History WesternAnimation / ToyStory1

* NoAntagonist: While there are characters who cause a lot of conflict and harm, there is no villain per say. Sid could be seen as a villain but he's just a kid having fun, not knowing toys are sentient and are impacted by the harm he inflicts on them. Buzz isn't a villain as he didn't intend to usurp Woody's place as Andy's favorite toy. He was just given as a present to Andy, like any other toy. Woody isn't a villain either as his feelings are understandable, having been top dog for so long and then losing your place can't be easy and he does feel bad about actually harming Buzz when he knocks him out of the window. Overall, the conflicts mostly stem from misunderstanding and normal emotions, not an outright villain.

** Hamm does a "pig pile" on Woody who is holding RC's remote control. This somehow causes RC and Buzz to leap upwards into the air, in a bizarre application of Newton's Third Law. In addition, Rocky also rapidly spins Woody over his head, which causes RC to start driving in circles.

** What Mr. Potato Head hopes Andy would get at his birthday.
--->'''Mr. Potato Head:''' ''[praying]'' Mrs. Potato Head. Mrs. Potato Head. Mrs. Potato Head...! ''[gets stared at]'' Hey, I can dream, can't I?
** The payoff comes at Christmas Time, where Molly gets a Mrs. Potato Head, who appears in the following movies.

* GrievousHarmWithABody: Again, the dismembered arm GetAHoldOfYourselfMan slap.

** Hamm does a "pig pile" on Woody who is holding RC's remote control. This somehow causes RC and Buzz to leap upwards into the air, in a bizarre application of Newton's Third Law.

* BSODSong: Music/RandyNewman's "I Will Go Sailing No More" has Buzz gripping with the realization that he's a toy.

* CassandraTruth: Buzz's HeroicBSOD in Sid's room as Woody is attempting to engineer an escape leaves Woody without hard evidence that Buzz is alive. It doesn't help when Woody accidentally produces Buzz's severed arm. What could have been a simple escape without all the drama of the final action sequence is averted because the toys blow Woody off and refuse to rescue him.

* GreenEyedMonster: Woody's FatalFlaw. He's not a villain, but his competition with Buzz to be Andy's top toy gets him in ''big trouble''.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: The Woody-Buzz conflict, and the former's jealously towards the latter, isn't entirely without merit. Because Buzz is a DaydreamBeliever and CannotTellFictionFromReality, he's taking Andy's love for him for granted by acting like he's the ''real'' Buzz Lightyear and not a toy -- future works even show that everyone agrees Buzz's Space Ranger phase was annoying. However, Buzz wasn't doing so maliciously ([[AllThereInTheManual all space toys act delusional]]), and Woody was selfishly putting his own desires to be Andy's favorite toy before his owner's, and wanting Buzz out of the way when Andy clearly was enjoying his new toy. Once both accept their roles in the affair, [[FireForgedFriends an iconic friendship is born.]]

** Bo Peep, since Creator/{{Mattel}} didn't allow Creator/{{Pixar}} to use Franchise/{{Barbie}} at the time, since they didn't think the movie would get much exposure, among other reasons. The company quickly reversed their decision after seeing the success of the first movie, which is why Barbie is featured significantly more than Bo Peep in the rest of the series.

-->'''Woody:''' I think you've had enough tea for today. Let's get you home, Buzz.

** And afterwards when Buzz loses consciousness, as the overhead camera rises away from him we can see his face revert back to [[DreamworksFace its default expression]], making it seem like he actually died in that moment and his soul was ascending.

* AnAesop:
** Nobody's perfect, but it's our differences that make us who we are.
** Even if you're not as great as someone else, you're special in your own way.

*** His ''first line'', no less. He's just been ripped apart (in a family-friendly way) after being tossed into Molly's crib by Andy during playtime. Once he's out of it, he complains that his box clearly states that he's not age-appropriate for a baby. With his small parts he could easily be a choking hazard for her. ''Toy Story 3'' will also bring this up as a major plot point.

*** Mr. Potato Head is quick to point out Woody can't relate to the other toy's fears of being replaced due to being Andy's favorite. As smug as he is about it, [[IWarnedYou he was proved correct]] when Woody himself got usurped and he became incredibly insecure.

* ShoutOut: The shark doll puts on Sheriff Woody's hat and says "Look, I'm Woody! Howdy, howdy, howdy!" This is a reference to an old ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' cartoon (1980-1984) which has a vulture that puts on a cowboy's clothing and says "I'm a cowboy! Howdy, howdy, howdy!"

Inarguably both the biggest milestone of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation and the most influential animated feature since ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', ''Toy Story'' is considered by most to be ''[[TropeMaker the]]'' very first fully computer-animated feature film[[note]]Technically the first was an obscure CG movie called ''[[VideoGame/GadgetPastAsFuture Gadget Trips: Mindscapes]]'', which was released in Japan on Laserdisc in ''May'' 1995, and the Brazilian feature-length film ''WesternAnimation/{{Cassiopeia}}'' started its production earlier, but it ended up being released a bit later[[/note]] and the first feature film by the then-budding Creator/{{Pixar}} Animation Studios. Released by Creator/{{Disney}} on November 22, 1995, it was directed by Creator/JohnLasseter and featured music by Music/RandyNewman.