History WhatCouldHaveBeen / ToyStory

* In the script, there were several casting suggestions that didn't come to light. Creator/MorganFreeman was supposed to make a cameo as a neglected Nutcracker, but this character was dropped. Ducky was supposed to be Creator/JoePesci while Bunny was supposed to be Creator/RobertDeNiro.

* The infamous "Black Friday" reel: Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Eisner originally pushed for a [[DarkerAndEdgier more adult, cynical feel]], resulting in Woody and his fellow toys being much bigger {{jerkass}}es. For example, Woody ''intentionally'' throws Buzz out the window, instead of accidentally like in the final product, and [[BadBoss acts aggressive and bossy towards the others]] when they get mad at him, including ordering the abused Slinky to attack them. The toys [[TheDogBitesBack respond by throwing Woody out of the window]]. Luckily, this was scrapped once a rough cut was shown, which was so awful that execs shut down production. Disney wanted to shut it down entirely; however, Pixar, not wanting to see what could be the film that makes or breaks the company die, overhauled the script and presented it to them before being completely shut down. The rest is history, and the shutdown was averted (Katzenberg's job didn't survive to the premiere, though). Sources differ on whether the entire film was storyboarded and fully voiced, or if the entire film was outright fully animated, but either way, it's considered such an OldShame that the creators refuse to let more than the storyboard of one scene surface.

* ''Barely'' averted with the '''entire film'''. Halfway through production, an employee who was checking through and cleaning the servers accidentally deleted ''more than 90%'' of the animation files, which would have meant two years of work completely lost and having to restart the entire film from scratch, since the backups Pixar had at the studio were corrupted and unusable. However, a technical director for the film, Galyn Susman, happened to have a uncorrupted backup of all the files at home. Had she not made that backup, the film would have never been made at all.

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[[caption-width-right:350:This is a screenshot of an early version of Buzz and Woody from a test animation from 1992.]]

* ''Barely'' averted with the '''entire film'''. Halfway through production, an employee who was checking through and cleaning the servers accidentally deleted ''all'' of the animation files, which would have meant two years of work completely lost and having to restart the entire film from scratch. However, a technical director for the film happened to have a backup of all the files at home. Had she not made that backup, the film would have never been made at all.

!!''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''

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[[caption-width-right:350:This is a scrapped character named Señorita Cactus, from the early DirectToVideo draft of the second film, who was later replaced by Jessie in the final product.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:This is a scrapped character named Señorita Cactus from the early DirectToVideo draft of the second film but was later replaced by Jessie in the final.]]

* An earlier version of the film had Bonnie's hyperactive cousin Lance swap Buzz and Woody's heads. While Buzz would be relatively alright Woody would start experiencing Buzz Lightyear "hallucinations". In this version of the script, Ducky and Bunny would have been neglected toys owned by Lance.

Woody was a ventriloquist dummy and Buzz was a Tin Action Figure.]]

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[[caption-width-right:312:Toy Story if it was a sequel to Tin Toy; look at how Buzz isn’t in the picture.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:This is what Buzz and Woody would have looked like if the film took place in the 50s, if Woody was a ventriloquist dummy and Buzz was a Tin Action Figure.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:This is a scrapped character named Señorita Cactus from the early DirectToVideo draft of the film but was later replaced by Jessie in the final.]]

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[[caption-width-right:250:Concept art for Circle 7's cancelled version of ''Toy Story 3''.]]

* The infamous "Black Friday" reel: Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Eisner originally pushed for a [[DarkerAndEdgier more adult, cynical feel]], resulting in Woody and his fellow toys being much bigger {{jerkass}}es. For example, Woody ''intentionally'' throws Buzz out the window instead of accidentally like in the final product, and [[BadBoss acts aggressive and bossy towards the others]] when they get mad at him, including ordering the abused Slinky to attack them. The toys [[TheDogBitesBack respond by throwing Woody out of the window]]. Luckily, this was scrapped once a rough cut was shown, which was so awful that execs shut down production. Disney wanted to shut it down entirely; however, Pixar, not wanting to see what could be the film that makes or breaks the company die, overhauled the script and presented it to them before being completely shut down. The rest is history and the shutdown was averted (Katzenberg's job didn't survive to the premiere, though). Sources differ on whether the entire film was storyboarded and fully voiced or the entire film was outright fully animated, but either way, it's considered such an OldShame that the creators refuse to let more than the storyboard of one scene surface.
* Buzz's original name was Lunar Larry and he had a red suit. He was also a naive, easygoing toy who just wanted to impress his new owner, and significantly smaller than Buzz. He was later renamed Tempus from Morph, before settling on his final name, which was a tribute to astronaut UsefulNotes/BuzzAldrin. Woody resembled a smooth-talking ventriloquist dummy, who cheerfully tricked the gullible Buzz into getting stuck behind a drawer so that Andy couldn't find him.

