The final shot of the film: [[PanUpToTheSkyEnding A shot of the sky that resembles the wallpaper of Andy's room.]] It provides a moving [[{{Bookends}} bookend]] for the film and the series as a whole: Evoking Woody and the gang's time as Andy's toys and that [[EndOfAnAge those times are now over.]]

-->'''Woody:''' As much as any kid could ever love a toy!

--->'''Lotso:''' ''[[BigWhat What?]]'' You want your mommy back? '''[[KickTheDog SHE]] ''[[KickTheDog NEVER]]'' [[KickTheDog LOVED YOU!]]''' DON'T BE SUCH A '''BABY!''' (''smashes [[TragicKeepsake the plastic "My Heart Belongs to Daisy" tag]] under his cane'')\\

** Also, when Jessie tries to shake him awake, she calls his name twice: the first time it's really forcing him to wake up, but the second time, she started to lose hope. Translation: ''helpless''.
** Also when Jessie lay her head on Buzz's motionless chest, sobbing hysterically. She ''really'' believed he was gone for good.