Toy Story 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Toy Story 2 or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Toy Story 2

[jesus]

The only film out of the 4 movies that does not have an opening montage of Andy playing with the toys with "You've Got A Friend in Me" playing in the background.

[kristen]

The copy of Life magazine dated January 12th, 1957 sets the date for the height of Woody's popularity on TV. Woody's Roundup is clearly based on Howdy Doody, which ran from 1947 through 1960, seeing its peak at about 1955, a year or so before Woody's Roundup peaked in its own universe. The magazine cover also refers to photos of of the first satellite, Sputnik. This is apparently from an alternate universe because the Russians kept Sputnik a secret and did not announce it until it had a successful launch on October 4, 1957. In the Toy Story universe the satellite was launched a year earlier than in the real universe. The actual Life magazine story about Sputnik was published on October 21, 1957.

[mathew]

When Buzz runs up the baggage compartment to search for Woody, he has a label attached to his bottom, saying "BUTTE," a reference to Butte City, California. Also, he had a label attached to him at a separate part of the scene saying "LHR," which is the IATA code for London Heathrow Airport, England.

[ruby]

When the toys are getting ready to cross the road, you can see the Eggman Movers truck from Toy Story (1995) as it drives by. Additionally the truck with the large pipe on its flatbed shown later in this scene is the exact same model as it, right down to the same colour

[riley]

The valley that Buzz flies through during the opening sequence was going to be a river in a A Bug's Life (1998) but was abandoned as the rocks are floating where the river should be.

[manuel]

At the airport, Rex says 'we can't park here, it's a white zone!' an oblique reference to Airplane! (1980) where two married Tannoy announcers have a public spat about parking restrictions.

[frances]

When Jessie fights Woody after he accuses her for turning on the TV, Jessie's position (pinning Woody on the ground, foot on his back, pulling his arms back) is the same as Buzz's when he fights Woody underneath Andy's car at the gas station in Toy Story.

[aaron]

This is the first Pixar film to become a franchise.

[jeffrey]

Stinky Pete is the first Pixar villain who isn't revealed to be a bad at first. In other words, when Stinky Pete is first introduced, his alignment is shown to be good at first, but he would later reveal his true colors by showing that he is the secondary antagonist of the film.

[nora]

When the toys are crossing the street, Slinky Dog says, "I'm not a smart dog, but I know what roadkill is." This is a reference to a quote from the title character in the movie "Forrest Gump (1994)," who says, "I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is." Both Forrest Gump and Sheriff Woody are played by Tom Hanks.

[terry]

Al's car is actually a concept automobile never put into production. It was made by Ford as the 1955 Ford Mystere. Al's version bares minimal changes to the body design, including the exterior and interior colors.

[jeffrey]

In the shot, just a few seconds before Buzz walks into the isle full of Buzz Lightyear toys in Al's Toy Barn, toys from A Bug's Life (1998) can be seen briefly in the background on a shelf.

[kim]

In the scene with Rex in the car in Al's Toy Barn holding the How to Defeat Zurg book, there is one frame where a clear glimpse of the bottom corner of the book is seen. As a lighthearted jab at Canadians, the cover price is shown as $4.95 and $50.00 in Canada. It should be about $6.95. In the waiting area for the new "Toy Story Mania!" ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, there is a large replica of the book's cover that also reflects this joke.

[beth]

Just like in the first Toy Story (1995), when Buzz is trying to save Woody by climbing onto Al's car, he loses his grip and falls off, and then looks at the back of the car, and above the license plate it says "Nov" on the left side, and "99" on the right side. This is a subtle nod to the film's release eventual release date in November 1999.

[clayton]

John Ratzenberger, who does the voice of Hamm, has voiced a character in every film made by Pixar.

[carl]

For the scene where Woody looks at the merchandise from "Woody's Roundup", mock-ups of the toys were shown to Tom Hanks in the recording booth. Hanks' spontaneous reactions to the toys were recorded and used for Woody's dialogue.

[jesse]

Star Wars homage. Among many other Star Wars things, during the video game scene the sound effect used just when Buzz is moving towards Zurgs power, is the noise of the machine that is used in Star Wars A New Hope to try and get the truth from Princess Leia (a ball with syringes on).

[michele]

John Lasseter's last directorial effort until Cars (2006). Although it is the last Toy Story film to be directed by him before focusing on the Cars franchise until giving up directing the third film of the Cars franchise and later exiting Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar in 2019 as CEO to work for Paramount Pictures.