Top 10 Toy Story Moments

Toy Story has been giving us all so many feels since 1995 when it was Pixar’s first full length movie. Today, June 30^th, 2018, is another landmark day for the franchise with the opening of Toy Story Land in Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida. To mark this momentous occasion, we at ExtraordinEAR Gear have decided to hold a movie marathon and pick our top ten funny, sad, and heartwarming moments with these lovable toys! There will be spoilers, but I’m sure you have all seen these movies a hundred times too.

10. The Opening of Toy Story 3

Seeing into Andy’s imagination reminds us of when we were kids and something as simple as a box held a world of possibility. No movie makes us feel nostalgic about childhood quite like the Toy Story movies.

9. Pizza Planet

People who pay close attention to Pixar movies will notice the Pizza Planet rocket in quite a few. In the original Toy Story we get to see inside the famous restaurant as Buzz and Woody try to reunite with Andy. This is also where we meet the little green men and learn about “the claw” (you just read that in the little green men voice didn’t you?).

8. Toys Crossing the Street

This scene always made me laugh as a kid. Buzz leads a group of toys across a major road in Toy Story 2 while on a quest to save Woody. If anybody ever questions whether or not little things can have a big impact, they need only look at the extreme damage caused by a bunch of little toys disguised as orange cones.

7. Jessie Tells Woody About Emily

This is one of the saddest scenes in the franchise which is why it makes this list. While we love the comedy and stories about friendship in other parts of the movies, what we love most is being able to relate to normally inanimate objects, even as adults, so much that we can understand their sadness. This scene definitely made me never want to get rid of a toy when I was a kid.

6. Falling With Style

This is technically two scenes, but they perfectly sum up Buzz’s character arch in the original movie so I’m putting them on my list as one. Buzz goes from a delusional toy that thinks he can really fly, to one who accepts his role as a toy and is cool with it. This is actually really good life advice now that I think about it.

5. “You’ve Got A Friend In Me”

This song = automatic feels. Nuf said. The continual devotion of Andy’s toys is not only heartwarming, but also a great reminder of the kind of friend we should all strive to be.

4. The Garbage Dump

Throughout the years, Pixar has provided us with plenty of moments that make even the toughest movie goer weepy. Watching the toys we have all grown to love almost get incinerated in Toy Story 3 just might be the saddest moment ever in a Pixar movie. No matter how many times I have seen this movie, I still tear up at this scene.

3. The Airport

This sequence has everything from the comedy of an inside look at luggage transportation to heartwarming moments when Jessie finally trusts her new friends. It is an epic end to one of the best sequels ever created.

2. Revenge of The Toys

It is always very satisfying to watch the bad guy get their comeuppance. After mutilating toys for years, Sid finally faces retribution when Woody leads a revolt to save Buzz at the end of the original movie. Let this be a reminder to all, play nicely with your toys and they will be endlessly devoted to you. Be mean and they might band together to give you scarring memories and a trip to a therapist.

1. Andy Passes His Toys On

For three movies, we all rooted for the toys as they fought to return to Andy. Finally, it is time to admit that Andy has grown up and will always love them, but probably won’t keep playing with them. However, the cool thing for the toys is that there will always be more kids like Andy and Bonnie who are willing to love them.