History WesternAnimation / ToyStory4

** The barracuda that ate [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Nemo's]] mother—and all his would-be siblings—is seen [[DeathByCameo as a stuffed trophy mounted on a wall]] in The Second Hand Antiques Gift Shop.[[invoked]] WordOfGod confirms that this is the same barracuda.

** The barracuda that ate [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Nemo's]] mother is seen [[DeathByCameo as a stuffed trophy mounted on a wall]] in The Second Hand Antiques Gift Shop.[[invoked]] WordOfGod confirms that this is the same barracuda.

* TheStinger: In the Pixar logo after the credits, instead of Luxo Jr., Duke Caboom rides in on his motorcycle and bounces the letter "I" down with it and receives a high-five from the Combat Carl Soldier who had missed out on one earlier in the film at which the logo instantly cuts to black (the clap sound substituting for the light clicking off).

%% * SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: See the [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome/ToyStory page]].

-->-- '''Woody'''

Taking place after ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', the movie shows how Andy's toys are doing under Bonnie's care... and while most of them are having just as much fun as usual, Sheriff Woody has started to be forgotten by her during playtime, and he's not very happy about it. During Bonnie's orientation day at kindergarten, Woody secretly tags along and inadvertently helps her create Forky, a makeshift toy made from a spork and various other items, which, much to Woody's shock, subsequently acquires sapience. Despite the other toys trying to make him feel like part of the gang, Forky [[ExistentialHorror believes that he is just trash like his components]] and wants nothing to do with Bonnie or the others. Woody makes it his duty to keep Forky out of the trash can since Bonnie is so attached to him.

''Toy Story 4'' is the fourth installment of the ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' franchise, and the twenty-first CGI animated feature made by Creator/{{Pixar}}. It was released on June 21, 2019 and marks the directorial debut of Josh Cooley.

Further ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' material is available on Creator/DisneyPlus, namely the short series ''WesternAnimation/ForkyAsksAQuestion'' (starring Forky) and the short ''WesternAnimation/LampLife'', which is partly made of a DeletedScene from ''Toy Story 4'' and details Bo Peep's life after she was separated from Andy's other toys.

** During their hike to the RV park, Woody tells Forky the [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory tale of Buzz's arrival in Andy's room]] and how he believed he was a real Space Ranger.

** Tinny from ''WesternAnimation/TinToy'' makes an appearance at Second Chance Antiques. This winds up bordering on MeetYourEarlyInstallmentWeirdness due to ''WesternAnimation/TinToy'' being the inspiration for ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''.

** During their road trip, Bonnie and her family pass by a [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Dinoco]] fuel station.

** There are various retro signs in the antique shop for things such as [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Eggman Movers]] and [[WesternAnimation/InsideOut Tripledent Gum]].

** Though the original version plays at one point, there is no cover version of "You've Got a Friend in Me".

** This is the only ''Toy Story'' movie not to feature a DancePartyEnding.

--->'''Bunny:''' ''[unnerved]'' Is that what we look like on the inside?

* CallBack:
** Once again, a toy's own TV advertisement causes them trouble. Buzz's one in the first movie [[TomatoInTheMirror caused him to realise he's just a toy]], while Duke Caboom was aware of his and [[VeryFalseAdvertising how it overplayed how far he could fly]], which caused his previous owner to abandon him in disgust.
** In the first movie, Woody briefly (before outright throwing it out later) breaks the toy populace's golden rule that you can't move or speak to humans by calling to Sid's little sister by pretending to be her mother to move her out of the way. Here, [[spoiler:Buzz quickly imitates his own voice box by outright saying that Bonnie left her backpack at the antiques store, which at least causes her to remember that.]]

** A pretty harsher example of this came at [[spoiler: Gabby's]] expense, as her efforts to win over Harmony's love and affection lead her to being [[spoiler: casually tossed aside and simply left to her own devices, in spite of the fact she was in perfect working order]].

