History YMMV / TheBraveLittleToaster

*** many devices and machines made before “planned obsolescence“ became mainstream were quite literally built to LAST being made out of materials that could withstand decades of use. There are machines that are still in operation since they were produced in the 19th century. In an Ironic twist it’s more likely that the number of people who know how to operate and maintain these machines are likely to become obsolete themselves well before the machines even need THEM!

** All five main characters. They're comparable to pets who miss their owner who children who miss their parents. Blanky especially, since he's the only one who talks and acts like an actual child.
** The Narcissus flower. It's isolated from the rest of the forrest, the first other flower (or what it thinks is a flower) rejects its affection, and it dies of a broken heart. Pretty effective for a character who has no lines or face and is only on screen for ten seconds.

*** many devices and machines made before “planned obsolescence“ became mainstream were quite literally built to LAST being made out of materials that could withstand decades of use. There are machines that are still in operation since they were produced in the 19th century. In an Ironic twist it’s more likely that the number of people who know how to operate and maintain these machines are likely to become obsolete themselves well before the machines themselves break down!

*** many devices and machines made before “planned obsolescence“ became mainstream were quite literally built to LAST being made out of materials that could withstand decades of abuse. In many cases people forgot how to fix them well before the machines actually break down!

* PoorMansSubstitute: Had David Newman not scored this film, David's predecessor Music/HenryMancini would have scored it instead.

** Radio, certainly.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The entire soundtrack, from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZXBVNQCHmY David]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ayjyKZML2s Newman's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAoIroEdUto gorgeous score]] to the musical numbers written by [[Music/BeachBoys Van Dyke Parks]]. Also, if you listen closely to some parts of "Worthless" and especially "It's A B-Movie" you can hear spontaneous little bass guitar riffs that just make it THAT much more awesome.

** One scene in "Cutting Edge" featured a plane crashing through a building, with a caption next to this saying "ACTUAL SIMULATION".

%%* SweetnessAversion: Averted in the film itself; played straight in the VHS artwork.

** Rob, the Master, is designed as a prototypical {{Nerd}}, with big glasses and [[GeekPhysiques a skinny body frame]].

%%* SweetnessAversion: Averted in the film itself; played painfully straight in the VHS artwork.

* SweetnessAversion: Averted in the film itself; played painfully straight in the VHS artwork.

* LGBTFanbase: The titular toaster has become something of a non-binary icon among LGBTQ+ fans since TheNewTens, thanks to his or her AmbiguousGender.

* TastesLikeDiabetes: Averted in the film itself; played painfully straight in the VHS artwork.

* SignatureSong: "Worthless" and "It's A B-Movie Show" are the most memorable songs from the film.

** The poor blender who's motor is removed by Elmo St. Peter immediately after being used, showing just how expendable the appliances in his shop are.

** A character named Kirby who sucks things up, [[VideoGame/{{Kirby}} eh]]? (Granted, that character was probably also named after the ''actually'' Kirby vacuum brand.)

** Immediately after recording all of their lines, both Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman were cast on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', where they became two of the most popular comic actors of the '90s.

** Rob/The Master not only wants to continue using older but still reliable appliances instead of buying new ones, but goes to the trouble of repairing the toaster after it's most likely been mangled beyond use, just because he believes in getting as much use out of it as possible without having to buy a new one (and considering his success, he probably knows how to do that with ''all'' of the appliances, meaning they'll be around for quite a while. From an emotional standpoint, it shows he appreciates them as much as they appreciate him, but from a practical standpoint, he's wisely avoiding the vicious cycle of buying things only to eventually throw them away, thus preventing pollution through mass consumption. Today, using things like appliances for as long as they're functional or buying them secondhand is often promoted as a useful, even fun, way of undoing the negative effects of pollution (up to and including climate change), which makes Rob not only look more compassionate but more progressive as a result.

** Rob and Chris being an interracial couple without it defining them as characters. While real-life interracial relationships are significantly less taboo than they were in the past (this movie came out only twenty years after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia Loving vs. Virgina]], mind you), depictions thereof are still a rarity in a mainstream movies, let alone animated ones.

** '''All'' of the cars in the junkyard! They sing an entire song about how they feel worthless that's literally called "Worthless."

* ViewerGenderConfusion: A truly bizarre case of this trope is with the titular Toaster. While never officially having an identified gender, the appliance is referred to in-universe by a few male pronouns, implying that Toaster is male. However, the director of the movie and the voice actress of the character repeatedly refer to Toaster by female pronouns. This has divided fans on which gender the appliance should be designated as. What does not help are the mannerisms of Toaster, and the fact the voice of the character sounds quite androgynous.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Toaster and Blanky have girlish sounding voices and are only referred to as with masculine pronouns one scene each. Even the people who worked on the film get confused in regards to the former.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Toaster and Blanky have girlish sounding voices and are only referred to as "he" once each. Even the people who worked on the film get confused in regards to the former.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: The titular Toaster

* TheWoobie

* ValuesResonance

* ViewerGenderConfusion: The titular toaster. She is confirmed to be female (the character's actress referred to her as "she" in one interview, and the director referred to Toaster as a girl both in an interview and a Reddit AMA), but her voice sounds rather androgynous and she's only referred to by male pronouns in the film (ex. "Where's Toaster?" "He sank!"). This is wholly avoided in the book, where the appliances characters are all referred to as the genderless "it." This has become so misdirecting that even '''''Wikipedia and Disney themselves are convinced that Toaster is male'''''.

** The Narcissus flower. It's isolated from the rest of the forrest, the first other flower (or what it thinks is a flower) rejects it's affection, and it dies of a broken heart. Pretty effective for a character who has no lines or face and is only on screen for ten seconds.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: The titular toaster. Their voice is rather androgynous and they're only referred to by male pronouns once in the film ("Where's Toaster?" "He sank!"), though the character's actress referred to them as "she" in one interview, and the director referred to Toaster as a girl both in an interview and a Reddit AMA. This is wholly avoided in the book, where the appliances characters are all referred to as the genderless "it." Because of these reasons, TV Tropes refers to Toaster by both male and female pronouns.

** The intended satire of the cutting edge appliances isn't lost to time. With technological advancement happening faster than ever and average consumers relying more and more on technology, things that are state of the art becomes obsolete faster and faster, with some being ''incapable'' of doing their intended job without extensive, expensive upgrades (this is known as "planned obsolescence" and was a major theme in the sequel). The new appliances eventually going out of style despite their bragging was inevitable and intentional, but it's safe to bet that the filmmakers didn't know how much ''worse'' it would become in the ensuing decades.

** One scene in "Cutting Edge" featured a plane crashing through a building, saying "ACTUAL SIMULATION".

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One scene in "Cutting Edge" featured a plane crashing through a building, saying "ACTUAL SIMULATION".

* HarsherInHindsight: While in St. Peter's shop, the others needs to save Radio from having his tubes removed. In the sequel, [[spoiler:he removes it voluntarily as part of a HeroicSacrifice]].