* Pizza Planet was originally a pizza parlour/miniature golf course called Pizza Putt, and the aliens in the claw machine would've been cartoony pizzas wearing sunglasses, akin to the studio's previous short film ''WesternAnimation/KnickKnack''. The change to a space-themed arcade was made to further Buzz's delusions.

[[caption-width-right:350:This is what Buzz and Woody would have looked like if the film took place in the 50s, If Woody was a ventriloquist dummy and Buzz was a Tin Action Figure.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:This is what Buzz and Woody would have looked like if the film took place in the 50s, If Woddy was a ventriloquist dummy and Buzz was a Tin Action Figure.]]

** Andy's original voice actor, John Morris, was listed in the initial casting announcements, suggesting that there was originally going to be an appearance by the adult Andy. In the finished film, Andy only appears as a child in the prologue with [[TheOtherDarrin a younger actor]], while the older version has only a brief chuckle reused from the previous movie.
** An earlier version of the film had Bonnie's hyperactive cousin Lance swap Buzz and Woody's heads. While Buzz would be relatively alright Woody would start experiencing Buzz Lightyear "hallucinations". In this version of the script, Ducky and Bunny would have been neglected toys owned by Lance.
** In the script, there were several casting suggestions that didn't come to light. Creator/MorganFreeman was supposed to make a cameo as a neglected Nutcracker, but this character was dropped. Ducky was supposed to be Creator/JoePesci while Bunny was supposed to be Creator/RobertDeNiro.
** The film's BittersweetEnding went through several revisions before ultimately settling on [[spoiler: Woody leaving the gang to stay with Bo]].
*** Some of the first drafts ended with [[spoiler: Bo and the other new toys joining Woody's group as Bonnie's new toys]]. This was shot down early in production when director Josh Cooley felt it was not emotional enough and [[StatusQuoIsGod felt too much like a reset for the characters]].
*** Another alternate ending involved Bo finding a new owner and reluctantly parting ways with Woody again as he returned to Bonnie with the others. Cooley also considered this ending to be too much of a reset as nothing would have changed for Woody, though the idea was partially reused for [[spoiler: Gabby Gabby]] in the final product.

[[caption-width-right:350:This is a scrapped character named Señorita Cactus from the DirectToVideo draft of the film but was later replaced by Jessie in the final.]]

[[caption-width-right:312:This is what Toy Story would have been if it was a sequel to Tin Toy]]

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[[caption-width-right:250:Concept art for Circle 7's cancelled version of ''Toy Story 3''.]]

* The infamous "Black Friday" reel: Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Eisner originally pushed for a [[DarkerAndEdgier more adult, cynical feel]], resulting in Woody and his fellow toys being much bigger {{jerkass}}es. For example, Woody ''intentionally'' throws Buzz out the window instead of accidentally like in the final product, and [[BadBoss acts aggressive and bossy towards the others]] when they get mad at him. Including ordering the abused Slinky to attack them. The toys [[TheDogBitesBack respond by throwing Woody out of the window]]. Luckily, this was scrapped once a rough cut was shown, which was so awful that execs shut down production. Disney wanted to shut it down entirely however Pixar, not wanting to see what could be the film that makes or breaks the company die, overhauled the script and presented it to them before being completely shutdown. The rest is history and the shutdown was averted (Katzenberg's job didn't survive to the premiere, though). Sources differ on whether the entire film was storyboarded and fully voiced or the entire film was outright fully animated, but either way it's considered such OldShame that the creators refuse to let more than the storyboard of one scene surface.
* Buzz's original name was Lunar Larry and he had a red suit. He was also a naive, easygoing toy who just wanted to impress his new owner, and significantly smaller than Buzz. He was later renamed Tempus from Morph, before settling on his final name, which was a tribute to astronaut Creator/BuzzAldrin. Woody resembled a smooth-talking ventriloquist dummy, who cheerfully tricked the gullible Buzz into getting stuck behind a drawer so that Andy couldn't find him.

