Related: Every Toy Bonnie Has In Toy Story These follow on from Toy Story 3 very nicely, with the toys adjusting to life with Bonnie and her toys. These shorts have no significant time frame, though the toys are in Andy's room. More Toy Story shorts, known as Toy Story Toons, were released to play in front of other Disney theatrical releases, from 2011. Other regular Toy Story characters, such as Slinky and Mr. They mostly focused on Woody, Buzz, Rex, Hamm, and the Aliens, though Tom Hanks and Tim Allen didn't voice their characters. Toy Story Treats were shorts that aired on ABC around the time of Toy Story's release on VHS. However, while we can get quite specific about when the Toy Story movies are set, it's harder to pinpoint a timeline for many of the shorts. There are several Toy Story shorts which also need to fit into the timeline.
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That would, therefore, mean that Toy Story 3 takes place in 2007, when Andy is about to turn 18, even though the movie itself didn't release until 2010. If Toy Story 2 takes place in 1997, Andy is about to turn 8. His sister, Molly, is walking but not able to talk properly, which would also be correct given that she's 1 in Toy Story, and acts like a kid of about 3 in Toy Story 2. With that in mind, it seems reasonable to assume that Toy Story 2 takes place 2 years later, when Andy is turning 8, since he's still a small kid and still into playing with toys. That would also mean Andy was born in 1989. Therefore, Toy Story taking place in 1995 seems accurate. She cheerfully explains that " back 1995, shortsighted retailers did not order enough dolls to meet demand." In Toy Story, recall that Andy and his friends are astounded that his mom managed to get him a Buzz.
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Potato Head, Hamm, and Slinky around Al's Toy Barn, she comes to an aisle full of Buzz Lightyears. Tour Guide Barbie actually gives a good way to pinpoint it in Toy Story 2. Related: Why You Should Watch Toy Story Of Terror!Īs previously stated, Toy Story takes place after 1994. Therefore, in order to work out Andy's age correctly, it's necessary to figure out when each movie is set. However, it's apparent that Toy Story does not follow our timeline, since that would also make Andy 21 years old in Toy Story 3, but he has to be 17 or 18, since it's the summer before he goes to college (his birthday takes place over summer). If the movies had followed the same time frame, that would make Andy 10 years old. Toy Story 2 released 4 years after the original, in 1999. While some fans would argue that he seems older, given the way he talks and acts, it's difficult to dispute what's written in the script. The movie opens with his birthday party, which is when he receives Buzz Lightyear, and the Toy Story script clearly states he is six. There's a lot of differing opinions over how old Andy is in each of the Toy Story installments, but it's confirmed that he turns six years old at the start of Toy Story. The ages of both Bonnie and Andy are confusing, and make pinpointing a timeline for Toy Story quite tricky, but here's how it all fits in: In Toy Story 4, the toys are still with Bonnie, but she doesn't seem to have aged all that much, considering the 9-year gap between sequels. Related: Why Andy Looks So Different In Toy Story 4 Who can forget the bittersweet moment in Toy Story 3 when Andy handed his toys over to young Bonnie before he headed off to college? The toys belonged to Andy, a small child in the first and second Toy Story movies.īut as time moved on, and the gap between sequels grew longer (10 years between Toy Story 2 and 3), which means Andy aged and grew out of his toys. Potato Head, Rex, and their friends have been a mainstay of popular culture. How does the Toy Storytimeline work? Toy Story was first released in 1996, and for 23 years, the characters of Buzz, Woody, Mr. Warning: Mild spoilers ahead for Toy Story 4