History YMMV / ToyStory2

* {{Narm}}: [[spoiler: [[LameComeback "You really are Stinky Pete, aren't you?"]]]]

** The Andy's Buzz vs Utility Belt Buzz scene is often retrospectively and humorously compared with the 2023's Cap vs 2012's Cap scene in Film/AvengersEndgame. Then ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' came along in 2022, and Buzz Lightyear is voiced by none other than Creator/ChrisEvans himself.

* The Cleaner's declaration of "you can't rush art" has a bit of RealitySubtext to it, as the film's production was rather rushed and hectic, with Pixar even having to almost start over from scratch at one point, but the movie's quality ended up not suffering for it, being widely seen as an EvenBetterSequel to an already groundbreaking film. So, no, Gerri, it turns out you ''can'' rush art.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The game for both the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, the PC and the UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}} combined the similar free-roaming gameplays of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' and ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'' to great effect, while following the plot of the movie. This helped a lot in Europe, where the game's rerelease on the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork helped to make out for the ''Spyro'' trilogy's late arrival (December 2012). Additionally, several movie locations[[note]](such as Andy's house, his neighborhood, Al's Toy Barn and its Pizza Planet-esque Buzz Lightyear-based section, Al's penthouse and the airport)[[/note]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-5jnJoNjVk translate pretty well to functional video game levels.]]

* MemeticMutation:
** The beginning part of the movie gave us "X, X everywhere." It is often in the form of a still of when Buzz told Woody about "delicious hot schmoes."
** In late 2018, Woody's nightmare (specifically the part where Andy says: "I don't want to play with you anymore") began to see use as an exploitable referencing players dropping an old game for a new and more exciting one (such as showing Andy dropping ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' in favor of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''), or more generally dropping something older in favor of something newer that they like better.
** In early 2019, a meme of Al looking smug and talking to someone at the garage sale has been used to mock people with excessively strong or nerdy opinions.
** "You can't rush art!" is a popular phrase used by the fandom to describe certain films or video games.
** "Endgame spoilers without context!" became quite popular after the 2019 release of ''Film/AvengersEndgame''. This is primarily due to the Buzz vs. Buzz fight being compared to [[spoiler:Captain America vs. Captain America]]--and it's made Main/HilariousInHindsight due to [[spoiler:[[Creator/ChrisEvans Cap himself]] slated to voice Buzz in ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'']].
** "I can't believe I have to drive all the way to work on a Saturday. ALL THE WAY TO WORK![[labelnote:Explanation]]A clip of Al complaining about his "far" drive to work when it's literally right across the street, as he violates about five traffic laws in the process. Became popular when a Twitter account that would automatically tweet this every Saturday gained traction.[[/labelnote]]
** The hallway full of Buzz Lightyear toys.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Often used to show a thing or opinion that seems unique, though it really isn't.[[/labelnote]]

* LoveToHate: Stinky Pete and Al [=McWhiggin=], the BigBadDuumvirate of the film. Both of them come off as more sympathetic as they seem, with Al in particular also being laughable and entertaining as a FatSlob.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Stinky Pete [[AssholeVictim is meant to be a deserving victim for betraying Woody and his friends]], but we can really sympathize with him as he ''spent a lifetime in his box on a shelf'' watching other toys being sold and never got sold himself and felt like he never been loved. As far as he's concerned, being put in a museum to spend the rest of his existence being admired by visitors is his reward for enduring such isolation and loneliness, and now Woody is going to take it away from him.

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: The film was originally intended to be direct-to-video. But Creator/{{Pixar}} actually set out to make a movie that was just as good as the first, and Creator/{{Disney}} milked it with a theater release as a result.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Villain Stinky Pete the Prospector has the unambiguously nasty aim of keeping Woody from returning to Andy, whom Woody knows to appreciate him. However, as he's defeated, he screams "Children destroy toys! You'll all be ruined! Forgotten! Spending eternity rotting away in some landfill!" It's a perfectly legitimate concern, and Pete had no way of knowing how good an owner Andy is. His foreshadowing almost comes true in the third movie.

*** After "When She Loved Me", Jessie says, "You never forget kids like Emily or Andy, but they forget you." In ''4'', [[spoiler:Bonnie forgets about Woody.]]

** In late 2018, Woody's nightmare (specifically the part where Andy says: "I don't want to play with you anymore") began to see use as an exploitable referencing players dropping an old game for a new and more exciting one (such as showing Andy dropping ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros4'' in favor of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''), or more generally dropping something older in favor of something newer that they like better.

** The hallway full of Buzz Lightyear toys.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Often used to show something that seems unique, though it really isn't.[[/labelnote]]

** Woody could also qualify when Andy doesn't take him to Cowboy Camp due to his broken arm. To say that he was upset because of it is an [[HeroicBSoD understatement]].

* EnsembleDarkHorse: In spite of his short screen time, [[ArchEnemy Evil Emperor Zurg]] has grown to become very popular amongst ''Toy Story'' fans thanks to his unique [[DarthVaderClone Vader-inspired]] design, his [[EvilSoundsDeep booming voice]], and [[EvilIsHammy his bombastic personality]]. He earned himself a place as Buzz's nemesis in both ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' as a result.

** In late 2018, Woody's nightmare (specifically the part where Andy says: "I don't want to play with you anymore") began to see use as an exploitable referencing players dropping an old game for a new and more exciting one (such as showing Andy dropping ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros4'' in favor of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'').

* KarmicOverkill: While stealing Woody was worthy of LaserGuidedKarma, as far as we know he aquired Jessie, Bullseye, and Stinky Pete completely legally, as well as the rest of his Woody's Roundup collection. With that in mind, him losing the travel money as the deal with the museum undoubtedly fell through, plus any damage to the other merch as the airport clearly isn't being as careful as Al wanted, can seem too far for something that in our world would just be a petty crime at most (the only reason its treated akin to a kidnapping by the protagonists is because the toys are living creatures in the Toy Story universe).

* SpiritualSuccessor: "When She Loved Me" is meant to be one to the "Strange Things" scene in the first film, with the once-prized pull-string doll is neglected by the child's next phase, complete with similar shots. The only difference being, of corse, how they [[DownerEnding end]].

* CrossesTheLineTwice: While the RealitySubtext made it awkward enough for Disney to cut it out of future releases, the gag of Stinky Pete [[CastingCouch flirtatiously offering two Barbies a role in the sequel, with obvious ulterior motives]], is still hilarious on it's own.