* The film (as envisioned by Eisner's ill-fated animation studio, Circle 7, in 2004) originally featured Buzz Lightyear being sent back to Taiwan for maintenance. Woody and the gang, upon learning that this is actually part of a worldwide recall, travel to Taiwan to save Buzz from being destroyed. This version was to be produced when Disney and Pixar nearly split from each other due to Pixar's bosses now having a strong disdain for Eisner. Disney's purchase of Pixar in 2006 after Eisner was asked to follow his old friend Katzenberg out the door changed all of this and gave us the film we have today, in addition to ending Circle 7 before it could even begin.
* Early on, Pixar thought they could save money by using the same character models in ''Toy Story 2'' for ''3''. Unfortunately, the files were not up to date for use with current operating systems, making them inoperable for modifications. This caused Pixar to have to recreate the characters from scratch.

!!''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''

* [[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/a-look-at-the-toy-story-3-you-didnt-see Then there's this 2004 draft]], which featured the toys being sent to Andy's grandma's house and meeting a group of strange new toys (including a garden gnome and a pair of sock puppets). While some of the story beats are similar to the final product, the 2004 script displays NONE of the scope or emotion of the finished film.

* According to the DVD commentary, the creators originally considered making Bullseye talk, but then decided to make him more "like a big puppy dog", and thus gave him no voice.

* The infamous "Black Friday" reel: Katzenberg and Michael Eisner originally pushed for a [[DarkerAndEdgier more adult, cynical feel]], resulting in Woody and his fellow toys being much bigger {{jerkass}}es. For example, Woody deliberately pushes Buzz out the window, instead of accidentally in the final product, and acts aggressive and bossy towards the others when they get mad at him, including ordering the abused Slinky to attack them. The toys respond by throwing Woody out of the window. Luckily, this was scrapped once a rough cut was shown, which was so awful that execs shut down production. Disney wanted to shut it down entirely however Pixar, not wanting to see what could be the film that makes or breaks the company die, overhauled the script and presented it to them before being completely shutdown. The rest is history and the shutdown was averted (Katzenberg's job didn't survive to the premiere, though). Sources differ on whether the entire film was storyboarded and fully voiced or the entire film was outright fully animated, but either way it's considered such OldShame that the creators refuse to let more than the storyboard of one scene surface.

* The infamous "Black Friday" reel: Katzenberg and Michael Eisner originally pushed for a [[DarkerAndEdgier more adult, cynical feel]], resulting in Woody and the rest of the toys being much bigger {{jerkass}}es. For example, Woody deliberately pushes Buzz out the window, instead of accidentally in the final product, and acts aggressive and bossy towards the others when they get mad at him, including ordering the abused Slinky to attack them. The toys respond by throwing Woody out of the window. Luckily, this was scrapped once a rough cut was shown, which was so awful that execs shut down production. Disney wanted to shut it down entirely however Pixar, not wanting to see what could be the film that makes or breaks the company die, overhauled the script and presented it to them before being completely shutdown. The rest is history and the shutdown was averted (Katzenberg's job didn't survive to the premiere, though). Sources differ on whether the entire film was storyboarded and fully voiced or the entire film was outright fully animated, but either way it's considered such OldShame that the creators refuse to let more than the storyboard of one scene surface.

[[caption-width-right:250:One of the concept art of the cancelled Circle 7's version of ''Toy Story 3''.]]

* Katzenberg and Michael Eisner originally pushed for a [[DarkerAndEdgier more adult, cynical feel]], resulting in Woody and the rest of the toys being much bigger {{jerkass}}es. For example, Woody deliberately pushes Buzz out the window, instead of accidentally in the final product, and acts aggressive and bossy towards the others when they get mad at him, including ordering the abused Slinky to attack them. The toys respond by throwing Woody out of the window. Luckily, this was scrapped once a rough cut was shown, which was so awful that execs shut down production. Disney wanted to shut it down entirely however Pixar, not wanting to see what could be the film that makes or breaks the company die, overhauled the script and presented it to them before being completely shutdown. The rest is history and the shutdown was averted (Katzenberg's job didn't survive to the premiere, though). Sources differ on whether the entire film was storyboarded and fully voiced or the entire film was outright fully animated, but either way it's considered such OldShame that the creators refuse to let more than the storyboard of one scene surface.
* Buzz's original name was Lunar Larry and he had a red suit. He was also a naive, easygoing toy who just wanted to impress his new owner, and significantly smaller than Buzz. Woody resembled a smooth-talking ventriloquist dummy, who cheerfully tricked the gullible Buzz into getting stuck behind a drawer so that Andy couldn't find him.