Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad, a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie. Will playtime ever be the same?
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T H E C H A R A C T E R S
Woody
Woody is off with Bo Peep and her toy-rescue squad on another heroic mission when a surprise call leads the ever-loyal cowboy back to Bonnie’s room. With a new adventurous air about him, Woody must partner with his best pal Buzz Lightyear to help defeat an all-new threat to playtime and find their missing friends, Jessie and Bullseye. There’s never a dull moment rescuing toys!
Buzz Lightyear
Buzz Lightyear is reporting for duty in one of his most important roles yet: Deputy to Sheriff Jessie. With his new deputy star at the ready, Buzz jumps at the chance to help Jessie save playtime. But when Jessie and Bullseye suddenly go missing, it’s up to Buzz to return order to Bonnie’s room. His old pal Woody shows up unexpectedly, and Buzz and Woody team up like old times to find Jessie and Bullseye and help their kid.
Jessie
As the new Sheriff in town—or rather, in Bonnie’s room—Jessie leads the gang on an important mission to help Bonnie make friends. But when a new kind of toy draws Bonnie’s interest away and challenges the very idea of playtime, Jessie saddles up her trusty steed Bullseye to help keep Bonnie on track. When Jessie and Bullseye become separated from the gang, they must find their way back to Bonnie with the help of some unexpected new friends of their own. It may be a bumpy ride with some surprising discoveries along the way, but it’s nothing this rootin’-tootin’ cowgirl can’t handle!
Bullseye
Ever the trusty steed, Bullseye is ready at Bonnie’s side to help her navigate whatever this next chapter of life may bring. But when he and Sheriff Jessie find themselves suddenly separated from the gang, Bullseye must saddle up—with a real-life horse, no less—to find out what it means to really be there for your kid. It’s time to ride like the wind!
Smarty Pants
Potty-mouthed Smarty Pants is a toilet-training tech toy with all the glamour of a roll of toilet paper and an attitude that lives up to his name. With his kid Blaze long past her potty-training days, Smarty has spent years stuck in sleep mode, forgotten in Blaze’s old toy shed. But when he’s unexpectedly recruited for an important mission, this smart aleck gets fresh batteries and a new opportunity to show what he can do…do.
Lilypad
To Bonnie’s real toys’ dismay, frog-shaped smart tablet Lilypad is Bonnie’s new favorite. Completely unbothered that her presence is distressing Jessie and the other toys, Lilypad is always multiple steps ahead of the traditional toys and has her very own solution to help Bonnie connect with friends—chatting with them on “The Pond.” While high-tech Lilypad and timeless Jessie appear to be polar opposites, they have one big thing in common: They’ll do anything to help their kid.
Bonnie
8-year-old Bonnie is growing up fast, but she’s still the same sweet, shy kid who loves her toys. As she struggles to connect with friends, her new smart tablet Lilypad intervenes to help and encourages Bonnie to chat with her friends from dance class on “The Pond.” Bonnie’s peers don’t seem interested in toys anymore and prefer to spend their free time glued to their screens, which makes her question if she’s too old for playtime altogether.
Snappy
Say cheese! Snappy, a peppy little toy camera, is an excitable team player eager to help solve any problem. Understandably a bit nostalgic, Snappy cherishes her picture-perfect memories of time spent with friends and her kid, Blaze. And picture this: Snappy is finally out of the junk drawer she’s lived in for years.
Atlas
Cheerful talking toy hippo Atlas knows the way and will stick by your side until you get there—he is equipped with GPS, after all. Long forgotten in Blaze’s tech junk drawer, all this digital map toy needs is a fresh set of batteries, and he’s ready and willing to map the way to adventure.
Blaze
Blaze is an independent, tech-savvy 9-and-a-half-year-old who absolutely loves animals and a good dance party. Growing up on a ranch on the outskirts of town with her horse Daffodil and her beloved family pig, Jimmy Dean, Blaze never hesitates to jump in to help her animals and friends alike. Blaze proudly displays her collection of model horses in her room and still enjoys playtime from time to time.
Designing Playtime
“Directors Andrew Stanton and Kenna Harris wanted to show the audience what Bonnie’s imagination looks like, because Bonnie is different than Andy,” explains visual effects supervisor Thomas Jordan. “The idea was, ‘What if all kids have their own unique way of imagining playtime?’”
Since audiences don’t see inside of Bonnie’s imagination in “Toy Story 4,” the team had freedom to explore new character designs, costumes, textures and more to create playtime scenes that are unique to her.
Jordan continues: “We started to narrow in on what we eventually landed on for Bonnie’s imagination—it’s this very imaginative handmade style that looks like how a child would make arts and crafts. We used a pastel chalk drawing technique. It’s very melodramatic, and there’s an absurdity and a sort of tactile handmade quality to it that we all fell in love with.”
“The things that look like they should be the simplest are often the most difficult,” adds Collins. “The goal was to show what it might feel like to be inside Bonnie’s imagination. It had to feel fantastical and draw you in, but still be grounded enough in the real world of the film that we could move in and out of her imagination without it feeling jarring. It was a tricky balance.”
Forky
There’s about to be a newly pronounced spork and knife duo in Bonnie’s room now that Forky and Karen Beverly are getting hitched! Forky loves being a toy and teaching his betrothed, Karen Beverly, what he’s learned so far about trash, life and being trash. Forky may need a few crafty fixes now and again, but luckily for him, Bonnie loves to craft.
Karen Beverly
It’s a big day for bedazzled plastic-knife-turned-toy Karen Beverly and toy spork Forky—they’re getting married, and the crew couldn’t be happier for the newlyweds. Karen Beverly is still learning a lot about the world, trash and what it means to be a toy, but she does know she loves her new wedding outfit—and Forky, of course!
Hi-Tech Edition Buzz Lightyear
50 shiny, brand-new Hi-Tech Edition Buzz Lightyear action figures have unexpectedly washed ashore. Stuck in space ranger mode, these incredibly dedicated action figures must navigate the real world with the understanding that they must work together to return to Star Command. But…who or what is Star Command?
