Toy Story is Pixar's foundational franchise and the series that proved feature-length computer animation could carry real emotional weight. The 1995 original, in which Woody's place in Andy's room is threatened by the arrival of space ranger Buzz Lightyear, set a template the sequels deepened: toys who live secret lives and dread being outgrown.
The films anchor everything here, but the brand moved easily into other forms. The tie-in games, from the platforming of Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue to the open Toy Box mode of Toy Story 3, let players inhabit Andy's room, and the spin-off Buzz Lightyear of Star Command pushed the universe toward Saturday-morning adventure. Across film, games and soundtrack, the throughline is the same warm anxiety about being loved and left behind.
The Toy Story franchise spans 2 games, 8 movies, 1 music in the CrossBinge catalog.
Movies
Games
Key people
- Wallace Shawn (Actor)
- Tim Allen (Actor)
- Annie Potts (Actor)
- Tom Hanks (Actor)
- John Ratzenberger (Actor)
- Jeff Pidgeon (Actor)
- Andrew Stanton (Director)
- Laurie Metcalf (Actor)
- R. Lee Ermey (Actor)
- Joan Cusack (Actor)
- Don Rickles (Actor)
- Kristen Schaal (Actor)