This page of facts as a theme in honour of reaching 300 facts! The theme is Toy Story! This page will feature facts from all three Toy Story movies! Everything from the production of the movies, to the characters, voice actors, and animation. Enjoy!
Fact #301
The toolbox in Sid's bedroom of torture had the Binford logo on it, Binford was a fictional tool company from Tim Allen's (Buzz) TV show Home Improvement.
Fact #302
Barbie was written out of Toy Story when Mattel didn't agree to license her since they thought the worlds first computer animated movie would fail. But Mattel came crawling back for Toy Story 2 as Barbie overkilled the sequel.
Fact #303
Barbie was voiced by Jodi Benson who is best known for voicing Ariel in The Little Mermaid.
Fact #304
The carpet in Sid's house is the same carpet from the Overlook Hotel in The Shining.
Fact #305
In Toy Story 2, Stinky Pete says "Do you really think Andy is going to take you to college, or on his honeymoon?". At the start of Toy Story 3, Andy decides to take Woody to college.
Fact #306
At the end of Toy Story, Rex wishes Andy could get another dinosaur toy, a leaf eater. In Toy Story 3, he meets Trixie.
Fact #307
In Toy Story of Terror, Bonnie is wearing a DJ Blue Jay T-shirt. He is a Fun Meal Toy from the Toy Story Toon Small Fry.
Fact #308
Laurie Metcalf who plays Aunt Jackie from the TV show Roseanne is the voice of Andy's Mom.
Fact #309
Buzz Lightyear uses B&L batteries and the hotel manager in Toy Story of Terror takes B&L Credit Cards. These are from the corperation from Wall-E.
Fact #310
Lotso, Chuckles the Clown, and Big Baby hithced a ride on the back of the Pizza Planet delivery truck during the flashback scene in Toy Story 3.
Fact #311
Toy Story 3 wasn't originally going to be a Pixar film. The original plot developed by Circle 7 Animation had Buzz Lightyear caught up in a toy recall and sent to Tawain for repair.
Fact #312
Jessie was originally going to be a cactus.
Fact #313
Wheezy made a cameo apperance in Toy Story 3 when Andy was recording him marking Woody's height.
Fact #314
When Randell is training in Monsters Inc., one of his camouflage patterns was the wallpaper of Andy's room.
Fact #315
Toy Story 2 was the first sequel for both Tom Hanks and Tim Allen.
Fact #316
In Toy Story 2, bugs from A Bugs Life make cameo apperances as toys during the scene inside Al's Toy Barn.
Fact #317
The voice of Slinky Dog died between Toy Story 2 & 3. His good friend Blake Clark filled in for him for the third installment.
Fact #318
After the apperance of Etch A Sketch, 20% of sales went up of that toy. Before the film, it was near bankrupt.
Fact #319
The shark that says the line "Hey I'm Woody! Howdy, howdy, howdy!" was quoting it from a comic strip.
Fact #320
Sid blew up Combat Carl who returned in Toy Story Terror.
Fact #321
The lamp and the ball from the Pixar short Luzo Jr. both made an apperance in Toy Story.
Fact #322
The hotel manager in Toy Story of Terror sold Woody on eBid and was about to send him to Al McWhiggin, the owner of Al's Toy Barn and the villian of Toy Story 2.
Fact #323
In Toy Story 3 you can see a postcard from Carl and Ellie Fredricksen (from Up), that was sent to Andy stuck on his bulletin board if you look really close.
Fact #324
The above fact confirms that Andy either is friends/knows or is related to Carl.
Fact #325
Toy Story 3 was the only one of the Toy Story films to not receive a 100% rating on Rotten Tomateos. It still received a high 99%.
Fact #326
The Pizza Planet delivery truck has appeared in every Pixar movie except The Incredibles.
Fact #327
Tim Allen and Pixar originally wanted Jim Carrey to voice Buzz Lightyear but coulnd't because of the low budget the film was given for production.
Fact #328
Buzz Lightyears original name was going to be Lunar Larry.
Fact #329
Hasbro denied Pixar the use of the name GI Joe when it was informed that a GI Joe doll was going to be blown up by Sid. Pixar used army men instead.
Fact #330
The character of Andy is named for Andries “Andy” Van Dam, a Brown University Professor and computer science and animation pioneer who taught many of makers of this film.
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