** The sheep bring Bo a [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} grape soda cap]].

* AdultFear: The scene of the anonymous little girl shivering and sobbing in the shadow of a carny tent, unnoticed by anyone (except the toys) and particularly any adult, will give every parent who watches it ''chills''.

* RiddleForTheAges: Not even the toys ''themselves'' find out how a makeshift item can become a living toy.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Pixar decided to use shiny, plastic toys as the main characters of their first animated movie because the technology to realistically render humans simply wasn't ready yet. This is stunningly apparent when they present the "Young Andy plays with his toys" flashback that opens the 2019 installment and you [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/andy_ts1vsts4.jpg compare Andy to his appearance]] back in the first ''Toy Story'' released in 1995.

%%* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Woody points out that he is trying to stay loyal by retrieving Forky, while Bo says that there are other kids he can find instead of clinging to Bonnie.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: See the [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome/ToyStory page]].

* NoJustNoReaction: When Ducky and Bunny explain their plan to assault the old lady shopkeeper for the key to the china cabinet, Buzz's response is a flat, "We're not doing that."

* NoJustNoReaction: When Ducky and Bunny explain their plan to assault the old lady shopkeeper for the key to the glass case, Buzz's response is a flat, "We're not doing that."

** Ducky and Bunny devise plans where they outright assault the old lady that runs the shop in order to get the key and even going as far as riding home with her after the store closes and attacking her in her sleep.

* ChekhovsGun: One of Ducky and Bunny's plans to get the key off of the antique owner is called "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner", where in they get her attention by rolling a baseball her way ([[RunningGag only to jump on her]]). Minus the last part, Ducky and Bunny wind up putting this in motion [[spoiler:in order to help Gabby attract the attention of the lost child near the end]].

** Bonnie making Jessie the sheriff despite having another toy who ''is'' specifically a sheriff is consistent with her play style shown in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStoryThatTimeForgot'', where she pretends a Christmas ornament is a type of dinosaur and makes Trixie, her ''actual'' dinosaur, a reindeer.

** In the prologue, Slinky is once again stretched to his limits to the point that he sounds audibly pained by his exertion. When Slinky begins to complain, Woody quickly throws him his pull string knob to keep to their mission of rescuing RC. The latter portions of the film show that Woody has a one-track mind when it comes to rescues on behalf of his child, with an unintentional disregard for the well-being of others around him, even the ones who are helping him.

** In the prologue, Woody is half-way into Bo's box [[ForegoneConclusion when he hears Andy freaking out over him being gone, which convinces him to stay.]]

** During their roadtrip, Bonnie and her family pass by a [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Dinoco]] fuel station.

** One of the many odd background objects found in the antique store is a mold of former Pixar CEO Ed Catmull's hand, after his 1972 short film ''[[https://youtu.be/wdedV81UQ5k A Computer Animated Hand]]'', considered to be the world's first computer animated film. It's most visible near the end when [[spoiler:Harmony finds Gabby with her new voice box]].

'''Please move any character tropes to the proper [[Characters/ToyStory character page]]'''.

!!''Toy Story 4'' provides examples of:

** Due to the death of Don Rickles and the need to rely on pre-existing recordings to provide lines for Mr. Potato Head, he has a minor role in the story with very little dialog.

* FiveManBand: Bo's gang at the carnival:
** TheLeader: Bo Peep. She is the leader of the team.
** TheLancer: Woody. He is Bo's former boyfriend who reunites with her and joins her team.[[spoiler: At the end of the movie, he becomes a SixthRanger and becomes her second in-command.]]
** TheSmartGuy: Duke Caboom. He is the smartest member of the team and knows how to jump in order to find Gabby's owner at the end of the movie.
** TheBigGuy: Ducky and Bunny. They are the biggest members of the team.
** TheChick: Officer Giggle [=McDimples=]. She is the smallest member of the team who is judging how nice and sensitive she is to everyone.
** SixthRanger: Buzz Lightyear. He is the only member of Bonnie's toys besides Woody to join Bo's rescue mission to save Forky.[[spoiler: But at the end of the film, he decides to stay with Bonnie, leaving Woody under the care of Bo.]]