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Woody

Appears in
Toy Story 5 (2026)
Played by
Tom Hanks

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Woody is a character in the film Toy Story 5 (2026), played by Tom Hanks.

12 Interesting Facts About Woody

Interesting Facts (7)

  1. #001

    During the staff meeting in Toy Story (1995), a stuffed bear that looks like Lotso appears. Woody asks whether the toys "up on the shelf can hear" him, and the shot cuts to a large pinkish bear. John Lasseter wanted Lotso in the first Toy Story, but Pixar struggled to get the fur right.

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  2. #002

    In the original plan, Woody was meant to glance around anxiously after accidentally popping open Buzz's helmet and setting off Buzz's "suffocation". John Lasseter, however, watched early animation of the choking scene in which Woody simply stood there, and concluded that having Woody stand by looking bored would get a bigger laugh.

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  3. #003

    Slinky Dog was originally meant to be one of Andy's least popular, least played-with toys, kept from the goodwill pile effectively only because of Woody, who points this out when he orders Slinky to push the other toys off the bed after throwing Buzz out the window. The backstory was cut after that scene nearly got Toy Story shut down on Black Friday.

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  4. #004

    Tom Hanks was John Lasseter's choice for Woody from the start. Lasseter said Hanks had "the ability to take emotions and make them appealing. Even if the character is down-and-out and despicable." Test footage that paired Hanks' voice from Turner & Hooch (1989) with the character persuaded the actor to take the part.

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  5. #005

    Woody's voice box never spoke the line "I'd like to join your posse, boys, but first I'm gonna sing a little song" in the final cut of any Toy Story film until now, yet it dates back to Toy Story (1995), where it appeared in a deleted scene of Sid tormenting Buzz and Woody.

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  6. #006

    When Woody sits on the bed talking with Slinky, a drawing of him hangs on the wall behind them. It is actually an early sketch of the Woody character.

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  7. #007

    The toolbox sitting on the milk crate where Woody is trapped is a Binford, the tool brand Tim Allen used on his sitcom Home Improvement (1991).

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Characters & Cast (1)

  1. #008

    For Big Baby's single line in the whole film ("Mama"), the crew held auditions by recording many babies saying it. The baby they picked was named Woody. Director Lee Unkrich joked that this was in fact why they chose him.

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Easter Eggs & References (2)

  1. #009

    The toy shark, wearing Woody's hat, announces, "Look, I'm Woody! Howdy howdy howdy!" The line nods to a Gary Larson "The Far Side" strip from the early 1980s featuring a cowboy-eating vulture: "Hey everyone, look at me, I'm a cowboy! Howdy! Howdy! Howdy!"

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  2. #010

    In the staff meeting, a book behind Woody on Andy's shelf is called "Smyrl, Smryl, Twist and Twirl", after modeling team member Eliot Smyrl, and another is titled "Scooter Run", a nod to the kind of work filmmakers did back when Pixar had no more than six employees. Most of the books carry the titles of Pixar shorts (André and Wally B. (1984), Knick Knack (1989), Tin Toy (1988) and others), and several authors are named for Pixar staff.

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Life & Family (1)

  1. #011

    Certain 3D effects were too complex, or outright impossible, to compute when the film was made, so subtle workarounds avoid them. Explosions: Combat Carl's fate happens off-screen. Hair dynamics: Andy, Sid and Molly all have short hair, and Andy's mother always wears a simple-to-model ponytail. Flying water droplets: no liquid is visible when Woody plunges his burning head into a bowl of cereal.

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  1. #012

    The voice of the "Woody" doll, played by Tom Hanks in the film, was actually supplied by Tom's brother Jim Hanks for the lines of the later "Woody" action figures.

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