History WesternAnimation / ToyStory2

** [[CaptainSpaceDefenderofEarth Buzz]] after Zurg [[LukeIAmYourFather tells him he's Buzz's father]], and Zurg as he falls down the elevator shaft.

* MistakenIdentity: Buzz Lightyear is replaced with the new version of himself, and Andy's other toys mistake the new Buzz for Andy's Buzz.

* NiceCharacterMeanActor: The Stinky Pete on "Woody's Roundup" is a clumsy, well meaning comic relief sidekick. The real Stinky Pete is a manipulative, selfish jerk.

* AnAxeToGrind: When Stinky Pete sees that Woody and his pals are going to ruin his trip to Japan, he breaks out the (pick)axe...

* NiceJobReakingItHero: Buzz knocking over boxes to activate the automatic door winds up freeing an Emperor Zurg toy that chases him to Al's apartment and complicates the effort to rescue Woody near the end of the film.

* SentimentalShabbiness: When Woody is owned by the greedy toy collector Al, he is cleaned up into perfect condition, but all in preparation for selling him to a toy museum where he'll be kept unplayed in a museum exhibit forever. When Woody is owned by Andy, the kid is considerably sloppier at his attempt to repair Woody, but it's recognized as a sign of his affection and devotion to playing with his toys.

* SentimentalShabbiness: When Woody is owned by the greedy toy collector Al, he is cleaned up into perfect condition, but all in preparation for selling him to a toy museum where he'll be kept in unplayed storage forever. When Woody is owned by Andy, the kid is considerably sloppier at his attempt to repair Woody, but it's recognized as a sign of his affection and devotion to playing with his toys.

* ArtEvolution: Computer animation has evolved in the four years between the releases of the first and second films, especially with hair. Andy's mom's hair was previously in a ponytail, and she now has long blonde hair. Andy's hair does not appear until the final scene, since it is covered by his cowboy hat, but he now has more hair on his head than the embarrassing buzzcut in the first film. This is at least two years before they created the very hairy Sully for ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''.

* AluminumChristmasTrees:
** Al lives in an apartment block that doesn't allow children, which is TruthInTelevision; 18+ only apartments do exist for various reasons, and became more common in the 2010s.
** The explanation for the "Buzz Lightyear Aisle" that Barbie gives is completely real. There was a heavy DemandOverload [[invoked]] for Buzz Lightyear toys after the original movie came out and became an unexpected smash-hit, which this scene is hanging a lampshade on.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Variation: the morning after he got home from camp, we see that Andy decided to take it upon himself to fix Woody's arm, stitching it up himself (albeit overstuffing the shoulder a tad). What's more, Andy admits that he's glad he left Woody home, [[DramaticIrony as Woody could've lost his entire arm]], which he did at Al's apartment.

* BaitAndSwitch: Buster is initially setup as [[BewareOfViciousDog being a threat to the toys]] like Scud was in the previous movie. When the toys here him coming they try to block the door and everyone runs to hide. Buster runs around the room and pulls Woody out of his hiding spot growling at him... before licking his face happily and it being revealed this was just a game of hide-and-seek. Unlike Scud, Buster is incredibly friendly with the toys, especially Woody.

-> ''"Yee-haw!"''
-->-- '''[[BrokenBird Jessie]]'''

* IChooseToStay: Woody is torn between going back to Andy and eventually being thrown out, or going to the museum and lasting forever. Woody decides to remain with the Roundup Gang because he doesn't want to break them up, and knowing that if he abandons them, they could go back to storage indefinitely. Understandably, Andy's toys are shocked when they catch up to Woody, especially Buzz, who thinks Woody is throwing his life away. After some insight, Woody changes his mind and decides to go back to Andy after all, but take the Roundup Gang with him.

** When Buzz heads off to find Woody, he gives [[Franchise/StarTrek the Vulcan salute]], just as he did in the first movie.

** Included in Al's huge collection of ''Woody's Roundup'' merchandise is an issue of ''Life'' magazine featuring Woody and Bullseye, with a smaller headline that reads "Sputnik - first photos revealed." [[spoiler:Stinky Pete hates space toys because after the launch of Sputnik, they eclipsed cowboy toys in popularity, leading to the cancellation of ''Woody's Roundup''.]]

* {{Cliffhanger}}: InUniverse, the second-to-last episode of ''Woody's Roundup'' ended just as Woody jumped over a cliff on Bullseye's back while coming to the rescue of Jessie and Stinky Pete, who are about to be blown up inside a mine.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Variation: the morning after he got home from camp, we see that Andy decided to take it upon himself to fix Woody's arm, stitching it up himself (albeit overstuffing the shoulder a tad). What's more, Andy admits that he's glad he left Woody at home, [[DramaticIrony since he could've lost his entire arm]], which he did when he was at Al's apartment.

* CurbStompBattle: Woody and Stinky Pete's scuffle barely lasts a few seconds before Stinky Pete knocks Woody down and tears his arm.

** A cross-movie one: during the TakeCareOfTheKids moment from WesternAnimation/ToyStory (where Woody, clinging to a strap from the moving truck, is being yanked away by Scud), you can clearly hear what sounds like Woody's arm beginning to tear. Now, what happens at the start of ''this'' movie?

* WritersCannotDoMath: Whilst it's not known what part of the United States the [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory series]] is set in, you cannot fly to Japan at night and return to America the following morning.

* RecordScratch: Used when Pete tells Woody about the museum. [[JustifiedTrope Granted, he was running on a record player at the time, his shock causing him to stop suddenly]].

* RememberTheNewGuy: The audience has introduction to Wheezy is Woody asking why he's up on the shelf with him instead of being away to get his squeaker fixed. {{Justified|Trope}} in that either Andy or Molly may have gotten Wheezy either for Christmas or their birthdays between the first two movies, maybe even for the Christmas they were celebrating at the end of the first one. After all, Buster and Mrs. Potato Head were also Christmas gifts at the end of the first one. Oddly enough, Woody and Buzz do mention being friends with Wheezy prior to this movie -- in an "out of character" interview with the characters about the "filming" of the first movie.

** A brief moment of this happens when Buzz uses an out-of-the-box, yet apparently non sentient or even alive toy Monkey in his attempt to catch up with the other toys as they leave Al's Toy Barn.
*** Although it could have just been in "hyper-sleep" like the boxed toy, despite not being boxed.

* RememberTheNewGuy: When Woody meets Wheezy the Penguin from ''Toy Story 2'', his reaction is why he's up on the shelf with him instead of being away to get his squeaker fixed. {{Justified|Trope}} in that either Andy or Molly may have gotten Wheezy either for Christmas or their birthdays between the first two movies, maybe even for the Christmas they were celebrating at the end of the first one. After all, Buster and Mrs. Potato Head were also Christmas gifts at the end of the first one. Oddly enough, Woody and Buzz do mention being friends with Wheezy prior to this movie -- in an "out of character" interview with the characters about the "filming" of the first movie.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: InUniverse, ''Woody's Roundup'' was cancelled just as Woody jumped over a cliff on Bullseye's back while coming to the rescue of Jessie and Stinky Pete, who are about to be blown up inside a mine.